DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

Starter
Sinbad
SETTING 8 Sinbad finds Yasmin _____.
Choose the best answer. a □ on a pirate ship
1 Sinbad’s father dies _____. b □ in a monster’s cave
a □ at the market c □ in the cannibal’s cage
b □ on a ship d □ in a market
c □ in the street
d □ in bed 9 Sinbad and Yasmin find lots of
elephant bones _____.
2 Sinbad gets away from the whale _____. a □ in a valley
a □ in a barrel b □ on a hill
b □ on a boat c □ in the hunter’s house
c □ on a ship d □ in a cave
d □ with his turban around a Roc’s leg
10 Sinbad gives money to the poor _____.
3 Sinbad leaves the valley of jewels and snakes a □ in his house in Baghdad
_____. b □ in the Baghdad streets
a □ in a barrel c □ in the country of Serendib
b □ on foot d □ on the island of Zugab
c □ with a Roc 20 marks
d □ on a ship
CHARACTERS
4 Sinbad makes armour from wood _____. Choose the best answer.
a □ from a tree
11 Sinbad is a _____ sailor.
b □ on the beach
a □ thin
c □ from his boat
b □ fat
d □ in the sea
c □ lucky
d □ good
5 The cannibals put Sinbad _____.
a □ in a cave
12 Roc’s are large _____.
b □ under the ground
a □ birds
c □ in a barrel
b □ snakes
d □ in a cage
c □ elephants
d □ sea monsters
6 When Ayisha dies, they put Sinbad _____.
a □ in a cave
13 Sinbad finds _____ on the island of Zugab.
b □ under the ground
a □ cannibals
c □ in a cage
b □ a big man-eating snake
d □ in a boat
c □ a monster in a cave
d □ elephants
7 Sinbad leaves the beach with black stones and
wrecks _____.
14 Sinbad can get through the cannibal’s cage
a □ in a barrel
because he’s _____.
b □ with a Roc
a □ quick
c □ in a boat on a river
b □ young
d □ on his ship
c □ hungry
d □ thin

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Starter
Sinbad
15 Ayisha has a _____ face. 22 ‘Where’s our money?’
a □ beautiful a □ the shopkeepers in Baghdad
b □ fat b □ Sinbad’s friends
c □ thin c □ the sailors on Sinbad’s ship
d □ white d □ the poor people of Baghdad

16 _____ is interested in learning about the 23 ‘This isn’t an island. It’s a whale!’
Caliph of Baghdad. a □ the cannibals
a □ Ayisha’s father b □ the captain of Sinbad’s ship
b □ the pirate captain c □ the sailors from Sinbad’s ship
c □ the king of Serendib d □ Sinbad
d □ the cannibal king
24 ‘Nobody goes into the valley.’
17 The Caliph of Baghdad is a _____ man. a □ the cannibals
a □ young b □ the captain of Sinbad’s ship
b □ wise c □ the people of Serendib
c □ poor d □ the men from a village in the hills
d □ little
25 ‘That’s the island of Zugab.’
18 Yasmin is the _____ of a monster when Sinbad a □ the sailors on Sinbad’s ship
first meets her. b □ the captain of Sinbad’s ship
a □ wife c □ the people of Serendib
b □ daughter d □ the men from a village in the hills
c □ friend
d □ prisoner 26 ‘When a woman dies in this country,
they bury the husband with her.’
19 _____ make Sinbad and Yasmin their prisoners. a □ a friend in Ayisha’s country
a □ hunters b □ the captain of Sinbad’s ship
b □ cannibals c □ one of the cannibals
c □ pirates d □ on of the sailor’s from Sinbad’s ship
d □ the people of Serendib
27 ‘Don’t touch it. It’s a Roc’s egg’
20 The _____ is happy when Sinbad and Yasmin a □ the sailors on Sinbad’s ship
show him all the elephant’s bones. b □ the captain of Sinbad’s ship
a □ hunter c □ Sinbad
b □ Caliph of Baghdad d □ the men from a village in the hills
c □ the king of Serendib
d □ pirate captain 28 ‘Your Caliph is a very good and
20 marks wise man.’
a □ Ayisha’s father
b □ Ayisha
DIALOGUE
c □ the King of Serendib
Who says this?
d □ Yasmin
21 ‘You can have all my money.’
a □ Ayisha’s father 29 ‘Why are those elephants following us?’
b □ Sinbad a □ the pirates
c □ the Caliph of Baghdad b □ Yasmin
d □ Sinbad’s father c □ the hunter
d □ Sinbad

