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While reading b The sultan’s ………, Masrour, began to laugh.
Chapter 1, pages 1–2 c He said to the sultan, ‘Yesterday I saw a big
1 Who is it? Write the correct names from the fat ……… .’
box. d ‘He told funny ……… .’
e The man’s ……… was Abdurrazak.
Shariar the vizir Sheherezade Dunyazade
f Masrour went to Abdurrazak’s ……… .
a An important man who helped the sultan g Masrour said to Abdurrazak, ‘The sultan will
……………………………………………… give you a lot of ……… .’
b The vizir’s daughter and Shariar’s new wife h ‘When he gives you your fee, give ……… to
……………………………………………… me.’
c The sultan or ruler of the country i Abdurrazak was unhappy but in the ………
……………………………………………… he said yes.
d Sheherezade’s sister j ‘So people in the ……… laugh at you.’ the
……………………………………………… sultan said to Abdurrazak. ‘Will I laugh at you,
Chapter 2, pages 2–8 too?’
2 What happens first? Put these sentences in Chapter 4, pages 11–16
order (1–13). 4 There is one word wrong in each of these
a A bird caught Salem by his clothes and sentences. Underline the wrong word and
carried him to a wonderful place. c write the correct one.
b One day he pushed open a door and went a Faisal was a rich young man but he didn’t have
through it. c a life. ………………
c Salem broke open the door. c b One day, he saw a beautiful young girl at a
d Salem lost the money and the houses. c door. ………………
e Salem married a beautiful woman and he c Then a man on a house came into the street.
was very happy. c ………………
f Salem met an old man in the street. c d ‘Is that her mother?’ Faisal thought.
g Salem went down the stairs, through a ………………
cave and to the sea. c e He went home but he couldn’t eat or drink.
h Salem went through the door and found ………………
some stairs. c f An old man worked in Faisal’s house.
i Salem went to be a servant at the old ………………
man’s house. c g He told her he was ill. ………………
j Salem worked hard in the house for many h The old woman spoke to the girl about
years. c Friday. ………………
k Salem’s father died. c i The girl said, ‘Faisal can’t come and see me on
l Salem got a lot of money and houses from Friday.’ ………………
his father. c
Chapter 5, pages 16–20
m The old man died and left the house and
5 Put the words in the right places.
his money to Salem. c
at away for in inside into
Chapter 3, pages 8–11 of on out under
3 Complete each sentence with a word from a Every week Ali put a small piece of gold
the box. ……… the jar under the floor.
end half house man money name b When he was 50, he took ……… the jar.
night servant stories street c There were more than a thousand gold
pieces ……… .
a The great Sultan Haroun said to his vizir, ‘The
……… is long. I want it shorter.’

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d He bought some olives and put them on top Chapter 8, pages 28–32
……… the gold. 8 There is one mistake in each sentence.
e Ali went ……… a journey. Underline the mistakes and correct them.
f One day, when Ali was ……… Syria, Husein a The thieves came back to the house. ………
opened the jar of olives. b They didn’t find the four pieces of Ali
g The olives ……… the top were very old and Baba. ………
dry. c Some thieves went into the town and talked
h Husein took the olives out and threw them to Kasim. ………
……… . d The shoemaker told the thief, ‘Last week I
i Ali came back after seven years and asked made forty pieces of a dead man into one
……… his olives. piece.’ ………
j There was no gold ……… the olives. e Some weeks later a man came to Kasim’s
house with thirty-nine jars. ………
Chapter 6, pages 20–24 f He said the jars had olives in them. ………
6 Who said these? g Ali Baba asked the man to bring in his horses
a ‘I killed him when I hit him on the back.’ and jars. ………
……………………………………………… h Marjana went to get some lamp and found a
b ‘I killed him when I knocked him downstairs.’ man in the jar. ………
……………………………………………… i Forty thieves were in the jars. ………
c ‘I killed him when I hit him on the head.’
……………………………………………… Chapter 9, pages 32–35
d ‘I killed him when I kicked him.’ 9 Match each statement with a response.
……………………………………………… 1 ‘I can take something from everybody.’ c
2 ‘Can you take his donkey from him?’ c
Chapter 7, pages 24–28 3 ‘Where’s my donkey?’ c
7 Match these questions and answers. 4 ‘So you really changed into a donkey?’ c
1 What was the name of Ali Baba’s brother? 5 ‘Where’s your donkey?’ c
2 What was Ali Baba’s job? a ‘Oh, sir, don’t ask me!’
3 What did the sound of horses mean to Ali b ‘We have no donkey.’
Baba? c ‘Yes, with a little help from you.’
