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An ……… lives and works on the space station.

Answer: astronaut

I write my classes and activities for every week in my ……….

Answer: schedule

Sami is ………. He thinks today is Thursday, but it's Wednesday.

Answer: confused

I'm going to ……… in the poetry competition.

Answer: take part

Sami is wearing his karate ……….

Answer: uniform

I [[ ]] my email every evening. A) check B) comb C) tidy D) brush

Answer: أ) check

check my email – the other verbs go with hair, room and teeth.

The International Space Station is a large [[ ]] that goes round Earth. A) satellite B) planetarium C) tablet D) calendar

Answer: أ) satellite

A satellite goes round Earth; the ISS is “a large satellite that goes round Earth” (SB p. 10).

In space, astronauts sleep in sleeping bags so that they don't [[ ]]. A) float away B) take part C) surf the Net D) do karate

Answer: أ) float away

Sleeping bags stop astronauts from floating away (SB p. 11).

My room is messy. I must ……… it.

Answer: tidy

Astronauts wear a ……… when they work outside the space station.

Answer: spacesuit

Sami has got a new ……… with a calendar on it.

Answer: tablet

Fatima won the short story ……… at school.

Answer: competition

Don't eat those plants! They are ……….

Answer: poisonous

Dad took a torch from his ……….

Answer: rucksack

Our ……… told us many things about the city.

Answer: guide

Machu Picchu is an ……… city. The Inca built it around 1450 CE.

Answer: ancient

Mix the flour and the butter until you have a soft ……….

Answer: dough

I usually ……… with my friends at the weekend.

Answer: hang out

Sami's dad taught him how to [[ ]] in nature. A) survive B) swallow C) recognise D) mix

Answer: أ) survive

survive in nature – “my dad taught me how to survive in nature” (SB p. 21).

When we arrived at the top of the mountain, the [[ ]] was fantastic! A) view B) dough C) trail D) shelter

Answer: أ) view

The view from the top can be fantastic; a trail is the path, a shelter is where you sleep.

It was raining, so I didn't go out. I [[ ]] at home. A) stayed B) hung C) met D) hiked

Answer: أ) stayed

stayed at home (past of stay – Module 2 “stay at home”).

We were tired, but [[ ]] when we saw the ancient city. A) amazed B) poisonous C) soft D) unlucky

Answer: أ) amazed

amazed = very surprised; the other words cannot describe feelings here.

Camping in the desert was a great ……….

Answer: experience

We made a ……… from branches and leaves.

Answer: shelter

A man fell on the trail, but he was ………. He didn't get hurt.

Answer: lucky

First, ……… the sugar and the butter in a bowl.

Answer: mix

How often do you check your email? A) It's Mr Smith's. It's his. B) I'm doing my homework. C) Twice a day. D) Yes, I am. On Sunday.

Answer: ج) Twice a day.

C – How often? is answered with a frequency: twice a day.

Whose spacesuit is this? A) It's Mr Smith's. It's his. B) I'm doing my homework. C) Twice a day. D) Yes, I am. On Sunday.

Answer: أ) It's Mr Smith's. It's his.

A – Whose? asks about the owner.

Are you going to visit the planetarium? A) It's Mr Smith's. It's his. B) I'm doing my homework. C) Twice a day. D) Yes, I am. On Sunday.

Answer: د) Yes, I am. On Sunday.

D – an Are you going to…? question needs Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

What are you doing now? A) It's Mr Smith's. It's his. B) I'm doing my homework. C) Twice a day. D) Yes, I am. On Sunday.

Answer: ب) I'm doing my homework.

B – What are you doing now? → a Present Progressive answer.

What did you do yesterday morning? A) It was a great experience! B) I think that's right. C) I went to the shops. D) No, they weren't. They were exploring a cave.

Answer: ج) I went to the shops.

C – What did you do…? → a Past Simple answer.

How was your camping trip? A) It was a great experience! B) I think that's right. C) I went to the shops. D) No, they weren't. They were exploring a cave.

