MR Mohamed Falham

El-Tahrir Official language school

English section
First term
Chapter one ( Three Chimneys)
Answer the following questions:
1-What kind of life did the three
children have at first?
-They had a very ordinary life .They
lived in a very big house with their
father and mother.
2-Where did their father work?
-He worked in an office.
3-Where did their mother work?
-She was a housewife .She read with the
children and played with them.
She helped them with their homework.
4-Prove that the family had a happy
life?
-They had nice clothes and good food
and lots of toys and a dog called James.
5-What are the names of the children?
-Roberta,Peter and Phyllis.
5-Who was the eldest?
-Phyllis.
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6-How was mother after she had met the

two men in the house?
-She was crying and her face was white.
7-What bad news did mother tell the
children?
-She told the children that father will be
away for a long time.
8-Who stayed with the children while
their mother was away?
-Aunt Emma.
9-How was aunt Emma ?
-She was kind but stricter than Mother.
10-Where will they leave london for?
-They will leave london for the country
in a house called ''Three Chimneys''
11-Why did the family walk to their
house?
-They walked because there were no
taxis.
12-Who tidied the house for the family?
-Mrs Viney
13-Who made the first meal in Three
Chimneys?
Aunt Emma and she put it in the
pantry.
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14-Why did Mrs Viney leave so early?

-Because the train came so late.
15-What was the name of the house for
which the family leave?
-Its name was ''Three Chimneys.
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Complete the following sentences:
1-……………..,………………….
and ………………had a very happy life.
2-………………was the youngest of the
three children.
3-……………….was the eldest.
4-The bad news mother told the
children was that
……………………………………………
…..
5-………………….came to stay with the
children.
6-Aunt Emma was ………………but
sometimes …………..than mother.
7-They were going to leave
………….and live in ……………..
8-The house was called
…………………………
…………………….
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9-As there were no taxis ,the

family…………………………..
10-Mrs Viney was
…………………………………….
11-Mum sent some money to Mrs Viney
to ……………………
12-When the children knocked on Three
Chimneys,no ……………………
13-Because the train was late ,Mrs
Viney …………………………..
14-…………………was rather clumsy.

Chapter 2(Peter's coal mine)

Answer the following questions:
1-Why did Mrs Viney leave so early?
Because her son was ill.
2-Why does the train need much coal?
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-The train works with fire.

3-What did peter find in the porter's
room?
-Much coal
4-What is the white line for?
-It shows the station master how much
coal there is.
5-How did the children's mother make
money?
-She wrote stories for children and sold
them to make money for the family.
6-Why couldn’t they have a fire in the
cold weather?
-Because the coal cost a lot of money
and they were poor.
7-What was the children's mother busy
doing?
-She was busy writing stories to earn
their living.
8-Why did mother refuse to bring the
children coal?
-Because coal cost a lot of money.
9-How could the children feel warm in
rainy days?
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-One of them pushed the pram ‫عربية‬

‫ االطفال‬around the attic room.
10-How did mother make a living?
-She wrote stories and sold them.
11-hy couldn’t the family light a fire?
-Because a fire needs coal and the coal
was expensive .
12-What did the children find in the
attic?
-They found an old pram.
13-From where did the children get
coal?
-From the station.
14-Where did the children put the coal?
-In the pram.
15-Why did the station master catch
Peter from the collar?
-Because he stole ‫ سرق‬the coal.

16-Why did the children take the coal?

-Because they were shivering ‫ يرتعش‬from
cold and they wanted to make a fire.
17-What did the station master do with
the children?
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-He didn’t punish ‫ يعاقب‬them .He let

them go.
18-What did the children use the coal
for?
-For making a fire.
19-Why didn’t the children buy the
coal and steal it from the station?
-Because they were very poor.
20-Where did the children carry coal?
-In the pram.
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Complete the following sentences:
1-To make a living ,mother
………………………………………
2-Mrs Viney left early that day because
…………………….
3-The coal was used to make
………………………………….
4-The white line was for
………………………………………
5-……………………………….shows the
station master how much coal there was.
6-Mother was busy
…………………………and sold them to
earn money.
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7-Inside the attic ,the children

found……………………..
8-The children brought the coal in the
…………………….
9-Because the family was poor ,they
couldn’t buy …………………….to make
fire.
9-The children brought coal from
………………………..
10-………………….caught peter from
the collar
because…………………………………
……….
11-The children stole coal because
…………………………….
……………………………………………
……..
12-The children needed coal to
…………………………….
13-The children were cold and they
wanted to make a fire so
……………………………………………
……………
14-………………………makes trains go.
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15-………………discovered the pile of

coal in the station.