4 Where did he hide? d ‘Yes. I ran outside into the street.’
5 What words opened the cave? e ‘You think you can do that.’
6 What did Ali Baba find inside the cave?
Chapter 10, pages 35–39
7 Who did Ali Baba tell about the cave?
10 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?
8 Who did Ali Baba’s wife tell?
a The man in the street was Aladdin’s uncle. c
9 Why couldn’t Kasim get out of the cave?
b The man wanted to buy Aladdin a shop. c
10 Who told the doctor that Kasim was ill?
c At the bottom of the stairs was a cave and
a Gold and other beautiful things.
a garden. c
b He couldn’t remember the words.
d Aladdin gave the lamp to the man. c
c He was a woodcutter. e The ground closed over Aladdin because
d His wife. the man hit it three times. c
e In a tree. f Aladdin said some words and a genie
f Kasim. came out of the lamp. c
g Kasim’s wife g The genie helped Aladdin get home. c
h Marjana h Aladdin married the sultan’s daughter. c
i Open, Sesame! i The sultan gave them a lovely house. c
j Thieves. j The lamp seller was really the magician. c
k Aladdin’s wife knew about the lamp. c
l The genie only worked for Aladdin. c

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1 Chapter 1: Match the two parts of the sentences. d Husein took the old olives in / out.
1 The sultan cuts his first wife’s head off e Husein put the new olives under / on the gold.
because … c
6 Chapter 6: Match the people and their actions.
2 No woman wants to be the sultan’s new wife
1 The fish seller … c
because … c
2 The doctor … c
3 The sultan cuts off the heads of his new wives
3 The bird seller … c
after just one night so that … c
4 The rich man … c
4 The vizir is unhappy with his daughter’s plan
a carried the dwarf down the street to a big
because … c
house.
5 Sheherezade asks her sister to say ‘Please tell
b climbed the doctor’s stairs and sat the dwarf
me a story’ because … c
down outside his door.
a he cuts her head off after one night.
c found the dwarf in front of his house.
b he thinks the sultan will kill her.
d threw the dwarf over the wall.
c no woman will hurt him again.
d her plan is to tell a story and stops in an exciting 7 Chapter 7: Choose the correct words.
place. 1 The thief said, ‘Open, Sesame / Salt!’
e he finds her with another man. 2 Ali Baba showed the gold to his son / wife.
3 Kasim / Kasim’s wife went to the cave.
2 Chapter 2: Write YES or NO.
4 Marjana is Ali Baba’s / Kasim’s servant.
a Did an old man ask Salem to be a servant at his
5 Marjana is a clever / stupid girl.
house? ………
b Did Salem work hard for many years? ……… 8 Chapter 8: Put these sentences in order 1–5.
c Did the old man ask Salem to open the door? a The last thief was dead, too. c
……… b The shoemaker took one thief to Kasim’s house. c
d Did Salem open the door? ……… c A man asked Marjana, ‘Is it time?’ c
e Is Salem happy at the end of the story? ……… d The thieves couldn’t find the dead man. c
e An oil seller came to kasim’s house. c
3 Chapter 3: Who said these?
1 ‘Are you laughing because I can’t sleep?’ c 9 Chapter 9: Put the words from the box in the right
2 ‘I’m thinking about something funny.’ c places.
3 ‘So you have to give me something too.’ c town donkey gave behind surprised
4 ‘That’s one half of my fee.’ c
a The thief walked ……… the man.
5 ‘My vizir will give you a hundred pieces of gold.’ c
b The man pulled a person, not his ……… .
a Sultan Haroun
c The man was very ……… .
b Masrour
d The man ……… some money to the thief.
c Abdurrazak
e The man saw his old donkey in the ……… .
4 Chapter 4: Are these sentences right (✓) or
10 Chapter 10: Choose the correct answers.
wrong (✗)?
1 Who stopped Aladdin in the street?
a Faisal gave the barber some food. c
a A magician from Morocco.
b Faisal waited for the barber to go to the girl’s
b His father’s brother.
house with him. c
2 What was there at the bottom of the stairs?
c Faisal took some of the judge’s money. c
a A river.
d The judge hit his servant. c
b A cave.
e The barber found Faisal in a large box. c
3 What did Aladdin ask genie to do first?
f Faisal was happy about the barber’s help. c
a To take him home.
5 Chapter 5: Choose the right italic words. b To bring his dinner.
a Ali had a jar under / on the floor of his shop. 4 Who did Aladdin marry?
b Ali left the jar in / with Husein. a a servant girl
c Ali was away for / in a long time. b the sultan’s daughter
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