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IJA 2730

Student Grades, Examinations, Correspondence, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These are school materials from the Baghdadi Jewish schools. Included are examination records for state exams, listing student scores and pass/fail from the 1930s - 1950s; correspondence from the Baghdad education office regarding student examinations, including verification of students’ names, and test administration and locations; student qualifications for the Baghdad College of Engineering; and a few copies of exam questions for French, English, and mathematics.

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IJA 2730
Item Number
12741
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Arabic
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Exams, Office of Assessment - Exams and Certifications, Correspondence, French, School Material, Geography, Exam Records, Postage Stamps, Letterhead, Office of Education – Baghdad, Mathematics, History, Shamash Secondary School, Jewish Schools Committee, Annotation, Iraqi Government, Ink Stamp, English Language, Arabic Language, Handwritten, High School, Engineering, Printed Text, Frank Iny School, Transcript, Chart, Ibn Sina National Preparatory Institute, File Folder, Rahel Shamoon School, Science, Stamps, Students, Primary Education Certificate, Typed, Ministry of Education, Secondary Education Certificate, Standardized Test, Masooda Saliman School

AI en Translation, Pages 701-725

Page 701

Final Exam, Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shehmon School 39 — 940
Time: Two hours Subject — Zoology Teacher: Mr. Naji Rabie
1) Compare the apparatus and method of locomotive movement in Amoeba, Hydra, and the Medicinal Leech, and mention the method of feeding
and absorption in each of them.
2) Talk about the apparatus and method of respiration in Fish — Frogs — Birds.
3) Show the type of metamorphosis in each of Lice, Grasshoppers, Flies, and Bees, and mention the relationship of the mentioned insects
to humans health-wise or economically, directly or indirectly.
4) Mention what you know about the effect of parasitic life on the host's body.
5) Mention briefly what you know about four of the following terms: Migration — Dominant Traits — Biological
Balance — Organic Evolution — Reproductive Sterilization — Artificial Selection.
Note — Answer only four questions.
⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧
20/6/40

Page 702

Final Examination, Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shachmon School 39 - 940
Time: Two hours | Subject: Animal | Teacher: Mr. Naji Rabie
1) Compare the apparatus and method of translational movement in Amoeba, Hydra, and the Medicinal Leech, and mention the method of feeding
and absorption in each of them.
2) Talk about the apparatus and method of respiration in fish - frogs - birds.
3) Indicate the type of metamorphosis in each of lice, locusts, flies, and bees, and mention the relationship of the mentioned insects
to humans health-wise or economically, directly or indirectly.
4) State what you know about the effect of parasitic life on the host's body.
5) Briefly state what you know about four of the following expressions: The cell - Dominant traits - Biological
balance - Organic evolution - Reproductive sterilization - Artificial selection.
Note - Answer only four questions.

Page 703

Final Exam Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shahmon School 1939 - 1940
Time: Two hours Subject: Mathematics Teacher - Mr. Naji Rabie
1) A- Prove that the logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the two numbers.
B- If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771 and log 5 = 0.6990 and log 7 = 0.8451
and log 121 = 2.0828, then what is the logarithm of the value: 2500 x 11 x 35
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2) A- Factorize the expression 81 b4 c + 126 b2 c2 + 49 c3 into its factors
B- Simplify the following statement and put it in the shortest possible way and with a positive exponent:
49 b1/2 c0.4 d4
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7 x 2401 x b-1/2 c-0.6 d4
3) A train traveled a distance of 450 kilometers at a certain speed. If its speed increased by 5 kilometers per hour, it would have traveled the
same distance in a time 3 hours less than the time taken in the first case. What is its original speed?
4) Solve the following two equations by the graphical method and verify the result by the algebraic method:
6 x - 5 y = 8
2 x + 3 y = 12
5) A- Insert two geometric means between 5 and 135
B- If quantity B = 50 and quantity C = 75, then it is required to represent these two quantities first by longitudinal
graphs and second by area graphs
Note - Answer four questions, provided that the first and fourth are among them
⟦signature⟧
4/11/40

