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Question 1Listening Comprehension

In a spoken Arabic sentence, you hear the word «كَتَبَ». What is the most accurate description of its grammatical form?

  1. A present-tense verb meaning 'he writes'
  2. A past-tense verb meaning 'he wrote' Correct answer.
  3. A command form meaning 'write!'
  4. A verbal noun meaning 'writing'

Explanation

The pattern فَعَلَ with fatḥa on the final radical marks the third-person masculine singular past tense. Present tense would carry a prefix such as يَـ, and the imperative lacks the initial prefix entirely. The verbal noun follows a different pattern, e.g. كِتَابَة.

Question 2Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ صَبَاحاً». What time of day does the speaker indicate?

  1. In the evening
  2. At noon
  3. In the morning Correct answer.
  4. At midnight

Explanation

صَبَاحاً is the adverbial accusative of صَبَاح 'morning', so it specifies the morning as the time of the action. Other time words such as مَسَاءً or ظُهْراً would signal different periods.

Question 3Listening Comprehension

You hear «هَذَا بَيْتٌ كَبِيرٌ». How is the relationship between the two nouns best described?

  1. An iḍāfa construct with the second noun in the genitive
  2. A noun followed by an attributive adjective agreeing with it Correct answer.
  3. A noun followed by a genitive complement of possession
  4. A nominal sentence with a fronted predicate

Explanation

Both بَيْتٌ and كَبِيرٌ carry tanwīn and nominative case, showing that the second word agrees with the first as an adjective. In an iḍāfa the second term would be genitive and normally without tanwīn.

Question 4Listening Comprehension

A speaker asks «كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟» What information is being requested?

  1. Your job
  2. Your name
  3. Your age Correct answer.
  4. Your address

Explanation

عُمْر means 'age' or 'lifespan', and the interrogative كَمْ asks for a number, so the question requests the listener's age. Other personal questions use different nouns such as اِسْم or عُنْوَان.

Question 5Listening Comprehension

In a voicemail you hear «أَرْجُو الْمُكَالمَةَ بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ». What is the caller asking?

  1. To cancel the meeting at three
  2. To call back after three o'clock Correct answer.
  3. To arrive before three o'clock
  4. To send a message at three

Explanation

أَرْجُو means 'I request', الْمُكَالمَة is 'the call', and بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَة means 'after three o'clock'. Together they form a polite request to phone back after that time.

Question 6Listening Comprehension

You hear «الطَّقْسُ حَارٌّ جِدًّا الْيَوْمَ». What is being described?

  1. The weather Correct answer.
  2. The traffic
  3. The food
  4. The price

Explanation

الطَّقْس means 'weather', and حَارّ means 'hot', so the speaker is commenting on hot weather. Words like السَّيْر or السِّعْر would indicate traffic or price instead.

Question 7Listening Comprehension

A shopkeeper says «هَذَا الثَّوْبُ بِخَمْسِينَ رِيَالاً». What does the listener understand?

  1. The garment was bought fifty days ago
  2. There are fifty garments in stock
  3. The garment costs fifty riyals Correct answer.
  4. The garment is fifty years old

Explanation

The preposition بِـ with a price after a commodity item expresses cost, so the phrase means the garment is priced at fifty riyals. Numbers alone could refer to quantity, but the بِـ construction with a priced item signals cost.

Question 8Listening Comprehension

You hear the greeting «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ». What is the appropriate spoken reply?

  1. إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ
  2. صَبَاحُ النُّورِ
  3. وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ Correct answer.
  4. أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً

Explanation

The standard response to السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ echoes the greeting with وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ, returning the peace. The other phrases are greetings or farewells but do not function as the paired reply to this formula.

Question 9Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «لَمْ أَذْهَبْ إِلَى الْعَمَلِ أَمْسِ». What does the listener understand?

  1. The speaker did not go to work yesterday Correct answer.
  2. The speaker is at work now
  3. The speaker will not go to work tomorrow
  4. The speaker goes to work every day

Explanation

لَمْ plus the jussive verb أَذْهَبْ negates a past action, and أَمْسِ means 'yesterday'. The combination therefore reports that the speaker did not go to work yesterday.

Question 10Listening Comprehension

You hear «كَانَ الطَّالِبُ يَدْرُسُ عِنْدَمَا انْقَطَعَ الْكَهْرَبَاءُ». Which description best captures the sequence?

