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Entrance exam questions for the sixth grade Arabic Language
IJA 3731
French Exams, Frank Iny School
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These are copies of exams on French grammar, literature and Calculus, and weekly assignments from Frank Iny School for the years 1958-1970.
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French Frank Iny School Date: 8_ 9_ 70 Entrance exam for 1st intermediate 1) Dictation 2) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words in the dictation. 3) Verbs; to want; future to know: present conditional to take: imperfect to be able to: pres. ind. to buy: imperfect to go: past indefinite. to know pres. ind. to eat: past definite. to be necessary: future. to sit down: pres. ind. 4) Make a sentence with: the trunk _ the cellar _ the hallway _ the hunter _ the butcher. 5) a) Rule for masculine nouns ending in el _ eil _ euil. b) Rule for feminine nouns ending in the sound i _ c) Rule for nouns ending in the sound eur _ d) Exceptions for nouns starting with ap _ e) Exceptions for feminine nouns ending in u. 6) Put in the plural 1) The mouse enters through the hole of the air vent. 2) I will plant this cabbage in the garden. 3) You put on the tire of the baby carriage. 4) The corporal's nephew has come. 5) The jackal ate the bird. 7) Put in the feminine: major _ active _ happy _ false _ public _ mad soft _ foolish _ interior _ entire _ original _ eternal mute _ hardworking _ vermilion _ secret _ the inspector the doctor _ the ox _ the duck .
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Frank Iny School Entrance exam for 1st Intermediate Subject: French Duration: 2 hours Date: 9.9_ 1969 I) Dictation 20 points II) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words in the following text. This hardworking student has correctly done all his homework. He wrote with attention in his notebook. 20 points. III) Logical analysis. Jean eats the cake that his mother made today; he finds it delicious. My brother and my sister go to the butcher and buy two kilos of meat and sausages. 10 points. IV) Give the past simple and the present subjunctive of the following verbs in the 2nd person singular and plural only. to write ⟦line⟧ to live ⟦line⟧ to be born ⟦line⟧ to read ⟦line⟧ to die. 10 points. V) Transpose these sentences into the future and the past indefinite. I go down to the cellar. You hold a book in your hand. The maid sweeps the courtyard. The children run in the garden. We see our friends. 10 points. VI) Rules. Exceptions for masculine nouns ending in the sound oir ⟦line⟧ Exceptions for nouns ending in the sound zon . ⟦line⟧ Exceptions for feminine nouns ending in the sound i ⟦line⟧ Exceptions for feminine nouns ending in the sound té or tié. ⟦line⟧ The plural of: detail ⟦line⟧ pebble ⟦line⟧ reddish ⟦line⟧ landau ⟦line⟧ 10p VII) Put into the feminine form: A proud horse ⟦line⟧ A gnawing rat ⟦line⟧ A proud nephew ⟦line⟧ A fat pig ⟦line⟧ the best inspector. ⟦line⟧ 10p VIII) Give the opposite of: high ⟦line⟧ clean ⟦line⟧ thick ⟦line⟧ hardworking ⟦line⟧ to go down. 5pp IX) Make a sentence with each of the following words: The compartment ⟦line⟧ the attic ⟦line⟧ talkative ⟦line⟧ the wine ⟦line⟧ the knees. 5 points
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Entrance exam for 1st Intermediate Subject: French Date: 10-9-1968 Duration: 2h 1) Dictation (20 points) 2) Logical analysis of the 1st sentence. (10 points) 3) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words in the dictation. (2 points) 4) Describe your bedroom in 5 sentences. (10 points) 5) Give the exceptions for feminine nouns ending in the sound "oi". The exceptions for feminine nouns ending in "te". The plural of nouns ending in "ou". The feminine of adjectives ending in "et". When do we put an "e" after the "g"? (10 points) 6) Name: a) 2 indefinite adjectives. b) 2 coordinating conjunctions. c) 2 personal pronouns (subject) d) 2 personal pronouns (direct object complement) e) 2 personal pronouns (indirect object complement) (10 points) 7) Give the future and the present subjunctive of the following verbs in the 2nd person singular and plural only. savoir - vouloir - faire - aller - mourir . b) Give the present and past participle of the following verbs: boire - écrire - lire - conduire - prendre - connaitre - vivre - tenir - coudre - grandir. ( 20 points) ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Promotion exams. September 1967. Subject: French Date: 19.9.1967 Class: 6th Primary Duration: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. ⟦line⟧ The stars light up and shine in the heavens. The round moon illuminates the countryside that slumbers. The trees are motionless. The shops are closed, but their windows sparkle with a thousand colors. A late passerby quickens his pace, he is going home. At the edge of its hole, an owl cries sadly. A lantern in hand, my neighbor a peasant goes to take one last look at his companions in toil. 1/ Answer the questions: - Give a title to this text. - When do the stars light up? - How do you see that there is no wind. - Does the author live in a village or a city? (prove it) - Which animals are the companions in toil of a peasant. 2/ Write the verbs in parentheses correctly - The hens (cackle: present ind.). - We (gather: future ind.) the grapes in autumn. - It (be necessary: future ind.) that you (do: present sub.) your homework. - The rain (stream: present ind.) on our windows. - He (come: present cond.) if he (be able: imperfect ind.). - He (notice: past simple ind.) it immediately. - Mom (serve: present ind.) us some soup. - I (know: imperfect ind.) that family very well. 3/ Logical analysis: The rope where I hang my laundry is worn out, I must replace it. (Give the meaning in Arabic). 4/ Analysis of the underlined words in the text. 5/ Write the expressions in parentheses without spelling errors. - She (got up). - (Glue) is a type of adhesive. - A musician tunes his (cello) before playing a piece. - The dog's (mash). - The (brightness) of the moon. 6/ Replace the complements with one of the following personal pronouns le - la - les - l' - lui or leur - I tidy my things. - I telephone some friends. - We offer flowers to our parents. - I admire this painting. - I tidy the linen closet. (cont'd.p.2)..