Answer: أ) It was a great experience!

A – How was…? asks for an opinion of the trip.

Were Mark and Brad digging in the sand? A) It was a great experience! B) I think that's right. C) I went to the shops. D) No, they weren't. They were exploring a cave.

Answer: د) No, they weren't. They were exploring a cave.

D – Were…? → No, they weren't. (SB p. 21, exercise 5)

They baked the biscuits for eight minutes. A) It was a great experience! B) I think that's right. C) I went to the shops. D) No, they weren't. They were exploring a cave.

Answer: ب) I think that's right.

B – a statement is answered by agreeing or disagreeing: I think that's right. (SB p. 24 recipe: “…for eight minutes”)

Tim [[ ]] his teeth three times a day. A) brushes B) brush C) brushs D) is brush

Answer: أ) brushes

he/she/it + verb-s; brush → brushes (-sh ending takes -es).

[[ ]] Kate often text her friends? A) Does B) Do C) Is D) Are

Answer: أ) Does

Present Simple question with she → Does + subject + base verb.

She [[ ]] check her email on weekdays. She does it at weekends. A) doesn't B) don't C) isn't D) aren't

Answer: أ) doesn't

Negative with she → doesn't + base verb.

How [[ ]] do you surf the Net? – Once a day. A) often B) long C) much D) many

Answer: أ) often

How often asks about frequency; the answer is “once a day”.

Choose the correct sentence: A) He usually checks his email. B) He checks usually his email. C) Usually he check his email. D) He usually check his email.

Answer: أ) He usually checks his email.

The adverb goes before the main verb, and checks takes -s with he.

Sami always [[ ]] karate at four o'clock on Thursday. A) does B) do C) doing D) is do

Answer: أ) does

Habit + Sami (he) → Present Simple does.

I play volleyball [[ ]] a week. A) twice B) two C) second D) often

Answer: أ) twice

twice a week (once / twice / three times a week).

My sister [[ ]] late for school. She always gets up early. A) is never B) never is C) never D) doesn't never

Answer: أ) is never

The adverb goes AFTER be: she is never late.

Do you tidy your room every day? – No, I [[ ]]. A) don't B) doesn't C) am not D) isn't

Answer: أ) don't

Short answer with I → No, I don't.

He usually checks his email in the morning. (Make it negative)

Answer: He doesn't usually check his email in the morning.

Kate texts her friends every day. (Make a question)

Answer: Does Kate text her friends every day?

I comb my hair in the morning. (Add always)

Answer: I always comb my hair in the morning.

I surf the Net once a day. (Ask a question with How often)

Answer: How often do you surf the Net?

My brother never tidy his room. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: My brother never tidies his room.

How often do you brush your teeth? (Answer about yourself)

Answer: I brush my teeth twice a day. (any true answer, e.g. three times a day)

Write two sentences about your daily routine. Use usually and sometimes.

Answer: I usually wake up at six o'clock. I sometimes play volleyball after school.

Look! Sami [[ ]] his karate uniform. A) is wearing B) wears C) wear D) wearing

Answer: أ) is wearing

“Look!” = happening now → is + verb-ing.

We [[ ]] TV right now. We're doing our homework. A) aren't watching B) don't watch C) isn't watching D) not watching

Answer: أ) aren't watching

Negative Present Progressive with we → aren't + verb-ing.

[[ ]] the children playing in the garden? A) Are B) Is C) Do D) Does

Answer: أ) Are

Plural subject → Are … + verb-ing?

Is Hasna doing her homework? – No, she [[ ]]. A) isn't B) doesn't C) aren't D) don't

Answer: أ) isn't

Short answer repeats the auxiliary: No, she isn't.

I always [[ ]] my room on Saturdays. A) tidy B) am tidying C) tidies D) tidying

Answer: أ) tidy

always + habit → Present Simple; with I the verb has no -s.

Listen! Someone [[ ]] at the door. A) is knocking B) knocks C) knock D) are knocking

Answer: أ) is knocking

“Listen!” = now; someone is singular → is knocking.

