True / False
1. T —
2. F — The market is full of people (מָלֵא אֲנָשִׁים).
3. T —
4. T —
5. F — He wants an apple and a banana (פֵּרוֹת).
6. F — Warm bread (לֶחֶם חַם) and a big challah.
7. T —
8. F — They are happy (שְׂמֵחִים).
Comprehension (model answers)
- When does the story take place?
Friday morning (יוֹם שִׁשִּׁי בַּבּוֹקֶר).
- Why are Danny and Mom going to the market?
To buy food for Shabbat (אֹכֶל לַשַּׁבָּת).
- Name three vegetables they see.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce.
- What fruits does Danny want?
An apple and a banana (תַּפּוּחַ וּבָנָנָה).
- What does Mom buy for Shabbat?
Warm bread and a big challah.
- How much does the vendor charge?
Fifty shekels (חֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל).
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 4. It is Friday morning, and the market is full of people.
- 7. Danny and Mom are going to buy food for Shabbat.
- 3. There are red tomatoes, green cucumbers, and fresh lettuce.
- 5. Danny loves fruit. He wants an apple and a banana.
- 8. Mom buys warm bread and a big challah for Shabbat.
- 2. The vendor says: "Fifty shekels, please."
- 1. Mom pays, and Danny takes the basket.
- 6. On the way home they are happy. Shabbat shalom!
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. הוֹלְכִים — (they) go (¶2)
2. אוֹהֵב — (he) loves (¶4)
3. רוֹצֶה — (he) wants (¶4)
4. קוֹנָה — (she) buys (¶5)
5. אוֹמֵר — (he) says (¶6)
6. מְשַׁלֶּמֶת — (she) pays (¶7)
7. לוֹקֵחַ — (he) takes (¶7)
Noun gender
1. יוֹם שִׁשִּׁי (Friday) — זָכָר
2. אִמָּא (Mother) — נְקֵבָה
3. עַגְבָנִיָּה (Tomato) — נְקֵבָה
4. מְלָפְפוֹן (Cucumber) — זָכָר
5. תַּפּוּחַ (Apple) — זָכָר
6. בָּנָנָה (Banana) — נְקֵבָה
7. לֶחֶם (Bread) — זָכָר
8. חַלָּה (Challah) — נְקֵבָה
Multiple choice
1. B) Friday morning
2. B) To buy food for Shabbat
3. B) Tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce
4. B) Apple and banana
5. C) Fifty shekels
6. C) Happy
Cloze
1. הַשּׁוּק
2. עַגְבָנִיּוֹת
3. תַּפּוּחַ
4. חַלָּה
5. שֶׁקֶל
Translate
1. Friday → יוֹם שִׁשִּׁי
2. Mother → אִמָּא
3. Tomato → עַגְבָנִיָּה
4. Cucumber → מְלָפְפוֹן
5. Red → אָדוֹם