True / False
1. F — They live in the city (בָּעִיר).
2. F — There is rain and wind.
3. T —
4. F — Red (אָדֹם), then green (יָרֹק).
5. F — A big bridge (הַגֶּשֶׁר הַגָּדוֹל).
6. T —
7. T —
8. F — It is warm and pleasant inside.
Comprehension (model answers)
- Where do Grandma and Grandpa live?
In the city (בָּעִיר).
- What is the weather like in the story?
Rainy and windy.
- How do the narrators travel to see Grandma and Grandpa?
By car — they "drive" (נוֹסְעִים).
- Name two things they pass on the way.
A traffic light, a big bridge, and a bus stop with a blue umbrella.
- What is waiting for them at Grandma and Grandpa's house?
Hot tea, and a warm, pleasant home.
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 5. Grandma and Grandpa live in the city.
- 1. Today there is rain and wind.
- 4. We drive to Grandma and Grandpa.
- 8. The traffic light is red, and then green.
- 6. We cross the big bridge.
- 7. At the bus stop there is a blue umbrella.
- 2. Grandma waits for us with hot tea.
- 3. The rain falls, but at Grandma and Grandpa's house it is warm and pleasant.
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. גָּרִים — (they) live (¶1)
2. נוֹסְעִים — (we) drive / travel (¶3)
3. עוֹבְרִים — (we) cross (¶5)
4. מְחַכָּה — (she) waits (¶7)
5. יוֹרֵד — (it) falls / comes down (¶8)
Noun gender
1. סָבְתָא (Grandmother) — נְקֵבָה
2. סָבָּא (Grandfather) — זָכָר
3. גֶּשֶׁם (Rain) — זָכָר
4. רוּחַ (Wind) — נְקֵבָה
5. רַמְזוֹר (Traffic Light) — זָכָר
6. גֶּשֶׁר (Bridge) — זָכָר
7. תַּחֲנַת אוֹטוֹבּוּס (Bus Stop) — נְקֵבָה
Multiple choice
1. B) Grandma and Grandpa
2. C) Rainy and windy
3. C) They drive
4. B) Red then green
5. B) A blue umbrella
6. B) Hot tea
Cloze
1. בָּעִיר
2. גֶּשֶׁם
3. יָרֹק
4. גֶּשֶׁר
5. תֵּה
Translate
1. Grandmother → סָבְתָא
2. Grandfather → סָבָּא
3. Rain → גֶּשֶׁם
4. Wind → רוּחַ
5. Traffic Light → רַמְזוֹר