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Starter
Sinbad
30 ‘Thank you, Sinbad! You’re a truly wise and good
man.’ 37 to begin fighting
a □ the shopkeepers of Baghdad a □ row
b □ Yasmin b □ hunt
c □ the poor people of Baghdad c □ climb
d □ Sinbad’s friends d □ attack
20 marks
38 to walk round a new country and learn
about it
VOCABULARY
a □ follow
Choose the best answer.
b □ explore
31 to take money for something c □ wake up
a □ sail d □ marry
b □ sell
c □ buy 39 a person who is not free.
d □ land a □ prisoner
b □ husband
32 not usual c □ wife
a □ strange d □ pirate
b □ alone
c □ surprised 40 when something happens that is
d □ wise good for you
a □ rich
33 an animal that is bad to look at b □ thin
a □ bird c □ lucky
b □ elephant d □ surprised
c □ snake 20 marks
d □ monster

34 a very expensive stone PLOT

a □ carpet Choose the best answer.
b □ jewel 41 Sinbad gets beautiful carpets from _____.
c □ turban a □ his father’s house
d □ ivory b □ his friends
c □ the market
35 to change from one thing to a d □ the Caliph of Baghdad
different thing
a □ become 42 On his first ship, Sinbad feels _____.
b □ fly a □ happy
c □ throw b □ tired
d □ bury c □ thirsty
d □ ill
36 we walk on this
a □ ground 43 Sinbad and the sailors make a _____ on the
b □ wave whale’s back.
c □ storm a □ fire
d □ wreck b □ boat
c □ house
d □ carpet

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Starter
Sinbad
44 Sinbad and Yasmin are good at 50 When the hunter says goodbye to Sinbad
hunting _____. and Yasmin, he gives lots of _____ to them.
a □ Roc’s a □ ivory
b □ sea monsters b □ jewels
c □ elephants c □ money
d □ snakes d □ carpets
20 marks
45 When Sinbad first sees a Roc’s egg,
he thinks, ‘It’s a _____.’ Total marks
a □ Roc’s egg
b □ big white stone
c □ little white elephant
d □ big black stone

46 The cannibals _____ when Sinbad speaks

to them.
a □ laugh
b □ smile
c □ understand
d □ don’t understand

47 When the baby Roc comes out of

its egg _____.
a □ four big Rocs fly down
b □ it makes no noise
c □ it attacks the sailors
d □ the sailors kill it

48 When they put Sinbad with his dead wife

Ayisha, he follows a _____ out of the
ground.
a □ snake
b □ elephant
c □ bird
d □ black and white animal

49 When Sinbad leaves Serendib with

presents for the Caliph, _____ his ship.
a □ a Roc attacks
b □ a sea monster attacks
c □ a whale attacks
d □ cannibals attack

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 DOMINOES MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS
Starter
Sinbad
PLOT
SETTING 41 c
1d 42 d
2a 43 a
3c 44 c
4b 45 b
5d 46 d
6b 47 a
7c 48 d
8b 49 b
9d 50 c
10 b

CHARACTERS
11 c
12 a
13 b
14 a
15 d
16 c
17 b
18 d
19 c
20 a

DIALOGUE
21 d
22 a
23 c
24 d
25 b
26 a
27 c
28 c
29 b
30 c

VOCABULARY
31 b
32 a
33 d
34 b
35 a
36 a
37 d
38 b
39 a
40 c

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
Sinbad
BEFORE READING WORD WORK
1 1
b alone, turban, stones, becomes, bird, around,
2 animals, adventures, surprised, jewels
a6 b3 c2 d1 e4 f5 2
3 b turban
a Ayisha, Yasmin c bird
b Snakes, Cannibals d becomes
c The King of Serendib, Yasmin e animals 
f stones, jewels
ACTIVITIES PAGES 6–7 g around
h surprised
READING CHECK
b False (He spends it all.) GUESS WHAT
c True a No
d False (He buys carpets at the market.) b Yes
e False (He sails there in an old ship.) c No
f True d Yes
g True
h False (No one finds him in the barrel.) ACTIVITIES PAGES 18–19

