Grade 7 Arabic โ€“ Listening for Information Quiz

1. Which particle makes a noun definite in Arabic?

ูˆ
ุจู€
ูู€
ุงู„
Explanation:

ุงู„ is the definite article in Arabic and is attached to a noun to mean 'the' (e.g., ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจ = the book).

2. Which ending usually marks a feminine singular noun in Arabic?

ู€ุฉ
ู€ูˆู†
ู€ุงุช
ู€ูŠู†
Explanation:

The suffix ู€ุฉ (taa marbuta) commonly marks feminine singular nouns (e.g., ู…ุฏุฑุณุฉ = school (feminine)).

3. Which ending is used for the regular (sound) feminine plural?

ู€ูˆู†
ู€ุงุช
ู€ูŠู†
ู€ุงู†
Explanation:

The sound feminine plural adds ู€ุงุช to the singular to form plurals (e.g., ู…ุนู„ู…ุฉ โ†’ ู…ุนู„ู…ุงุช).

4. Which endings form the sound masculine plural in Arabic?

ู€ูˆู† / ู€ูŠู†
ู€ุงุช
ู€ุฉ / ู€ุงุช
ู€ุงู† / ู€ุงุช
Explanation:

The sound masculine plural uses ู€ูˆู† for nominative and ู€ูŠู† for accusative/genitive (e.g., ู…ุณู„ู…ูˆู† / ู…ุณู„ู…ูŠู†).

5. What is the common dual ending in the nominative case?

ู€ูˆู†
ู€ุงู†
ู€ุงุช
ู€ูŠู†
Explanation:

The dual takes ู€ุงู† in the nominative (e.g., ุทุงู„ุจุงู† = two students); in accusative/genitive it becomes ู€ูŠู†.

6. Which demonstrative is used for a nearby masculine singular noun?

ู‡ุฐู‡
ุฐู„ูƒ
ู‡ุฐุง
ู‡ุคู„ุงุก
Explanation:

ู‡ุฐุง is the demonstrative for 'this' (near) with masculine singular nouns (e.g., ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจ = this is a book).

7. Which demonstrative is used for a nearby feminine singular noun?

ู‡ุฐุง
ู‡ุคู„ุงุก
ู‡ุฐู‡
ุชู„ูƒ
Explanation:

ู‡ุฐู‡ is the demonstrative for 'this' (near) with feminine singular nouns (e.g., ู‡ุฐู‡ ู…ุฏุฑุณุฉ = this is a school).

8. Which demonstrative is used for people who are close (these)?

ู‡ุคู„ุงุก
ู‡ู†ุงูƒ
ู‡ู†ุง
ุฃูˆู„ุฆูƒ
Explanation:

ู‡ุคู„ุงุก means 'these' for people who are near (e.g., ู‡ุคู„ุงุก ุงู„ุทู„ุงุจ = these students).

9. Which suffix means 'my' when attached to a noun?

ู€ูƒ
ู€ู†ุง
ู€ู‡
ู€ูŠ
Explanation:

The suffix ู€ูŠ marks first-person singular possession: ูƒุชุงุจูŠ = my book.

10. Which object pronoun suffix attached to a verb means 'him'?

ู€ู‡ุง
ู€ู†ูŠ
ู€ู‡
ู€ูƒู…
Explanation:

The suffix ู€ู‡ attached to a verb means 'him' (e.g., ุฑุฃูŠุชู‡ = I saw him).

11. Which particle commonly negates past-tense verbs (meaning 'did not')?

ู„ู†
ู„ุง
ู„ูŠุณ
ู…ุง
Explanation:

ู…ุง + past verb negates past actions (e.g., ู…ุง ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ = he did not go).

12. Which particle usually negates present-tense verbs (meaning 'does not/is not')?

ู„ูŠุณ
ู„ู†
ู…ุง
ู„ุง
Explanation:

ู„ุง before a present verb negates it (e.g., ู„ุง ูŠูŽูƒู’ุชูุจู = he does not write).

13. Which particle is used to negate a future action (meaning 'will not')?

ู„ูŠุณ
ู„ุง
ู…ุง
ู„ู†
Explanation:

ู„ู† + present subjunctive negates future actions (e.g., ู„ู† ูŠูŽุฐู’ู‡ูŽุจูŽ = he will not go).

14. Which word negates a nominal sentence to mean 'is not' (copular negation)?

ู…ุง
ู„ูŠุณ
ู„ู…
ู„ุง
Explanation:

ู„ูŠุณ negates nominal (equational) sentences: ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจ ู„ูŠุณ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุงู‹ = The book is not new.