Chapter three(The old gentleman)

Answer the following questions:
1-What was the children's favourite
train?
-Green Dragon.
2-Who waved to the children in the
station?
-An old gentleman.
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3-Who did Peter meet on his way to the

village?
-He met the station master
4-Why was Peter ashamed of himself?
-Because he stole the coal from the
station.
5-Why do the children go daily to the
station?
-To wave to the station which goes to
London and send love to their absent
father.
6-Why must the children be proud of
their mother?
-Because she writes successful stories
and sell them.
7-What did the station master give the
children?
-He gave an orange each and gave Peter
a notebook.
8-Why did the station master give Peter a
notebook?
-To write down the names of trains. It 's
called train spotting.
9-Why did Peter fetch doctor Forrest?
-Because mother was very ill.
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10-What was doctor Forrest interested

in ?
-He was interested in railways and
rabbits.
11-Why was mother sad after doctor
Forest visited her?
-Because she didn’t have money to pay
for the medicine.
12-What was written on the sheet of
paper?
-''We have something to give you be
ready''
13-Why did the children write the
message on the paper?
-To be able to get the medicine for their
mother.
14-What was in the envelope given to the
gentleman?
-There was a letter inside the envelope.
15-Who did the girl give the letter to?
-To the old gentleman.
16-Why did the children ask the
gentleman for help?
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-Because their mother was ill and

needed many things and they were very
poor.
17-What did the old gentleman leave in
station ?
-A large basket.
18-What was inside the basket the master
left for mother?
-Two chickens, some cold beef ,apples,
peaches , grapes , cream , jam , cakes
and biscuits there was a letter too.
19-Why was mother angry with the
children?
-Because they told strangers about their
problems.
20-What is the name of the porter?
-Mr Perks.
21-What are the lights at the front of the
letter called?
-They are called the headlight.
22-What are the lights at the back of the
train called?
-They are called the tail lights.
23-Why did mother write a letter to the
old gentleman?
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-To thank him for the things he brought

when she was ill.
24-Why couldn’t the children bring the
things for mother when she was ill?
-Because they were very poor.
25-What was pinned ‫ معلق‬on the fence of
the station ?
-A paper for the old gentleman.
26-Why did the children pin ‫ علق‬the
paper on the fence of the station?
-Because they wanted to help their
mother.
27-What did the children want to tell the
old gentleman?
-They wanted to tell him about their
mother illness ‫ مرض‬and her need for
things.
28-Why did the children love ''The Green
Dragon''?
-Because it goes to London where their
father was as they thought ‫اعتقدوا‬.
29-What did the children do when they
saw ''Green Dragon''?
-They waved their handkerchiefs. ‫مناديل‬.
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30-Who waved to the children in the

''Green Dragon''?
-An old gentleman.
31-Why was Peter ashamed of himself
when he met the station master?
-Because he stole the coal.
32-What did the station master tell Peter
about his mother?
-''You must be proud ‫فخور‬of your
mother.
33-Why did the station master give Peter
a notebook?
-To write the names of the trains down
on it.
34-What is the writing of the names of
the train called
-'' Train spotting.''
45-What did doctor Forrest tell the
children about their mother/
-He told them that she had a flu. She
must eat good food.
46-How was the old gentleman helpful
and kind?
-He left a basket full of things for the
children in the station.
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47-Wh couldn’t they afford ‫ يتحمل‬to buy

the list the doctor wrote?
-Because they were poor.
48-Who did the children ask for help?
-The old gentleman.
49-Why did the children write a letter to
the gentleman?
-To help buy the list the doctor wrote.
50-What did the children promise their
mother?
-They promised not to tell their problems
to strangers.
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Complete the following sentences:
1-………………..waved to the children
in the ''Green Dragon.''
2-'' ………….. ……………..is the
name of the train.
3-Mother wrote ………………..
………………….
4-…………..came to treat ‫ يعالج‬mother.
5-……………..wrote a list of things for
mother to be better.
6-The family couldn’t afford to get the
list
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because
……………………………………
7-…………..gave Peter a notebook.
8-The wring of the train names is
called………. ……..
9-To write the names of the trains the
station master gave peter a
………………
10-Doctor …………….gave mother
…………..and
a ……….of things to buy.
11-Peter went to the village to fetch ‫يحضر‬
…………..because mother was ill.
12-Peter was ashamed because
………………………
13-The children asked …………….
…………..for help.
14-The children gave a Letter
to…………..
15-The old gentleman left
……………….full of things for mother
with the porter.
16-Inside the basket , there were
……………….
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, …………….., ………….., and

………………
17-Mother was angry because
…………………….
18-You mustn't tell ……………about
our problems.
19-When the children told their mother
about the the old gentleman she was
……………………….
20-You must be ……of your mother .Said
the station master
With my best wishes