11- Today is Friday when I usually practise my hobby through the internet. Today morning. I found some important information that made me very proud to be Egyptian, For example, I found that the toothpaste is an Egyptian invention. The ancient Egyptians cleaned their teeth using toothpaste which they made from salt and plants. They also studied the sun and the stars carefully to measure the days in a year. Then they invented the calendar and taught us to tell the time accurately with a water clock.

a. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the writer's hobby ?

2. How did the ancient Egyptians tell us the time accurately ?

b. Choose the correct answer from a , b , c or d:

3. The ……………. helps us know the days of the year.

a. hobby b. calendar c. clock d. water clock

4. The writer usually practises his hobby.........................

a. in the morning b. on Fridays c. in the afternoon d. in the evening

5. The ancient Egyptians cleaned their teeth using..........................

a. a calendar b. toothpaste c. salt d. plants

12- Last week, I visited my grandfather. He was very pleased. He took me down to the cellar. He showed me some old things he has. To my surprise, he showed me an old computer. It was enormous with large screen. He told me that computers were very big. expensive and slow. But now. computers are small, cheap and fast. They are used everywhere: in banks, at schools, in airports and even at homes. Doctors use them to examine patients, too.

a. Answer the following questions:

1. Where does the grandfather keep the old computer ?

2. What does the underlined pronoun 'they' refer to ?

b. Choose the correct answer from a , b . c or d:

3. ……………………………….. use computers to examine patients.

a. Teachers b. Mechanics c. Nurses d. Doctors

4. 'Enormous' means …………………………….

a. tiny b. small c. large d. medium size

5. Computers are used ,……………………………… .

a. everywhere b. nowhere c. anywhere d. in banks only

13- My grandfather has a nice house at the seaside. Every week, my family and I visit him in his house. Last Friday, the weather was fine. We went to visit my grandfather. We went in our car. When we got there the weather changed. It became cold and started rain. So we didn't go to the sea. After it had stopped raining we walked and bought fish. When we went back home, we sat round a warm fire.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- Why didn't the writer go to the sea?

2- Do you think the writer enjoyed his visit to his grandfather?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3- Last Friday, the weather was …………………… at first.

a) cold b) rainy c) fine d) windy

4' The writer went to his grandfather by

a) car b) boat c) ferry d) bus

5- The underlined word there refers to ……………………………

a) the sea b) the car c) grandfather's house d) the fire

14- The Nile is very important for all the Egyptians. Some use it to catch fish, others use it to travel on small boats. But, the most important thing that we use the Nile for is irrigating our lands. Once, a man said 'The Nile is the true friend of the farmer'. So, we need to keep its water clean. Bad people throw rubbish and dead animals in the Nile. All those people should be punished.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- What is very important for all the Egyptians?

2- What do the farmers use the Nile for?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3-The underlined word it refers to ........................

a) fish b) boat c) the Nile d) water

4- The Nile is a true friend to the ……………………..

a) farmers b) doctors c) carpenters d) drivers

5-We must keep the water of the Nile ……………….

a) dirty b) dangerous c) slow d) clean

15- Mona is my best friend. She helps me with my homework. One day our teacher told us to do a research on the internet about how the ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids. Our teacher told us to work in groups, so I asked Mona to be in my group. I was surprised to know that the Pyramids were built to be tombs for the ancient kings of Egypt. I also know that there are a lot of pyramids in Egypt.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- What did the teacher ask the class to do?

2- Why does the writer like Mona?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

3- The teacher asked the class to work …………………………….

a) at home b) in groups c) alone d) hard

4-The kings built the Pyramids to be ……………………… for them.

a) tombs b) stations c) houses d) stops

5- Mona is the writer's ……………………. friend.

a) youngest b) best c) tallest d) fastest

16- My name is Ahmed. I live in the country with my family. I have two sisters and a brother. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. My father likes his work very much. He goes to work in his car. He looks after sick people and gives them medicine. My mother works in a primary school in our village. She teaches science. All her students like her.

A-Answer the following questions:

1- How many people are there in Ahmed's family?

2- Do you think that Ahmed's family are happy?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3- Ahmed's father is a ……………………….

a) teacher b) doctor c) nurse d) driver

4- Ahmed's family live in ………………………….

a) a city b) a town c) a village d) the capital

5' Ahmed's mother is a/an ……………………….. teacher.

a) maths b) history c) science d) English

17- Bassim and Adel are friends. While they were having a trip on the river, they saw buildings, fields and trees. Bassim saw a fish and wanted to touch it. While he was touching the water, he fell in. Adel couldn't swim well. He thought of helping his friend. He found a rope in the boat and threw it to Bassim. Bassim caught the rope and came back. Bassim learnt how much his friend Adel cared about him.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- Who saved Bassim's life?

2- How did Adel help his friend?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3- The two boys went on a trip to the ……………………..

a) sea b) river c) canal d) buildings

4-Bassim wanted to touch the ……………………….

a) tree b) fish c) building d) friend

5- Why do you think Adel didn't jump in the water ?

a) He couldn't swim b) He couldn't see Bassim

c) He didn't want to help Bassim d) The weather was cold

18-My name is Salwa Ahmed. I'm a student at preparatory school. I am twelve years old and I live in Port Said in a big house with my parents, my sister Radwa and my baby brother Ramy. My father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. My mother is a tour guide. My favourite subject is Arabic, but 1 love reading books in English! I have many friends who love reading English, too.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- Where does Salwa live?

2- What is Salwa's favourite subject?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3-Salwa……………………………… reading books in English.

a) likes b) rarely c) never d) dislikes

4- There are …………………………… people in Salwa's family.

a) two b) three c) four d) five

5- Ahmed is a/an ……………………………………

a) teacher b) doctor c) tour guide d) accountant

19- Ahmed and Ramy are friends at Al Nasr Prep School. They are ingrade one. Ahmed always gets high marks and all the teachers are pleased with him. He is polite, hard-working and helpful. He never tells lies. Ramy always goes to school late. He is naughty and never tells the truth. So teachers at school are always angry with him.

A- Answer the following questions:

1- Who would you like to be, Ahmed or Ramy? Why?

2- Why don't the teachers at school like Ramy?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3- Ahmed is …………………………Ramy.

a) as old as b) older than c) isn't as old as d) younger than

4- Ahmed always gets ……………………. marks.

a) bad b) low c) high d) small

5- Ramy always tells …………………………………

a) the truth b) lies c) jokes d) stories

20- My name is Maged. I'm eleven years old. My mother wakes me up early at seven o'clock. I wash, get dressed and have breakfast. My father sometimes takes me to school, but I usually go by bus. I always arrive at school early. I love all my friends and teachers. We have nine lessons a day. I like science lessons most, because we do a lot of experiments in them. I would like to be a scientist like Dr Farouk EL-Baz and Dr. Ahmed Zewail.

A-Answer the following questions:

1- What time does Maged mother wake him up?

2- Why do you think Maged likes sciences?

B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

3- Maged usually goes to school …………………………

a) on foot b) by car c) by bus d) by metro

4- Maged has ………………………. lessons a day.

a) nine b) ten c) eleven d) twelve

5- Maged's ………………………… sometimes takes him to school.

a) mother b) father c) uncle d) brother