Page 705

Final Examination, Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shahmon School, 1939 - 1940
Time: Two hours Subject - Chemistry Teacher - Mr. Naji Rabie
1) What is the weight of potassium chlorate required to obtain 25 liters of oxygen at 7 degrees Celsius and an
atmospheric pressure of 720 mm. (Atomic weight of Potassium 39, Chlorine 35.5, and Oxygen 16)
2) How do we detect Chlorides - Sulfates - Starch -
3) Write the chemical equations for the following reactions and balance them:
A - Adding potassium iodide solution to lead nitrate solution
B - Placing a piece of iron in a solution of copper sulfate
C - Passing hydrogen sulfide gas through cadmium nitrate solution
D - Sprinkling a small amount of iodine powder on a piece of phosphorus
E - Reaction of water with calcium carbide
4) Mention one method for preparing each of Soap and Copper
5) Mention the most important uses of five of the following substances: Sodium bicarbonate - Iodine - Hydrogen
peroxide - Cellulose - Potassium permanganate - Fehling's solutions - Borax - Sulfur - Oxygen
Note: Answer only four questions
⟦Naji Rabie⟧
⟦4/4⟧
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Page 706

Final Examination for the Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shachmon School 1939 - 1940
Time: Two hours. Subject: Chemistry. Teacher: Mr. Naji Rabie
1) What is the weight of potassium chlorate required to obtain 25 liters of oxygen at a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and atmospheric
pressure of 720 mm? (Atomic weights: Potassium 39, Chlorine 35.5, Oxygen 16)
2) How do you test for chlorides - sulfates - starch?
3) Write the chemical equations for the following reactions and balance them.
A - Adding potassium iodide solution to lead nitrate solution
B - Placing a piece of iron in a solution of copper sulfate
C - Passing hydrogen sulfide gas through a cadmium nitrate solution
D - Scattering a small amount of iodine powder on a piece of phosphorus
E - The reaction of water with calcium carbide
4) Mention one method for preparing each of soap and copper
5) Mention the most important uses of five of the following substances: sodium bicarbonate - iodine - hydrogen
peroxide - cellulose - potassium permanganate - Fehling's solution - borax - sulfur - oxygen
Note: Answer four questions only

Page 707

Final Exam Fourth Grade Secondary School at Rachel Shahmoon School 39 - 1940
Time: Two hours Subject -- Arabic Teacher - Mr. Shalom Darwish
1) Compare Al-Mutanabbi's poem (Waa Harra Qalbahu) and Abu Firas's poem (O My Little Daughter, This Tear) in terms of style
and purposes, then briefly explain what each poem indicates about the author's psyche, citing verses from each of them.
2) A - Attribute each of the following verses to its author, then use each verse to analyze the psyche of the poet who said it:
1 - And do not envy me, may God bless you both * in the land of vast width if it expands for me
2 - And how do the birds sleep in their nests * when the snares have been set for the two stars (Al-Farqadayn)
3 - You refined your opinion in my kindness and honor * for the generous one schemes for the sake of eminence
B - Mention the verses in which the following meanings and purposes appeared and explain them in detail:
1 - Humility and a person's knowledge of their own worth
2 - Faith and Jihad
3) Write an overview of Al-Akhtal's poem and cite no less than fifteen of its verses, then explain its linguistic
vocabulary.
4) Write on the following topic - Journalism
⟦Shalom Darwish⟧
7 July 940

Page 708

Final Exam - Fourth Secondary Grade at Rachel Shahmoon School 1939 - 1940
Time: Two hours | Subject: Arabic | Teacher: Mr. Shalom Darwish
1) Compare Al-Mutanabbi's poem (O how my heart burns) and ⟦Abu Firas⟧ (I see you defiant of tears) in terms of style
and purpose, then briefly explain what each poem indicates about its author's psyche, citing verses from each of them.
2) A - Attribute each of the following verses to its author, then use each verse to analyze the psyche of the poet who said it:
1 - And do not envy me, may God bless you both * in the wide land, should it be expanded for me.
2 - And how can the birds sleep in their nests * when snares have been set for the two stars (Ursa Minor)?
3 - You have refined your opinion in being kind and honoring me * indeed the generous man resorts to artifice for the sake of eminence.
B - Mention the verses in which the following meanings and purposes appeared and explain them in detail:
1 - Humility and a person's knowledge of their own worth.
2 - Faith and Jihad.
3) Write an overview of Al-Akhtal's poem and cite no less than fifteen of its verses, then explain its linguistic
vocabulary.
4) Write on the following topic: Journalism