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- p.2 - 6th Grade. French. 19.9.1967 ⟦line⟧ 7/ Name: - The coordinating conjunctions - The contracted definite articles - The demonstrative pronouns - The exceptions to the rule for the plural of nouns ending in ail - " " " " " " " " " in x. - " " " " " feminine " adjectives " in eur - " " " " " " " " " in al. 8/ Put in the comparative: - Iraq is (large) Lebanon. - Francois and Roger are 15 years old, so Francois is (old) Roger. - The car is (fast) than the express train. - The month of January is (long) the month of March. - A newspaper is (thick) a book. ⟦line⟧ Dictation ...
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Frank Iny School Entrance exam for 1st Intermediate French Date: 19/9/66 Duration: 2 hours 1) Dictation: ⟦line⟧ 20 points 2) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words: 20 points 3) Logical analysis: a) The children ate the cake that their mother had prepared for them. b) The principal calls the lazy student and punishes him. 10 points 4) Put the verbs in parentheses into the past indefinite (passé composé). a) We (to do) our homework. The teacher (to write) on the board. They (to go) to the public garden. You (to receive) a letter. b) Put the verbs in parentheses into the present indicative. I (to take) my hat. You (to appear) happy. He (to come) with us. The students (to play) in the courtyard. You (to read) the newspaper. c) Put the verbs in parentheses into the future tense. The child (to know) his lesson. We (to be able to) succeed in the exam. You (to be) well-behaved. My cousins (to go) to the cinema with my uncle. The porter (to hold) my suitcases. 15 points 5) Form adverbs from the following adjectives. powerful- lazy- whole- soft- active- discreet- delicate long- negligent. 10 points 6) Name: 3 prepositions. 3 adverbs. 2 indefinite pronouns. 2 possessive pronouns. 10 points 7) Rules: 1) Words starting with ac. 2) The plural of nouns ending in ail. 10 points 8) Give the opposite of the following words: hot- high- the day- to enter- to begin. 5 points ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Entrance Exam for 1st Intermediate French. Date: 9/19/66 Duration: 2 hours. Dictation An autumn walk I like autumn very much and my little boy likes it too just like me because of the wind and the dead leaves. We were walking in the fields, despite the cold and the heavy clouds. We were going back up the small road covered with large dry leaves. Baby held his hat with his hand as it wanted to fly away; then he looked at me with his little eyes that shone under tears. His cheeks were red from the cold. But he was joyful and we walked hand in hand towards the river that could be seen from afar. ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Entrance Exam for 1st Secondary September 1965 Subject: French. Date: 24-9-1965 Class: 6th primary (graduates) Duration: 8:00-10:30 1) Dictation (20 points) II) Questions 1) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words (20 points) 2) Logical analysis: It was beautiful weather, the sky was cloudless, the light wind pushed our boat which glided gent- ly on the water. (10 points) 3) Give the present and past participles of the following verbs: to do-to know-to read-to fear-to take to want-to say- to be able to-to eat-to finish. (10 points) 4) How is the verb written when it is placed after a preposition? Name five prepositions that you will then put in simple sentences. (10 points) 5) a) What are the coordinating conjunctions? b) Name a subject relative pronoun Name a relative pronoun ⟦line⟧ direct ob- ject complement. Name a relative pronoun adverbial complement of place. (10 points) 6*) Form adverbs with the following adjectives: social - secret - smiling - joyful - mad - lively soft-violent-proud- dry. (10 points) 7) Put the following sentences in the passive form. 1) The servant will clean ⟦...⟧ the house. 2) She wrote the letters. 3) They had copied the homework. 4) The merchant sold some beautiful fruits. 5) The mother cuts the cake. (10 points)
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Frank Iny School Entrance exam for 1st Secondary September 1965 Subject: French. Class: 6th primary. Dictation ⟦line⟧ The history lesson. History classes were always held in the af- ternoon. Cries of joy were heard everywhere and arms were crossed on the tables. The teacher left his chair and came to sit among us. He did not read, he spo- ke, he told stories. Sometimes he would stand up, pull a map from a chest which he hung on the wall to show us the places where great things had happened. One would have said that the teacher was an uncle who was telling his nephews beautiful stories of travel. We listened to our teacher with pleasure. It was a very pleasant hour.
