The Spiders Chapter 1

Answer the following questions:

1-Why did robbers switch off their lights and engines?

1-They didn’t want the archaeologists to see or hear them.

2-What equipment did the men use to see through the walls? 2- The G.P.R. and a computer.

3- What happened to the oldest robber as soon as he walked through the entrance of the hidden
room? 3-A huge spider’s web covered his face and body.

4- What did the four men find in the room?

4-They found boxes, pots, gold objects and two mummies with gold masks.

5-How did the G.P.R. show what was behind the walls?

5-It transmitted radio waves through the walls. When the waves hit something on the other side,
they came back to the computer changed the radio waves into a picture.

6- Why did the robbers have to leave the tomb? 6-The spiders were biting them all.

7-Why were the spiders an unknown species?

7-Because no one had seen them and they were not on the database.

8-How was the robbers’ accident discovered?

8- When three passengers on a helicopter saw the cars of the robbers. Then the pilot reported the
police.

9-In the pilot’s opinion, what killed the four robbers?

9-He thought the robbers got lost in the desert and died of thirst.

10-What were the men inside the helicopter doing?

10-They were on their way to repair a transmitter.

11-How did the engineer save the pilot’s life?

11-when a spider was about to bite the pilot, the engineer called him to call the police, so he
moved away from the spiders.

12-Which spider remained alive? 12- The biggest spider remained alive and the heat killed the rest.

13-Where did the police take the two cars? 13- To the police station in Hamadayya.
 Complete :

1-Although the robbers’ cars had local number plates……………

2-The oldest robber thought that they might get sick, but they couldn’t die as………

3-The robbers were excited because………

4-The pilot escaped from death……………..

Quotations: 1-“If there are more rooms here, this machine will find them in minutes.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) What was he speaking about?

c) What did that machine them?

2-“Get them off me.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) What does the word them refer to?

c) Why did the man say so?

3-“Get the gold and let’s go.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) How did the robbers know that there was another room behind?

c) What did they find there?

4-“We must find what we want and get out before morning.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b)What did the robbers take from the underground rooms?

c) What happened to the robbers?

5-“We’d better get on the radio.”

a)Who said these words? To whom?

b) Whom did the speaker want the addressee to talk to?

c) Why were these words important?

 The Spiders Chapter 2

Hamdayya a new town

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Answer the following questions:

1-Why was the police officer amazed when he saw the box? 1-…………………………………………

2-How did Ayman use his computer? 2-………………………………………….

3-Why did the old people burn the town? 3-………………………………………….

4-Where do spiders usually hide? 4-……………………………………….…

5-Describe the female spider that Ayman saw? 5-………………………………………....

6-Why wasn’t the spider that Ayman saw an ordinary one? 6-…………………………………….……

7-Who was Shereen? 7-

…………………………………………….

8-Why didn’t the spider attack Najat? 8-………………………………………….

9-What did Dr. Shereen think about the story of the spiders? 9-…………………………………………….

10-What is the World Wide Web like? 10-……………………………………………

11-What was the spider’s long wait? 11-…………………………………………

12-Why did the oldest man of the robbers believe that the spiders weren’t deadly?

13-What did the archaeologists do with the gold objects?

Complete:

1-The spider enclosed its eggs in silk sacs and then…………….

2-After parking the cars in front of Hamdayya police station the big spider……….

3-The people decided to burn the old Egyptian town………..

4-Although the town was burnt down…………

5-Dr. Shereen thought that the old Egyptian town disappeared………

6-The female spider needed a safe place to……….

7-The female spider laid its eggs in four white …………

Quotations:

1-“Spiders use webs to catch files but I am going to use the web to find a spider.”

a)Who said these words?

b) What did he decide to do?

c) Who did Ayman send an e-mail to?

2-“I’ve just seen a large black and yellow spider which I can’t identify.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) Why did he send the e-mail?

c)How did Ayman know about Dr. Shereen?

3-“They hoped to kill all the spiders and then rebuild the town.”

a)How did the people try to kill the deadly spiders?

b) How long did the fire last?

c)Where did the spiders escape?

4-“It needed a safe place, not just for itself but for its new family.”

a) What is the quotation about?

b) Where did it find that home?

c) What did it do after that?

5-“I think the town was a real town but nobody knows exactly where it was.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) In the speaker’s opinion, how did the town disappear?

c) What did the people of the town do to get rid of the spiders?