Page 709

English.
1) Fill in the spaces with the verb in the correct tense :-
a) I...learn to dance if only I had a teacher.
b) He was so miserly that he ...not spend money.
c) I ....do as I please.
d) You ...not allow yourself to be beaten by him.
e) People who...hear good of themselves,....not listen behind
doors.
f) He ...(listen) if you had asked him properly.
g) ...the servant do it, or ....you do it yourself ?
h) <del>If you had not helped me, I do not know what I .....(do).</del>
i) .....you please show me the way ?
j) I.....(go) if you had wanted me to.
2) Tell in not more than 100 words, the story of "The Happiest Man
3) Give the meaning of the following words:-
fetters; virtuous; cell; invisible; hedgehog; charger;
treasury; false.
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>B. Say in a few words, who were:-
Prospero; Solon; Caliban; Ariel; Cyrus.
4) What are the main types of soils, and what are the chief advant
advantages and disadvantages of each to the farmer ?

Page 710

English.
1) Fill in the spaces with the verb in the correct <del>tense</del>:-
a)I...learn to dance if only I had a teacher.
b)He was so miserly that he ...not spend money.
c)I ....do as I please..
d)You ...not allow yourself to bebbaten by him.
e)People who...hear good of themselves,....not listen behind
doors.
f)He ...(listen)if yu had asked him properly.
g)...the servant do it,or ....you do it yourself ?
<del>h)If you had not helped me, I do not know what I .....(do).</del>
i).....you please show me the way ?
j)I.....(go) if you had wanted me to.
2) Tell in not more than 100 words, the story of"The Happiest Man
3) Give the meaning of the following words:-
fetters; virtuous; cell; invisible; hedgehog; charger;
treasury; false.
<del>3</del>)B. Say in a few words, who were:-
Prospero; Solon; Caliban; Ariel; Cyrus.
4) What are the main types of soils, and what are the chief <del>advant</del>
advantages and disadvantages of each to the farmer ?

Page 712

Monthly | Total Average | Writing | Reading | Dictation | |
98 | 97 | 68 | 9 | 20 | Ham Haroun Shohit | 22
40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | ÷ | Yaqoub Saleh Yaqoub | 23
60 | 72 | 54 | 5 | 13 | Haroun Shoua | 24
97 | 95 | 67 | 8 | 20 | Ham Hayim Shlomo | 25
95 | 95 | 65 | 10 | 20 | Yousef Ezra Rashti | 26
65 | 35 | 30 | 5 | ÷ | Meir Moshi Moalem | 27
92 | 93 | 67 | 8 | 18 | Victor Yousef Bashi | 28
85 | 90 | 68 | 7 | 15 | Hayim Ezra Baruch | 29
65 | 63 | 48 | 5 | 10 | Salim Daoud Ephraim | 40
60 | 56 | 40 | 6 | 10 | Albert Menashe Soudai | 41
50 | 67 | 52 | 5 | 10 | Siddiq Yousef Shaoul | 42
30 | 26 | 20 | 6 | ÷ | Shafiq Yousef Levi | 43
85 | 84 | 61 | 8 | 15 | Sasson Kurji Masfi | 44
65 | 61 | 51 | 5 | 5 | Haroun Salman Helou | 45
45 | 40 | 35 | 5 | ÷ | Victor Isaac Menashe | 46
90 | 87 | 63 | 6 | 18 | Ibrahim Kurji Yaqoub | 47
85 | 85 | 62 | 9 | 14 | Haroun Zion Sabha | 48
70 | 72 | 58 | 6 | 8 | Naim Menashe Abdel Aziz | 49
55 | 34 | 26 | 8 | ÷ | Sasson Eliyahu Hakim | 50
75 | 73 | 55 | 7 | 11 | Reuben Yehezkel Mashallah | 51
50 | 52 | 46 | 6 | ÷ | Abboudi Isaac Khedhouri | 52
55 | 53 | 37 | 6 | 10 | Zion Salman Yehuda | 53
70 | 66 | 52 | 6 | 8 | Menashe Hayawi Druze | 54
85 | 86 | 62 | 8 | 16 | Yousef Hayim Zalouf | 55
93 | 95 | 68 | 7 | 20 | Saleh Menachem Isaac | 56
94 | 97 | 68 | 9 | 20 | Yaqoub Ezra Bashi | 57
90 | 91 | 67 | 5 | 19 | Yaqoub Yousef Sasson | 58
98 | 100 | 70 | 10 | 20 | Yousef Khedhouri Masri | 59
40 | 35 | 30 | 5 | ÷ | Reuben Nassim Yehuda | 60
70 | 75 | 58 | 7 | 10 | Jamil Zion Moalem | 61
40 | 40 | 35 | 5 | ÷ | Sasson Baruch Rajwan | 62