My dad usually [[ ]] the newspaper in the morning. A) reads B) is reading C) read D) reading

Answer: أ) reads

usually + habit, dad = he → reads.

What [[ ]] you doing at the moment? A) are B) do C) is D) does

Answer: أ) are

at the moment → Wh- + are you + verb-ing.

Astronauts [[ ]] experiments in space every day. A) do B) does C) is doing D) doing

Answer: أ) do

every day → Present Simple, plural subject → do.

Hasna is doing her homework. (Make it negative)

Answer: Hasna isn't doing her homework.

The children are playing in the garden. (Make a question)

Answer: Are the children playing in the garden?

I read a book every evening. (Change every evening to now)

Answer: I'm reading a book now.

He is having breakfast now. (Ask a question with What)

Answer: What is he doing now? (also: What is he having now?)

Look! Khaled run to the bus. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: Look! Khaled is running to the bus.

What are you doing now? (Answer about yourself)

Answer: I'm doing my English revision now.

Write one sentence about what you usually do on Friday and one about what you are doing now.

Answer: I usually visit my grandparents on Friday. Now I'm doing my homework.

I've got [[ ]] email from my friend. A) an B) a C) the D) –

Answer: أ) an

email starts with a vowel sound → an (first mention).

There's a rose in the garden. [[ ]] rose is red. A) The B) A C) An D) Her

Answer: أ) The

Second mention → The.

My uncle is [[ ]] astronaut. A) an B) a C) the D) one

Answer: أ) an

a job needs an article; astronaut starts with a vowel sound → an.

This is Sara's tablet. It's [[ ]]. A) hers B) her C) his D) she

Answer: أ) hers

Sara = she → possessive pronoun hers (no noun after it).

[[ ]] bag is this? – It's Joe's. A) Whose B) Who C) Who's D) What

Answer: أ) Whose

Whose asks about the owner.

That isn't your towel. It's [[ ]]. A) mine B) my C) me D) I

Answer: أ) mine

The speaker's towel → mine.

These are our rucksacks. They are [[ ]]. A) ours B) our C) us D) we

Answer: أ) ours

our rucksacks = ours.

This hat is Ken's. It's [[ ]]. A) his B) him C) he D) hers

Answer: أ) his

Ken = he → his.

The children have got a ball. The ball is [[ ]]. A) theirs B) their C) them D) they

Answer: أ) theirs

the children = they → theirs.

This is my sleeping bag. (Use a possessive pronoun)

Answer: This sleeping bag is mine.

That is Mr Smith's spacesuit. (Use a possessive pronoun)

Answer: That spacesuit is his.

It's Joe's bag. (Ask a question with Whose)

Answer: Whose bag is it? (also: Whose bag is this?)

I saw a satellite. A satellite was very big. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: I saw a satellite. The satellite was very big.

He wants to be a astronaut. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: He wants to be an astronaut.

Is this pen yours? (Answer with No)

Answer: No, it isn't. It's hers. (also: No, it isn't mine.)

Write two sentences about things in your classroom. Use a / an and the.

Answer: There is a whiteboard in my classroom. The whiteboard is big. (also: I have an eraser. The eraser is blue.)

We [[ ]] visit Doha next month. A) are going to B) is going to C) going to D) am going to

Answer: أ) are going to

we → are going to + base verb.

I'm going to [[ ]] part in the poetry competition. A) take B) takes C) taking D) took

Answer: أ) take

going to + base form.

[[ ]] you going to visit the planetarium on Sunday? A) Are B) Do C) Is D) Will

Answer: أ) Are

Question with you → Are you going to…?

Is Majed going to play volleyball? – No, he [[ ]]. A) isn't B) doesn't C) aren't D) wasn't

Answer: أ) isn't

Short answer repeats the auxiliary: No, he isn't.

She [[ ]] going to take part in Sports Day. She's ill. A) isn't B) aren't C) doesn't D) don't

Answer: أ) isn't

she → isn't going to; being ill is the reason.