6-“The towns people gave up hope and left the town.”

a)Who mentioned this? To whom?

b) What was the hope that towns people gave up ?

c) What efforts did the towns people make before giving hope?

The Spiders Chapter 3

Oxford , England

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Answer the following questions:

1-Why did Dr. Shereen think Ayman should tell the police about the spider he saw?

2-Why didn’t Ayman want to tell the police about the spider?

3-Why did professor Jones think spiders are very useful animals?

4-Why was Jones interested in the spider Ayman had seen?

5-Why did professor Jones decide to go to Egypt?

6-What was the ancient Egyptian medicine for the deadly spiders made from?

7-How did Dr. Shereen know about this medicine?

8-Why did the professor believe that Ayman?

9-Why is a female spider more dangerous than a male one?

10-Why did Dr. Jones believe that doctors couldn’t treat the spider’s bites?

11-What must be done to face the danger of the dangerous spiders?

General Questions:

1-Why did the old people burn the town?

2-Where do spiders usually die?

3-Why did the small man shout “ Let’s get out of here.”

4-Why did Dr. Jones come to Egypt?

Complete

1-Ayman thought that the spider might have come to their town in………

2-Suzan Bennet was……..

3-Dr. Jonez was……….

4-Dr. Shereen felt a cold shiver of fear when………..

Quotations:

1-“We’ll find it on the database.”

a)Who said? To whom?

b) Who was Susan Bennett?

c) What did she want to find? Did she find it?

2-“What a nuisance! I have had to cancel my next trip.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) Where was the speaker ready to go?

c)Why did the two ladies go to the speaker?

3-“I think we should talk to professor Jones.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) What was professor Jones?

c)Why did they go to Dr. Jones?

4-“I have been studying arachnids for 25 years.”

a)Who said this ?To whom?

b) Why did the speaker spend all his life studying arachnids?

c)Why did he think that spiders are useful?

5-“It can take years to develop a safe ant venom.”

a)Who said this statement? To whom?

b)Why is the ant venom important?

c) Why is the ant venom for one spider won’t work against the venom of another spider?

6-“Not just him and his family. Everyone in Hamdayya might be in danger.”

a)Who was the speaker talking about?

b) Why was the whole area in danger?

 The Spiders Chapter 4

Ayman speaks up

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Answer the following questions:

1-What did Ayman’s family think of Ayman’s story about the spiders?

2-How would the stories about dangerous spiders affect the business in the town?

3-Why did Colonel Mikhail invite professor Jones and Ayman to the police station?

4-Why did Mikhail hope the spiders were known species?

5-Why did Jones, Captain Ahmad, Ayman go to the archaeological site?

6-Why were the officers sent to guard the site?

7-Why did the officers wear protective clothing?

8-What did Ayman wish he hadn’t done?

General Questions:

1-Why did the gang use the G.P.R.?

2-Why wasn’t the old man afraid?

3-What happened to the spiders in the boxes?

4-How was the pilot’s life saved?

5-What did Ayman use the internet for?

6-Why did the robbers die?

Complete:

1-Ayman thought that he was fool because…………

2-Uncle Wald’s point of view was that……..

3-The police started to take positive steps against the spiders after…….

4-Professor Jones came to Egypt because……..

5-Colonel Mikhail thought that his men would be in danger because…….

Quotation:

1-“Please’ be careful if you see it again.”

a)Who was Dr. Shereen talking about?

b)What was she talking about?

c)Why did Dr. Shereen warn Ayman to be careful?

2-“I have discussed the black and yellow spider with professor Jones.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) Who was Professor Jones?

c) What did the professor decide to do ?

3-“Dr. Shereen thinks I should tell the police about it.”

a)Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to?

b) What does the pronoun it refer to?

c)Why did Dr. Shereen want to tell the police?

4-“I don’t think you should tell the police.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b)Why was the speaker against telling the police at first?

c) What did the speaker do at the end of the discussion?

5-“My men are going to be in danger from these spiders until we get the correct ant venom.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) Why was the colonel worried about his men?

c) Why wasn’t there an ant venom for those spiders?

6-“That’s why I came to Egypt. If it’s a known species, T can identify it.”

a)Who said these sentences? To whom?

b)What were they talking about?

c) Why did the professor come to Egypt?

The Spiders Chapter 5

Into the city of the dead

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mask insecticides extract

1-How can you prove that captain Ahmad was a wise officer?

1-He said we should know our enemy before fighting him.

