New Curriculum First Term Arabic Language examination for Primary 4

Class: Primary 4
Term: First Term
Subject: Arabic Language
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (50 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all 50 questions. Choose one correct option (a), (b), (c) or (d). Each question carries 1 mark.
الْقِرَاءَةُ وَالْفَهْمُ
اِقْرَأِ النَّصَّ ثُمَّ أَجِبْ عَنِ الْأَسْئِلَةِ ١–٥.

هَذَا عَلِيٌّ. عَلِيٌّ تِلْمِيذٌ. لَهُ أَبٌ وَأُمٌّ. يَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ. يَلْبَسُ قَمِيصًا. يَأْكُلُ الْخُبْزَ وَيَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ. هُوَ يُحِبُّ أُسْرَتَهُ.

أَسْئِلَةُ الْفَهْمِ

1. مَا اسْمُ التِّلْمِيذِ فِي النَّصِّ؟ (a) أَحْمَدُ    (b) عَلِيٌّ    (c) حَسَنٌ    (d) خَالِدٌ
2. عَلِيٌّ فِي النَّصِّ ________. (a) بَائِعٌ    (b) طَبِيبٌ    (c) مُعَلِّمٌ    (d) تِلْمِيذٌ
3. أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ عَلِيٌّ؟ (a) إِلَى الْحَدِيقَةِ    (b) إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ    (c) إِلَى السُّوقِ    (d) إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ
4. مَاذَا يَشْرَبُ عَلِيٌّ؟ (a) الْمَاءَ    (b) الْحَلِيبَ    (c) الشَّايَ    (d) الْعَصِيرَ
5. مَنْ يُحِبُّ عَلِيٌّ؟ (a) مَلْعَبَهُ    (b) سُوقَهُ    (c) مَدْرَسَتَهُ    (d) أُسْرَتَهُ
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6. Which of these is the Arabic expression for a happy festival greeting? (a) عِيدٌ مُبَارَكٌ    (b) إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ    (c) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ    (d) مَا اسْمُكَ؟
7. Which Arabic sentence means ‘This is a shirt’? (a) هَذَا طَعَامٌ    (b) هَذِهِ مَدْرَسَةٌ    (c) هَذَا قَمِيصٌ    (d) هَذَا سُوقٌ
8. Complete the sentence about food: أَنَا آكُلُ ________. (a) الْحِذَاءَ    (b) الطَّعَامَ    (c) الْقَلَمَ    (d) الْقَمِيصَ
9. The word أُسْرَة refers to the ________. (a) market    (b) book    (c) family    (d) festival
10. Which word means ‘my mother’? (a) أُمِّي    (b) أُخْتِي    (c) أَبِي    (d) أَخِي
11. Which Arabic word refers to a school? (a) أُسْرَة    (b) سُوق    (c) طَعَام    (d) مَدْرَسَة
12. Complete the sentence: أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى ________ for ‘I go to school’. (a) الْبَيْتِ    (b) الْحَدِيقَةِ    (c) الْمَدْرَسَةِ    (d) السُّوقِ
13. Where is buying and selling commonly done? (a) الْفَصْل    (b) الْمَدْرَسَة    (c) الْبَيْت    (d) السُّوق
14. The phrase بِكَمْ هَذَا؟ is suitable when asking about ________. (a) price    (b) school name    (c) weather    (d) age
15. The Arabic word مَلِك refers to a ________. (a) child    (b) king    (c) farmer    (d) teacher
16. What does نَعْل mean? (a) sandal or shoe    (b) food    (c) family    (d) school
17. Which expression means ‘a short story’? (a) مَدْرَسَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ    (b) سُوقٌ جَدِيدٌ    (c) قِصَّةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ    (d) أُسْرَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ
18. In reading a story, the word عِبْرَة refers to its ________. (a) title only    (b) writer’s address    (c) number of pages    (d) lesson or moral
19. Which sentence correctly uses the Arabic word for king? (a) هَذَا قَمِيصٌ    (b) هَذَا طَعَامٌ    (c) هَذَا مَلِكٌ    (d) هَذَا سُوقٌ
20. Which expression is suitable for introducing your family in Arabic? (a) هَذِهِ أُسْرَتِي    (b) هَذَا قَلَمِي    (c) هَذَا سُوقٌ    (d) هَذِهِ مَدْرَسَتِي
21. مَا مَعْنَى «قَمِيص»؟ (a) Hat    (b) Shoe    (c) Trousers    (d) Shirt
22. مَا مَعْنَى «حِذَاء»؟ (a) Shoe    (b) Dress    (c) Shirt    (d) Hat
23. اخْتَرْ كَلِمَةَ «أَكْل» بِاللُّغَةِ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةِ. (a) Festival    (b) Market    (c) Food    (d) Clothing
