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Mr Hassan teaches us how to use computers and the Internet. He is our teacher. A) PE B) IT C) history D) biology
Answer: ب) IT
IT = Information Technology: computers and the Internet. Answer: B
We do experiments with chemicals in the . A) gym B) canteen C) playground D) science lab
Answer: د) science lab
Experiments are done in the science lab. The gym is for sports. Answer: D
A person who trains a sports team is a . A) coach B) neighbour C) scientist D) pilot
Answer: أ) coach
coach = a person who trains players (SB p.10 text: “the best coaches in the country”). Answer: A
Which word is the OPPOSITE of “easy”? A) perfect B) popular C) difficult D) famous
Answer: ج) difficult
easy ≠ difficult (SB p.10 D–E, Wordlist 1a: difficult / easy). Answer: C
Our football team has an important ……… against another school next month.
Answer: competition
My brother wants to be a ……… footballer and play for a big club.
Answer: professional
Our ……… says we must practise passing every day.
Answer: coach
We have extra ……… after school on Thursdays.
Answer: training
The pupils play basketball in the school ……….
Answer: gym
Sara puts on boots with wheels and goes in the park. A) bowling B) shopping C) rollerblading D) cycling
Answer: ج) rollerblading
boots with wheels → go rollerblading. “go cycling” needs a bike. Answer: C
On rainy days, we usually jigsaw puzzles. A) do B) play C) go D) watch
Answer: أ) do
We say do jigsaw puzzles (and do karate, do arts and crafts). Answer: A
Mona likes making things with paper and glue. In her free time she does . A) karate B) table tennis C) bowling D) arts and crafts
Answer: د) arts and crafts
making things with paper and glue = arts and crafts. Answer: D
Players answer questions to win prizes. This TV programme is a . A) sitcom B) game show C) soap opera D) cartoon
Answer: ب) game show
A game show has players who answer questions or play games to win prizes. Answer: B
We watch to find out if it will rain tomorrow. A) the weather forecast B) a cartoon C) a talent show D) a sitcom
Answer: أ) the weather forecast
The weather forecast tells us about tomorrow’s weather. Answer: A
Which programme shows animals living in nature? A) a talk show B) a game show C) a wildlife documentary D) the news
Answer: ج) a wildlife documentary
wildlife documentary = a film about animals and nature. Answer: C
Dina enjoys soap operas, but she talk shows. She thinks they are boring. A) is crazy about B) can’t stand C) is a fan of D) is really into
Answer: ب) can’t stand
can’t stand = hate. The other three expressions mean she likes them (SB p.18, p.17 note). Answer: B
Salma keeps her room clean and puts her things in the right place. She is very . A) messy B) rude C) shy D) tidy
Answer: د) tidy
tidy ≠ messy. A tidy person keeps things in order. Answer: D
Which word describes HAIR? A) slim B) wavy C) shy D) tidy
Answer: ب) wavy
wavy hair (curly, straight, dark, fair are also hair words). slim = body; shy and tidy = personality. Answer: B
Which question asks about someone’s PERSONALITY? A) What does she look like? B) How old is she? C) Where does she live? D) What is she like?
Answer: د) What is she like?
What is she like? → personality (friendly, shy, funny). What does she look like? → appearance. Answer: D
Everybody likes Hamad because he says “please” and “thank you” and is kind to people. He is very . A) polite B) rude C) unfriendly D) messy
Answer: أ) polite
polite ≠ rude. Saying “please” and “thank you” is polite. Answer: A
Hadi his teeth before he goes to bed. A) brush B) brushs C) brushes D) brushing
Answer: ج) brushes
He + verb ending in -sh → add -es: brushes. Answer: C
My brother for his exams in the school library. A) studys B) study C) studies D) studying
Answer: ج) studies
Consonant + y → drop y, add -ies: studies. Answer: C
My dad coffee. He prefers tea. A) doesn’t drink B) don’t drink C) doesn’t drinks D) isn’t drink
Answer: أ) doesn’t drink
He + doesn’t + base verb (no -s). Answer: A
your cousins live near the park? A) Does B) Is C) Are D) Do
Answer: د) Do
Plural subject (your cousins = they) → Do + subject + base verb. Answer: D
A: Does Faisal like sitcoms? B: No, . A) he don’t B) he doesn’t C) he isn’t D) he not
Answer: ب) he doesn’t
Short answer to a Does-question: Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Answer: B
We have a maths test Tuesday morning. A) on B) at C) in D) to
Answer: أ) on
days and days + part of day (Friday morning) → on. Answer: A
My mum drinks tea the afternoon. A) on B) at C) in D) till
Answer: ج) in
in the morning / afternoon / evening. Answer: C
School finishes at 2 p.m., but I stay 3 p.m. for the chess club. A) during B) until C) before D) in
Answer: ب) until
stay until 3 p.m. = stay up to 3 p.m. (till / until). Answer: B
Dad gets home six o’clock every evening. A) on B) in C) from D) at
Answer: د) at
at + clock time (six o’clock) (SB Grammar Reference p.66). Answer: D
Hamad is late for school. (Add the adverb “never”.)