Oral | Written | total Adjusted | Ecrit | Lecture | Dictée | Name | Number
50 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 5 | Maurice Youssef Houri | 1
97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 67 | 10 | 20 | Selim Abdel Nabi |
97 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 70 | 9 | 20 | Menashe Sadqa Shlomo | 3
72 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 5 | 4 | Rahmim Khadouri Mantoubi | 4
94 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 64 | 10 | 20 | Hazqayel Ishaq Israel | 5
82 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 65 | 6 | 14 | Ibrahim Ezra Ishaq | 6
92 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 67 | 9 | 16 | Ya'qub Ezra Bekhor | 7
54 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 5 | 0 | Jamal Ephraim Sadqa | 8
28 | 29 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 0 | Menashe Sasson | 9
|  |  | 90 |  |  |  | Dawud Rahmim Hazqayel | 10
91 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 62 | 10 | 14 | Ishaq Dawud Shamash | 11
77 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 48 | 8 | 16 | Ya'qub Meir Ya'qub | 12
76 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 62 | 8 | 8 | Menashe Rahmim Nassim | 13
52 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 45 | 8 | 10 | Harun Khadouri Sham'a | 14
89 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 10 | 19 | Ezra Hasqayel Menachem | 15
79 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 58 | 7 | 10 | Ya'qub Ishaq Shirazi | 16
92 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 66 | 9 | 20 | Ibrahim Abboudi Abboudia | 17
40 | 40 | 25 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | Aziz Hasqayel Al-Loji | 18
75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 6 | 10 | Albert Youssef Houri | 19
58 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 46 | 5 | 5 | Hayyim Ephraim Ibrahim | 20
47 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 26 | 8 | 0 | Yamin Ephraim Yamin | 21
85 | <del>82</del> 95 | <del>85</del> 99 | 92 | 65 | 8 | 20 | Hasqayel Murad | 22
82 | 82 | 75 | 88 | 67 | 9 | 12 | Albert Ezra Darwish | 23
76 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 58 | 5 | 12 | Naji Khadouri Kateb | 24
52 | 60 | 70 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 0 | Eliyahu Youssef Shapirow | 25
82 | 71 | 75 | 82 | 62 | 9 | 11 | Eliyahu Meir Shlomo | 26
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Menashe Baruch Hakim | 27
86 | 82 | 90 | 87 | 66 | 7 | 14 | Albert Ya'qub Shapirow | 28
94 | 92 | 90 | 95 | 68 | 8 | 19 | Saleh Meir Rabia | 29
70 | 77 | 70 | 82 | 60 | 8 | 15 | Ishaq Ezra Mansour | 30
52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 6 | 4 | Elias Rahamim Anayaser | 31

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Monthly | Average | Written | Reading | Dictation |  |
60 | 67 | 56 | 6 | 5 | Heskel Shaoul Qassab / | 63
80 |  |  |  |  | Murad Shamoon Lawi | 64
50 | 52 | 48 | 5 | 0 | Heskel Shaoul Hazoum / | 65
<del>92</del> | 92 | 62 | 10 | 20 | Ibrahim Shaoul Fattal | 66
75 | 72 | 52 | 6 | 14 | Naim Ishaq Baqqal | 67
55 | 62 | 55 | 6 | 2 | Ibrahim Shakouri Moshi / | 68
92 | 92 | 63 | 10 | 19 | Heskel Ezra Abdullah / | 69
60 | 60 | 52 | 5 | 3 | Ishaq Shlomo Ba'bool / | 70
58 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | Albert Gurji Qojman | 71
55 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | Joseph Yaqub Lawi / | 72
20 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | Dawood Munshi Cohen / | 73

Page 714

Second
Mid-Term Exam
English Examination                17th June 1940.
( I ) Change the following sentences into question form :
(a) I have not had much money .
(b) He had been kicking the ball.
(c) He goes to school every day .
(d) He went home two hours ago.
( 2 ) Change the following sentences into the negative:
a)The man looked round the room .
b) I believe him and he believes me.
c) He likes to speak Persian.
d) I have met somebody who knows you.
( 3 ) Give the meaning of the following words:
dull;  mute ;  massive ;  inexhaustible ;  distinguished ;  emerald
emerald;  magistrate ;  to entreat ;  treasure ;  niche .
( 4. ) Write a short account pf the various ways in which rocks are
changed to soil