24. The Arabic word شَرَابٌ means ________. (a) shirt    (b) drink    (c) family    (d) school
25. Which expression means ‘I drink water’? (a) أَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ    (b) آكُلُ الْخُبْزَ    (c) أَقْرَأُ قِصَّةً    (d) أَلْبَسُ قَمِيصًا
26. Choose the correct Arabic word for bread. (a) قَمِيص    (b) سُوق    (c) مَاء    (d) خُبْز
27. The Arabic word أُخْتٌ refers to one’s ________. (a) mother    (b) sister    (c) brother    (d) father
28. Choose the Arabic word for father. (a) أُمٌّ    (b) أَخٌ    (c) أُخْتٌ    (d) أَبٌ
29. Which phrase means ‘my brother’? (a) أُخْتِي    (b) أُمِّي    (c) أَخِي    (d) أَبِي
30. Complete: هَذِهِ ________ (This is my mother). (a) أُمِّي    (b) جَدِّي    (c) أَخِي    (d) أَبِي
31. The Arabic word فَصْلٌ can mean a school ________. (a) festival    (b) classroom    (c) story    (d) market
32. Which sentence means ‘I am a pupil’? (a) أَنَا تِلْمِيذٌ    (b) أَنَا أَبٌ    (c) أَنَا مُعَلِّمٌ    (d) أَنَا مَلِكٌ
33. The place where pupils learn is a ________. (a) مَتْجَر    (b) بَيْت    (c) مَدْرَسَة    (d) سُوق
34. Which Arabic word means ‘market’? (a) مَدْرَسَة    (b) سُوق    (c) فَصْل    (d) بَيْت
35. A person buying something may ask ________. (a) مَا اسْمُكَ؟    (b) أَيْنَ أَبِي؟    (c) مَتَى الْعِيدُ؟    (d) بِكَمْ هَذَا؟
36. What does الْعِيدُ السَّعِيدُ express? (a) A question about price    (b) A request for water    (c) A happy festival greeting    (d) An instruction to read
37. The word مَلِكَةٌ refers to a ________. (a) king    (b) queen    (c) teacher    (d) pupil
38. The Arabic word قِصَّةٌ means ________. (a) school    (b) drink    (c) family    (d) story
39. Which Arabic phrase means ‘a short story’? (a) قَمِيصٌ جَدِيدٌ    (b) مَاءٌ بَارِدٌ    (c) قِصَّةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ    (d) مَدْرَسَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ
40. The Arabic sentence هَذَا مَلِكٌ describes ________. (a) a school    (b) a king    (c) a teacher    (d) a market
    الْكِتَابَةُ وَتَكْوِينُ الْجُمَلِ
41. Complete the sentence correctly: هَذَا ________. (a) أُسْرَةٌ    (b) مَدْرَسَةٌ    (c) قِصَّةٌ    (d) قَمِيصٌ
42. Which sentence correctly introduces a mother? (a) هَذَا أُمِّي.    (b) هَذِهِ أَبِي.    (c) هَذِهِ أُمِّي.    (d) هَذَا أُخْتِي.
43. Choose the sentence meaning “I eat bread.” (a) أَنَا آكُلُ الْخُبْزَ.    (b) أَنَا أَلْبَسُ الْخُبْزَ.    (c) أَنَا أَقْرَأُ الْخُبْزَ.    (d) أَنَا أَشْرَبُ الْخُبْزَ.
44. Which word completes: أَذْهَبُ إِلَى ________. (I go to the market.) (a) الْقَمِيصِ    (b) السُّوقِ    (c) الْأُمِّ    (d) الْخُبْزِ
45. Which is a correctly formed expression about school? (a) هَذِهِ مَدْرَسَتِي.    (b) هَذَا مَدْرَسَتِي.    (c) هَذِهِ قَمِيصِي.    (d) هَذَا أُسْرَتِي.
46. Which response is suitable when someone asks بِكَمْ هَذَا؟ (a) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ.    (b) أَنَا تِلْمِيذٌ.    (c) هَذِهِ أُمِّي.    (d) بِخَمْسَةِ نَايْرَا.
47. Choose the sentence with the correct word for “sister”. (a) هَذِهِ أَخِي.    (b) هَذِهِ أُخْتِي.    (c) هَذَا أُمِّي.    (d) هَذَا أُخْتِي.
48. Which sentence correctly describes drinking water? (a) هُوَ يَكْتُبُ الْمَاءَ.    (b) هُوَ يَأْكُلُ الْمَاءَ.    (c) هُوَ يَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ.    (d) هُوَ يَلْبَسُ الْمَاءَ.
49. Choose the correct greeting for a festival. (a) عِيدٌ مُبَارَكٌ!    (b) إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ!    (c) كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟    (d) صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ!
50. Which sentence uses the taught story word for “king” correctly? (a) هَذِهِ الْمَلِكِ.    (b) هَذَا الْمَلِكَةُ.    (c) هَذَا الْمَلِكُ.    (d) هَذِهِ الْمَلِكُ.

