Grade 7 Arabic โ Listening for Information Quiz
1. Which particle makes a noun definite in Arabic?
ุงู is the definite article in Arabic and is attached to a noun to mean 'the' (e.g., ุงููุชุงุจ = the book).
2. Which ending usually marks a feminine singular noun in Arabic?
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?
The sound feminine plural adds ูุงุช to the singular to form plurals (e.g., ู ุนูู ุฉ โ ู ุนูู ุงุช).
4. Which endings form the sound masculine plural in Arabic?
The sound masculine plural uses ููู for nominative and ููู for accusative/genitive (e.g., ู ุณูู ูู / ู ุณูู ูู).
5. What is the common dual ending in the nominative case?
The dual takes ูุงู in the nominative (e.g., ุทุงูุจุงู = two students); in accusative/genitive it becomes ููู.
6. Which demonstrative is used for a nearby masculine singular noun?
ูุฐุง is the demonstrative for 'this' (near) with masculine singular nouns (e.g., ูุฐุง ูุชุงุจ = this is a book).
7. Which demonstrative is used for a nearby feminine singular noun?
ูุ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)?
ูุคูุงุก means 'these' for people who are near (e.g., ูุคูุงุก ุงูุทูุงุจ = these students).
9. Which suffix means 'my' when attached to a noun?
The suffix ูู marks first-person singular possession: ูุชุงุจู = my book.
10. Which object pronoun suffix attached to a verb means 'him'?
The suffix ูู attached to a verb means 'him' (e.g., ุฑุฃูุชู = I saw him).
11. Which particle commonly negates past-tense verbs (meaning 'did not')?
ู ุง + past verb negates past actions (e.g., ู ุง ุฐูููุจู = he did not go).
12. Which particle usually negates present-tense verbs (meaning 'does not/is not')?
ูุง before a present verb negates it (e.g., ูุง ููููุชูุจู = he does not write).
13. Which particle is used to negate a future action (meaning 'will not')?
ูู + present subjunctive negates future actions (e.g., ูู ููุฐูููุจู = he will not go).
14. Which word negates a nominal sentence to mean 'is not' (copular negation)?
ููุณ negates nominal (equational) sentences: ุงููุชุงุจ ููุณ ุฌุฏูุฏุงู = The book is not new.
15. Where does an adjective appear relative to the noun in Arabic and how must it agree?
Adjectives follow the noun and agree with it in gender, number, and definiteness (e.g., ูุชุงุจ ุฌุฏูุฏุ ูุชุจ ุฌุฏูุฏุฉ).
16. What is the common verb-subject-object word order in Arabic for a verbal sentence?
The typical classical and formal sentence order is Verb-Subject-Object (e.g., ูุชุจู ุงูุทุงูุจู ุงูุฏุฑุณู).
17. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'who'?
ู ู is used to ask about persons (who) (e.g., ู ู ูุฐุงุ = Who is this?).
18. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'what' (for actions or things)?
ู ุงุฐุง asks 'what' especially with verbs (e.g., ู ุงุฐุง ุชูุนูุ = What are you doing?).
19. Which Arabic interrogative word asks 'where'?
ุฃูู asks about place: ุฃูู ุงูู ุฏุฑุณุฉุ = Where is the school?
20. In the idafa (ุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ) construct, which noun determines whether the whole phrase is definite?
In idafa the second noun (ุงูู ุถุงู ุฅููู) controls definiteness; if it is definite the whole construct is definite (e.g., ูุชุงุจู ุงูุฃุณุชุงุฐู = the teacher's book if ุงูุฃุณุชุงุฐ definite).
21. Which particle is used to call someone directly (vocative) in Arabic?
ูุง is the vocative particle used to address someone: ูุง ู ุญู ุฏู = O Muhammad / Hey Muhammad.
22. Which prefix is used with the present tense verb for 'you' (masculine singular)?
The present-prefix ุชู is used for second-person singular and for third-person feminine (e.g., ุชูุชุจู = you (m) write / she writes).
23. What is the typical past-tense verb ending for 'he' (third person masculine singular)?
The past tense for 'he' is the base form without a suffix (e.g., ูุชุจู = he wrote); other persons add suffixes.
24. What ending does the past tense verb take for 'they two' (dual third person)?
The past dual (third person) takes ูุง (e.g., ุฐูุจุง = they two went).
25. Which particle is commonly used to form a negative command (donโt ... ) in Arabic?
ูุง + present verb is used for negative commands or prohibitions (e.g., ูุง ุชุฐูุจู = donโt go).