Test One (Owen)

[Owen]

1. Vocabulary (out of 35)

a) English to Arabic (out of 15)

1) man
رَجُلٌ

2) computer
حَاسُوبٌ

3) rose
وَرْدَةٌ

4) washing machine
غِسَّلَةٌ

5) car
سَيَّرَةٌ

6) he promised
وَعَدَ

7) he wore
لَبَسَ

8) secretary
سَكْرِتَيْرٌ

9) poor
فَقِيْرٌ

10) chair
كُرْسِيٌ

11) window
شُبَّكٌ

12) behind
وَرَاءٌ

13) south
-

14) he wrote
كَتبَ

15) food
تعَامٌ

[Owen]

1. Vocabulary (out of 35)

b) Arabic to English (out of 15)

1. water
2. marriage
3. university
4. word
5. clever
6. broken
7. mother
8. light
9. hawa
10. somalia
11. he went
12. near to ...
13. Ali
14. this
15 needle


c) recognise the words and fill in the missing letter (out of 5)

1. lam (qalb: heart)
2. 3ain (ista3mal: used)
3. -
4. meem (malaabis: clothes)
5. -

[Owen]

2. Sentences (out of 35)

a) translate from English to Arabic (out of 20)

Who is that girl?

من تلك البنت ؟

Did you wear my shirt? (to a boy)

هل لبستَ قميسيَ

The book is under the table

الكتابُ تحتَ التاولة

This boy is clever

هذ الولدُ ذكيٌ

Is that a big house? No it is the mosque

هل تلك بيتٌ كبيرٌ

Where is your car?

اين سيَّرةكَ

Mohammed is hard working

محمدٌ مجتحدٌ

I am from south England



She drank the water

شربت هي الماءُ

Is this a cat? yes it is a cat.

هل هذه قطٌ ؟ نعم هذه قطٌ


b) translate from Arabic into English (out of 10)

1. That boy is a student
2. The car is infront of the mosque
3. -
4. The big house is beautiful
5. Muhammad wore a shirt


c) complete these sentences with any word which makes sense (out of 5)

Ali went to the mosque المسجد
ًWho is the hardworking student الطالب المجتحد
My mother is from Germany المانيا
I live in Germany المانيا
Noura drank Coca Cola كوكاكولا

[Owen]

Ahh, sorry, I have to run a few errands now. The test took longer than expected because I still haven't gotten used to the arabic keyboard system LOL. I'll continue the test in an hour insyaallah.

[Owen]

a) change the following from definate to indefinate (out of 5)

ولدٌ
مسجدٌ
كتابٌ
بابٌ
شباكٌ


b) change the following from indefinite to definite (our of 5)

الوردةُ
المفتاحُ
البيتُ
الطّالبُ
القميصُ


c) change the following verbs from "he" to "she" or "she" to "he" (including changing name) (out of 5)

شربت نورةُ الماءَ
لبست علية القميصَ
وجد عليّ الكلبَ
ذهب عليّ إلى البيت
استعمل نورة الحاسوبَ

[Owen]

1.) what is the name of the girl talking? (2)
Najima? Muhammad

2.) where does she study? (2)
University of London

3.) what does she hope to become? (2)
Nurse

d) what are the jobs of her parents? (2)
Mother is a doctor, father is a teacher in her university

e) Is the university in the town or the countryside? (2)
In town

f) what does she say about her house? (2)
Beautiful

[Owen]

6) Listening Comprehension (15)

a) what is the name of the speaker? (1)

Ali

b) where is he from? (country and city)? (2)

Baghdad, Iraq

c) what is his job? (2)

Teacher of arabic language

d) where does he go to work? (2)

School close to the mosque

e) how does he describe his wife? (2)

Beautiful and a good Muslim

f) what does she do? (1)

Nurse

g) what is her name? (1)

Noor

h) how does he describe where he lives? (2)

Small house

i) who does he live with? (2)

His wives mother

[Owen]

7.) Grammar terms (18 marks)

Explain (in english) and give an example of the following (in arabic)

a) verb

A verb is a word describing an action and is divided into past, present and future tenses. In arabic, a verbal sentence begin with the action/verb, it must have a noun as the one performing the action. The thing that has the action performed upon ends with a fatha or fathatain, unless a preposition precedes it.