SECTION B: LANGUAGE WRITING AND THEORY (20 Marks)
Instruction: Answer Question 1 and any ONE other question. Each question carries 10 marks. Answer TWO questions for 20 marks.

1. Culture and clothing
(a) Write the Arabic word for clothes. (2 marks)
(b) Write the Arabic names of two items of clothing and their English meanings. (4 marks)
(c) Write two short Arabic sentences about clothing. (4 marks)

2. Food and festivals
(a) What is the Arabic word for food? (2 marks)
(b) Write two Arabic food words with their English meanings. (4 marks)
(c) Write two meaningful Arabic sentences about food or festivals. (4 marks)

3. Family and school
(a) Write the Arabic word for family. (2 marks)
(b) Write the Arabic words for father and mother and use each correctly. (4 marks)
(c) Write four short Arabic expressions about your family or school. (4 marks)

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME
Question 1 – ✅ (b) عَلِيٌّ
Question 2 – ✅ (d) تِلْمِيذٌ
Question 3 – ✅ (b) إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ
Question 4 – ✅ (a) الْمَاءَ
Question 5 – ✅ (d) أُسْرَتَهُ
Question 6 – ✅ (a) عِيدٌ مُبَارَكٌ
Question 7 – ✅ (c) هَذَا قَمِيصٌ
Question 8 – ✅ (b) الطَّعَامَ
Question 9 – ✅ (c) family
Question 10 – ✅ (a) أُمِّي
Question 11 – ✅ (d) مَدْرَسَة
Question 12 – ✅ (c) الْمَدْرَسَةِ
Question 13 – ✅ (d) السُّوق
Question 14 – ✅ (a) price
Question 15 – ✅ (b) king
Question 16 – ✅ (a) sandal or shoe
Question 17 – ✅ (c) قِصَّةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ
Question 18 – ✅ (d) lesson or moral
Question 19 – ✅ (c) هَذَا مَلِكٌ
Question 20 – ✅ (a) هَذِهِ أُسْرَتِي
Question 21 – ✅ (d) Shirt
Question 22 – ✅ (a) Shoe
Question 23 – ✅ (c) Food
Question 24 – ✅ (b) drink
Question 25 – ✅ (a) أَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ
Question 26 – ✅ (d) خُبْز
Question 27 – ✅ (b) sister
Question 28 – ✅ (d) أَبٌ
Question 29 – ✅ (c) أَخِي
Question 30 – ✅ (a) أُمِّي
Question 31 – ✅ (b) classroom
Question 32 – ✅ (a) أَنَا تِلْمِيذٌ
Question 33 – ✅ (c) مَدْرَسَة
Question 34 – ✅ (b) سُوق
Question 35 – ✅ (d) بِكَمْ هَذَا؟
Question 36 – ✅ (c) A happy festival greeting
Question 37 – ✅ (b) queen
Question 38 – ✅ (d) story
Question 39 – ✅ (c) قِصَّةٌ قَصِيرَةٌ
Question 40 – ✅ (b) a king
Question 41 – ✅ (d) قَمِيصٌ
Question 42 – ✅ (c) هَذِهِ أُمِّي.
Question 43 – ✅ (a) أَنَا آكُلُ الْخُبْزَ.
Question 44 – ✅ (b) السُّوقِ
Question 45 – ✅ (a) هَذِهِ مَدْرَسَتِي.
Question 46 – ✅ (d) بِخَمْسَةِ نَايْرَا.
Question 47 – ✅ (b) هَذِهِ أُخْتِي.
Question 48 – ✅ (c) هُوَ يَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ.
Question 49 – ✅ (a) عِيدٌ مُبَارَكٌ!
Question 50 – ✅ (c) هَذَا الْمَلِكُ.

Theory Marking Scheme
Question 1:
(a) مَلَابِس (clothes). (2 marks)
(b) قَمِيص (shirt), حِذَاء (shoe), or equivalent. (4 marks)
(c) Two meaningful sentences, e.g. هَذَا قَمِيصٌ. (4 marks)

Question 2:
(a) طَعَام (food). (2 marks)
(b) مَاء (water), خُبْز (bread), or other correct taught words. (4 marks)
(c) Accept correct short food/festival sentences. (4 marks)

Question 3:
(a) أُسْرَة (family). (2 marks)
(b) أَب (father), أُمّ (mother). (4 marks)
(c) Accept four appropriate family/school phrases with correct word use. (4 marks)

Award marks for correct beginner-level Arabic vocabulary, meaningful sentences and equivalent answers within the taught syllabus.