New Curriculum First Term Arabic Language examination for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: First Term
Subject: Arabic Language
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (60 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Which Arabic letter is Alif? (a) ح    (b) خ    (c) أ
2. Which letter is called Ḥāʾ (ح)? (a) ح    (b) خ    (c) ه
3. Select the Arabic letter named Khāʾ. (a) ح    (b) خ    (c) ه
4. Which Arabic letter represents Hāʾ? (a) ح    (b) خ    (c) ه
5. Which of these letters has a dot above it? (a) ح    (b) خ    (c) ه
6. Select the letter without a dot. (a) ج    (b) خ    (c) ح
7. The letter ج is called ________. (a) Khāʾ    (b) Jīm    (c) Ḥāʾ
8. Which letter is called Thāʾ? (a) ث    (b) ب    (c) ت
9. Which letter has two dots above it? (a) ث    (b) ب    (c) ت
10. The letter with three dots above it is ________. (a) ث    (b) ن    (c) ت
11. Which Arabic letter comes immediately after ا? (a) ت    (b) ث    (c) ب
12. Which letter comes after ب? (a) ج    (b) ت    (c) ث
13. The letter immediately before ج is ________. (a) ح    (b) ت    (c) ث
14. Choose the correct alphabetical order. (a) ج، ح، خ    (b) ح، خ، ج    (c) خ، ج، ح
15. Which pair of Arabic letters differs by a dot? (a) ا and ل    (b) م and ن    (c) ح and خ
16. Which greeting means ‘Good morning’? (a) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ    (b) تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ    (c) مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ
17. A suitable reply to صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ is ________. (a) إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ    (b) مَسَاءُ النُّورِ    (c) صَبَاحُ النُّورِ
18. Which greeting means ‘Good evening’? (a) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ    (b) مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ    (c) صَبَاحُ النُّورِ
19. Which reply is suitable for مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ? (a) مَسَاءُ النُّورِ    (b) صَبَاحُ النُّورِ    (c) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ
20. The Arabic-Indic numeral for 3 is ________. (a) ٨    (b) ٣    (c) ٥
21. Which Arabic-Indic numeral represents 7? (a) ٧    (b) ٩    (c) ٦
22. Which Arabic-Indic numeral represents 10? (a) ١١    (b) ١٠    (c) ٢٠
23. Select the Arabic-Indic numeral for 12. (a) ٢١    (b) ١٧    (c) ١٢
24. Which Arabic-Indic numeral represents 15? (a) ١٣    (b) ١٥    (c) ١٩
25. Which Arabic-Indic numeral represents 20? (a) ٢٠    (b) ١٠    (c) ١٢
26. Select the letter bearing a fatḥah mark. (a) بِ    (b) بُ    (c) بَ
27. Which letter has a kasrah (ِ) below it? (a) تُ    (b) تِ    (c) تَ
28. Which letter has a ḍammah (ُ) above it? (a) مُ    (b) مَ    (c) مِ
29. A letter bearing sukūn is ________. (a) نُ    (b) نْ    (c) نَ
30. Which pair shows two different short vowel marks? (a) بَ and بِ    (b) بُ and تُ    (c) بَ and تَ

SECTION B: WRITING / PRACTICAL (10 Marks)
Instruction: Answer the question. Write neatly.

1. Copy these FIVE Arabic letters carefully: أ ، ه ، ح ، خ ، ج. (Correct form of each letter – 2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (c) أ
Question 2 – ✅ (a) ح
Question 3 – ✅ (b) خ
Question 4 – ✅ (c) ه
Question 5 – ✅ (b) خ
Question 6 – ✅ (c) ح
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Jīm
Question 8 – ✅ (a) ث
Question 9 – ✅ (c) ت
Question 10 – ✅ (a) ث
Question 11 – ✅ (c) ب
Question 12 – ✅ (b) ت
Question 13 – ✅ (c) ث
Question 14 – ✅ (a) ج، ح، خ
Question 15 – ✅ (c) ح and خ
Question 16 – ✅ (a) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ
Question 17 – ✅ (c) صَبَاحُ النُّورِ
Question 18 – ✅ (b) مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ
Question 19 – ✅ (a) مَسَاءُ النُّورِ
Question 20 – ✅ (b) ٣
Question 21 – ✅ (a) ٧
Question 22 – ✅ (b) ١٠
Question 23 – ✅ (c) ١٢
Question 24 – ✅ (b) ١٥
Question 25 – ✅ (a) ٢٠
Question 26 – ✅ (c) بَ
Question 27 – ✅ (b) تِ
Question 28 – ✅ (a) مُ
Question 29 – ✅ (b) نْ
Question 30 – ✅ (a) بَ and بِ

Writing / Practical Marking Guide
Correct form of each letter – 2 marks