What [[ ]] you going to do next weekend? A) are B) do C) did D) is

Answer: أ) are

Wh- + are you going to + verb?

My brother is going to [[ ]] a 3D puzzle tomorrow. A) do B) does C) doing D) did

Answer: أ) do

going to + base form: do (do a 3D puzzle).

We are going to have a Recycling Day [[ ]] week. A) next B) last C) ago D) yesterday

Answer: أ) next

Future plan → next week.

Are they going to go on the school trip? – Yes, they [[ ]]. A) are B) do C) were D) go

Answer: أ) are

Short answer: Yes, they are.

I'm going to take part in the competition. (Make it negative)

Answer: I'm not going to take part in the competition.

She is going to visit the planetarium. (Make a question)

Answer: Is she going to visit the planetarium?

We visit our grandparents every Friday. (Change every Friday to next Friday)

Answer: We are going to visit our grandparents next Friday.

They are going to play volleyball on Wednesday. (Ask a question with What)

Answer: What are they going to do on Wednesday?

He is going to visits Doha next month. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: He is going to visit Doha next month.

Are you going to take part in Sports Day? (Answer about yourself)

Answer: Yes, I am. (or: No, I'm not.)

Write two sentences about your plans for next weekend.

Answer: I'm going to visit my cousins next weekend. We are going to play football.

Last weekend, Sami [[ ]] camping with his dad. A) went B) goes C) go D) going

Answer: أ) went

last weekend → Past Simple; go → went.

I [[ ]] a friend at the shopping centre yesterday. A) met B) meet C) meets D) meeted

Answer: أ) met

meet → met (irregular).

[[ ]] you go to school yesterday? A) Did B) Do C) Were D) Was

Answer: أ) Did

Past Simple question → Did + subject + base verb.

We didn't [[ ]] TV last night. A) watch B) watched C) watches D) watching

Answer: أ) watch

didn't + base form.

Did they hike to Machu Picchu? – Yes, they [[ ]]. A) did B) were C) do D) hiked

Answer: أ) did

Short answer repeats did: Yes, they did.

What did you [[ ]] yesterday morning? A) do B) did C) does D) done

Answer: أ) do

did + base form (do).

Sami [[ ]] how to make a shelter. A) learnt B) learn C) learns D) learning

Answer: أ) learnt

Past Simple: learnt (also learned).

They [[ ]] at home because it was raining. A) stayed B) stay C) staied D) stays

Answer: أ) stayed

regular verb + -ed: stayed (vowel + y keeps the y).

We visited Peru two years [[ ]]. A) ago B) last C) before D) yesterday

Answer: أ) ago

two years ago – “ago” follows a period of time.

Jane went for a walk yesterday. (Make it negative)

Answer: Jane didn't go for a walk yesterday.

Sami learnt how to make a fire. (Make a question)

Answer: Did Sami learn how to make a fire?

I go to the shops every Saturday. (Change every Saturday to last Saturday)

Answer: I went to the shops last Saturday.

She met her friends yesterday. (Ask a question with What)

Answer: What did she do yesterday?

We hanged out at the park last weekend. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: We hung out at the park last weekend.

What did you do yesterday afternoon? (Answer about yourself)

Answer: I did my homework and then I played with my friends.

Write two sentences about what you did last weekend.

Answer: I went to the park with my family. We had lunch there.

Tim [[ ]] at nine o'clock yesterday. A) was sleeping B) were sleeping C) is sleeping D) sleeping

Answer: أ) was sleeping

a time in the past; Tim → was + verb-ing.

We [[ ]] in our tent when we heard a noise. A) were sitting B) was sitting C) are sitting D) sat

Answer: أ) were sitting

we → were + verb-ing (the longer action, interrupted by “heard”).

[[ ]] Ron and Peter playing a computer game? A) Were B) Was C) Did D) Are

Answer: أ) Were

plural, past, progressive → Were.

Lolwah [[ ]] surfing the Net at five o'clock. She was reading. A) wasn't B) weren't C) didn't D) isn't

Answer: أ) wasn't

Lolwah → wasn't + verb-ing.

