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Ribaat Arabic Placement Test

Please type your answers in this file and email your response to ribaat.arabic@rabata.org
Kindly rename the file with your full name, so instead of “Ribaat Arabic Placement Test.docx”,
the file will be called, “Yourname.docx”

This test will be used to determine which Arabic course is right for your skill level. You will not
be graded. Kindly answer the following questions to the best of your ability without referring to
outside sources. If you are not sure of an answer, you may leave it blank.

After all responses have been assessed, you will receive a recommendation for placement in
the Ribaat Arabic Program and more information on your course before the Arabic program
begins inshallah.

To submit: Print out the test, complete it in writing, and then use a scanner or camera to scan
your handwritten response and email it to ribaat.arabic@rabata.org.

Name:

Email:
*Please use the same name and email address for all correspondence with Ribaat
administration and instructors to avoid confusion.

Have you taken any Ribaat Arabic courses?

If yes, which course(s)?

Did you complete it?
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Part 1: Arabic Script:

1- Fill in the missing letters in the alphabet chart:

‫ج‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬

‫ر‬ ‫د‬ ‫ح‬

‫ص‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ز‬

‫ف‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ط‬

‫ن‬ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬

‫ي‬ ‫هـ‬

2- Write each of the following letters with its ḥaraka in English:

َ‫م‬ ُ
‫ســ‬ َ‫د‬ َ‫بــ‬ َ‫لــ‬ ُ
َ‫هـ‬ َ‫ر‬ َ‫ف‬

3- Write each of the following sounds with the ḥaraka in Arabic:

zu ki Tu tha Bi Wa
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‫‪Part 2: Comprehension‬‬

‫الفهم واالستيعاب‪:‬‬
‫صالح‪َ:‬ص ُ‬
‫باحَالخ ري‪َ َ.‬‬
‫ُحسام‪َ:‬ص ُ‬
‫باحَالنورَ‪َ .‬‬
‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫صالح‪َ:‬إىلَأ ْي ًنَتذهب‪َ َ.‬‬
‫ْ‬ ‫َْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ُحسام‪ََ :‬أ ْذ ُ‬
‫هبَإىلَالمكتبة‪َ.‬ه ْلَأنتَذاه ٌبَإىلَالمكتبةَياَصالح؟ َ‬
‫صالح‪َ:‬ال‪َ،‬أناَذاه ٌبَإىلَالف ْصل‪َ،‬ع ْنديَد ْر ُ‬
‫سَحساب‪َ َ.‬‬
‫ِّ‬
‫َاالس ِياحةَ‪َ .‬‬
‫َإىلَاللقاءَف ْ‬
‫ي‬ ‫ُحسام‪:‬‬
‫ِّ‬
‫صالح‪َ:‬إىلَاللقاء‪َ َ.‬‬

‫‪Choose the correct answer:‬‬

‫اختاريَاإلجابةَالصحيحة‪َ َ:‬‬
‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪ .1‬إىلَأ ْينَيذه ُبَ ُحسام؟ََ َ‬
‫‪ ‬المكتبة َ‬
‫‪ ‬البيت‬
‫‪ ‬المطعم‬
‫َ‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ ْ‬
‫‪ .2‬هلَيذهبَصالحَإىلَالمكتبة؟ َ‬
‫‪ ‬نعم َ‬
‫‪ ‬ال‬
‫‪ ‬الفصل‬
‫َ‬
‫ُ‬ ‫َْ ْ‬
‫‪ .3‬إىلَأينَيذهبَصالح؟ َ‬
‫‪ ‬الفصل َ‬
‫‪ ‬المكتبة‬
‫االسياحة َ‬‫ِ‬ ‫‪‬‬
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Part 3: Reading
:‫القراءة‬
ً
:َ ‫َتسجيالَله‬‫اءةَواضحةَوأرسل‬
‫ي‬ ‫النصَفَالسؤالَاألولَقر‬
َ‫ي‬ َ‫اقرأي‬

Record yourself: Read the text above in the comprehension section, and speak three sentences
about yourself in Arabic to the best of your ability. Record yourself then send the audio file to
ribaat.arabic@rabata.org.