Answer: Hamad is never late for school.
Adverbs of frequency go AFTER the verb be.
We play football on Fridays. (Add the adverb “usually”.)
Answer: We usually play football on Fridays.
Adverbs of frequency go BEFORE the main verb.
Ali plays tennis twice a week. (Make a question with “How often”.)
Answer: How often does Ali play tennis?
How often + does + subject + base verb.
They live in Al Khor. (Make it negative.)
Answer: They don’t (do not) live in Al Khor.
don’t + base verb.
usually / the / Salem / washes / after / car / school / . (Put the words in the correct order.)
Answer: Salem usually washes the car after school.
subject + adverb of frequency + verb + object + time (word order, SB p.13 C, p.19 C).
Be quiet, please! The students for a test. A) is studying B) are studying C) study D) studies
Answer: ب) are studying
“Be quiet … now” → Present Progressive; students (they) → are studying. Answer: B
Look! Yusuf a very fast bike. A) rides B) ride C) are riding D) is riding
Answer: د) is riding
“Look!” → action happening now; Yusuf (he) → is riding. Answer: D
The children are in the garden. A) running B) runing C) runnning D) runs
Answer: أ) running
run: one vowel + one consonant → double the consonant: running. Answer: A
I this song. It’s my favourite. A) am loving B) loves C) love D) am love
Answer: ج) love
love is a stative verb → not used in the Present Progressive. Answer: C
My dad usually drives to work, but this week he the bus because his car is at the garage. A) takes B) take C) is taking D) took
Answer: ج) is taking
“this week … because his car is at the garage” = temporary situation → Present Progressive. Answer: C
Maha is drawing a picture. (Make it a question.)
Answer: Is Maha drawing a picture?
Move is before the subject.
The boys are playing in the yard. (Make it negative.)
Answer: The boys aren’t (are not) playing in the yard.
are + not + verb-ing.
Rana usually ……… (walk) to school, but today she ……… (take) a taxi because it is raining.
Answer: walks · is taking
What is the main idea of the text? A) It describes a school where students learn science as well as other subjects. B) It explains how to build a robot at home. C) It tells students how to choose a chemistry book. D) It shows how to grow plants in a garden.
Answer: أ) It describes a school where students learn science as well as other subjects.
The text presents the whole school: subjects, clubs, teachers, students and a visit day. Answer: A
What does Omar mean when he says, “I can’t wait to show it on Open Day!”? A) He is too busy to build the robot. B) He doesn’t want anybody to see his robot. C) He thinks Open Day is too far away. D) He is very excited about showing his robot.
Answer: د) He is very excited about showing his robot.
“I can’t wait” = I am very excited and want it to happen soon. Answer: D
What time does school finish at Greenfield Science College?
Answer: At 2 p.m.
Paragraph 1: “School starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 2 p.m.”
Where does Mr Farid often take his class?
Answer: To the school garden.
Paragraph 2: “Mr Farid … often takes his class to the school garden.”
What is Omar doing at the moment?
Answer: He is building a small robot (with his friends).
Paragraph 3: “At the moment, I’m building a small robot with my friends.”
How often does Lina do an experiment?
Answer: Every Wednesday.
Paragraph 3: “We do an experiment every Wednesday.”