What [[ ]] Ken doing yesterday afternoon? A) was B) were C) did D) is

Answer: أ) was

What was Ken doing? (SB p. 21).

The raccoon was [[ ]] for food. A) looking B) look C) looked D) looks

Answer: أ) looking

was + verb-ing.

Were Mark and Brad digging in the sand? – No, they [[ ]]. A) weren't B) wasn't C) didn't D) aren't

Answer: أ) weren't

Short answer repeats were: No, they weren't.

It [[ ]], so we stayed at home. A) was raining B) were raining C) rained D) is raining

Answer: أ) was raining

was raining – background of a past story (“It was raining…”). ⚠ “rained” (c) is also grammatically possible; the printed wording and the lesson (past progressive for background) point to a.

At eight o'clock last night, my parents [[ ]] TV. A) were watching B) was watching C) watching D) are watching

Answer: أ) were watching

parents (plural) + a time in the past → were watching.

Tim was sleeping at nine o'clock. (Make it negative)

Answer: Tim wasn't sleeping at nine o'clock.

They were exploring a cave. (Make a question)

Answer: Were they exploring a cave?

Ken was flying a kite. (Ask a question with What)

Answer: What was Ken doing?

I play football now. (Change now to at five o'clock yesterday)

Answer: I was playing football at five o'clock yesterday.

The children was riding their bikes in the park. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: The children were riding their bikes in the park.

What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? (Answer about yourself)

Answer: I was doing my homework at eight o'clock last night.

Write two sentences about what your family members were doing at seven o'clock yesterday evening.

Answer: My dad was reading the newspaper. My mum was cooking dinner.

I was reading a book [[ ]] my brother arrived home. A) when B) while C) then D) first

Answer: أ) when

when + Past Simple (the short action: arrived).

[[ ]] Hind was shopping, her phone rang. A) While B) When C) Finally D) After

Answer: أ) While

While + Past Progressive (the long action). SB p. 22.

We were playing in the park when it [[ ]] raining. A) started B) was starting C) starts D) start

Answer: أ) started

when + Past Simple: started.

While we [[ ]] up the trail, a man slipped. A) were climbing B) climbed C) are climbing D) was climbing

Answer: أ) were climbing

while + Past Progressive; we → were climbing.

I was riding my bike when I [[ ]] and hurt my arm. A) fell B) was falling C) fall D) falling

Answer: أ) fell

the short action after when → Past Simple of fall = fell.

[[ ]] I was studying for a test, I fell asleep. A) While B) When C) Then D) After that

Answer: أ) While

While I was studying (long action) …; “when I was studying” is not the lesson's pattern.

[[ ]], he put two cups of flour in a bowl. Then, he cracked two eggs. A) First B) Finally C) After that D) While

Answer: أ) First

The first step of the procedure → First (SB p. 24).

After that, his dough was ready. [[ ]], he cooked the pasta. A) Finally B) First C) While D) When

Answer: أ) Finally

the last step → Finally.

They were walking home when they [[ ]] a noise. A) heard B) were hearing C) hear D) hears

Answer: أ) heard

the short action after when → Past Simple: heard.

I was walking home. I lost my keys. (Join with when)

Answer: I was walking home when I lost my keys.

We were waiting for the bus. It started raining. (Join with While)

Answer: While we were waiting for the bus, it started raining.

While I was surf the Net, there was a blackout. (Correct the mistake)

Answer: While I was surfing the Net, there was a blackout.

Hind was shopping when her phone (ring). (Correct the verb)

Answer: Hind was shopping when her phone rang.

Ken / fly / a kite / when / it / start / raining (Write a sentence in the past)

Answer: Ken was flying a kite when it started raining.

Complete with First, Then, Finally: ……, mix the sugar and the butter. ……, add the flour. ……, bake the biscuits.

Answer: First, mix the sugar and the butter. Then, add the flour. Finally, bake the biscuits.