  1. The student had finished studying before the power went out
  2. The student was studying when the power went out Correct answer.
  3. The student will study if the power goes out
  4. The student studied only after the power went out

Explanation

كَانَ with a present-tense verb expresses an ongoing past action, and عِنْدَمَا introduces the interrupting event. The structure therefore frames studying as in progress when the outage occurred.

Question 11Listening Comprehension

A receptionist says «الْمُحَاضَرَةُ سَتُؤَجَّلُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْخَمِيسِ». What is the message?

  1. The lecture will move to a different hall
  2. The lecture has been cancelled permanently
  3. The lecture will start earlier than planned
  4. The lecture will be postponed to Thursday Correct answer.

Explanation

The future prefix سَـ with the passive verb تُؤَجَّل 'will be postponed' plus إِلَى يَوْمِ الْخَمِيس 'to Thursday' states a new date. Nothing in the utterance indicates cancellation or a change of venue.

Question 12Listening Comprehension

You hear «لَوْ دَرَسْتَ أَكْثَرَ لَنَجَحْتَ». What does the speaker imply?

  1. The listener studies more than others
  2. The listener studied enough and passed
  3. The listener will study more and pass later
  4. The listener did not study enough and did not pass Correct answer.

Explanation

لَوْ with two past-tense verbs forms a counterfactual condition about the past, implying the opposite of the stated result. Since passing is tied to studying more, the implication is that the listener did neither enough studying nor passing.

Question 13Listening Comprehension

A doctor says «يَجِبُ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ الْمَاءَ بِانْتِظَامٍ». What advice is given?

  1. Drink water only after meals
  2. Drink water regularly Correct answer.
  3. Avoid drinking water at night
  4. Stop drinking cold water

Explanation

يَجِبُ أَنْ expresses obligation and بِانْتِظَامٍ means 'regularly', so the instruction is to drink water on a regular basis. There is no mention of timing restrictions or temperature.

Question 14Listening Comprehension

You hear «أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ الاجْتِمَاعَ قَدْ تَأَخَّرَ». How does the speaker present the information?

  1. As a direct order to postpone the meeting
  2. As a question about the meeting's agenda
  3. As a personal opinion about a likely delay Correct answer.
  4. As a confirmed fact everyone knows

Explanation

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ 'I believe that' marks the statement as the speaker's opinion rather than established fact. The perfect tense after قَدْ suggests the delay is regarded as already having happened.

Question 15Listening Comprehension

A radio host says «وَفْقاً لِلْمَصَادِرِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ، ارْتَفَعَتِ الأَسْعَارُ بِنِسْبَةِ عَشَرَةِ بِالْمِئَةِ». What is the source of the claim?

  1. A listener's phone call
  2. The host's personal guess
  3. Official sources Correct answer.
  4. An anonymous rumor

Explanation

The phrase وَفْقاً لِلْمَصَادِرِ الرَّسْمِيَّةِ means 'according to official sources', explicitly attributing the information. The percentage figure is the content, not the source.

Question 16Listening Comprehension

You hear «مَا إِنْ وَصَلْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى بَدَأَ الْمَطَرُ». What does the sentence convey?

  1. It started raining as soon as I reached home Correct answer.
  2. It stopped raining when I reached home
  3. I reached home because it was raining
  4. It rained long before I reached home

Explanation

The correlative مَا إِنْ ... حَتَّى expresses immediate succession, so the rain began right after arrival. The structure conveys near-simultaneity rather than cause or a long gap.

Question 17Listening Comprehension

A colleague says «بِصَرَاحَةٍ، لَا أُوَافِقُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْخُطَّةِ». What is the speaker's stance?

  1. Polite uncertainty about the plan
  2. Enthusiastic support for the plan
  3. Direct disagreement with the plan Correct answer.
  4. A request to explain the plan

Explanation

بِصَرَاحَةٍ 'frankly' signals directness, and لَا أُوَافِقُ means 'I do not agree'. Together they convey clear, straightforward disagreement.

Question 18Listening Comprehension

In a weather report you hear «تُوقَّعُ أَمْطَارٌ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ». What forecast is given?

  1. Scattered rain over the highlands Correct answer.
  2. Strong winds in the desert
  3. Heavy snow on the coast
  4. Clear skies everywhere

Explanation

أَمْطَارٌ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ means 'scattered rains', and عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ means 'over the highlands'. The passive تُوقَّعُ marks this as a forecast rather than an observation.

Question 19Listening Comprehension

You hear «عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ تَعَبِهِ، أَكْمَلَ الْعَمَلَ». What does the sentence emphasize?

