Principles of Arabic Reading. Test 1
  • 1. 1. How many consonants are there in the Arabic alphabets?
A) 11
B) 21
C) 26
D) 28
  • 2. 2. Which of these is an heavy letter?
A) ص
B) ب
C) ف
D) ج
  • 3. 3. How many are the short vowels?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 4
  • 4. 4. _______ is a diagonal stroke written above letters and has the sound 'a' as in bat. We open our mouth when we pronounce it.
A) Sukuun
B) Kasrah
C) Dammah
D) FatHah
  • 5. 5. Which of these is not a sound from resting on a ت ?
A) Ati
B) Bayt
C) Bat
D) At
  • 6. 6. Arabic ______ are signs and not letters, written above or below the letters.
A) Consonants
B) Vowels
C) Language
D) Letters
  • 7. 7. If all the letters of this word كسر posses FatHah, the word will be pronounced as?
A) SUKIRA
B) RASAKA
C) SARAKA
D) KASARA
  • 8. 8. Absence of Vowel or the resting sound is known as ________.
A) Huruuf
B) Sukuun
C) Maddu
D) Harakah
  • 9. 9. The _______ is used to elongate a FatHah.
A) Yaaumadiyyah ى
B) Alifmadiyyah ا
C) Suukuun ه
D) Waawumadiyyah و
  • 10. 10. The FatHatayn (An), Kasratayn(In) and Dammatayn (Un) are known as _________.
A) Arabic Vowels
B) Long vowels
C) Nasal Vowels
D) Short Vowels
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