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F R A N K I N Y S C H O O L Entrance exam for 1st Secondary. September 1959. Subject: French. | Date 29.9.59 Class: 6th Primary (graduates) | Duration 8:30-10:30 I - Dictation. ⟦line⟧ 40 Points II- Questions. 1- Underline with one line the verbs of the 1st group, and with two lines the verbs of the 3rd group. 10 Points 2- How is a verb written when it is preceded by a preposition 6 Points 3- What grammar rule do you apply to put the word "caillou" in the plural? Do you know other words ending in "ou" that form their plural in the same way. Give them. 14 points 4- Circle the prepositions in the dictation. Separate with two vertical lines the coordinating conjunctions in the dictation. 10 Points 5- Identify a relative pronoun in the dictation. Give other relative pronouns that you know- - Identify two subordinating conjunctions in the dictation 10 Points
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Frank Iny School Entrance exams for the 1st Secondary class ⟦line⟧ Subject: French Date: 9/22/58 Class: 6th primary Duration: 8:00-11:00 I Dictation II Questions 1) Explain: a small restaurant, pleasant hours. 2) Why do we say: "Everyone returns to Baghdad." 3) Put the verbs from the dictation in the present infinitive and the present participle. 4) Conjugate the verb to return in the present and past historic. 5) Give synonyms for: happy, to live, holidays 6) Give opposites for: happy, finished, returns. 7) Logical analysis of the 1st sentence. 8) Grammatical analysis of the underlined words. ⟦line⟧ III Composition: Write a thank-you letter for a gift received. ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Promotion Exams 62 - 63 Subject: Calculation Class: 6th Grade Date: 9/23/1963 Duration: 30 minutes. ⟦line⟧ 1. One spends 172 f at a rate of 20 f per meter to edge a rectangular tablecloth with a fringe. What is the length of this tablecloth if its width measures 1.8 m? 2. A merchant buys 36 quintals of potatoes at 15 f per kg. He sells them with a total profit of 1450 f. What is the total selling price? ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Promotion Exams 1961-1962. Subject: Arithmetic Class: 6th Date: 10/3/1962. Duration: 30 minutes. ⟦line⟧ 1) A man buys 7 quintals of rice at 400f per quintal. He sells this rice at 5.40 f. per Kg. What is his total profit? 2) A rectangular field has a perimeter of 240 m. Its width measures 48 m. Find its length and its area? ⟦line⟧
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Frank Iny School Promotion Exams ⟦line⟧ I. 1) A merchant buys 8 dozen plates at 15 f per dozen. 6 plates are broken, and he sells the rest at 1.50 f per plate. What is his total profit? 2) A rectangular room has a perimeter of 22 m. Its length measures 6 m. What is its width? ⟦line⟧ II. (a) Dictation: (b) Questions: 1. Underline with one line all the epithets, with two lines all the attributes. 2. Explain the following words: flannel a tuft with closed eyes 3. Conjugate the verb to shout - in the present, the imperfect, the past simple, the future, in the first and second persons plural. the verb to bathe in the present indicative. 4. In a few sentences, describe a very small baby. ⟦line⟧
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FRANK INY SCHOOL Entrance exam for 1st Secondary September 1960 Subject: French. Date: 29.9.60 Class: 6th Primary (graduates) Duration: 8.30 - 10.30 I Dictation ⟦line⟧ 40 points. II Questions 1° ⟦line⟧ 10 points. 2° a) How is the verb written when it is placed after a preposition? When two verbs follow each other, how is the second one written? b) What is the difference between a qualifying adjective used as an epithet and a qualifying predicate adjective? Give an example by selecting from the dictation an epithet adjective and a predicate adjective. c) How is the plural of nouns ending in "ail" in the singular ⟦gen⟧er⟦a⟧lly formed? Identify an example in the dictation. 12 points. 3° Identify in three columns and in the infinitive the verbs of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd group from the dictation. 10 points. 4° Identify a relative pronoun in the dictation. Give other relative pronouns that you know. 10 points. 5° Grammatically analyze the following sentence: "The young people ch⟦a⟧tted and l⟦a⟧ughed with the kind shepherdess" 18 points.