What is the text mainly about? A) A new school for teenagers. B) The writer’s best friend, his appearance, personality and activities. C) A competition on television. D) The writer’s favourite city.
Answer: ب) The writer’s best friend, his appearance, personality and activities.
The writer describes who Yousef is, what he looks like, what he is like and what they do. Answer: B
Which sentence describes Yousef’s hair? A) It is short, wavy and fair. B) It is long and straight. C) It is short and curly. D) It is dark and medium-length.
Answer: أ) It is short, wavy and fair.
Paragraph 1: “short, wavy, fair hair”. Answer: A
How old is Yousef?
Answer: He is thirteen (years old).
Paragraph 1: “He is thirteen, like me.”
What is Yousef like? Mention TWO adjectives from the text.
Answer: He is outgoing and funny (also: polite).
Paragraph 2: “Yousef is very outgoing and funny … He is also very polite.” Any two.
What do the two friends usually do at the weekend?
Answer: They go cycling or play table tennis.
Paragraph 2: “at the weekend we go cycling or play table tennis.”
What are the friends doing these days?
Answer: They are working on a huge jigsaw puzzle (of a city at night).
Paragraph 3: “These days, we are working on a huge puzzle of a city at night.”
A person who flies an aeroplane is a . A) scientist B) explorer C) pilot D) astronaut
Answer: ج) pilot
pilot = a person who flies an aeroplane. An astronaut travels into space. Answer: C
To make something completely new, for example a machine nobody has made before, is to . A) forget B) invent C) practise D) retire
Answer: ب) invent
invent = create something new. Answer: B
A period of one hundred years is a . A) season B) month C) flight D) century
Answer: د) century
century = 100 years (the 20th century, the 21st century). Answer: D
When people become old and stop working, they . A) graduate B) retire C) get married D) start school
Answer: ب) retire
retire = stop working because of age (SB p.22 timeline). Answer: B
My grandmother was ……… in Doha in 1960.
Answer: born
My uncle ……… from university and then got a job in an oil company.
Answer: graduated
After forty years of work, Mr Saad ……… last year.
Answer: retired
Hanan got a new bike as a birthday ……… from her parents.
Answer: present
Flying in a plane for the first time was a great ……… for me.
Answer: experience
I want to keep my homework file, so I will it on my laptop. A) delete B) post C) chat D) save
Answer: د) save
save = keep a file on a device. delete = remove it. Answer: D
Please your phone before the film starts so that it doesn’t ring. A) turn off B) turn on C) download D) print
Answer: أ) turn off
turn off = stop a device from working. Answer: A
I can see my cousin’s face on the screen when we . A) send emails B) delete files C) make a video call D) print pictures
Answer: ج) make a video call
a video call shows the other person on the screen. Answer: C
The battery of Ali’s phone is , so he can’t turn it on. A) heavy B) dark C) dead D) thirsty
Answer: ج) dead
dead (battery) = not working / no power (SB p.26–27, Wordlist: dead = not working). Answer: C
The plane suddenly shook, and Ali felt very . A) scared B) thirsty C) bored D) tidy
Answer: أ) scared
A plane that suddenly shakes makes people feel scared. Answer: A
I want to ……… an email to my teacher about the homework.
Answer: send
Please ……… the new app before tomorrow’s lesson.
Answer: download
My friends and I ……… online every evening.
Answer: chat
Fahad wants to ……… his holiday photos on a website.
Answer: post
Last week, Mona to make a cake. A) tryed B) try C) trys D) tried
Answer: د) tried
consonant + y → -ied: try → tried. Answer: D
The bus at the corner a minute ago. A) stoped B) stopped C) stoping D) stops
Answer: ب) stopped
one syllable, one vowel + one consonant → double the consonant: stop → stopped. Answer: B
My cousin a new bike last month. A) bought B) buyed C) buy D) buys
Answer: أ) bought
irregular: buy → bought (SB p.72). Answer: A
We a lot of pictures on the school trip. A) taked B) take C) took D) were take
Answer: ج) took
irregular: take → took (SB p.72). Answer: C
Sami his homework last night, so his teacher was not happy. A) doesn’t do B) didn’t do C) didn’t did D) not did
Answer: ب) didn’t do
Past negative: didn’t + base verb (do), not “didn’t did”. Answer: B
you enjoy the film yesterday? A) Do B) Does C) Were D) Did
Answer: د) Did
Past question: Did + subject + base verb. Answer: D
Where you at nine o’clock last night? A) was B) were C) did D) are
Answer: ب) were
Past of be with you → were. Answer: B
A: Did they win the match? B: No, . A) they weren’t B) they don’t C) they not D) they didn’t
Answer: د) they didn’t
Short answer to a Did-question: No, they didn’t. Answer: D
They moved to a new flat . A) three years ago B) tomorrow C) now D) every year
Answer: أ) three years ago
Past Simple goes with a finished time: three years ago. Answer: A
Amal visits her aunt every Friday. (Begin with “Last Friday”.)
