True / False
1. T:
2. F: Blue and white (כְּחֻלִּים וּלְבָנִים).
3. T:
4. T:
5. F: A salad with tomatoes and cucumbers (עַגְבָנִיּוֹת וּמְלָפְפוֹנִים).
6. T:
7. T:
8. F: Everyone sings "Happy Independence Day!"
Comprehension (model answers)
- What holiday is being celebrated?
Israel's Independence Day (יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת).
- What colors are the flags in the park?
Blue and white (כְּחֻלִּים וּלְבָנִים).
- What does the family set up in the park?
A big BBQ (מַנְגָּל גָּדוֹל) next to a tree.
- What does Dad cook, and what does Mom make?
Dad grills meat and sausages; Mom makes a salad with tomatoes and cucumbers.
- What do the children do on the grass?
Play with a ball.
- How does the day end?
With fireworks in the sky and singing "Happy Independence Day!"
Correct event order
The scrambled events should be renumbered as:
- 4. Today is the Independence Day of the State of Israel.
- 1. In the park there are blue and white flags everywhere.
- 7. The family makes a big BBQ next to the tree.
- 5. Dad grills meat and sausages.
- 8. Mom cuts a salad with tomatoes and cucumbers.
- 6. The children play with a ball on the green grass.
- 2. In the evening there are beautiful fireworks in the sky.
- 3. Everyone sings: "Happy Independence Day!"
Present-tense plural verbs in the story
1. עוֹשָׂה: (she/it) makes (¶3)
2. צוֹלֶה: (he) grills (¶4)
3. חוֹתֶכֶת: (she) cuts (¶5)
4. מְשַׂחֲקִים: (they) play (¶6)
5. שָׁרִים: (they) sing (¶8)
Noun gender
1. דֶּגֶל (Flag) - זָכָר
2. עֵץ (Tree) - זָכָר
3. אַבָּא (Father) - זָכָר
4. אִמָּא (Mother) - נְקֵבָה
5. עַגְבָנִיָּה (Tomato) - נְקֵבָה
6. מְלָפְפוֹן (Cucumber) - זָכָר
7. עֶרֶב (Evening) - זָכָר
Multiple choice
1. A) Independence Day
2. B) Blue and white
3. B) In the park, next to the tree
4. B) Meat and sausages
5. B) A salad with tomatoes and cucumbers
6. C) Fireworks
Cloze
1. הָעַצְמָאוּת
2. דְּגָלִים
3. מַנְגָּל
4. סָלָט
5. זִקּוּקִים
Translate
1. Flag → דֶּגֶל
2. Blue → כָּחוֹל
3. White → לָבָן
4. Tree → עֵץ
5. Father → אַבָּא