ما مستوى قطعة القراءة هذه؟

هذه قطعة قراءة بالإنجليزي للمستوى المتوسط (B1). يستخدم النص روابط شائعة ومزيجًا من الجمل البسيطة والمركبة، وتناسب أسئلة الفهم والمفردات المستوى المتوسط. وهي مناسبة لمن انتقل من المستوى المبتدئ ويريد التقدم نحو مستوى أعلى.

هل تتوفر الإجابات مع القطعة؟

نعم. بعد إنهاء الأسئلة التفاعلية يظهر مفتاح إجابات كامل يوضح الإجابة الصحيحة لكل سؤال فهم ومفردات، مع شرح موجز يبيّن لماذا الإجابة صحيحة ولماذا يخطئ البديل الأقرب، حتى تتعلم من أخطائك أثناء القراءة.

هل يمكن ترجمة الكلمات الصعبة أثناء القراءة؟

نعم، يمكنك الضغط على الكلمات داخل النص لرؤية الترجمة والاستماع إلى النطق أثناء القراءة بالإنجليزي، وهو ما يساعد المبتدئين كثيرًا. كما أن القطعة والأسئلة مجانية بالكامل ولا تحتاج إلى تسجيل أو دفع.

How long should a B1 reading passage take to read?

A B1 reading passage of around 200–280 words usually takes two to four minutes to read carefully. Read it once for general meaning, then read the questions and scan the passage again to find the exact part that gives each answer.

How can I improve my English reading comprehension at B1?

Read regularly at your level, guess new words from context before checking a translation, and always review why each answer is correct. Re-reading the explanation for wrong answers builds the skill faster than only checking the final score.

City Rooftop Gardens – قطعة قراءة بالإنجليزي مع الأسئلة

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

City Rooftop Gardens – قراءة بالإنجليزي مع الأسئلة والإجابات (للمستوى المتوسط)

In many large cities, people are looking for new ways to use empty space. One popular solution is the rooftop garden. Instead of leaving the top of a building empty, residents, schools, and companies can turn it into a small green area with vegetables, flowers, and places to sit.

Rooftop gardens are not only beautiful. They can also make city life healthier. Plants help clean the air, reduce heat, and create a quieter place above the busy streets. In summer, a roof covered with plants can keep a building cooler, so people may use less electricity for air conditioning.

In one neighborhood, a group of volunteers started a rooftop garden on an old apartment building. At first, some residents were not sure it would work. They worried about the cost, the weight of the soil, and who would take care of the plants. However, after an engineer checked the roof and a local business donated materials, the project began.

Every Saturday morning, families meet on the roof to water plants, collect vegetables, and share breakfast. Children learn how tomatoes, lettuce, and herbs grow. Older residents enjoy having a peaceful place to talk with neighbors. The garden has become more than a place for plants; it has become a small community.

Of course, rooftop gardens are not perfect. They need planning, regular care, and safe access. Strong wind, heavy rain, and very hot weather can damage plants. Still, many city planners believe rooftop gardens will become more common in the future. As cities grow, green roofs may help people feel closer to nature without leaving the city.

What is the main idea of the passage?

أسئلة وأجوبة الفهم القرائي

جميع أسئلة القراءة لمستوى B1 لـ “City Rooftop Gardens – قراءة بالإنجليزي مع الأسئلة والإجابات (للمستوى المتوسط)”، كل سؤال مع الإجابة الصحيحة وشرح موجز. اقرأ النص أعلاه، وجرّب التمارين التفاعلية، ثم تحقق من إجاباتك هنا.

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension

1. What is the main idea of the passage?
- A. Rooftop gardens can improve city life in several ways. ✓
- B. Rooftop gardens are too expensive for most people.
- C. People should leave cities and move to the countryside.
- D. Only children can benefit from rooftop gardens.
الإجابة: Rooftop gardens can improve city life in several ways.
Correct. The whole passage describes the benefits, challenges and future of rooftop gardens. The other options are too narrow or negative: the text never says people should leave cities or that only children benefit.
2. Why can rooftop gardens reduce electricity use?
- A. They can make buildings cooler in summer. ✓
- B. They produce electricity from plants.
- C. They stop people from using computers.
- D. They make streets brighter at night.
الإجابة: They can make buildings cooler in summer.
Correct. Paragraph 2 says a roof covered with plants can keep a building cooler, so people may use less air conditioning. The passage never claims plants produce electricity.
3. What did residents worry about before the project began?
- A. The cost, the weight of the soil, and plant care. ✓
- B. The colour of the flowers.
- C. The number of children in the building.
- D. The lack of nearby restaurants.
الإجابة: The cost, the weight of the soil, and plant care.
Correct. These three worries are listed directly in paragraph 3. The colour of flowers and nearby restaurants are never mentioned as concerns.
4. What helped the project start?
- A. An engineer checked the roof and a business donated materials. ✓
- B. The city closed all nearby parks.
- C. The residents bought a new apartment building.
- D. A school moved onto the roof.
الإجابة: An engineer checked the roof and a business donated materials.
Correct. Paragraph 3 says the project began after an engineer checked the roof and a local business donated materials. The other options are not in the text.
5. What does the garden become for the residents?
- A. A small community. ✓
- B. A private restaurant.
- C. A dangerous workplace.
- D. A shopping centre.
الإجابة: A small community.
Correct. Paragraph 4 says the garden became more than a place for plants; it became a small community. The other options contradict the friendly, shared picture in the text.
6. Which challenge is mentioned in the final paragraph?
- A. Strong wind and heavy rain can damage plants. ✓
- B. Vegetables cannot grow in cities.
- C. People never visit rooftop gardens.
- D. Engineers do not understand roofs.
الإجابة: Strong wind and heavy rain can damage plants.
Correct. The final paragraph lists strong wind, heavy rain and very hot weather as problems. The passage actually shows vegetables growing and people visiting, so the other options are false.

Exercise 2: Vocabulary in Context

1. People who live in an apartment building are called _____.
- A. residents ✓
- B. engineers
- C. materials
- D. planners
الإجابة: residents
Residents are the people who live in a particular place.
2. Plants can help _____ heat on a roof.
- A. reduce ✓
- B. donate
- C. collect
- D. damage
الإجابة: reduce
To reduce means to make something smaller or less.
3. The project was started by a group of _____.
- A. volunteers ✓
- B. customers
- C. tourists
- D. drivers
الإجابة: volunteers
Volunteers work because they want to help, not because they are paid.

City Rooftop Gardens – قراءة بالإنجليزي مع الأسئلة والإجابات (للمستوى المتوسط)

What is the main idea of the passage?

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