WORD WORK READING CHECK

1 b2 c1 d2 e1 f2 g2 h2
buy, carpet, fire, island, land, lucky, sailor, sell, ship
2 WORD WORK
b island 1
c buy b climb
d fire c waves
e sailor d armour
f carpet e explore
g lucky f wake up
h sell g storm
i ship, land 2
3 b waves
b market c explore
c sail d wake up
d captain e storm
e barrel f climb
f whale g armour

GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT

band c happen in the next chapter a and c are the two things that happen in the next
chapter
ACTIVITIES PAGES 12–13
ACTIVITIES PAGES 24–25
READING CHECK
b5 c8 d7 e6 f2 g4 h1 READING CHECK
a4 b7 c2 d5 e1 f8 g6 h3

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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
Sinbad
WORD WORK
b beach WORD WORK
c break 1
d husband b prisoner
e thin c elephant
f strange d ivory
g ground e monster
h fall in love with f hunter
i cage  2
b monster
GUESS WHAT c elephant
c happens in the next chapter d ivory
e hunter
ACTIVITIES PAGES 30–31 f pirate

READING CHECK GUESS WHAT

b stones Open answers
c the ship
d hungry Project A pages 40–41
e boat 1
f six a horseshoe/black cat
g Caliph b well
h wise c black cat/horseshoe
i presents d coin
j stay at home e thirteen
f ladder
WORD WORK g mirror
b In summer we often swim in the river. h Friday the thirteenth
c It’s very dark in this cave. 2
d He can row hat boat very Open answers
e There’s the wreck of an ld ship on a beach near 3
here. Open answers
f Don’t throw stones. 4
g Our dog bites people when they visit our house. Open answers

GUESS WHAT Project B pages 42–44

c happens in the next chapter 1
a4 b5 c1 d2 e6 f3
ACTIVITIES PAGES 38–39 2
a white water rafting
READING CHECK b climbing
Sinbad takes some presents to the King of Serendib. 3
After that Sinbad sails to Baghdad but a sea monster Open answers
attacks his ship. Sinbad lands on an island and he
finds a young woman. Her name is Yasmin. Sinbad
and Yasmin row in a boat to Sinbad’s ship. Some
pirates attack the ship and Sinbad and Yasmin
become their prisoners. The pirates sell Sinbad and
Yasmin to a hunter and they must hunt elephants
every day. Sinbad and Yasmin find a lot of ivory and
they tell the hunter. The hunter gives them money
and they go back to Baghdad. Sinbad gives some of
his money to poor people. 
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 DOMINOES ACTIVITY KEY
Starter
Sinbad
4 What is the activity? scuba diving
Where is the course? at the Olympia
Sports Centre
When does it start? 4th March
How many weeks is it? six
When are the lessons? from 6pm to 8 pm
How old must you be? over 16
What must you be good at? swimming
What must you bring? swimsuit and
towel
5
Open answers
6
Open answers 

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 DOMINOES GRAMMAR KEY
Starter
Sinbad
1 8
b there are Order of answers may vary.
c There’s / is a some people
d there are b any snakes
e there aren’t / are not c some new clothes
f there isn’t / is not d any water
g there aren’t / are not e some money
2 f some houses
b Is there …? Yes, there is. 9
c Are there …? No, there aren’t / are not. b What a nice carpet!
d Is there …? No, there isn’t / is not. c What expensive jewels!
e Are there …? No, there aren’t / are not. d What an exciting adventure!
f Is there …? Yes, there is. e What a long snake!
3 f What angry shopkeepers!
b he’d like g What an interesting story!
c I like h What important people!
d I’d like i What a warm fire!
e Does 10
f We like b visitor
g Would c photographer
4 d beginner
b Would you like to see the new Sinbad film? e writer
c We like whales. f sleeper
d I’d / would like a drink of water, please. g teacher
e Does she like jewels? 11
f We’d / would like to go to that island, please. b Shall I tell
5 c Let’s be
b These d Shall we attack
c Those e Let’s leave
d that f Let’s look
e This g Shall we row
f these 12
g This b Let’s stop the ship.
6 c Shall I throw stones at the snake?
b That d Let’s run away from the pirates!
c those e Shall we sail to Baghdad now?
d That
e Those
f that
g those
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b some
c some
d any
e some
f any

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