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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.
When you think about bees, maybe you think about honey, or maybe
you remember a painful sting. But honeybees do much more than make
honey. Without them, the food on our plates would look very different.
Honeybees live in large groups called colonies. In summer, one
colony can have up to 60,000 bees. Each colony has one queen. Her only
job is to lay eggs – up to 2,000 a day. Almost all the other bees are
workers, and all the workers are female. They collect food, clean the
hive, take care of the young bees and protect their home.
The most important job of the bees happens outside the hive. When
a bee visits a flower, she drinks a sweet liquid called nectar. At the
same time, a yellow powder called pollen sticks to her body. When she
flies to the next flower, some of the pollen falls off. This helps the
plant make fruit and seeds. Scientists say that about one in every
three bites of our food depends on bees and other insects, for example
apples, almonds and cucumbers.
Bees are also very good at communication. When a worker finds a
field full of flowers, she flies back to the hive and does a special
dance. The dance tells the other bees which way to fly and how far to
go.
Unfortunately, bees are in danger in many parts of the world. Some
chemicals that farmers use on plants can kill them. Diseases and the
loss of wild flowers are also a big problem. But you can help, too.
Plant flowers on your balcony or in your garden, and never kill a bee
that comes near you. Just stay calm, and she will fly away.
תרגילים
Part A — Understanding the text
תרגיל 1
Complete the sentences. (lines 4–6)
In summer, one colony can have up to ____ bees.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: In summer, one colony can have up to 60,000 bees.
תרגיל 2
Complete the sentences. (lines 4–6)
The queen can lay up to ____ eggs a day.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: The queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day.
תרגיל 3
Each colony has many queens.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: לא נכון · “Each colony has one queen”
תרגיל 4
All the worker bees are female.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: נכון · “all the workers are female”
תרגיל 5
The queen collects food for the colony.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: לא נכון · “Her only job is to lay eggs”
תרגיל 6
Write TWO jobs of the worker bees. (lines 7–8)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Any two: they collect food; clean the hive; take care of the young bees; protect their home.}}
תרגיל 7
Complete the steps. They show how bees help plants. (lines 9–13)
1. A bee visits a flower and drinks ___.
2. Pollen ___ to her body.
3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen ___.
4. This helps the plant make ___.
1. A bee visits a flower and drinks ____.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: 1. A bee visits a flower and drinks nectar.
תרגיל 8
Complete the steps. They show how bees help plants. (lines 9–13)
1. A bee visits a flower and drinks ___.
2. Pollen ___ to her body.
3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen ___.
4. This helps the plant make ___.
2. Pollen ____ to her body.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: 2. Pollen sticks to her body.
תרגיל 9
Complete the steps. They show how bees help plants. (lines 9–13)
1. A bee visits a flower and drinks ___.
2. Pollen ___ to her body.
3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen ___.
4. This helps the plant make ___.
3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen ____.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: 3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen falls off.
תרגיל 10
Complete the steps. They show how bees help plants. (lines 9–13)
1. A bee visits a flower and drinks ___.
2. Pollen ___ to her body.
3. She flies to the next flower, and some of the pollen ___.
4. This helps the plant make ___.
4. This helps the plant make ____.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: 4. This helps the plant make fruit and seeds.
תרגיל 11
Which sentence is correct according to the text? Choose the correct answer. (lines 13–15)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: א About one third of our food depends on bees and other insects.
תרגיל 12
What does the bee's dance tell the other bees? Write TWO things. (lines 16–19)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Which way to fly and how far to go.}}
תרגיל 13
Give TWO reasons why bees are in danger. (lines 20–22)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Any two: chemicals that farmers use on plants; diseases; the loss of wild flowers.}}
Part B — Language
תרגיל 14
What do the following words refer to?
“Her” (line 5) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|the queen}}
תרגיל 15
What do the following words refer to?
“she” (line 10) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|a (worker) bee}}
תרגיל 16
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 21) refers to ___
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|bees}}
תרגיל 17
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “protect” (line 8)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: ב keep safe
תרגיל 18
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “Unfortunately” (line 20)
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: ד Sadly
Part C — Thinking about the text
תרגיל 19
Think about the text.
The title is "Small Bees, Big Job". Explain the title in your own words.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|Bees are very small, but their work is very important: they carry pollen, help plants make fruit and seeds, and so about a third of our food depends on them.}}
תרגיל 20
Think about the text.
The writer gives TWO ways to help bees. Write ONE of them, and add ONE idea of your own.
להציג את התשובה והפתרון
התשובה: {{en|From the text: plant flowers on a balcony or in a garden / never kill a bee, stay calm. Own idea, for example do not use chemicals in the garden, put a little water out for bees, tell friends why bees matter. Understandable English.}}