*This question is to assess pronunciation. Only Ribaat Arabic instructors will have access to the
file.
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Part 4: Grammar
َ:‫القواعد‬

Part 1:

a) From the following words, translate the phrases below:

ٌ َ ُ ٌ ُ ‫هذاََََهذهَ ََََََ ُهوَََََ ََهَََََجديدََالط‬
ََََ‫م ََََََ ُممتازََََََج ِّيدََََ ََطبيب َة‬ َُ ‫بيبَََََ ََبيتَ ََََبنت ََََََالج‬
َ ٌ ‫ميلََ ََََالبيتَ ََََََقل‬ ‫ي‬
ُ ٌ ُ ٌ َ َ
َُ ‫ميلََ ََاألزرقَََالزرق‬
‫اء‬ ٌَ ‫ديدََ ََج‬َ ‫م ََََََ ُممتازةَََََالجديدَََََوَََََج‬
َ ُ ‫بيََََالقل‬
َ ٌ ‫ََك ر‬

1. This pen is new.

َ َ…………..…………………………………………………………………………………. 
2. She is an excellent doctor.

…………..…………………………………………………………………………………. 
3. The blue house is big and beautiful.

…………..…………………………………………………………………………………. 
b) Put harakat on the ends of the words written in red:

‫الطاولةَالصغية‬
‫ر‬ َ‫الكتابَعل‬
ُ
َ ‫فَالمطبخ‬
َ ‫أكلتَالكعكَ ي‬
َ

‫ضبَالولدَالكرة‬
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c) Conjugate the following verbs (please vowel the words fully):

َ ‫ذهب‬
To go:
 She went:
‫جلس‬
To sit:
 They (masc. plural) are sitting
َ‫درس‬
To study:
 I studied:

Part 2:

d) Translate the following sentences:

َّ
‫مريكية؟‬ ‫ هلَأنتَأ‬.1
 ……………………………………………
ِ ْ
َ‫هاَفَالغرفة‬
‫تَحقيبت ي‬
َ ‫ ماَوجد‬.2
 ……………………………………………

ُ ‫سأ‬َ
َ‫ذهبَاليومَإىلَثالثةَمساجد‬ .3
 ……………………………………………

e) Identify the roots of the following words:

ْ
َ ََََ..............................ََ‫ تفع رلي‬.1
َ َََََََ..............................ََ‫ كاتبون‬.2
ُْ
َََ...........................َ...َََ‫ مأ كول‬.3
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Part 3:
f) Make the following sentences plural
َُ
َ َ‫ خرجَالولدَمنَالمدرسة‬.1
َ َ..................................................................... 
َ َّ
َ‫تابَمنَعلَالطاولة‬ َ ُ ‫ سقطَالك‬.2
َ َ..................................................................... 
g) Put harakat on all the words in the following sentences:
ِ َ
َ.‫َحيات‬
‫ي‬ ‫َاالمتحاناتَف‬
‫ي‬ ‫كي‬
‫ هذاَأ ر‬.1

ََ.‫ دخلَبعضَالطالبََالصف‬.2

Part 5: Listening
:َ ‫االستماع‬

َ ََ:‫حَالفكرةَالعامةَله‬ ‫ر‬
‫استمعَإىلَملفَالصوتَالمرفقَثمَاش ي‬
‫ي‬
Click here to listen to the audio file.

Explain the main idea in the selection you listened to: (in English, then in Arabic if possible).

Part 6: Dictation
َ:‫اإلمالء‬

Click here to listen to the audio file.

Write down in Arabic what you have heard. (Please listen to the recording twice only.)
ً
‫َ(َاس ي‬:‫ملفَالصوتَواكتبَغيباَماَسمعته‬
)‫تمعَإليهَمر رتيَفقط‬ ‫ري‬ َ‫استمعَإىل‬
‫ي‬