Page 715

English Examination                17th June 1940 .
( 1 ) Change the following sentences into question form :
(a) I have not had much money .
(b) He had been kicking the ball.
(c) He goes to school every day .
(d) He went home two hours ago.
( 2 ) Change the following sentences into the negative:
a) The man looked round the room .
b) I believe him and he believes me.
c) He likes to speak Persian.
d) I have met somebody who knows you.
( 3 ) Give the meaning of the following words:
dull;  mute ;  massive ;  inexhaustible ;  distinguished ;  emerald
emerald;  magistrate ; to entreat ;  treasure ;  niche .
( 4 ) Write a short account of the various ways in which rocks are
changed to soil
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Page 716

English Examination                17th June 1940.
( I ) Change the following sentences into question form :
(a) I have not had much money .
(b) He had been kicking the ball.
(c) He goes to school every day .
(d) He went home two hours ago.
( 2 ) Change the following sentences into the negative:
a)The man looked round the room .
b) I believe him and he believes me.
c) He likes to speak Persian.
d) I have met somebody who knows you.
( 3 ) Give the meaning of the following words:
dull; mute ; massive ; inexhaustible ; distinguished ; emerald
emerald; magistrate ; to entreat ; treasure ; niche .
⟦1940⟧
( 4 ) Write a short account pf the various ways in which rocks are
changed to soil

Page 717

English Examination                17th June 1940.
( I ) Change the following sentences into questi⟦o⟧n form :
(a) I have not had much money .
(b) He had been kicking the ball.
(c) He goes t⟦o⟧ sch⟦oo⟧l every day .
(d) He went h⟦o⟧me tw⟦o⟧ hours ag⟦o⟧.
( 2 ) Change the following senten⟦ce⟧s int⟦o⟧ the negative:
a)The man l⟦oo⟧ked round the ro⟦o⟧m .
b) I believe him and he believes me.
c) He likes to speak Persian.
d) I have met somebody who knows you.
( 3 ) Give the meaning of the following w⟦o⟧rds:
dull; mute ; massive ; inexhaustible ; distinguished ; emerald
emerald; magistrate ; to entreat ; treasure ; niche .
( 4 ) Write a short account pf the various ways in which rocks are
changed to soil
⟦1940⟧

Page 718

⟦illegible⟧
Fourth Secondary Grade in school        Zoology        Time: Two Hours
Rachel Shahmoun
1) a- What is the method of respiration in mollusks?
b- Organize a table showing the basic differences between chordates and non-chordates
2) Talk about the digestive system of vertebrates
3) Compare the respiratory system and method in fish, frogs, and turtles
4) Describe the external appearance of the frog
5) Organize a table to compare the snake and the chameleon regarding skin, movement, and eyes
Answer four questions
8 / 4 / 40
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Page 719

Fourth Secondary Grade in the School of Zoology Time: Two Hours
Rachel Shahmoon
1) a - What is the method of respiration in mollusks?
b - Organize a table showing the basic differences between chordates and non-chordates
2) Talk about the digestive system of vertebrates
3) Compare the respiratory system and method in fish, frogs, and turtles
4) Describe the external appearance of the frog
5) Organize a table to compare the snake and the chameleon regarding skin, movement, and eyes
Answer four questions

Page 720

FRENCH
1. Write:-
(a) The days of the week.
(b) The months of the year.
(c) The seasons of the year.
(d) In full words.
15, 18, 22, 31, 67, 97, 55.
11. Answer the following questions:-
(a) Where is the blackboard?
(b) How many windows are there in the classroom?
(c) What do you walk with?
(d) When is it hot?
(e) What do you put on your head?
111. Put into the negative, then into the interrogative:-
(a) The ribbon is blue.
(b) You have a hat.
(c) We are tall.
(d) He has many books.
(e) I am looking at the time.
1V. Make sentences with the following words:-
between, but, in, piece, green, after, first, rings, page,
or.
V. Fini⟦sh⟧ish the sentences with (the):-
(a) .....pen and....pencil are in ....bag.
(b) ....inkwell is on...table.
(c) ....hats are large.
(d) ....door is behind....stairs.
(e) ....students are in front of...teacher.
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The teacher The principal ⟦illegible⟧

