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