  1. He completed the work despite being tired Correct answer.
  2. He was too tired to start the work
  3. He stopped working because he was tired
  4. He completed the work because he was not tired

Explanation

عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ means 'despite' or 'in spite of', so the tiredness is presented as an obstacle that did not prevent completion. The main verb أَكْمَلَ confirms the work was finished.

Question 20Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «أَتَمَنَّى لَكَ الشِّفَاءَ الْعَاجِلَ». In what situation would this most likely be said?

  1. Thanking someone for a gift
  2. Wishing a sick person a quick recovery Correct answer.
  3. Congratulating someone on a promotion
  4. Welcoming a guest to a party

Explanation

الشِّفَاء means 'recovery' or 'healing', and الْعَاجِل means 'prompt', so the phrase wishes a speedy recovery. It is a formula used with someone who is ill.

Question 21Listening Comprehension

You hear «مُنْذُ سَنَتَيْنِ وَأَنَا أَعْمَلُ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّرِكَةِ». What does the speaker mean?

  1. I have been working at this company for two years Correct answer.
  2. I left this company two years ago
  3. I worked at this company two years ago only
  4. I will work at this company for two years

Explanation

مُنْذُ with a present-tense verb expresses an action continuing from a point in the past up to now, so the speaker has worked there for two years and still does. It is not a completed past period.

Question 22Listening Comprehension

A teacher says «بِإِمْكَانِكَ اسْتِخْدَامُ الْقَامُوسِ أَثْنَاءَ الامْتِحَانِ». What permission is granted?

  1. You must bring a dictionary to the exam
  2. You may not use a dictionary in the exam
  3. You should leave the dictionary at home
  4. You may use a dictionary during the exam Correct answer.

Explanation

بِإِمْكَانِكَ means 'you can' or 'you are able to', expressing permission or possibility. أَثْنَاءَ الامْتِحَانِ means 'during the exam', so the teacher permits dictionary use then.

Question 23Listening Comprehension

You hear «لَا شَكَّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَعَباً بَعْدَ الرِّحْلَةِ». How certain is the speaker?

  1. Openly sarcastic
  2. Highly certain Correct answer.
  3. Completely uncertain
  4. Fairly doubtful

Explanation

لَا شَكَّ means 'there is no doubt', a strong certainty marker. The rest of the sentence gives the reason, namely tiredness after the journey.

Question 24Listening Comprehension

In a recorded dialogue, a woman says «كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنَّ الْفِلْمَ مُمِلٌّ، لَكِنَّهُ كَانَ رَائِعاً». What does she convey?

  1. She expected the film to be boring and it was
  2. She expected the film to be boring but found it excellent Correct answer.
  3. She expected the film to be excellent and it was
  4. She refused to watch the film at all

Explanation

كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ 'I used to think' introduces a prior expectation, and لَكِنَّ 'but' marks a contrast with the actual experience. The result رَائِع 'excellent' reverses the earlier prediction of boredom.

Question 25Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «اِتَّصِلْ بِي عِنْدَمَا تَصِلُ إِلَى الْمَطَارِ». What action is requested?

  1. Meet me before you go to the airport
  2. Wait for me at the airport entrance
  3. Call me when you arrive at the airport Correct answer.
  4. Send me your flight number

Explanation

اِتَّصِلْ بِي is an imperative meaning 'call me', and عِنْدَمَا تَصِلُ means 'when you arrive'. The destination specified is الْمَطَار 'the airport'.

Question 26Listening Comprehension

You hear a waiter say «هَلْ تُرِيدُ الْقَهْوَةَ أَمِ الشَّايَ؟». What is the waiter doing?

  1. Describing how coffee is prepared
  2. Asking the listener to choose between two drinks Correct answer.
  3. Ordering a drink for himself
  4. Complaining that the tea is cold

Explanation

The particle أَمْ joins two alternatives in a question, so the speaker is offering a choice between coffee and tea. The structure is a polite offer, not a description or complaint.

Question 27Listening Comprehension

A passenger hears «الْقِطَارُ مُتَأَخِّرٌ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً». What information is given?

  1. The ticket costs twenty riyals
  2. The train is twenty minutes late Correct answer.
  3. The train will not run today
  4. The train leaves from platform twenty

Explanation

مُتَأَخِّرٌ means delayed, and عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً specifies the length of the delay. The sentence therefore reports a twenty-minute delay.

