Primary 5 First Term

2012 / 2013

Vocabulary Words +

Exercises +

Story (Swan Lake)

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Primary (5)1st Term (2012/2013)

Family & FriendsVocabulary & Spelling

Unit (1) : You can build it1. tool: instrument such as an axe or hammer that help us to do special jobs

2. saw: a tool with a row of sharp tooth-like points

3. string: We use that to tie things together

4. roller: We use it to paint walls

5. tray: flat piece of metal used for carrying glasses, cups, etc.6. tape measure: It is used to see how long something is

7. crooked: not straight; twisted

8. tight: leaving no free space; not loose

9. plan: arrangement for some future activities

10. sheets: a large piece of cloth used for covering a bed

Unit (2): It's show time1. script: the written part in a play that the actors need to learn

2. audience: people listening to or watching a performance

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3. costume: the clothes typical to a certain period or country

4. nervous: losing one's patience or control

5. robbery: the crime of taking someone else's property

6. arrest: to be caught by the police

7. detective: someone whose job is to find out how a crime happened

8. curtain: a piece of hanging cloth that can cover a window or door

9. perform: to do or carry out a piece of work, an order

10. criminal: someone who commits a crime

Unit 3 : The best Party1. lampshade: a cover, usually decorative, for a lamp2. sponge: piece of rubber-like substance, full of small holes, used for washing

the body3. floats: comes on top of water; doesn't sink 4. sack: a large bag of strong cloth, used for carrying flour, coal, grain, etc.5. feather duster: something we use to clean a dusty surface6. crowd: a group of people gathering in a place7.washing line: a line on which we hang wet clothes to get dry8. cloth: material made from cotton, silk, wool, etc.& used for making clothes9. parade: gathering together to perform a march or ceremony 10. stilts: pair of poles with supporting pieces for the foot, which allow the

user to walk raised above the ground

Unit 4: Our planet1. clean up: to make clean or tidy

2. damage: to spoil something

3. environment: the natural or social conditions in which people live

4. litter: wastes and rubbish

5. pollution: making air, water, soil dangerously impure and unfit to use

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6. wildlife: animals and plants which live in a wild state

7. rubbish dump: place where garbage or waste material is left

8. alternative energy: other sources from which we get energy

9. spring: place where water comes up naturally from the ground

10. beam: a line of light shining out from some bright object

Unit 5: Reuse and recycle

1. recycle: to treat a used substance so that we can use it again

2. metal: a type of solid mineral substance

3. chemical: substance that is used or produced in a chemical process

4. battery: a device that provides electricity for a radio, car, etc.

5. oil: a thick liquid that comes from plants and is used for cooking

6. trendy: fashionable

7. bracelet: a piece of jewelry that you wear around your wrist

8. greetings card: card that you send to somebody on a birthday, on holidays

9. ribbon: long silk or other cloth used for tying the hair or for decoration

10. competition: a game or test to know who is best at something

Unit 6: Crazy about wildlife

1. aquarium: a glass container for fish and other water animals

2. aviary: a large cage for keeping birds in

3. reptile house: a place in a zoo where reptiles live

4. picnic area: a place where you're having a picnic at

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5. gift shop: a shop where you can by presents or souvenirs

6. extinct: animals or plants that no longer exist

7. endangered species: kinds of animals that are threatened to be extinct

8. threat: a warning that one is going to hurt or punish

9. population: the number of people living in an area or in a country

10. prevent: stop someone from doing something

Family & FriendsVocabulary Exercises

Unit (1) : You can build it

1. tools 6. tape measure

2. saw 7. crooked

3. string 8. tight

4. roller 9. plan

5. tray 10. sheets

A- Fill in the spaces: :

1- The carpenter uses a ………………… for cutting the wood.2- Home computers can be used as …………………… for learning.3- The package was tied up with a ………………………..4- I bought an expensive silver …………………. from Khan El-khalily.5- We used the …………………….. to paint the walls of our house. **************************************B- Choose the correct words:1- The tailor always uses the [tray – roller – tape measure] to take the

measurements.2- He isn't a good boy. He behaves in a [straight – crooked – tray] way.3- Helen is very busy making [plans – crooked – tight] for her wedding.4- These shoes are so [sheets – tight – crooked];they hurt my feet.

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5- Mother served the tea on a wonderful wooden [tray – sheets – tape measure].

C- Put in a sentence of your own words:1- tight: ………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………

2- tray: ………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………

3- saw: ………………………………………………………………………..

Unit 2 : It's show time1. script 6. arrest

2. audience 7. detective

3. costume 8. curtain

4. nervous 9. perform

5. robbery 10. criminal

A- Fill in the space:

1- Bring your ………………………… to the rehearsal.

2- The ………………………. left the concert happily .

3- My uncle designed the ………………………. for Swan Lake.

4- Sam is very …………………….. about his driving test.

5- They are in prison for armed ………………………..

B- Choose the correct words:1 -The police (arrested – curtain – performed) Tom for the bank robbery.

2 -The (performer – detective – criminal) waited secretly to watch the

suspects.

