Checkpoint Exam · Checkpoint Exam Four — Core Grammar Mock
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Checkpoint Exam Four — Core Grammar Mock
A four-skill checkpoint modelled loosely on the structure of the Edexcel GCSE Arabic exam — Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing, each marked separately — scaled to exactly what this course has covered so far. This is a course-internal checkpoint, not an official past paper.
TEACHER NOTES — RUNNING THIS EXAM
Covers: Chapters One through Twenty-Four — the full core course, immediately before the Review and Capstone chapters. This is the first checkpoint to include a picture-based discussion, matching the real GCSE Speaking format.
Suggested timing: ~15 min Listening, ~10 min Speaking (per student, after prep time), ~15 min Reading, ~20 min Writing.
Marking: Score each paper out of 25 for a total of 100. Treat a strong result here as the signal to move into the Review chapter with confidence; a weak one as a cue to slow down before the Capstone.
PAPER 1 · 25%
الاستماعListening
Listen to the conversation, then answer the questions below in English.
Teacher instructions. Read twice at natural pace. Picture-based discussion (new at this checkpoint) requires you to describe a simple scene aloud beforehand — see the Speaking section.
1. What does the teacher say will happen to those who studied? (2)
2. What does Bilāl say is difficult, and where is it written? (3)
3. What instruction does the teacher give, and to what page? (3)
4. Identify one relative clause (الَّذِي/الَّتِي) used in the dialogue. (2)
Reveal answers
1. They will succeed, God willing. 2. The sentence written on the board. 3. Open your books to page twenty. 4. الَّذِينَ ذَاكَرُوا or الْجُمْلَةُ الَّتِي كَتَبْتِهَا.
MARK SCHEME
Comprehension (10 marks): As marked above
PAPER 2 · 25%
التحدثSpeaking
Format: Role-play, then Picture-based discussion (new), then General conversation.
1Role-play (5 marks) — "In the classroom"
You are a student responding to teacher instructions. In Arabic, you must:
Respond حَاضِرٌ to being called on
Say something is difficult, using إِنَّ
Give a command to a classmate (imperative)
Describe something using a relative clause (الَّذِي/الَّتِي)
2Picture-based discussion (5 marks)
Teacher: describe a simple classroom scene aloud (e.g. two students, a book, a board, a teacher) rather than showing an image. Student must describe what's happening using at least one dual form (Chapter Twenty-One) and one command.
3General conversation (5 marks) — "School and studying"
مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا الدَّرْسِ؟ (using إِنَّ or أَظُنُّ)
صِفْ صَدِيقَيْنِ لَكَ (using the dual)
مَاذَا تَقُولُ لِصَدِيقِكَ إِذَا لَمْ يَفْهَمْ؟ (using an imperative)
MARK SCHEME
Communication (5 marks): All three tasks completed
Range (5 marks): Dual, relative clause, and إنّ/imperative all attempted
Accuracy (5 marks): Correct dual endings and imperative conjugation
"They [two] are memorising the lesson that the teacher wrote on the board." — mark for dual verb, إنّ, and relative clause all rendered correctly.
MARK SCHEME
Comprehension (8 marks): As marked above
Translation (7 marks): Dual, إنّ, and relative clause all correctly transferred
PAPER 4 · 25%
الكتابةWriting
1Short writing task (12 marks) — "My classroom" (70–90 words)
Describe your classroom and two classmates. Required: one dual form, one relative clause, one إنّ sentence, and one command directed at an imaginary classmate.
Vowel marks (tashkīl) are optional — you don’t need them for a correct answer.
MARK SCHEME
Content (4 marks): All four required structures present
Range (4 marks): Varied vocabulary across the whole course so far
Accuracy (4 marks): Correct case endings on إنّ's noun and the dual
2Translation into Arabic (8 marks)
Translate: "Open your book! The lesson that you wrote is difficult, but I am certain you will understand it."
Vowel marks (tashkīl) are optional — you don’t need them for a correct answer.