Question 28Listening Comprehension

You hear «افْتَحِ الْكِتَابَ عَلَى الصَّفْحَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ». What should the listener do?

  1. Write ten pages in the notebook
  2. Turn to page ten in the book Correct answer.
  3. Read the tenth line aloud
  4. Close the book after page ten

Explanation

The verb افْتَحْ means open, and عَلَى الصَّفْحَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ identifies page ten as the target. The instruction is to open the book at that page.

Question 29Listening Comprehension

A friend says «أَنَا جَائِعٌ جِدًّا». What is the friend expressing?

  1. Hunger Correct answer.
  2. Tiredness
  3. Thirst
  4. Anger

Explanation

The adjective جَائِعٌ means hungry, and جِدًّا intensifies it. The speaker is stating strong hunger.

Question 30Listening Comprehension

In a market you hear «كَمْ سِعْرُ هَذَا الْكِيسِ؟». What does the speaker want to know?

  1. Where the bag was made
  2. How heavy the bag is
  3. How much the bag costs Correct answer.
  4. Whether the bag is available

Explanation

The interrogative كَمْ with سِعْر asks about price, so the speaker is asking the cost of the bag. The question is about money, not origin or weight.

Question 31Listening Comprehension

You hear «يَمْنَعُ التَّدْخِينَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقَاعَةِ». What rule is announced?

  1. Smoking is forbidden in this hall Correct answer.
  2. Food is not permitted in this hall
  3. This hall is closed for cleaning
  4. Smoking is allowed in this hall

Explanation

The verb يَمْنَعُ means prevents or forbids, and التَّدْخِينَ means smoking. The announcement therefore bans smoking in the hall.

Question 32Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «أَسْكُنُ فِي بَيْتٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ». What does the listener learn?

  1. The speaker is visiting the city briefly
  2. The speaker wants to buy a mosque
  3. The speaker works inside the mosque
  4. The speaker's home is near the mosque Correct answer.

Explanation

قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ means close to the mosque, and أَسْكُنُ means I live. The sentence describes the location of the speaker's home.

Question 33Listening Comprehension

You hear «مِنْ فَضْلِكَ أَعِدْ مَا قُلْتَهُ». What is the speaker asking for?

  1. A written copy
  2. A repetition of the statement Correct answer.
  3. A change of subject
  4. A louder voice

Explanation

The verb أَعِدْ is the imperative of repetition, and مَا قُلْتَهُ means what you said. The request is to say the same thing again.

Question 34Listening Comprehension

A nurse says «خُذْ هَذَا الدَّوَاءَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ». What instruction is given?

  1. Take the medicine three times a day Correct answer.
  2. Take three pills at one time
  3. Take the medicine for three days only
  4. Stop taking the medicine after three weeks

Explanation

ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ means three times, and فِي الْيَوْمِ means per day. The instruction concerns frequency within each day.

Question 35Listening Comprehension

You hear «بَدَأَ الاجْتِمَاعُ فِي التَّاسِعَةِ وَانْتَهَى فِي الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ». How long did the meeting last?

  1. Two hours Correct answer.
  2. Eleven hours
  3. Three hours
  4. One hour

Explanation

The meeting ran from nine o'clock to eleven o'clock, so the elapsed time is two hours. The listener must subtract the start time from the end time.

Question 36Listening Comprehension

A man says «لَنْ أَسْتَطِيعَ الْحُضُورَ غَداً لِأَنَّنِي مُسَافِرٌ». What is his reason for not attending?

  1. He forgot the appointment
  2. He has another meeting
  3. He is ill
  4. He will be traveling Correct answer.

Explanation

The particle لِأَنَّ introduces the reason, and مُسَافِرٌ means traveling. The refusal to attend is explained by travel.

Question 37Listening Comprehension

You hear «الْبِنْتُ الَّتِي فَازَتْ بِالْجَائِزَةِ أُخْتُ صَدِيقِي». Who won the prize?

  1. The speaker's sister
  2. The speaker's friend
  3. The speaker's cousin
  4. The friend's sister Correct answer.

Explanation

The relative clause الَّتِي فَازَتْ بِالْجَائِزَةِ describes الْبِنْت, who is then identified as أُخْتُ صَدِيقِي, the sister of my friend. The winner is therefore the friend's sister.

Question 38Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «كَانَ الْمَطْعَمُ مُزْدَحِماً، فَقَرَّرْنَا أَنْ نَأْكُلَ فِي الْبَيْتِ». Why did they eat at home?