Page 721

FRENCH
1. Write:-
(a) The days of the week.
(b) The months of the year.
(c) The seasons of the year.
(d) In words.
15, 18, 22, 31, 67, 97, 55.
11. Answer the following questions:-
(a) Where is the chalkboard?
(b) How many windows are there in the classroom?
(c) What do you walk with?
(d) When is it hot?
(e) What do you put on your head?
111. Put into the negative, then into the interrogative:-
(a) The ribbon is blue.
(b) You have a hat.
(c) We are tall.
(d) He has many books.
(e) I am looking at the time.
the ribbon not blue
you dont have a hat
we are not tall
he doesnt have many books
1V. Make sentences with the following words:-
between, but, in, piece, green, after, first, rings, page,
or.
V. Finish the sentences with (the, the, the, the):-
(a) ..the..pen and ..the..pencil are in ..the..bag.
(b) ..the..inkwell is on ..the.. table.
(c) ....hats are large.
(d) ....door is behind....stairs.
(e) ....students are in front of....teacher.

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Fourth Grade Secondary in ⟦school⟧
Time: two hours          General Mathematics          Rachel Shahmoon
1) a - Determine the positions of all points whose distance from the origin is always 4, with proof of that.
b - Show the change that occurs in the volume of a circular cylinder when only the radius of its base is doubled, then
when only its height is doubled, then when both its base diameter and its height are doubled together.
2) Draw the graph of the law for converting Fahrenheit degrees to their equivalent Celsius degrees,
and find from the figure the Celsius degrees corresponding to 62 degrees F, 18 degrees F, 80
degrees F.
3) Solve the following two equations by the graphical method: 4x + 2y = 8
3x - y = 3
4) Solve the equation 2x - 4 = 0 by a graphical method.
5) Solve the equation x² - x - 6 = 0 by the graphical method and find the minimum value of the function f(x).
Answer four questions only.
⟦signature⟧
10 / 4 / 1940
⟦signature⟧

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Fourth Secondary Grade in ⟦school⟧
Raheel Shamoon
General Mathematics
Time: Two hours
1) a- Determine the locations of all points whose distances from the origin are always equal to 4, with proof.
b- Show the change that occurs in the volume of a circular cylinder when its base radius only doubles, then
when its height only doubles, and then when both its base diameter and height double together.
2) Draw the graph of the law for converting Fahrenheit degrees to their equivalent Celsius degrees
and find from the figure the Celsius degrees corresponding to 62° F, 18° F, 80
degrees F.
3) Solve the following two equations by the graphical method: x + 2y = 8
3x - y = 3
4) Solve the equation 2x - 4 = 0 by a graphical method.
5) Solve the equation x² - x - 6 = 0 by the graphical method and find the minimum value of the function f(x).
Answer four questions only

Page 724

Fourth Secondary Grade in school          General Mathematics          Time: Two hours
Rachel Shahmoun
1) a- Determine the locations of all points whose distances from the origin are always equal to 4, with proof of that
b- Show the change that occurs in the volume of a circular cylinder when only its base radius is doubled, then
when only its height is doubled, then when both its base diameter and height are doubled together
2) Draw the graph for the law of converting Fahrenheit degrees to their corresponding Celsius degrees
and find from the figure the Celsius degrees corresponding to 62° F, 18° F, 80
° F
3) Solve the following two equations using the graphical method: X + 2 Y = 8
3 X - Y = 3
4) Solve the equation 2 X - 4 = 0 using a graphical method
5) Solve the equation X² - X - 6 = 0 using the graphical method and find the minimum value for the function (X)
Answer four questions only

Page 725

Fourth Secondary Grade      Arabic Exam      Time: Two Hours
At Rachel Shahmon School
1) - A - Summarize the biography of Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri in a few lines
B - Mention the impact of blindness on Abu al-Ala
C - Critique the following verse: The full moons suffer deficiency while they are crescents × and deficiency overtakes them while they are complete
2) To whom do the following verses belong? For what purpose were they said? Explain and vocalize them:
The sharper of the two groups among his peers is a blade × while the white swords are guided and the brown spears are astray
If it were not for hardship, all people would have led × generosity brings poverty and courage is a killer
What use is a man of this world's sight to him × if the lights and the darkness are the same to him
The worst of lands is a place with no friend in it × and the worst of what a human earns is what disgraces him
3) Write no more than one hundred words on the topic of: Music
⟦H. Zubaida⟧