Grade 10 Arabic – Word class: Nouns Quiz
1. What is the feminine form of the noun "معلّم" (teacher)?
معلمة is the feminine singular form. معلمين and معلمون are masculine plurals; معلمتين is an incorrect dual form for this word.
2. Which of the following is a proper noun (اسم علم)?
أحمد is a proper name (اسم علم). كتاب، مدرسة، قلم are common nouns (أسماء عامة).
3. Which is the correct masculine plural (nominative) of "معلّم"?
معلمون is the sound masculine plural in the nominative case. معلمين is the accusative/genitive form; معلمات is feminine plural; معلّمتان is a dual (feminine).
4. What is the definite form of "كتاب"?
Adding the definite article ال makes it definite: الكتاب (the book). كتابٌ is indefinite with tanween, كتب is plural, كتابان is dual.
5. What is the indefinite nominative form (with tanween) of "بيت"?
بيتٌ (with tanween dhamma) is the indefinite nominative. البيت is definite; بيوت is plural; بيتان is the dual nominative/accusative form (context matters).
6. Which of these is a sound feminine plural (جمع مؤنث سالم)?
معلمات (teachers, feminine) is formed by adding ات to a feminine singular and is جمع مؤنث سالم. أولاد is a masculine broken plural; كتب is a broken plural; معلمين is a masculine plural (accusative/genitive).
7. What is the nominative dual (المثنى مرفوع) of "بنت"?
بنتان is the dual in the nominative case. بنتين is the dual in accusative/genitive; بنات is plural; بنت is singular.
8. Which of the following is an example of a broken plural (جمع تكسير)?
أقلام is the broken plural of قلم (pens). معلمون is sound masculine plural, معلمات is sound feminine plural, بيتان is dual.
9. Which word is masculine?
قلم (pen) is grammatically masculine. مدرسة (school), بنت (girl), شجرة (tree) are feminine nouns.
10. In the sentence "ذهبَ أحمدُ إلى المدرسةِ.", which word is a noun?
أحمدُ is a proper noun (اسم علم). ذهبَ is a verb, إلى is a preposition. (المدرسةِ would also be a noun if given as an option spelled correctly.)
11. Which word is indefinite (غير معرف) in the phrase "قلم جديد"?
قلم is indefinite because it has no ال. القلم and هذا القلم are definite; الكتاب is definite.
12. In the idaafa (إضافة) phrase "قلمُ الطالبِ", which word shows possession (the possessor)?
الطالبِ is the possessor (مضاف إليه) and appears in the genitive case. قلمُ is the possessed noun (مضاف).
13. What is the broken plural of "مدينة" (city)?
مدن is the broken plural of مدينة (cities). مدينتان is dual; مدنات is incorrect; مدينة is singular.
14. Which of these is a countable noun (اسم معدود)?
تفاحة (an apple) is countable. ماء (water), رمل (sand) and هواء (air) are generally uncountable (غير معدود).
15. Which word is definite in the sentence "الولدُ يلعبُ"?
الولدُ is definite because it has the article ال. يلعبُ is a verb; ولد and يلعب (without ال or case endings) are not the definite form shown in the sentence.
16. Which phrase is an example of idaafa (genitive construct) showing possession?
كتاب المعلم is an idaafa (مضاف ومضاف إليه) meaning 'the teacher's book'. في المدرسة is a prepositional phrase; الكتاب الكريم is noun+adjective; ذهب الولد is verb+subject.
17. Which letter or sign often marks feminine nouns in Arabic?
تاء مربوطة (ـة) is a common feminine marker at the end of many feminine nouns, e.g., مدرسة، طالبة.
18. Which of the following is an abstract noun (اسم مجرد)?
حب (love) is an abstract noun (cannot be touched). كتاب, قلم, شجرة are concrete nouns.
19. The form "طلاب" (tullaab) is which plural type?
طلاب is a regular masculine plural pattern (جمع مذكر سالم). جمع مؤنث سالم would end with ات; جمع تكسير is irregular; مثنى is dual.
20. Which shows the genitive (جر) for an indefinite noun?
بيتٍ (with tanween kasra) is the genitive case for an indefinite noun. بيتٌ is indefinite nominative; بيتَ is indefinite accusative; البيت is definite.
21. What is the nominative dual of "كتاب"?
كتابان is the dual in the nominative case. كتابين is the dual in accusative/genitive; كتب is plural; كتاب is singular.
22. Which of the following is an example of جمع تكسير (broken plural)?
أطفال is the broken plural of طفل (children). معلمون is sound masculine plural; طالبان is dual; معلمات is sound feminine plural.
23. Which of these is a collective noun (اسم جمع يشمل أفراداً كوحدة واحدة)?
أسرة (family) is a collective noun referring to a group as one unit. كتب is a plural of books; بنت is singular; بحر is singular (sea).
24. Which of the following words is in the dual form (مثنى)?
معلمان is the dual (nominative) of معلم. معلمون and معلمين are masculine plurals; معلمة is feminine singular.
25. What is the grammatical gender of the noun "مدينة"?
مدينة is feminine (it ends with the feminine marker ـة and is treated as a feminine noun).