Grade 10 Arabic โ€“ Listening Comprehension Quiz

1. You hear: "ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏู ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏุฑุณุฉู." What is the tense of the verb ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ?

Imperative
Present tense
Future tense
Past tense
Explanation:

ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ is a past (ุงู„ู…ุงุถูŠ) verb form; it indicates a completed action that already happened.

2. You hear: "ูŠูŽูƒู’ุชูุจู ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏู ุงู„ุฏุฑุณูŽ." What is the tense of ูŠูŽูƒู’ุชูุจู?

Future tense
Past tense
Present tense
Imperative
Explanation:

ูŠูŽูƒู’ุชูุจู is in the present/progressive pattern (ุงู„ู…ุถุงุฑุน) and indicates a current or habitual action.

3. You hear: "ุณูŽูŠูŽุฒูˆุฑู ุงู„ุทุจูŠุจูŽ ุบุฏู‹ุง." What does the prefix ุณูŽู€ in ุณูŽูŠูŽุฒูˆุฑู indicate?

Emphasis
Future tense marker
Past tense marker
Negation
Explanation:

ุณูŽู€ before a present verb marks a near future action (ุณูˆู/ุณูŽ meaning 'will').

4. You hear: "ู„ุง ุชูŽูƒุชูุจู’." What is the function of ู„ุง in this sentence?

Future tense marker
Past tense negation
Negative imperative (donโ€™t)
Present tense negation
Explanation:

When ู„ุง precedes a verb with jussive form (as here), it forms a negative command: "Don't write."

5. You hear: "ู„ู… ูŠูŽุฐู‡ูŽุจู ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจู." What is the role of ู„ู… before the verb?

Marks the present tense
Negates the past tense (uses jussive)
Marks the future tense
Adds emphasis
Explanation:

ู„ู… negates a past action and puts the following verb into the jussive/subjunctive form, meaning 'did not go.'

6. You hear the word: "ุงู„ุดู…ุณู." What happens to the pronunciation of the definite article ุงู„ู€ when it appears before a sun letter like ุด?

The vowel of ุงู„ู€ changes to kasra
The ุงู„ู€ is dropped completely
The ู„ is assimilated and the sun letter is doubled (shadda) in pronunciation
The ู„ is always pronounced and there is no change
Explanation:

Before sun letters (ุญุฑูˆู ุดู…ุณูŠุฉ) the ู„ of ุงู„ู€ assimilates into the following consonant, producing a doubled consonant sound (e.g., ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽู…ุณู pronounced ash-shamsu).

7. You hear: "ู‡ุฐู‡ ุจู†ุชูŒ." What does the demonstrative ู‡ุฐู‡ indicate?

Dual, near (these two)
Feminine singular, near (this female)
Masculine singular, near (this male)
Plural, far (those)
Explanation:

ู‡ุฐู‡ is the demonstrative for feminine singular near (this), used with feminine nouns like ุจู†ุช.

8. You hear: "ู‡ุฐุง ู‚ู„ู…ูŒ." What does the demonstrative ู‡ุฐุง indicate?

Feminine singular, near (this)
Masculine singular, near (this)
Dual, near (these two)
Masculine plural, near (these)
Explanation:

ู‡ุฐุง is the demonstrative for masculine singular near (this), used with masculine nouns like ู‚ู„ู….

9. You hear: "ู‡ุคู„ุงุก ุงู„ุทู„ุงุจู ุฌุงุกูˆุง." What number does ู‡ุคู„ุงุก indicate?

Singular
Plural (three or more people)
Dual (two people)
Collective singular only
Explanation:

ู‡ุคู„ุงุก is the demonstrative for human plural (more than two) indicating 'these people' or 'these students.'

10. You hear: "ู…ุนูŠ ูƒุชุงุจูŒ." What does the suffix ู€ูŠ in ู…ุนูŠ indicate?

Possessive 'his' (his book)
Definiteness
Plural marker
Possessive 'my' (my book with me)
Explanation:

The suffix ู€ูŠ is the first-person possessive/attached pronoun meaning 'my'; ู…ุนูŠ means 'with me' or 'I have.'

11. You hear: "ูƒุชุจุช ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุฉ ุงู„ุฏุฑุณูŽ." What does the verb ending indicate about the subject?

Agreement with a feminine singular subject
Agreement with a masculine plural subject
First person singular
Agreement with a dual subject
Explanation:

In the past tense a final ุช (ูƒุชุจุช) with a feminine subject indicates third person feminine singular, agreeing with ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุฉ.

12. You hear: "ุงู„ุทู„ุงุจู ู…ุฌุชู‡ุฏูˆู†ูŽ." What does the ending ู€ูˆู†ูŽ on ู…ุฌุชู‡ุฏูˆู†ูŽ show?

Masculine plural nominative ending
Feminine plural ending
Accusative singular ending
Dual nominative ending
Explanation:

ู€ูˆู†ูŽ (or ูˆู†ูŽ) is the masculine sound plural nominative ending used with adjectives/predicates agreeing with plural masculine nouns.

13. You hear: "ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุชุงู†ู ู…ุฌุชู‡ุฏุชุงู†ู." What grammatical number is ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุชุงู†ู?