Answer: Last Friday, Amal visited her aunt.
Last Friday → Past Simple: visit + -ed.
We watched a documentary last night. (Make it negative.)
Answer: We didn’t (did not) watch a documentary last night.
didn’t + base verb (watch).
Hamad went to the dentist yesterday. (Make it a question.)
Answer: Did Hamad go to the dentist yesterday?
Did + subject + base verb (go).
The film was boring. (Make it negative.)
Answer: The film wasn’t (was not) boring.
was + not = wasn’t.
Last summer, my family ……… (visit) Turkey. We ……… (stay) in a small hotel, and I ……… (eat) delicious food.
Answer: visited · stayed · ate
A: Why ……… Lina come to school yesterday? B: She ……… ill.
Answer: didn’t · was
When I was five, I swim, but now I swim very well. A) can B) could C) couldn’t D) can’t
Answer: ج) couldn’t
Past time + contrast with “but now I … well” → couldn’t (no ability in the past). Answer: C
you play the guitar when you were ten? A) Can B) Did can C) Could D) Are
Answer: ج) Could
Ability in the past → Could + subject + base verb. Answer: C
I’m sorry, I come to your party yesterday because I was ill. A) couldn’t B) can’t C) can D) could
Answer: أ) couldn’t
yesterday + a reason why not → couldn’t. Answer: A
Majid can’t swim now. (Rewrite it in the past using “two years ago”.)
Answer: Majid couldn’t swim two years ago.
can’t (present) → couldn’t (past).
Please speak ; the baby is sleeping. A) quiet B) quietness C) quieter D) quietly
Answer: د) quietly
We need an adverb to describe the verb “speak”: quiet + -ly = quietly. Answer: D
Which sentence is correct? A) He drives very careful. B) He drives very carefully. C) He drives very care. D) He drives very carefulness.
Answer: ب) He drives very carefully.
After the verb “drives” we use the adverb carefully. Answer: B
My brother works at the weekend. He’s always tired on Monday. A) hard B) hardly C) hardy D) harder
Answer: أ) hard
irregular adverb: hard → hard (hardly means “almost not”). Answer: A
The test was easy, so Hana did it ……….
Answer: easily
Our goalkeeper is a very good player. He plays ……….
Answer: well
My father usually (1) ………… coffee, but this morning he (2) ………… tea. A) (1) drank (2) drinks B) (1) drinks (2) drinks C) (1) drinks (2) drank D) (1) drank (2) drank
Answer: ج) (1) drinks (2) drank
usually → Present Simple (drinks); this morning (finished) → Past Simple (drank). Answer: C
Layla to the gym every Monday, but last Monday she stayed at home. A) went B) goes C) going D) is go
Answer: ب) goes
every Monday = a habit → Present Simple (goes). Answer: B
Which sentence is correct? A) Nasser usually walked to school, but yesterday he takes a taxi. B) Nasser usually walks to school, but yesterday he takes a taxi. C) Nasser usually walks to school, but yesterday he taked a taxi. D) Nasser usually walks to school, but yesterday he took a taxi.
Answer: د) Nasser usually walks to school, but yesterday he took a taxi.
usually … walks (habit); yesterday … took (past action). Answer: D
Lina is my cousin. I often visit . A) she B) her C) hers D) he
Answer: ب) her
Object of the verb “visit” → object pronoun her. Answer: B
My brothers are at the gym. train there every day. A) Them B) Their C) Us D) They
Answer: د) They
Subject before the verb “train” → They. Answer: D
Where are my glasses? I can’t find . A) them B) they C) it D) him
Answer: أ) them
glasses = plural; object after the verb “find” → them. Answer: A
A: Do you know Mr Karim? B: Yes, I know ……… well. ……… is my neighbour.