Write two sentences about an unlucky thing that happened to you. Use when and while.

Answer: I was walking to school when I lost my bag. While I was playing football, I fell and hurt my knee.

Sarah lives on [[ ]]. A) a planetarium B) the International Space Station C) a ship D) the moon

Answer: ب) the International Space Station

“I live and work on the International Space Station.”

How often does Sarah exercise? A) once a week B) every afternoon C) twice a month D) every morning

Answer: ب) every afternoon

“I exercise for two hours every afternoon.” (Mornings are for experiments.)

What is Sarah doing right now?

Answer: She is looking out of the window and taking photos of Earth.

Why do astronauts sleep in sleeping bags?

Answer: So that they don't float away.

Faris makes model planes with [[ ]]. A) his brother B) his sister C) his dad D) his friend Khalid

Answer: ب) his sister

“My sister and I make model planes.” (Khalid is the friend he is writing to.)

When do they usually make the planes? A) on Friday afternoons B) every morning C) on Sunday evenings D) every day

Answer: أ) on Friday afternoons

“We usually make them on Friday afternoons.”

What are they working on at the moment?

Answer: They are working on a big red plane.

What are they going to do next week?

Answer: They are going to take part in a model competition at school.

When did the family go camping? A) last Friday B) last Saturday C) yesterday D) two weeks ago

Answer: أ) last Friday

“Last Friday, my family and I went camping in the desert.”

Who saw the snake? A) the writer B) the writer's mum C) the writer's brother D) the writer's dad

Answer: ج) the writer's brother

“my brother saw a snake.”

What did the writer do when they arrived?

Answer: The writer helped their mum with lunch.

What were they doing when it got very windy?

Answer: They were sitting near the fire.

How often do you surf the Net? A) No, it isn't. It's Joe's bag. B) I met my friends at the park. C) Once a day. D) Yes, I am.

Answer: ج) Once a day.

C – How often? → Once a day.

Whose bag is this? Is it Ken's? A) No, it isn't. It's Joe's bag. B) I met my friends at the park. C) Once a day. D) Yes, I am.

Answer: أ) No, it isn't. It's Joe's bag.

A – Whose bag? / Is it Ken's? → No, it isn't. It's Joe's.

Are you going to take part in Sports Day? A) No, it isn't. It's Joe's bag. B) I met my friends at the park. C) Once a day. D) Yes, I am.

Answer: د) Yes, I am.

D – Are you going to…? → Yes, I am.

What did you do yesterday? A) No, it isn't. It's Joe's bag. B) I met my friends at the park. C) Once a day. D) Yes, I am.

Answer: ب) I met my friends at the park.

B – What did you do…? → a Past Simple answer.

Where is Petra? A) in Peru B) in Jordan C) in Qatar D) in Oman

Answer: ب) in Jordan

“…the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.”

Who caught Huda's hat? A) her guide B) her dad C) her brother D) her mum

Answer: ج) her brother

“Her brother ran after it and caught it.”

What was Huda doing while they were walking?

Answer: She was taking (many) photos of the old buildings.

What is Huda going to write?

Answer: She is going to write an article about the trip for her school magazine.

Don't touch those plants! They're ……….

Answer: poisonous

An ……… wears a spacesuit outside the space station.

Answer: astronaut

I always ……… my room on Saturday morning.

Answer: tidy

Put the water and the torch in your ……….

Answer: rucksack

We were sitting in our tent when we [[ ]] a noise. A) heard B) were hearing C) hear D) hears

Answer: أ) heard

when + Past Simple: heard (the short action interrupts the long one).

This isn't my tablet. It's [[ ]]. A) her B) hers C) she D) him

Answer: ب) hers

a possessive pronoun, no noun after it: hers (her tablet). “her” needs a noun; “she” and “him” are not possessives.

Do as shown between brackets: Kate checks her email every day. (Make it negative)

Answer: Kate doesn't check her email every day.

Do as shown between brackets: They are going to visit the planetarium. (Make a question)

Answer: Are they going to visit the planetarium?

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