15. Where does an adjective appear relative to the noun in Arabic and how must it agree?

ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ูุนู„ ูˆูŠุทุงุจู‚ ุงู„ูุนู„
ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุฅุณู… ูˆูŠุทุงุจู‚ู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุณ ูˆุงู„ุนุฏุฏ
ู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ุฅุณู… ูˆู„ุง ูŠุญุชุงุฌ ุงุชูุงู‚
ู‚ุจู„ ุงู„ูุนู„ ูˆูŠุฎุชู„ู ุนู† ุงู„ุฅุณู…
Explanation:

Adjectives follow the noun and agree with it in gender, number, and definiteness (e.g., ูƒุชุงุจ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุŒ ูƒุชุจ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ).

16. What is the common verb-subject-object word order in Arabic for a verbal sentence?

ู…ูุนูˆู„ - ูุนู„ - ูุงุนู„ (OVS)
ูุงุนู„ - ู…ูุนูˆู„ - ูุนู„ (SOV)
ูุนู„ - ูุงุนู„ - ู…ูุนูˆู„ (VSO)
ูุงุนู„ - ูุนู„ - ู…ูุนูˆู„ (SVO)
Explanation:

The typical classical and formal sentence order is Verb-Subject-Object (e.g., ูƒุชุจูŽ ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจู ุงู„ุฏุฑุณูŽ).

17. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'who'?

ู…ุชู‰
ู…ุงุฐุง
ุฃูŠู†
ู…ู†
Explanation:

ู…ู† is used to ask about persons (who) (e.g., ู…ู† ู‡ุฐุงุŸ = Who is this?).

18. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'what' (for actions or things)?

ุฃูŠู†
ู…ุชู‰
ูƒู…
ู…ุงุฐุง
Explanation:

ู…ุงุฐุง asks 'what' especially with verbs (e.g., ู…ุงุฐุง ุชูุนู„ุŸ = What are you doing?).

19. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'where'?

ุฃูŠู†
ู…ุชู‰
ูƒู…
ู…ู†
Explanation:

ุฃูŠู† asks about place: ุฃูŠู† ุงู„ู…ุฏุฑุณุฉุŸ = Where is the school?

20. In the idafa (ุงู„ุฅุถุงูุฉ) construct, which noun determines whether the whole phrase is definite?

ุงู„ู…ุถุงู (the first noun)
ุงู„ู…ุถุงู ุฅู„ูŠู‡ (the second noun)
ูƒู„ุงู‡ู…ุง ู…ุนุงู‹
ู„ุง ุฃุญุฏู‡ู…ุง
Explanation:

In idafa the second noun (ุงู„ู…ุถุงู ุฅู„ูŠู‡) controls definiteness; if it is definite the whole construct is definite (e.g., ูƒุชุงุจู ุงู„ุฃุณุชุงุฐู = the teacher's book if ุงู„ุฃุณุชุงุฐ definite).

21. Which particle is used to call someone directly (vocative) in Arabic?

ู„ู…
ู‡ู„
ูŠุง
ุฃู„ุง
Explanation:

ูŠุง is the vocative particle used to address someone: ูŠุง ู…ุญู…ุฏู = O Muhammad / Hey Muhammad.

22. Which prefix is used with the present tense verb for 'you' (masculine singular)?

ูŠู€
ุชู€
ู†ู€
ุฃู€
Explanation:

The present-prefix ุชู€ is used for second-person singular and for third-person feminine (e.g., ุชูƒุชุจู = you (m) write / she writes).

23. What is the typical past-tense verb ending for 'he' (third person masculine singular)?

No suffix (base form)
ู€ู†ุง
ู€ูˆุง
ู€ุช
Explanation:

The past tense for 'he' is the base form without a suffix (e.g., ูƒุชุจูŽ = he wrote); other persons add suffixes.

24. What ending does the past tense verb take for 'they two' (dual third person)?

ู€ู†
ุชู€
ู€ุง
ู€ูˆู†
Explanation:

The past dual (third person) takes ู€ุง (e.g., ุฐู‡ุจุง = they two went).

25. Which particle is commonly used to form a negative command (donโ€™t ... ) in Arabic?

ู„ู†
ู…ุง
ู„ุง
ู„ูŠุณ
Explanation:

ู„ุง + present verb is used for negative commands or prohibitions (e.g., ู„ุง ุชุฐู‡ุจู’ = donโ€™t go).