2-Why did the fighter wear protective clothing when they entered the tomb?

2- To protect themselves against the deadly spiders and from the insecticides.

3-Why did the men want to kill the spiders in the tomb?

4-Why would it be difficult to kill all the spiders in the archaeological site?

5-Why did captain Ahmad want to destroy the spiders?

6-Why did Professor Jones against destroying the spiders?

7-Why did the police decide to send Wafaa to Sinai?

8-How did the professor make sure that the spider was not a known species?

9-How did the characters know that the spiders hadn’t bitten the man’s face?

10- Where did the professor put his equipment in?

11-Who went down to the tom?

12-Why had a fence been built around the archeological site?

Complete

1-The officers who went underground tried to kill the big spider by………

2-One of the officers who went underground fell to the ground because…….

3-The police would take Wafaa into Sinai mountains so as to…………..

4-Captain Ahmad wanted to kill all the spiders because………

5-What made the police ask Wafaa to go to Sinai to get Echinacea negra was that………
 Quotations:

1-“I don’t know much about plants. This botanist is the person to ask.”

a)Who was the speaker?

b) What plants did the speaker refer to?

c) Who was that botanist to be asked?

2-“Professor what’s the best way to destroy these spiders?”

a) Why did the speaker want to destroy the spiders?

b) Who was the speaker?

c) Why did the professor think it was impossible to kill all the spiders?

3-“My job is to prevent more deaths.”

a)Who said this?

b) What did he want to do concerning the spiders underground?

C) Did Professor Jones approve of the speaker’s opinion? Why?

4-“You can’t destroy these spiders.”

a)”Who was the speaker?

b) Where did the conversation take place?

c)Why did he consider Captain Ahmad wrong to think of destroying these spiders?

5-“You’re right. You must do what is necessary. But in my opinion it’s impossible.”

a)Who said these words? To whom?

b) Why did the Captain want to destroy all the spiders?

c)Why did the professor believe it was impossible to do so ?

6-“The spiders fangs broke through his face mask. We must leave here immediately.”

a)Who said these sentences? To whom?

b)What attacked the young officer?

c) How do you know that the spider didn’t bite the young officer?

The spiders Chapter 6

The search

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Answer the following questions:

1-Why did the police want no one to leave Hamdayya?

2-Why did extra officers come to Hamdayya?

3-Why is a female spider much more dangerous than a male?

4-Why were the spiders able to bite Ayman?

5-Why must the officers find the spider’s body?

6-Why was it urgent to find the female spiders’ nest?

7-Why was the Echinacea Negara plant delayed?

8-Why did the professor think that there was only one female spider?

9-Why did the female spider live in the empty house next to Ayman’s?

10-The large female spider used its fangs not against the enemy but against itself. How?

11-Why did the spiders bite Ayman?

Complete:

1-The female spider was more dangerous than the male because……….

2-The spiders attacked the men as soon as the men…………….

3-Ayman had only few hours to live unless……….

4-Ayman was taken to hospital because ……….

5-Echinacea Negara medicine was delayed because ………

6-Echinacea Negara works only for the bites of……..

7-Inside the empty house…………

8-The female spider used its fangs against itself when………..

Quotations:

1”He has only hours to live unless the Echinacea Negara can get to him in time and work.”

a)Who was the speaker talking about?

b)What happened to him?

c) How was the Echinacea Negara plant useful to him?

2-“My men are looking for the body now and the professor is helping them.”

a)Who is the speaker?

b) What body are they looking for ?

c) Where was the speaker when the colonel radioed him?

3-“Your suit’s torn! Get out! Get out!”

a)Who was the speaker?

b) What happened to Ayman when his suit was torn?

c) Where was Ayman taken then?

4-“So, the most urgent task is to find the female spider’s nest.”

a)Who was the speaker?

b) Why was it urgent to find the female spider’s nest.”

c) Where does a spider like to build its nest?

5-“That’s where I saw the spider go.”

a)Who was the speaker?

b) Where did the speaker see the spider go?

C) Why did the spider choose that place?

6-“In any case,, the female spider is a thousand times more dangerous than the male.”

a)Who said this? To whom?

b) Where did this conversation take place?

c) Why is the female spider much more dangerous than the male?

The spiders Chapter 7

Sinai

Answer the following questions:

1-What role did Dr. Wafaa play in the story?

2-What made Captain Osama drive at high speed in the second Wadi?