Example:
Ali drank the milk - Ali is the subject and drank is the action he performed.
شرب علي اللبن


b) noun

Nouns are words that symbolises entities. These entities include people and animal creatures. Boy, student, tiger are nouns. If definite it will take an "Alif Lam" and end character takes a dhamma. If indefinite the word takes a dhammatain.

Example: A doctor
طبيبٌ


c) pronoun

Pronouns are words such as I, you, he, she and it. The difference between these and nouns is that pronouns are not affected by prepositions.

Example: He is a doctor

هو طبيبٌ


d) adjective

Adjective give a description of the noun in the sentence.

Example: The boy is clever

الولد ذكيٌ

e) definite

Definitive words has an "alif lam" added to the beginning of the word, and the end case is changed to a dhamma from dhammatain.

Example: The student - refers to that particular student.

الطالبُ

Definite adjective is used to refer to the particular thing in certain particular scope. It also has an alif lam at the beginning and ends with a dhamma.

Example: The tall student

الطالبُ الطويلُ


f) in definite

Indefinite can be identified if it has a dhammatain, fathatain or kasratain.
Example: A mosque, a camel

مسجدٌ , جملٌ

g) subject

The subject is the entity performing the action in a verbal sentence. It is always a noun.
Example: Ali drank the milk.
شرب علي اللبن

h) object

The object is the entity that the action has been performed on. It has a fatha or fathatain as it's case end.
Example: Ali drank the cold milk.
شرب علي اللبَ الباردَ


i) preposition

Preposition describes locations of nouns in relation to something. The noun that proceeds a preposition ends with a kasra or kasratain.

Example: He is in the house.

هو في البيتِ

[Owen]

I'll finish up questions 4 and 8 later. I have to run out again, and I don't have a microphone.

[.: Anna :.]

1. Vocabulary (out of 35)

a) English to Arabic (out of 15)

1) man
رَجُلٌ

2) computer
حَاسُوبٌ

3) rose
وَرْدَةٌ

4) washing machine
غِسَّلَةٌ
spelling wrong... 1/2

5) car
سَيَّرَةٌ

spelling wrong... 1/2
6) he promised
وَعَدَ

7) he wore
لَبَسَ

8) secretary
سَكْرِتَيْرٌ

9) poor
فَقِيْرٌ

10) chair
كُرْسِيٌ

11) window
شُبَّكٌ

spelling wrong... 1/2
12) behind
وَرَاءٌ

13) south
- janoob.

14) he wrote
كَتبَ

15) food
تعَامٌ

spelling wrong... 1/2

total for this section 12/15

[.: Anna :.]

2. Sentences (out of 35)

a) translate from English to Arabic (out of 20)

Who is that girl?

من تلك البنت ؟
2
Did you wear my shirt? (to a boy)

هل لبستَ قميسيَ
1 - qamees is with saad, plus u dnt need fatha on the ya
The book is under the table

الكتابُ تحتَ التاولة

This boy is clever
1 - tawila is with big Ta
هذ الولدُ ذكيٌ
1 - alif missed from hadha
Is that a big house? No it is the mosque

هل تلك بيتٌ كبيرٌ
1/2 - bayt is masculine so need dhalika, plus where is the 2nd half of sentence?
Where is your car?

اين سيَّرةكَ
1 - join the ta marbuta and ka
Mohammed is hard working

محمدٌ مجتحدٌ
2
I am from south England

0

She drank the water

شربت هي الماءُ
2
Is this a cat? yes it is a cat.

هل هذه قطٌ ؟ نعم هذه قطٌ
1 - need ta marbuta for the qitta

11 and half / 20

b) translate from Arabic into English (out of 10)

1. That boy is a student 2
2. The car is infront of the mosque 2
3. - 0
4. The big house is beautiful 2
5. Muhammad wore a shirt 2

8/10
c) complete these sentences with any word which makes sense (out of 5)

Ali went to the mosque1 المسجد
ًWho is the hardworking student0- needed a feminine word here الطالب المجتحد
My mother is from Germany1 المانيا
I live in Germany1 المانيا
Noura drank Coca Cola 1كوكاكولا

4/5

total for this section : 15.5 / 35

[.: Anna :.]

