PA matriculation exam: “If the people will not understand, we will understand the stone”
Headline: “Questions and answers from the Arab language matriculation exams, form number two”
“Question no. 1: Write about one (out of five) of the following topics…
4. ‘If the people will not understand, we will understand the stone – when nations rise up, they win.’
5. ‘Building up the homeland and deepening national identity and defending our people’s accomplishments – the responsibility of every citizen, everywhere.’
Question no. 4: Read the following text and answer the questions that follow:
‘Peace and security fulfill humanity’s hopes for a more sublime future. Is it possible to hope for the best without them? And can they be fulfilled without implementing the principals of justice and equality? – and therefore, nations began working and sacrificing – each in its own way – and those committed to peace strive to achieve it in order to preserve humanity after it suffered blows, conflicts, wars and tragedies in the past century.’
Question no.10: Circle the correct answers for the following questions:
6. One of the following sentences is a declarative clause (is not subjunctive/ subordinate)
D. Oh Fedayyeen (i.e., self-sacrifice seeker) your dwelling is paradise, Allah willing.
14.2. In which of the following clauses must the subject come before the object?
a. The homeland will be liberated by its heroes.
14.8. What is the vocative noun in the sentence: “Brother, in Jerusalem we have a sister…”
(This is a line from a known poem which begins with the words: “Brother, the oppressors have gone too far…”
The rest of the line quoted in the exam is: “Brother, we have a sister in Jerusalem – the slaughterers have prepared the slaughtering-knife for her.”)
Question no. 15: Read the following text and answer the following questions:
‘How wonderful it is that a man belongs to something. Only the loyal know the status of homeland, those who devote themselves to protecting it and offer their blood to ransom it, so that its flag will be raised. All should know: The homeland is precious and each one of us has a duty that we must fulfill with loyalty and devotion. Indeed, great is the man who has the sense to dedicate himself by deed and by giving, and there is no forgiveness for those who shirk.”
Question no.16: Correct the grammatical errors in the following sentences:
- Two national poems by Mahmoud Darwish (Palestinian poet) were added to the Palestinian curriculum.
Question no.17: Vocalize the words indicated in the following sentences:
- How beautiful is the act of sacrifice.
Oh, Allah lead us to victory over our enemy.”