Dari Language and Literature
What you must understand
Dari sections test reading comprehension, grammar and usage, vocabulary, and familiarity with classical and modern Persian literature. Know the parts of speech (اسم، فعل، صفت، قید، حرف اضافه), sentence structure (subject, object, verb), the difference between simple and compound sentences, and the correct use of the ezafe construction. Be able to identify the main idea, supporting details, and the writer's purpose in a passage. Familiarity with major poets and prose writers and their styles helps with matching questions.
Traps that appear in questions
- Passage questions where one option is true in general but not stated in the text. Answer only from the passage.
- Homophones and spelling variants that look similar but carry different meanings.
- Ezafe and agreement errors in grammar items; the head noun governs the ending.
- Literary terms confused with each other, such as تشبیه (simile) versus استعاره (metaphor).
Worked example
In a comprehension passage, the question asks why a character returned home. Scan for the sentence giving the reason, underline it, and match it to the closest option. Do not import outside knowledge about the character or author.
Rule of thumb
For grammar items, read the whole sentence aloud mentally; for literature items, link each name to one defining work or style rather than memorising long lists.