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Read the text and answer the questions in English. Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text.
For forty years, Elias Varga lived alone in a white lighthouse on
a small rocky island. Every evening, just before the sun went down, he
climbed the hundred and twelve steps to the top of the tower and lit
the great lamp. All night, its light turned slowly over the dark sea,
warning ships to stay away from the dangerous rocks.
It was not an easy life. A boat brought him food and letters once
every two weeks, but in winter, storms sometimes kept the boat away
for a month. Elias did not mind. He had his books, his radio and a
grey cat called Captain. In the mornings, he cleaned the glass of the
lamp until it shone, and in the afternoons he painted pictures of the
sea.
One stormy night in November, the electricity on the island
stopped working. The great lamp went dark. Elias looked out at the
black water and felt his heart beating fast. Far away, he could see
the lights of a small fishing boat. It was moving straight towards the
rocks.
There was no time to think. Elias ran down the stairs and found
the old oil lamps that he kept for emergencies. He carried them up,
one by one, and lit them all. Their light was weak, but it was enough.
Slowly, the fishing boat turned and moved away from the rocks.
A week later, a letter arrived. It was from the fisherman's
daughter, a girl named Mira. "My father says you saved his life," she
wrote. "Thank you. Do you ever feel lonely out there?" Elias read the
letter many times. Then he sat down and wrote a long answer. That was
the beginning of a friendship that lasted for years.
Today, the lighthouse works automatically, and nobody lives there
anymore. But in a small museum in the fishing village, you can still
see Elias's paintings of the sea. Next to them, in a glass box, there
is a pile of old letters, all addressed to Mira.
תרגילים
Part A — Understanding the text
תרגיל 1
What was Elias's main job? Choose the correct answer. (lines 1–5)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: ד To light the lamp every evening to warn ships about the rocks.
תרגיל 2
Why was life on the island hard? Give ONE reason. (lines 6–8)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Any one: a boat brought food and letters only once every two weeks; in winter, storms sometimes kept the boat away for a month; he lived alone.}}
תרגיל 3
Complete the sentences. (lines 8–11)
Elias spent his time with his books, his radio and ___.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|his (grey) cat, Captain}}
תרגיל 4
Complete the sentences. (lines 8–11)
In the afternoons, he ___.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|painted pictures of the sea}}
תרגיל 5
Complete the table: what happened on the stormy night? (lines 12–20)
Columns: What happened? | Result
The electricity on the island stopped working. — ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|the great lamp went dark}}
תרגיל 6
Complete the table: what happened on the stormy night? (lines 12–20)
Columns: What happened? | Result
A fishing boat was moving straight towards the rocks. — Elias ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|ran down the stairs, found the old oil lamps (for emergencies) and carried them up}}
תרגיל 7
Complete the table: what happened on the stormy night? (lines 12–20)
Columns: What happened? | Result
Elias lit all the oil lamps. — ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|the fishing boat turned and moved away from the rocks}}
תרגיל 8
Elias stopped to think before he acted.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: לא נכון · “There was no time to think”
תרגיל 9
The light of the oil lamps was very strong.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: לא נכון · “Their light was weak”
תרגיל 10
Mira's father was on the fishing boat.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: נכון · “My father says you saved his life”
תרגיל 11
What question did Mira ask Elias in her letter? (lines 22–23)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|If he ever feels lonely out there (on the island).}}
תרגיל 12
What can visitors see in the museum today? Write TWO things. (lines 26–29)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Elias's paintings of the sea and a pile of old letters, all addressed to Mira.}}
Part B — Language
תרגיל 13
What do the following words refer to?
“its” (line 4) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|the great lamp}}
תרגיל 14
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 18) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|the old oil lamps}}
תרגיל 15
What do the following words refer to?
“his” (line 22) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Mira's father (the fisherman)}}
תרגיל 16
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “shone” (line 10)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: א was bright
תרגיל 17
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “pile” (line 29)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: ג many things one on top of another
Part C — Thinking about the text
תרגיל 18
What is the main idea of the text? Choose the correct answer.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: א A lighthouse keeper saved a boat on a stormy night, and this began a long friendship.
תרגיל 19
Think about the story.
At the end, there is "a pile of old letters, all addressed to Mira." What does this tell us about Elias and Mira?
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Elias wrote to Mira many times, for many years; their friendship was important to both of them (Mira kept his letters).}}
תרגיל 20
Think about the story.
Would you like to live alone in a lighthouse like Elias? Give TWO reasons.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Personal answer: two clear reasons that fit the question + clear English.}}