ARABIC MORPHOLOGY LEVEL ONE

A Short Quiz to Gauge Your Comprehension of the Material from Classes 4 & 5

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This quiz has 20 questions in the format of true/false, multiple choice, fill in the

blanks and matching. The questions and answers come from classes 4& 5 as well as the

course book: The Science of Sarf: Level One. Students should attempt the quiz without referring to their notes or the book. Click on your answer to reveal the mark - the quiz is not graded but the answer key is shown at the end. To obtain the template used for this quiz, please send a request

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Quiz Guidelines:

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Question #1Masdar can be described as the origin, the source, and the name of the act one does.

FalseTrue

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Question #2What is al-ma`nal-lughawiyy of the term: hay’ah ?

c) Putting something on top of something else so that it stays.

a) Putting something next to something else to bring about a certain effect.

b) Stacking bricks and cementing them together.

d) The number of letters in their positions that make up a word.

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Question #3Which statement below is not true.

c) Dharaba gives the meaning of hitting that is done by a male in the present tense.

a) Istikhraja means extracted.

b) Every form gives its own specific meaning that no other form can give.

d) Every form contains the meaning of the masdar and an additional meaning over that.

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Question #4The plural of hay’ah is hay’aat and the plural of binaa’ is ‘abniyah and both terms mean form(s).

FalseTrue

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Question #5The plural of sukoon is:

c) Sakanaat.

a) Sukoonat.

b) Sakinaat.

d) Saakinat.

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Question #6The combination of things that make up a word is called binaa’

FalseTrue

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Question #7The Istilaah meaning of hay’ah is the number of ________, their_________, their ________, their ________, and the_________and _________letters all in their _________.

d) Letters, order, harakaat, sakanaat, original, extra, positions.

a) Letters, positions, harakaat, sakinaat, original, extra, order.

b) Letters, order, harakaat, sakinaat, original, extra, positions.

c) Letters, positions, harakaat, sakanaat, original, extra, order.

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Question #8Look at the first term on the left side then click on the linguistic meaning of that word found on the right side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings.

binaa’

masaadir

hay’aat

harakaat

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sources

forms

movements

form

Question #9Mizaanus-Sarf means “morphological scale”

FalseTrue

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Question #10

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b) The hamzah, the seen and the taa’

c) The hamzah and the seen

a) They are all original letters

d) The hamzah

What are the extra letters in the word istakhraja ( َج% %ْخ)َر% َت ? (اْس)

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d) Gave up

b) gives

a) gave

c) Gives up

What does ya’isa ( .َس% %ِئ ? mean (َي

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c) They both contain the same harakaat but in different positions.

b) They are two forms of the same masdar.

a) They both contain the same letters but in different positions.

d) All the letters are original letters.

Which statement below is not true concerning the terms, ya’isa ( .َس% %ِئ (َيand ‘ayisa ( .َس% َي

% (َأ

Question #13Nahwu is the study of words before being put into a sentence.

True False

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Question #14There are three types of words and three types of verbs and three types of times in the Arabic language.

FalseTrue

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Question #15

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a) Ism, F`il, Harf

c) Maadh , Haal, Mustaqbal

b) Maadh, Mudhaari`, Amr

d) Ism, F`il, Haal

What are the three types of Kalimaat in the Arabic language?

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b) Ism

a) F`il

c) Haal

d) Harf

The _______ is a word which points out a meaning without being linked to a certain time.

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b) Al-Maadhee

a) Al-Mudhaari`

c) Al-Haal

d) Al-Mustaqbal

____________ is a term used to describe a f`il and the particular time in which a f`il takes place.

Question #18The three times are called Al-Maadhee, Al-Mudhaari`, Al-Mustaqbal.

True False

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Question #19

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d) One type of F`il is called “al-Haal”

a) It gives two things, the meaning and the certain time that meaning took place.

c) It is a kalimah.

b) It is of three types.

Which of the following statements is not true about the F`il?

Question #20Look at the first term on the left side then click on the word that corresponds with it on the left side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings.

Present time

Al-Amr

Al-Maadhee

Al-Mudhaari`

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Present verb

Past time

Al-Mustaqbal

Al-Haal

Answer Key

1. Masdar can be described as the origin, the source, and the name of the act one does. (true)

2. What is al-ma`nal-lughawiyy of the term: hay’ah ? c) Putting something on top of something else so that it stays

3. Which statement is not true? c) Dharaba gives the meaning of hitting that is done by a male in the Present Past tense.

4. The plural of hay’ah is hay’aat and the plural of binaa’ is ‘abniyah and both terms mean form(s). (true)

5. The plural of sukoon is: c) Sakanaat.

6. The combination of things that make up a word is called binaa’ (true)

7. The Istilaah meaning of hay’ah is the number of letters their order their harakaat, their sakanaat and the original and extra etters all in their position. (c)

8. Masaadir/sources, hay`aat/forms, binaa’/form, harakaat/movements..

9. Mizaanus-Sarf means “morphological scale” . (true)

10. What are the extra letters in the word istakhraja ( َج% %ْخ)َر% َت b) The hamzah, the seen ? (اْس)and the taa’

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Answer Key (cont.)

11. What does ya’isa ( .َس% %ِئ .mean ? Gave up (َي

12. Which statement below is not true concerning the terms, ya’isa ( .َس% %ِئ ) and ‘ayisa (َي .َس% َي% (َأ

c) They both contain the same harakaat but in different positions

13. Nahwu Sarf is the study of words before being put into a sentence. (false)

14. There are three types of words and three types of verbs and three types of times in the Arabic language. (true)

15. What are the three types of Kalimaat in the Arabic language? a) Ism, F`il, Harf

16. The Ism is a word which points out a meaning without being linked to a certain time. (b)

17. Al-Maadhee is a term used to describe a f`il and the particular time in which a f`il takes place. (b)

18. The three times are called Al-Maadhee, Al-Mudhaari` , Al-Haal, Al-Mustaqbal (false)

19. Which of the following statements is not true about the F`il? d) One type of F`il is called “al-Haal”

20. Al-Amr/Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Maadhee/Past time, Present time/Al-Haal, Al-Mudhaari`/Present verb