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Frank Iny School Holiday Homework 1962 6th Primary and 1st A- Secondary 10 Weeks of Work 5 Days per Week 1 Hour per Day. ⟦line⟧ The purpose of holiday homework is to allow the student not to forget what they learned during the school year. 1) Notebooks will be required at the start of the term. 2) The first week of the term will be devoted to exams covering the holiday homework. 3) The holiday homework grade will be marked out of 100. 4) The start-of-term exam grade will be marked out of 100. 5) The homework is at the same time a writing exercise which will be graded out of 50. PAY ATTENTION to handwriting and cleanliness. 6) Write the date when you start your daily homework. (the date is written at the top left of the page). 7) Do a dictation twice a week. 8) Do not forget that in the answers to questions you must use the same words as the question. Example: At what time do we enter the classroom? We enter the classroom at 8 o'clock in the morning. Books used. French: Intermediate courses and 8th 7th classes By J. Cressot - E. Royer - G. Andre. Grammar, Conjugation, Spelling: Elementary course By A. Berthou - S. Gremaux - G. Voegelé. Living Arithmetic. 1st Week ⟦illegible⟧ (Sunday July 15 - Friday July 20). French: p 4 and 5. Answer the questions: How long does Colette stay at the seaside? With whom does she go there? How do the waves die at Colette's feet? Find the sentence that describes the sails? Give the names of the fish that fill the baskets? What are the wonders of Green Island? Make a simple sentence (subject-Verb-Single complement) with the following words: the beach - to splash - the rocks - to pick up - to bloom. Grammar p. 9 No. 4 - p 16 No. 2 - p 23 No. 1. Logical and ( I give you good advice, Grammatical analysis ( try to benefit from it Arithmetic: p 19 No. 120 - 121 - 122 - 124
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- 2 - 2nd Week (Sunday July 22 - Friday July 27) French: p. 16 - 17. Answer the questions: Where did François spend a month? What can be seen on the photos? How does the road climb? What is a clearing? Find the sentence that describes the water of the torrent? Where do the children from the summer camp wash up? Does François need a rope and an ice axe to make the ascent of the highest peak? What do we see when we have reached the summit? Make a simple sentence (Subject-verb- only one comp.) with the following words: the grass-to resemble-the pastures- to take a nap - the clouds - Grammar: P27 No.6 P 28 No.2 - P 36 No.2. Logical Analysis ( The lizard catches a mosquito that plays the and Grammatical: ( village police. The young girl of whom I spoke to you is sick Arithmetic: P. 17 No.99 - 100 - 103 3rd Week (Sunday July 29-Friday August 3) French: P.10 - 11. Answer the questions: How old is the old Soeurette? What are the "pleasures" that the grape harvest gives us? What does old Soeurette do to help me? What do the porters do? What does the lunch of the grape pickers consist of? Will the wine be good this year? Who is of the same opinion as the Grape Pickers? Make a simple sentence (S.V. 1C) with the following words: The collector - a cluster - measured - to shuttle back and forth - the salad - the hedge. Grammar: P. 45 No.5 - p. 47 No.2 Make sentences using: read (s) - binds - bed - price - taken (ex: p 51 No.7). Logical Analysis ( We were looking for pansies under the large wall and Grammatical: ( which overlooks the terrace and which warms itself in the sun. Arithmetic: P.23 No.147 - 148 - 150.
