St. John's School

5th Grade

Name: Date:

ELSY GHATTAS J

***********************************************************

A) Give the meaning of the following words:

1. Helmet: ______2. Competition: ______

3. Champion: ______4. Tie: ______

5. Ancient: ______6. Athlete: ______

7. Ocean: ______8. Popular: ______

9. Coach: ______10. Nervous: ______

11. Belt: ______12. Net: ______

13. Race: ______14. Practice: ______

15. Ring: ______

***********************************************************

B) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Past Simple Tense:

1. I ______(ride) my new bike yesterday.

2. The players ______(hit) the ball in the first half of the game.

3. The baby ______(wake) up at five o'clock in the morning.

4. I ______(hear) a strange noise last night.

5. They ______(be) Olympic champions four years ago.

6. I ______(play) tennis when I ______(be) ten.

7. Too- Tall Tammy ______(sit) on the bench.

8. Tammy ______(help) the Medcity team to win the game.

9. The Medcity players ______(win) the game.

10. The donkey ______(carry) the boxes and the old man ______(walk) easily.

11. The basketball players ______(throw) the ball into the basket.

12. Maya ______(feel) sorry for Jack when he ______(break) his leg.

***********************************************************

C) Rewrite the following sentences in the NEGATIVE form:

1. This shirt cost me lots of money.

______.

2. Last week I fought with my brother.

______.

3. Mona spent two days studying for her English exam.

______.

4. My sister tried to train me.

______.

5. The man shouted to the bus driver to stop and he stopped.

______.

6. Tom's friends watched him running marathons.

______.

The Questions:

1. What was Sara's dream?

______.

2. When was Sara's sad day?

______.

3. How old was Sara when she left Ethiopia?

______.

4. Where did the children sleep?

______.

5. Where did Sara meet her brother?

______.

6. Why was Sara luckier than the other children?

______.

7. Why do you think it was safer to walk at night that during the day?

______

______.

8. What was the most exciting day in Sara and her brother's lives?

______.

9. Who came to Israel a few years after Sara?

______.