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3 -Would you please draw the (curtain – script – costume) to darken the

room? I want to sleep.

4 -Last year, we (arrested – performed – robbery) Hamlet at school.

5 -He doesn't have (detective – perform – criminal) .

C- Put in a sentence of your own:1 -curtain.....…………………………………………………………… :

…………………………………………………………………………

2 -perform…………………………………………………………… :

…………………………………………………………………………

3 -criminal…………………………………………………………… :

…………………………………………………………………………

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Unit 3 : The best Party1. lampshade 6. crowd2. sponge 7. washing line3. floats 8. cloth4. sack 9. parade5. feather duster 10. stilts

Fill in the spaces :1- My mother uses a ……………… to removes dirt from the door.2- Magy bought a new colorful ……………….. for her bedroom.3- Oil ……………………on the surface of water.4- I put a …………………. in the dust bin to keep it clean.5- We use the ……………………….. to clean the glass of the car.

B- Choose the correct answer:1- We hang clothes on the [lamp shade – washing line – parade]. 2- I bought a new shirt made of grey [cloth – crowd – stilts]. 3-A [feather duster – broom – crowd] gathered to arrest the robbers.4- Yesterday we watched the military ceremony and the soldiers were on both sides of the [parade – sponge – stilts].5- The dancers were on the [microphone – stilts – crowd] while performing the show.

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C- Put in a sentences of your own : 1- cloth: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2- floats: ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… 3- washing line: ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………

Unit 4: Our planet1. clean up 6. wildlife2. damage 7. rubbish dump3. environment 8. alternative energy4. litter 9. spring5. pollution 10. beam

A- Fill in the space:1- The ………………………… of oil spill took months.

2- The storm ………………………. the cotton crop.

3- Using chemicals and radiations a lot cause the pollution of our

…………………………..

4- Your room is totally a ………………………………...; you never clean it!

5- Over ………………………. is a major problem all over the world.

B- Choose the correct word : 1- The[spring – alternative energy – rubbish dump] should be outside the city.2- I enjoyed watching programmes about [litter – wildlife – spring] in Africa.3- The sun and the wind are considered [pollution – alternative energy –sponge].4- We get water in the desert from a [beam – dump – spring].

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5- The wooden [beams – spring – tray] cracked after the earthquake.C- Put in a sentence of your own :

1- environment: ………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………….

2- pollution: ……………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………….

3- spring: ………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………….

Unit 5: Reuse and recycle1. recycle 6. trendy2. metal 7. bracelet3. chemicals 8. greetings card4. battery 9. ribbon5. oil 10. competition A- Fill in the spaces:

1. Would you please add some olive ……………… to the salad?

2. Apiece of jewelry worn around the wrist or arm is a ……………………

3. …………………. thrown in the sea can kill birds and fish.

4. Copper and silver are both …………………………

5. He likes to wear …………………., fashionable clothes.

B- Choose the correct word:

1. Denmark (oils – recycles – ribbons) nearly 85% of its paper.

2. Many people send (metal – oil – greeting cards) to their friends at Christmas.

3. She was wearing two blue silk (ribbons – trendy – bracelets) on her hair.

4. The (battery – metal – ribbon) is low; we have to recharge it.

5. We are in (trendy – competition – bracelet) with four other classes for the

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C- Put in a sentence of your own:

1. recycle: ……………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. greetings card: ……………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. battery: ……………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………

Unit 6: Crazy about wildlife

1. aquarium 6. extinct2. aviary 7. endangered species3. reptile house 8. threat (n.)4. picnic area 9. population5. gift shop 10. prevent

A- Fill in the spaces:

1. She received death ………………….…… from unknown groups.

2. The sea turtle is an ………………………..…………..; it may soon no

longer exist.

3. A ……………………………. is a store that sells goods that are suitable for

giving as presents.

4. If you are not scared of snakes or lizards, learn all about them in the

…………………………………….

5. The ……………………. of a country is the number of people living there.

B- Choose the correct word:

1. If you want to see what life is like under the sea, come to the (gift shop –

aquarium – aviary). The parrots are funny and friendly.

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2. Nothing would (prevent – extinct – population) me from speaking out

against those criminals.

3. We have over 100 birds in the (reptile house – aviary – threat).

4. Servants are now almost (extinct – threat – aviary) in modern society.

5. After having your lunch in our (aquarium – reptile house – picnic area),

remember to put your litter in the bins.

C- Put in a sentence of your own:

1. endangered species: ………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. aquarium: …………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. threat: ………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

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Swan

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LakeVocabulary Exercises

[From 1 to 10]

-Study these words:

1. crossbow 6. statue

2. creature 7. evil

3. spell 8. wizard

4. ball 9. jealous

5. handsome 10. museum

A- Fill in the spaces:

1. The ……………… failed to form a magic formula for passing exams – only

hard work.

2. You cannot admit that there is no ……………… in the world.

3. Marwan is good looking, and the most ………………………. gentleman

I've ever met in my whole life.

4. She attracted the attention of all the people attending the …………………

by her glamorous clothes.

