יש לקרוא את שני הטקסטים ולענות על השאלות באנגלית. אפשר לענות במילים שלך, אלא אם השאלה מבקשת להעתיק מהטקסט. על טעויות בדקדוק או בכתיב לא מורידים נקודות.
Read the two texts and answer the questions in English. Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text. Points are not taken off for mistakes in grammar or spelling.
Text 1: The Mirror House — A Museum of Illusions
Do you trust your eyes? After a visit to the Mirror House, you may
not! Our museum has more than fifty rooms and exhibits that play
tricks on your brain.
Our most popular room is the Crooked Room. When two people stand
in its corners, one looks like a giant and the other looks tiny. In
fact, they are the same height. The room has a strange shape, but when
you look through a small hole in the wall, it looks normal. In the
Upside-Down Room, you can take photos that make you look as if you are
walking on the ceiling. And in the Infinity Room, mirrors on every
wall make one small light look like a thousand stars.
Every exhibit has a short sign that explains the science behind
the trick. Our guides are also happy to answer questions.
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday, 10:00 to 19:00; Friday, 9:00 to
14:00. Tickets: adults 60 shekels, children under 12 40 shekels,
children under 4 free. Groups of 20 or more get a 15% discount. Please
book school visits at least two weeks before. Photos are allowed
everywhere, so don't forget to charge your phone!
Text 2: My Year with the Birds — by Noa Katz, 16
Two years ago, my grandfather gave me an old pair of binoculars
for my birthday. I was not very excited. I thought birdwatching was a
hobby for old people. But one Saturday morning he took me to a park
near our home, and everything changed.
At first I saw only "birds" – small brown ones and big black ones.
Then my grandfather taught me to look more carefully: at the colour of
the wings, the shape of the beak and the way a bird flies. That
morning I saw a kingfisher dive into the water and come out with a
fish. I will never forget its bright blue colour.
Israel is a wonderful place for birdwatching. Every spring and
autumn, hundreds of millions of birds fly over our small country on
their way between Europe and Africa. In winter, thousands of cranes
stop at the Hula Valley in the north. Watching them fly up together at
sunrise is amazing.
Now I keep a notebook with every bird I see. So far I have 143
different kinds. Birdwatching has taught me to be patient and quiet –
two things I was never good at!
Exercices
Text 1 — Questions 1–8
Exercice 1
The Mirror House is a museum where ___. Choose the correct answer. (Text 1, lines 1–3)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D your eyes and brain can be tricked
Exercice 2
What happens when two people stand in the corners of the Crooked Room? Why does this happen? (Text 1, lines 4–7)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|One person looks like a giant and the other looks tiny, because the room has a strange shape (but it looks normal through the small hole).}}
Exercice 3
The two people in the Crooked Room are really different heights.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “In fact, they are the same height”
Exercice 4
There are a thousand lights in the Infinity Room.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “mirrors on every wall make one small light look like a thousand stars”
Exercice 5
In the Upside-Down Room, visitors can ___. Choose the correct answer. (Text 1, lines 8–9)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : C take photos that make them look as if they are walking on the ceiling
Exercice 6
Give TWO ways visitors can learn how the tricks work. (Text 1, lines 11–12)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Every exhibit has a short sign that explains the science; The guides answer questions.}}
Exercice 7
Complete the table. (Text 1, lines 13–15)
Columns: Visitor | Price of a ticket
an adult — ____
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : an adult — 60 shekels
Exercice 8
Complete the table. (Text 1, lines 13–15)
Columns: Visitor | Price of a ticket
a child aged 8 — ____
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : a child aged 8 — 40 shekels
Exercice 9
Complete the table. (Text 1, lines 13–15)
Columns: Visitor | Price of a ticket
a child aged 3 — ____
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : a child aged 3 — free
Exercice 10
A teacher wants to bring her class of 30 students to the museum. What must she do? Choose the correct answer. (Text 1, lines 15–16)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D Book the visit at least two weeks before.
Exercice 11
What is the main purpose of this text? Choose the correct answer.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : B To invite people to visit the museum and give them information.
Text 2 — Questions 9–15
Exercice 12
How did Noa feel when she got the binoculars? Choose the correct answer. (Text 2, lines 1–2)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : C not very interested
Exercice 13
Why did she feel this way? (Text 2, lines 2–3)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|She thought birdwatching was a hobby for old people.}}
Exercice 14
What THREE things did Noa's grandfather teach her to look at? (Text 2, lines 6–7)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the colour of the wings; the shape of the beak; the way a bird flies.}}
Exercice 15
Complete the sentence. (Text 2, lines 7–9)
On her first morning of birdwatching, Noa saw a kingfisher ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|dive into the water and come out with a fish}}
Exercice 16
Why do so many birds fly over Israel? Choose the correct answer. (Text 2, lines 10–12)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D Israel is on their way between Europe and Africa.
Exercice 17
What can you see in the Hula Valley, and when? (Text 2, lines 12–14)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Thousands of cranes (that stop there / fly up together at sunrise), in winter.}}
Exercice 18
Noa says that birdwatching taught her to be patient and quiet. Why do you think birdwatching teaches these things? (Text 2, lines 15–17)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Possible answer: birds fly away if you make noise, and you often have to wait a long time before you see a bird.}}