TEST Name: ......................................... Grade: ...........

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A Read the article.

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The Mysteries of the Pyramids
1 The largest of the 138 pyramids in Egypt is the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is
455 meters tall. It was built from more than two million heavy stones. How did
the Egyptians manage to build such a huge building more than 4,500 years ago?
What secrets did they leave inside? These questions are the mysteries of the
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pyramids.
2 Scientists are still not sure how the pyramids were built. They believe that at
least 20,000 people worked together for more than 23 years to build the Great
Pyramid of Giza. It is possible that the workers used water and sand to make the
big stones slide1. Other people think the scientists are wrong. They say that the
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pyramids are so huge that aliens2 built them.
3 The Egyptians put their dead kings in rooms inside the pyramids and filled
these rooms with gold. They believed that the kings could use the gold after their
death. The Egyptians didn't want thieves3 to take the gold, so they built traps4 in
the rooms. They also built more rooms than they needed and made the rooms
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4 The Egyptians’ efforts to protect the gold did not stop all the thieves. When
modern scientists opened the pyramids, they found only a very small amount of
gold. They still don’t know if there are more secret rooms that no one explored.
5 Scientists continue to study the pyramids. They find new information and try
to use it to explain how the pyramids were built. They explore the pyramids from
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the inside and look for more secret rooms. Maybe one day they will be able to
solve all the mysteries. Who knows what they will find in the future?

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slide ‫ להחליק‬/ ‫ينزلق‬
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aliens ‫ חייזרים‬/ ‫كائنات فضائّية‬
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thieves ‫ גנבים‬/ ‫سارقون‬
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traps ‫ מלכודות‬/ ‫أفخاخ‬
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B Answer the questions.

1 What TWO things do we learn in paragraph 1? (2 x 6 = 12 points)

a. The number of pyramids in Egypt.
b. The reason the Egyptians built huge pyramids.
c. The time the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.
d. The secrets the Egyptians left in the pyramids.
e. The number of heavy stones in Egypt.

2 According to paragraph 2, some people don't agree with scientists

about … . (8 points)
a. how many people built the pyramids
b. why workers used sand and water
c. how long it took to build the pyramids
d. who built the pyramids

3 Complete the sentences. (paragraph 3) (2 x 7 = 14 points)

The Egyptians put gold in the pyramids because ...............................
............................................................................................................................ .
The Egyptians built traps because ..........................................................
............................................................................................................................ .

4 Why did modern scientists find only a very small amount of gold?
(paragraph 4) (8 points)
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5 Complete the sentence according to paragraph 5. (8 points)

Scientists will … .
a. solve all the mysteries of the pyramids
b. look for secret rooms outside the pyramids
c. explain why aliens built the pyramids
d. try to answer their questions about the pyramids

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(20 points)
VOCABULARY
A Circle the correct answer. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1. How many passengers can sit in this … ?

a. carpet b. airplane c. lamp
2. I keep all my socks in the same … .
a. body b. drawer c. island
3. Dolphins are very smart because they have large … .
a. brains b. area c. oceans
4. Yael doesn’t want to be famous. She wants to live in … .
a. belief b. mystery c. peace
5. Ben lost the key to his apartment, but he has … key.
a. a fine b. a deep c. an additional
6. No one knows where Ariel is. He … a few hours ago.
a. shared b. admitted c. disappeared
7. Karen … to help me with my homework.
a. promised b. noticed c. examined
8. In the movie, a man … for three weeks alone in the jungle.
a. responded b. survived c. solved
9. There was a big fire, but everyone … from the building in time.
a. escaped b. explored c. wondered
10. My brother is so tall that he can reach the … .
a. furniture b. storm c. ceiling

B Complete the sentences with the words below. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

everywhere notice newspaper article explanation bottom

population leader spelling rules immediately piece
1. Many strange fish live at the .............................................. of the ocean.
2. After I drank some water, I .............................................. felt better.
3. Would you like to have another .............................................. of chocolate cake?
4. Maxim read an interesting .............................................. about the life of Lady Gaga.
5. There are beautiful places .............................................. in the world.
6. Everyone follows Ashira because she is a good .............................................. .
7. It’s easy to write words in English when you know the .............................................. .
8. Rita changed the color of her hair, but her friends didn’t .............................................. .
9. Malik wants an .............................................. of what he needs to do for homework.

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10. India has a very large .............................................. – nearly 1.5 million people live there.

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(20 points)
GRAMMAR

A Circle the correct answer. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. Sigal … pizza yesterday.

a. eats b. eat c. ate
2. He … the basketball team last month.
a. joined b. joins c. join
3. The athlete … a medal after winning the race last year.
a. gets b. got c. get
4. Yesterday morning, Omar … his phone under his bed.
a. finds b. find c. found
5. I … nice gifts for my birthday last week.
a. received b. receives c. receive

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Simple. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. All the students ............................ (go) on a trip last week.

2. Mira ............................ (want) to talk to you earlier, but you weren’t here.
3. We stopped writing for a few minutes and then we ............................
(continue).
4. Amit ............................ (see) dolphins in the ocean on his last vacation.
5. The test was not easy, but most of the students ............................
(manage) to do well.

C Circle the correct answer. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. The science teacher … us homework last week.

a. doesn’t give b. gives c. didn’t give
2. … everyone … the party last Thursday?
a. Did … enjoy b. Is … enjoying c. Does … enjoy
3. Where … I … my glasses? I can’t find them.
a. does … put b. am … putting c. did … put
4. Who … the race? I needed to leave the room, so I missed the end.
a. won b. wins c. are winning
5. Luna’s vacation was very short, so she … her home.
a. don’t miss b. didn’t miss c. doesn’t miss

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D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Simple. (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. How many hours ............................. you ............................. (sleep)

last night?
2. ............................. Shimi ............................. (buy) everything on his shopping
list yesterday?
3. What ............................. (happen) to your car? Did you have an accident?
4. I think Yaron is angry with me. He ........................................ (not respond)
when I said "Hello" yesterday morning.
5. Last year, Moshe’s English wasn’t very good, but now it is. How
............................. he ............................. (improve) his English so much?

(10 points)
WRITING
Alex had a surprise birthday party. Write at least five sentences about Alex’s
experience that day. Use the following questions to help you.
Who planned Alex’s surprise birthday party?
What happened first?
What happened next?
What happened in the end?
How did Alex feel?
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