[QUOTE=Owen]a) change the following from definate to indefinate (out of 5)

ولدٌ
مسجدٌ
كتابٌ
بابٌ
شباكٌ

5/5
b) change the following from indefinite to definite (our of 5)

الوردةُ
المفتاحُ
البيتُ
الطّالبُ
القميصُ
5/5


c) change the following verbs from "he" to "she" or "she" to "he" (including changing name) (out of 5)

شربت نورةُ الماءَ
لبست علية القميصَ
وجد عليّ الكلبَ
ذهب عليّ إلى البيت
استعمل نورة الحاسوبَ

5/5

total for this section 15/15

[.: Anna :.]

1.) what is the name of the girl talking? (2)
Najima? Muhammad - 1 (najma bint mohammed)

2.) where does she study? (2)
University of London 2

3.) what does she hope to become? (2)
Nurse 2

d) what are the jobs of her parents? (2)
Mother is a doctor, father is a teacher in her university 2

e) Is the university in the town or the countryside? (2)
In town 2

f) what does she say about her house? (2)
Beautiful 2

total for this section 11/12

[.: Anna :.]

[QUOTE=Owen]6) Listening Comprehension (15)

a) what is the name of the speaker? (1)

Ali - 1

b) where is he from? (country and city)? (2)

Baghdad, Iraq - 2

c) what is his job? (2)

Teacher of arabic language - 2

d) where does he go to work? (2)

School close to the mosque - 2

e) how does he describe his wife? (2)

Beautiful and a good Muslim - 2

f) what does she do? (1)

Nurse - 2

g) what is her name? (1)

Noor - 2

h) how does he describe where he lives? (2)

Small house - 2

i) who does he live with? (2)

His wives mother - 0

total for this section 14/15

[.: Anna :.]

7.) Grammar terms (18 marks) total for this section 18/18

Explain (in english) and give an example of the following (in arabic)

a) verb

A verb is a word describing an action and is divided into past, present and future tenses. In arabic, a verbal sentence begin with the action/verb, it must have a noun as the one performing the action. The thing that has the action performed upon ends with a fatha or fathatain, unless a preposition precedes it.

Example:
Ali drank the milk - Ali is the subject and drank is the action he performed.
شرب علي اللبن

2
b) noun

Nouns are words that symbolises entities. These entities include people and animal creatures. Boy, student, tiger are nouns. If definite it will take an "Alif Lam" and end character takes a dhamma. If indefinite the word takes a dhammatain.

Example: A doctor
طبيبٌ

2
c) pronoun

Pronouns are words such as I, you, he, she and it. The difference between these and nouns is that pronouns are not affected by prepositions.

Example: He is a doctor

هو طبيبٌ

2
d) adjective

Adjective give a description of the noun in the sentence.

Example: The boy is clever

الولد ذكيٌ
2
e) definite

Definitive words has an "alif lam" added to the beginning of the word, and the end case is changed to a dhamma from dhammatain.

Example: The student - refers to that particular student.

الطالبُ

Definite adjective is used to refer to the particular thing in certain particular scope. It also has an alif lam at the beginning and ends with a dhamma.

Example: The tall student

الطالبُ الطويلُ
2

f) in definite

Indefinite can be identified if it has a dhammatain, fathatain or kasratain.
Example: A mosque, a camel

مسجدٌ , جملٌ
2
g) subject

The subject is the entity performing the action in a verbal sentence. It is always a noun.
Example: Ali drank the milk.
شرب علي اللبن
2
h) object

The object is the entity that the action has been performed on. It has a fatha or fathatain as it's case end.
Example: Ali drank the cold milk.
شرب علي اللبَ الباردَ

2
i) preposition

Preposition describes locations of nouns in relation to something. The noun that proceeds a preposition ends with a kasra or kasratain.

Example: He is in the house.

2هو في البيتِ

[.: Anna :.]

section 8 uncompleted = 0/8
if later done can b submitted and overall mark adjusted :)

total mark = 85.5 /138 = 63%
= B