True / False
1. F — Rexi is big (גָּדוֹל).
2. T —
3. T —
4. T —
5. F — On the green grass (דֶּשֶׁא יָרֹק).
6. T —
7. F — A light rain begins (גֶּשֶׁם קַל).
8. F — Wet but happy (רְטֻבִּים אֲבָל שְׂמֵחִים).
Comprehension (model answers)
- What is Ron's dog's name and size?
Rexi (רֶקְסִי), and he is big (גָּדוֹל).
- When do they go to the park?
Sunday morning (בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן בַּבֹּקֶר).
- What colors are the flowers?
Red and yellow (אֲדֻמִּים וּצְהֻבִּים).
- Where do the children play?
Next to the bench, with a ball.
- What game does Ron play with Rexi?
Ron throws a stick (מַקֵּל) and Rexi brings it back.
- How do they feel on the way home?
Wet but happy (רְטֻבִּים אֲבָל שְׂמֵחִים).
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 2. Ron has a big dog named Rexi.
- 6. On Sunday morning they go to the park.
- 3. The sun is shining and there are red and yellow flowers.
- 7. Rexi runs on the green grass.
- 5. Children play with a ball next to the bench.
- 1. Ron throws a stick and Rexi brings it back.
- 4. Suddenly a light rain begins.
- 8. Ron and Rexi return home wet but happy.
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. הוֹלְכִים — (they) go (¶2)
2. זוֹרַחַת — (she/it) shines (¶3)
3. רָץ — (he) runs (¶4)
4. מְשַׂחֲקִים — (they) play (¶5)
5. זוֹרֵק — (he) throws (¶6)
6. מֵבִיא — (he) brings (¶6)
7. מַתְחִיל — (it) starts (¶7)
8. חוֹזְרִים — (they) return (¶8)
Noun gender
1. יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (Sunday) — זָכָר
2. שֶׁמֶשׁ (Sun) — נְקֵבָה
3. פֶּרַח (Flower) — זָכָר
4. סַפְסָל (Bench) — זָכָר
5. גֶּשֶׁם (Rain) — זָכָר
Multiple choice
1. B) Rexi
2. A) Sunday morning
3. B) Red and yellow
4. C) Next to the bench
5. B) A stick
6. B) Wet but happy
Cloze
1. כֶּלֶב
2. לַפָּארְק
3. הַדֶּשֶׁא
4. מַקֵּל
5. גֶּשֶׁם
Translate
1. Sunday → יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן
2. Sun → שֶׁמֶשׁ
3. Flower → פֶּרַח
4. Red → אָדוֹם
5. Yellow → צָהוֹב