True / False
1. T —
2. F — He is small and a little scared (מְפַחֵד).
3. T —
4. F — A pencil, a notebook, and a book.
5. T —
6. F — He sits next to a nice boy named David.
7. T —
8. F — He is happy (שָׂמֵחַ) — he has a new friend.
Comprehension (model answers)
- Whose first day at school is it?
Yonatan's (יוֹנָתָן).
- How does Yonatan feel at the start?
Small and a little scared (קָטָן וּקְצָת מְפַחֵד).
- What does Yonatan carry on his back?
A new blue backpack (תִּיק חָדָשׁ וְכָחֹל).
- Name three things inside the backpack.
A pencil, a notebook, and a book.
- Who sits next to Yonatan?
A nice boy named David (יֶלֶד נֶחְמָד בְּשֵׁם דָּוִד).
- How does Yonatan feel at the end of the day?
Happy — he has a new friend (חָבֵר חָדָשׁ).
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 4. Today is Yonatan's first day at school.
- 1. Yonatan is small and a little scared.
- 2. On his back there is a new, blue backpack.
- 5. In the backpack there is a pencil, a notebook, and a book.
- 3. The teacher smiles and says: "Hello, children!"
- 6. Yonatan sits next to a nice boy named David.
- 7. They draw and play together.
- 8. At the end of the day, Yonatan is happy. He has a new friend.
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. מְפַחֵד — (he) is scared (¶2)
2. מְחַיֶּכֶת — (she) smiles (¶5)
3. אוֹמֶרֶת — (she) says (¶5)
4. יוֹשֵׁב — (he) sits (¶6)
5. מְצַיְּרִים — (they) draw (¶7)
6. מְשַׂחֲקִים — (they) play (¶7)
Noun gender
1. תִּיק גַּב (Backpack) — זָכָר
2. מַחְבֶּרֶת (Notebook) — נְקֵבָה
3. מוֹרֶה (Teacher) — זָכָר
Multiple choice
1. B) Yonatan
2. B) Small and a little scared
3. C) Blue
4. D) Lunch box
5. B) Smiles and says hello
6. B) David
Cloze
1. בֵּית הַסֵּפֶר
2. מְפַחֵד
3. תִּיק
4. הַמּוֹרָה
5. חָבֵר
Translate
1. Scared → מְפַחֵד
2. Backpack → תִּיק גַּב
3. Blue → כָּחוֹל
4. Notebook → מַחְבֶּרֶת
5. Teacher → מוֹרֶה