Answer: him · He
Sara is looking for her keys and her bag. (Replace “her keys and her bag” with a pronoun.)
Answer: Sara is looking for them.
Plural things after the preposition “for” → object pronoun them.
I wanted to play outside, it was raining. A) and B) so C) but D) because
Answer: ج) but
but = a contrast (I wanted … / it was raining). Answer: C
Hana didn’t go to school she was ill. A) so B) but C) because D) and
Answer: ج) because
because gives the reason. Answer: C
We went to the zoo ……… saw the baby lions.
Answer: and
It was cold, ……… I wore my coat.
Answer: so
I like pizza, ……… my sister doesn’t.
Answer: but
He took a taxi ……… he was late.
Answer: because
A: Guess what! I won the school chess competition! B: A) Congratulations! That’s fantastic news! B) Forget it. C) Don’t worry about it. D) I’m sorry to hear that.
Answer: أ) Congratulations! That’s fantastic news!
Good news → a happy response (Congratulations! That’s fantastic news!). Answer: A
A: I went to a new water park yesterday! B: Who did you go with? A) Forget it! B) Never mind! C) I can’t believe you stayed home! D) Really? How exciting!
Answer: د) Really? How exciting!
B shows interest and then asks for details: Really? How exciting! Who did you go with? Answer: D
Which phrase is used to GIVE good news? A) Lucky you! B) Listen to this! C) Good for you! D) Congratulations!
Answer: ب) Listen to this!
Listen to this! / Guess what! introduce news. The other three respond to news. Answer: B
Which question asks for DETAILS about a friend’s news? A) So, when did you go there? B) Lucky you! C) Good for you! D) Congratulations!
Answer: أ) So, when did you go there?
Asking for details: So, when / where / who / what did you …? Answer: A
What is the best title for the text? A) A birthday party at school B) How to look after horses C) My first horse-riding lesson D) A scary night at home
Answer: ج) My first horse-riding lesson
The whole text tells about the first time the writer rode a horse. Answer: C
Why did the writer feel scared at first? A) The trainer was unfriendly. B) The horse looked very big. C) The yard was dark. D) The lesson was very long.
Answer: ب) The horse looked very big.
Paragraph 2: “I was a bit scared at first because he looked so big!” Answer: B
Where did the lesson take place?
Answer: At a riding club outside Doha.
Paragraph 1: “It happened at a riding club outside Doha.”
What was the horse’s name?
Answer: Sultan.
Paragraph 2: “a brown horse named Sultan”.
How long did the lesson last?
Answer: One hour.
Paragraph 3: “The lesson lasted one hour.”
Who took pictures at the end of the lesson?
Answer: The writer’s little brother.
Paragraph 3: “my little brother, who watched from the fence, took lots of pictures of us.”
What is the text mainly about? A) A trip to Cairo. B) How to download apps. C) A famous engineer’s inventions. D) The main events in the writer’s grandfather’s life.
Answer: د) The main events in the writer’s grandfather’s life.
The text follows the grandfather’s life: birth, school, university, job, marriage and retirement. Answer: D
What does the text say about Grandfather and technology? A) He still doesn’t have a mobile phone. B) He couldn’t use it when he was young, but he can use it now. C) He made the first mobile phone. D) He doesn’t like video calls.
Answer: ب) He couldn’t use it when he was young, but he can use it now.
Paragraph 3: “He didn’t have a mobile phone when he was young, but today he can send messages, make video calls and download apps.” Answer: B
Where did Grandfather go to university?
Answer: In Cairo.
Paragraph 2: “went to university in Cairo”.
What job did he get after he graduated?
Answer: He got a job as an engineer.
Paragraph 2: “He graduated four years later and got a job as an engineer.”
When did Grandfather retire?
Answer: In 2018.
Paragraph 3: “Grandfather retired in 2018”.
What did Grandfather show the writer on the video call last week?
Answer: His new roses.
Paragraph 3: “he made a video call to me … and showed me his new roses!”
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