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Marking Scheme
SQP: 2019 – 20
Subject: ARABIC
Class: XII

Time allowed: 3 hours MM: 80

Expected Answer / Value Points

Section – A (10 Marks)
Advanced Reading Skills

Q. Distribution
No. of Marks
1 Unseen passage in Arabic e.g. 4X2=08+2=10
Distribution of Marks:
- 1 to 4 each answer has 2 marks.
- 5 Title / Heading: 2 marks.

Section – B (20 Marks)

Effective writing skills

2 Letter / application writing in Arabic of about 80 words 1+2+2=05

with a title. (5marks)

Distribution of Marks:
- Title: 1 mark.
- Style of expression: 2 marks.
- Unity / continuity of ideas: 2 marks.
3 Summary of the lesson in Arabic in about 100 words (5 3+1+1=05
marks)
‫( ا ﺐ وا ﻐﻔﻞ‬١
‫( اﻟﻄﻔﻴ وا ﺎﺋﺪة‬٢
‫( اﻷ ﻢ ا ﺘﺤﺪة‬٣
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Distribution of Marks
- Content: 3 marks
- Style: 1 mark
- Unity / sequence of ideas: 1mark.
4 Essay writing in Arabic on a given topic in about 200 8+2=10
words. (10 marks)

Distribution of marks
- Style: 8 marks.
- Sequence of the ideas 2 marks.

Section C (20 Marks)

Grammar

5 Use any five related pronouns (‫ )اﻷﺳـﻤﺎء ا ﻮﺻـﻮﻟﺔ‬in your 5+2=10

useful sentence.
Distribution of marks:
Two marks for each sentence.
or
Define the rude of (‫)ﻋﺪد ا ﻌﺪود‬.
Distribution of marks:
- Definition: 2 marks
- Illustrations: 8 marks
6 Correct the fei’l in the sentence. 1X5=05
Or
Fill in the blanks with suitable (‫ )اﺳﻢ ﻓﺎﻋﻞ‬ism faél
7 Take the root of any five. 1X5=05
Or choose any five prepositions

Section D (30 Marks)

Translation

8 Translation of any three text passages about 5 lines 04+04+01+01=10

of each passages 30 marks)
(‫ )اﻟﻒ‬L – 1 Page 02
(‫)ب‬ L –6 Page 15
(‫)ج‬ L – 16 Page 48
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Accuracy in translation: 04+04=08

Style: 01+01=02
9 Putting vowel points on a passage. (10 marks) 2+8=10

Distribution of marks:
- Writing: 2marks
- Vowel points: 8 marks
10 Poetry: explanation of any four verses. (10 marks) 8+2=10
L – 15 Page 46, 47

Distribution of marks:
- Content: 8 marks.
- Style / Expression: 2 marks.

Prescribed Text Book: “Minhaj al-T‘lim al-Thanawi al-‘Aali (class XII)