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

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

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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. 7 Chapter 7: Choose the correct words.
d her plan is to tell a story and stops in an 1 The thief said, ‘Open, Sesame / Salt !’
exciting place. 2 Ali Baba showed the gold to his son / wife.
e he finds her with another man. 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? ……… 8 Chapter 8: Put these sentences in order 1–5.
b Did Salem work hard for many years? ……… a The last thief was dead, too. c
c Did the old man ask Salem to open the door? 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
3 Chapter 3: Who said these? e An oil seller came to kasim’s house. c
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
5 ‘My vizir will give you a hundred pieces of   a The thief walked ……… the man.
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 (3) or 10 Chapter 10: Choose the correct answers.
wrong (7)? 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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