Broken plural
Dual (two female students)
Plural (more than two)
Singular
Explanation:

ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุชุงู†ู is the dual form (ู…ุซู†ู‰) in the nominative case, indicating exactly two female students.

14. You hear two phrases: "ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจูŠ" and "ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจูŒ." Which phrase shows possession?

ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจูŠ
ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจ
ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจูŒ
ู‡ุฐุง ูƒุชุงุจูŽ
Explanation:

ูƒุชุงุจูŠ has the suffix ู€ูŠ indicating possession 'my book,' while ูƒุชุงุจูŒ is indefinite and not marked for possession.

15. You hear: "ุฃูŠู† ุฐู‡ุจุชูŽุŸ" What kind of information does the question word ุฃูŠู† ask for?

Quantity (how many)
Reason (why)
Time (when)
Location (where)
Explanation:

ุฃูŠู† is the interrogative used to ask about place or location ('where did you go?').

16. You hear: "ู…ุชู‰ ุชุจุฏุฃ ุงู„ุญุตุฉุŸ" What does ู…ุชู‰ ask?

Place (where)
Person (who)
Time (when)
Manner (how)
Explanation:

ู…ุชู‰ is the question word for time, meaning 'when'.

17. You hear: "ูƒู… ูƒุชุงุจู‹ุง ู…ุนูƒุŸ" What does ูƒู… ask?

Reason (why)
Quantity/number (how many)
Time (when)
Location (where)
Explanation:

ูƒู… asks about number or quantity: 'How many books do you have?'

18. You hear: "ูƒูŠู ุญุงู„ูƒุŸ" What type of information does ูƒูŠู ask for?

Time (when)
Manner or condition (how)
Number (how many)
Possession
Explanation:

ูƒูŠู asks about condition or mannerโ€”'How are you?' or 'How is the situation?'

19. You hear: "ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจู ู…ููŠุฏูŒ." Why is ู…ููŠุฏูŒ with tanwฤซn (ู€ูŒ)?

Because the word is definite
Because the adjective is plural
Because the verb is past
Because the predicate is indefinite and takes tanwฤซn
Explanation:

In a nominal sentence with a definite subject (ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจู), the predicate (ู…ููŠุฏูŒ) can be indefinite and is marked by tanwฤซn to show indefiniteness.

20. You hear: "ู‚ูŽุฑูŽุฃู’ุชู ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจูŽ." What is the grammatical case of ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจูŽ?

Accusative (object) because it is the direct object
Vocative (addressing)
Nominative (subject)
Genitive (possessive)
Explanation:

ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจูŽ has a fatแธฅa (ู€ูŽ) showing the accusative case; it is the direct object of ู‚ูŽุฑูŽุฃู’ุชู.

21. You hear: "ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏู ูŠุฏุฑูุณู ุงู„ุฏุฑุณูŽ." What is the basic word order in this sentence?

Object - Subject - Verb (O-S-V)
Verb - Subject - Object (V-S-O)
Subject - Verb - Object (S-V-O)
Subject - Object - Verb (S-O-V)
Explanation:

ุงู„ูˆู„ุฏู (subject) ูŠุฏุฑูุณู (verb) ุงู„ุฏุฑุณูŽ (object) follows S-V-O order: subject then verb then object.

22. You hear a relative clause referring to a female: which relative pronoun should you use? Example: "ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุฉ ___ ุชุฌุชู‡ุฏู."

ุงู„ุฐูŠู†
ุงู„ู„ุชุงู†
ุงู„ุฐูŠ
ุงู„ุชูŠ
Explanation:

ุงู„ุชูŠ is the feminine singular relative pronoun used to link to a feminine antecedent like ุงู„ุทุงู„ุจุฉ.

23. You hear: "ูƒูุชูุจูŽ ุงู„ุฏุฑุณู." What voice is the verb ูƒูุชูุจูŽ?

Present passive
Imperative
Active past (ู…ุงุถู ู…ุจู†ูŠ ู„ู„ู…ุนู„ูˆู…)
Passive past (ู…ุจู†ูŠ ู„ู„ู…ุฌู‡ูˆู„)
Explanation:

ูƒูุชูุจูŽ is the past tense passive form indicating 'The lesson was written'โ€”the doer is not specified.

24. You hear: "ูŠููƒู’ุชูŽุจู ุงู„ุฏุฑุณู ุบุฏู‹ุง." What voice and tense is ูŠููƒู’ุชูŽุจู?

Present passive (passive present)
Imperative
Past passive
Present active
Explanation:

ูŠููƒู’ุชูŽุจู is the present/passive form meaning 'is being written' or 'will be written' depending on context; it is passive in the present tense.

25. You hear: "ู„ุง ุฃุญุฏูŽ ุฌุงุกูŽ." What is the meaning/function of ุฃุญุฏูŽ in this negative sentence?

Everyone
No one (negative indefinite meaning 'nobody')
Someone (positive indefinite)
Something
Explanation:

In negation with ู„ุง or similar negatives, ุฃุญุฏูŽ means 'no one' or 'nobody,' as in 'No one came.'

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