SOAS, University of London

Examination for Undergraduate students – May/June 2016

ARABIC 100

155901202

This paper is suitable for current students.

Time Allowed THREE hours

The marks for this paper constitute 70% of the total marks for this course.

Permitted materials/equipment

None

Special stationery/equipment required

None

Instructions:

Answer ALL of the following questions.

Please write in BLACK ink only and write as clearly as possible. Candidates are
advised that the marking of illegible scripts is at the discretion of the examiner.

Turn over when instructed

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‫‪Answer ALL of the following questions.‬‬

‫‪1-‬‬ ‫‪Re-write the following sentences using either‬‬ ‫كان ‪ِ or‬‬

‫لك َّن ‪َّ or‬‬
‫إن‬ ‫‪as shown‬‬
‫‪between brackets and make the necessary changes fully vocalised:‬‬ ‫)‪(15%‬‬

‫(كان)‬ ‫‪ (a‬تِْل َك القَهوة اليمنية جيدة‪.‬‬

‫َّ‬
‫(إن)‬ ‫‪ (b‬األستاذ اللبناني في الفندق‪.‬‬

‫(كان)‬ ‫المفَتِّش جالس في الحديقة‪.‬‬

‫‪ُ (c‬‬

‫َّ‬
‫(إن)‬ ‫‪ (d‬صديقاتها مشغوالت جدا‪.‬‬

‫‪ (e‬هذا الطالب ذكي ورديء أيضا‪( .‬لكن)‬

‫‪2- Re-write the following sentences changing the verbs to imperfect then translate into‬‬
‫‪English (vocalise the whole sentence):‬‬ ‫)‪(20%‬‬

‫ِ‬
‫‪ (a‬زَار السَّفير األ ُْرُدِّني ذل َك المسجد القديم المشهور َو َ‬
‫وجده جميال جدا‪.‬‬

‫بقيت هناك لزمن طويل‪.‬‬ ‫‪ِ (b‬ع ُ‬

‫شت في دار قديمة ثم ُ‬

‫‪ (c‬أخذت أمي طفلة مريضة إلى الطبيب وأخبرته بشأنها‪.‬‬

‫‪ (d‬قضت تلك الممرضة أسبوعا مع جدها وأعطته هدية جميلة‪.‬‬

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3- Translate the following sentences into Arabic with full vocalisation: (30%)

1- He studied English history for a long time.

2- That colleague of yours is coming next month.

3- His grandmother was very ill for a long time.

4- I opened the window and cleaned the room.

5- I waited for her for an hour, but she didn’t come.

6- You did not smoke when you were a student.

7- She was eating when I came in.

8- I have been living in this city for a year.

9- That man is always drinking coffee.

10- Did you (female) change your opinion about that idea?

4-Re-write the following sentences providing full vocalisation then translate into
English: (20%)

‫ت عن المتحف المصري الجديد؟‬

َ ‫( َه ْل سمع‬a

.‫الخطة معه‬
ُ ‫ت في ْتنفيذ‬
ُ ‫( ما ا ْشترْك‬b

ْ ‫طلُب ِم ْنك‬
.‫شيئا قط‬ ْ ‫( ْلم أ‬c

.‫يزورك عم َك هذا الخريف‬

َ ‫لن‬
ْ (d

.‫( كان االهتمام َبتقريره هذا قليال جدا‬e

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 ‫‪5- According to the model, provide answers to the following questions changing‬‬
‫‪the nouns in the questions into pronouns in the answers (fully‬‬
‫‪vocalised):‬‬ ‫)‪(15%‬‬

‫نعم‪ ،‬تَرْكتُها وراءه‪.‬‬ ‫تركت حقيبتي وراء الصندوق ؟‬

‫َ‬ ‫هل‬

‫نس َي ْابُنك ِكتابه في الجامعة؟‬

‫هل ِ‬
‫‪ْ -1‬‬

‫هل أخذ األب ِطفلهُ المريض إلى الطبيب؟‬

‫‪ْ -2‬‬

‫ِ‬
‫لصديقتك؟‬ ‫هل قر ِ‬
‫أت ُكتب ذلك المؤلف السوري‬ ‫‪ْ -3‬‬

‫هل سلم السفير الرسالة إلى الوزيرة؟‬

‫‪ْ -4‬‬

‫هل تعرفينها علي بعد الدرس؟‬

‫‪ْ -5‬‬

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