5. A ……………………… is a curved piece of wood that is held by a light

string, used for shooting arrows.

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B- Choose the correct answer:

1. She was an unusual (jealous – creature – crossbow) with long red hair and

brilliant green eyes.

2. Children often feel (handsome – jealous – spell) when a new baby is born.

3. The wizard cast a (spell – ball – museum) on the young lady.

4. Tourists are always attracted by our ancient temples and the pharaohnic

(creatures – statues – balls).

5. A ………………………. is a building in which objects of artistic, historic or

scientific interest are kept and shown to the public.

- Put in a sentence of your own:

1. statue: …………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………...

2. creature: ………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………...

3. jealous: ………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………...

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From 11 to 201. destroy 6. excited2. attack 7. enormous3. pillow 8. announce4. curtain 9. engagement5. excited 10. necessaryA- Fill in the spaces:1. This sofa is so ………………………. that I had a nap on it.2. Would you please draw the …………………; it's too sunny.3. Our army is expected to ……………….. the enemy soon. 4. My …………………….. is made of feathers.5. We shouldn't throw rubbish in the street; this …………… the beauty of our

city.B- Choose the correct answer:1. The pyramids are really (excited – enormous – engagement).2. The school is going to (announce – excited – attack) the beginning of the

mid-year holiday.3. It's ( enormous – comfortable – necessary) to take an umbrella; it's going to

rain.4. My sister's (excited – engagement – comfortable) party is next week.5. We were totally (curtain – excited – enormous) while watching that thrill

movie.

C- Put in a sentence of your own:1. excited: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2. enormous: …………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………..3. attack: ……………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………..4. pillow: ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………...5. necessary: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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Story {21-30}1-amazement. 6-stab.

2-roar. 7-ceiling.

3-guard. 8-scratch.

4-weep. 9-confused.

5-triumph. 10-wedding.

________________________________________________ A)Fill in the spaces:

1-You must paint the ………………before you paint the walls.

2-You should try not to ………………….insect bites.

3-The lions ……………… loudly when they see a prey.

4-The criminal was brought in under armed ………………..

5- Sara’s ………………… will take place next Thursday. We must go &

congratulate her.

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B)Choose the right answer:

1-The Egyptians celebrate their {guard-wedding-triumph} over the enemy on 6th

October.

2-When I received that message, I was in a {confused-stab-amazement} state of

mind.

3-The thief {confused-scratched-stabbed} Peter with a dagger.

4-Suzan usually {roars-weeps-runs} when she sees a romantic film.

5-It was a great {guard-roar-amazement} to see the lion jumping through a fired

ring.

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C)Put in a sentence of your own:1-ceiling:……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………..

2-scratch:………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………..

3-wedding:………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………..

4-guard:……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………..

5-weep:…………………………………………………………………………….

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Opposites

* Put the opposite of the underlined word:-

1- I'm sure that she's a very sensitive girl.

……………………………………………………………………………….

2- Camels are very common animals at the site of the pyramids.

……………………………………………………………………………….

3- Parents always encourage their children.

……………………………………………………………………………….

4- My teacher is always content with my work.

……………………………………………………………………………….

5- Quick thinking is a very big advantage.

……………………………………………………………………………….

6- You shouldn't be hesitant if you want to take a decision. You should be

……………………………… [Opposite]

7- Can you give me a ………………. [definite – indefinite ] answer?

8- Why is your work always [complete – incomplete ] ?

9- Would you like to be [employed – unemployed ] when you grow up?

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Homophones

A) Choose the correct answer:-

1- The lion's ……………… [main – mane ] was stained with blood after it had eaten its ………………. [prey – pray ]

2- He's ………………. because he didn't ……………… his studies and was unable to ……………… his life [employed – unemployed ] , [complete – incomplete] [ get on – get in ] .

3- My wallet hasn't …………………. yet, so I …………….. my wife to help me look for it [turned up – turned to ].

4- When you ……………….. I hope you will be more …………. and consider our feelings. [grow up – grow out of] [sensitive -insensitive].

5- Have you ………………….. about the ……………… which fled from the valley yesterday [herd – heard ] .

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Phrasal verbs From (1 – 5 )

Choose the correct answer:-

1- Sally [takes after – takes for – turns to ] her mother; she behaves just like her.

2- If I need help , I always [take for – grow up – turn to ] my mother.

3- I don’t need these trousers anymore; they are too small for me now; I [grew up – turned to – grew out of ] them.

4- I always take Noha [after – for – up ]he sister because they are twins and look typically the same.

5- Plants need water too [grow out of – grow up – take after ].

Phrasal verbs From (6 – 10 )

Choose the correct answer:-

1- Would you please [turn up – speak up – cut in ] ? I can’t hear you.

2- I asked you many times not to [cut in – get on – speak up ] some one while they are talking.

3- He is so rude that he always [gets on – speaks up – talks back] even to older people.

4- We had waited one whole hour before the bus finally [turned up – cut in – got on ].

5- When the train arrived, only a few people [cut in – talked back – got on ].

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