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- 3 - 4th Week (Sunday August 5 - Friday August 10) French: P.22 - 23. Answer the questions: What do you call the man who guards the fields? Who are the workers who work in the construction of a house? What are the tiles hung on? What do the plasterers do? What does the plumber do? the stove setter? the painter? Make a sentence (S.V. 1C.) with the following words: the cellar - the carpenter - the chimney - the wind - the rain Grammar: P.53 No.1 - P 51 No.5 - P 63 No.5 P 69 No.4. Logical Analysis ( How comfortable it is, sitting in the shade of the and Grammatical: ( oak, Sylvie listens to the wind that sings softly in the branches. Calculations: P. 37 No.232 - 234 - 235. 5th Week (Sunday August 12 - Friday August 17 ) French: P 28 - 29. Answer the Questions: What do you call the place where sheep are kept? cows? horses? dogs? bees? hens? What do birds build in the spring? What does the snail carry on its back? What are the parts of an anthill? Make a simple sentence (S.V.1C.) with the following words: to lodge - a basket - claws - in town - Grammar: P.75 No.3 P.78 No.5 - P.81 No.5 - P.82 No.1 -2 -3. Logical Analysis ( She looks at me with eyes that and Grammatical ( eat up her whole face Calculations: P. 39 No.253 - 254 - 256.
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- 4 - 6th Week (Sunday August 19 - Friday August 24) French: p.34 - 35. Answer the questions: Identify the sentence that describes the rooster - What does the brooding hen do? Where is the food put for the ducks? for the dog? Why does Pyramus the dog moan when coming out of his kennel? Identify the sentence that describes the rabbits? What are the rabbits fed? the pigeons? What do the horses and cows do? What do they eat out of? Make a simple sentence (S.V. 1C.) with the following words: breakfast - an armful - to jostle - the pond - to take away - to hop. Grammar: p.87 No.6 - p 88 No.3 - 4 P.89 No.2 Logical analysis ( the familiar chickens besiege the little girl and Grammatical ( who throws them barley and oats on the fly. Arithmetic: p.42 No.269 - 270 - 271. 7th Week (Sunday August 26 - Friday August 31) French: p.40 - 41. Answer the questions: What are the mother's worries? Why can she not throw away the old things? Why would the young mother like her sons to resemble their sister? What does a doctor wear at the hospital? What color is this garment? What do they buy in the countryside to get married (the young man, the young girl)? Make a simple sentence (S.V.1C.) with the following words: the linden tree - the thimble - to widen - the street - the toque - in fashion - to attract. Grammar: p.93 No.5 - p 94 No. 1 - 2 p.101 No.2. p.131 No.3 - p.137 No.2 -3. Logical analysis ( Go in June into the meadows at the hour when and grammatical ( the moon lights the fields, you will feel your heart open to their scent. Arithmetic: P.48 No.305 - ⟦p.49⟧ No.321 - 322.
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- 5 - 8th Week (Sunday Sept. 2 - Friday Sept. 7) French: P.46 - 47. Answer the questions: Name the places where this little boy was always found- What were Father Coudrot and his 2 sons doing while planing? What color is poplar wood? oak? cherry? acacia? mahogany? Give some verbs that indicate the actions performed by a carpenter. What do you call a person who starts working for a carpenter? a blacksmith? a notary? in a restaurant? Make a simple sentence (S.V.C.L.) with the following words: shavings - the saw - the workshop - Grammar: p.142 No.2 - p.143 No.2. p.148 No.1. Logical analysis ( the partridge leaves the furrow and sings a and grammatical ( song of joy Arithmetic: p.51 No.335 - 336 - 337. 9th Week (Sunday Sept. 9 - Friday Sept. 14) French: p.52 - 53. Answer the questions: Why was this cherry wood wardrobe ordered? What was sculpted in the bottom rosette? What was put in this wardrobe? How old is this wardrobe? What has it seen? Make a simple sentence (S.V.C.L) with the following words: the village - the linen - always - to peep - a jar of jam - Grammar: p.161 No.2 - p.165 No.5 - p.167 No.3 - p.177 No.3. Logical analysis (A bird sings near my window, the rose and grammatical (deliciously scents the garden that surrounds my house: it is spring. Arithmetic: p.53 No.363 - 364 - 365.
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- 6 - 10th Week (Sunday 16 Sept - Friday 21 Sept). French: p.64 - 65. What do you call those gentlemen in morning coats and striped trousers? If one entered a department store completely naked, how would one come out? What is used in a department store to go up and ⟦down⟧ the ⟦stairs⟧ ⟦(2 things)⟧? Of what are street vendors the specialists? Make a simple sentence (S.V.I.C.) with the following words: the tea room - the moving walkway - the sidewalk - Grammar: p.183 No.3 - p.184 No.2. p.186 No.3. Logical analysis | the bookstore has all the latest releases she you and grammatical: | will also sell the briefcase to carry them Arithmetic: Review: - The entire vocabulary notebook - The vocabulary sheets - The grammar notebook a/ the rules b/ grammatical analysis c/ logical analysis - Irregular verbs - The grammar rules studied in the grammar book