  1. They had no money
  2. They preferred home cooking
  3. The restaurant was closed
  4. The restaurant was too crowded Correct answer.

Explanation

The word مُزْدَحِم means crowded, and فَـ marks the result that follows from it. The decision to eat at home was caused by the crowd.

Question 39Listening Comprehension

You hear «وَصَلْتُ إِلَى الْمَحَطَّةِ مُتَأَخِّراً، وَلِذَلِكَ فَاتَنِي الْقِطَارُ». What happened?

  1. The speaker caught the train on time
  2. The speaker missed the train Correct answer.
  3. The station was closed
  4. The train arrived late

Explanation

The phrase وَلِذَلِكَ introduces a consequence, and فَاتَنِي الْقِطَارُ means the train escaped me, that is, I missed it. The late arrival caused the miss.

Question 40Listening Comprehension

A woman says «لَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ الآنَ، بَلْ أُفَضِّلُ الْبَقَاءَ فِي الْبَيْتِ». What does she prefer?

  1. To go out immediately
  2. To postpone the trip to tomorrow
  3. To invite guests over
  4. To stay at home Correct answer.

Explanation

The particle بَلْ corrects and replaces the first idea, and أُفَضِّلُ الْبَقَاءَ فِي الْبَيْتِ states a preference for staying home. The refusal to go out is thus replaced by the preference to remain.

Question 41Listening Comprehension

You hear «قَالَ الْمُدِيرُ إِنَّ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ سَيَحْصُلُونَ عَلَى مُكَافَأَةٍ». Who will receive the reward?

  1. The customers
  2. The new trainees
  3. Only the director
  4. The employees Correct answer.

Explanation

The reported speech after إِنَّ states that الْمُوَظَّفِينَ, the employees, will obtain the reward. The director is the one speaking, not the recipient.

Question 42Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «كُلَّمَا زَادَ التَّدْرِيبُ، تَحَسَّنَ الْأَدَاءُ». What relationship is expressed?

  1. Training and performance are unrelated
  2. More training leads to better performance Correct answer.
  3. Performance improves only without training
  4. Training becomes harder over time

Explanation

The correlative كُلَّمَا ... تَحَسَّنَ expresses a proportional relationship: as one thing increases, the other increases with it. Here more training corresponds to better performance.

Question 43Listening Comprehension

You hear «مَا زَالَ الطَّالِبُ يَنْتَظِرُ النَّتِيجَةَ». What is the student's situation?

  1. He is still waiting for the result Correct answer.
  2. He has forgotten the result
  3. He refused to take the exam
  4. He has already received the result

Explanation

The verb مَا زَالَ means to remain or still be, and the following imperfect verb يَنْتَظِرُ describes ongoing action. The student continues to wait.

Question 44Listening Comprehension

In a phone message you hear «أَرْجُو إِعَادَةَ الاتِّصَالِ بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ». What is requested?

  1. A meeting at six o'clock sharp
  2. A written reply within six days
  3. A call back after six o'clock Correct answer.
  4. A visit before six o'clock

Explanation

إِعَادَةَ الاتِّصَالِ means repeating the call, and بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ sets the time as after six. The message asks the listener to call back later.

Question 45Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «لَوْ كُنْتُ مَكَانَكَ لَاخْتَرْتُ الطَّرِيقَ الْآخَرَ». What is the speaker doing?

  1. Describing a road he actually took
  2. Giving advice through a hypothetical Correct answer.
  3. Asking which road is shorter
  4. Refusing to travel at all

Explanation

The unreal conditional لَوْ كُنْتُ مَكَانَكَ presents a hypothetical situation, and the answer offers a recommended choice. This is a polite way of giving advice.

Question 46Listening Comprehension

You hear «رَغْمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَعَباً، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ أَكْمَلَ الرِّحْلَةَ». What does the sentence stress?

  1. He cancelled the trip because of fatigue
  2. He finished the journey because he was rested
  3. He finished the journey despite being tired Correct answer.
  4. He was too tired to start the journey

Explanation

The structure رَغْمَ أَنَّ ... إِلَّا أَنَّ concedes a difficulty and then affirms the outcome. The fatigue is acknowledged, but completing the journey is emphasized.

Question 47Listening Comprehension

A news reader says «صَرَّحَ الْمَسْؤُولُ بِأَنَّ الْمَشْرُوعَ لَمْ يُنْجَزْ بَعْدُ». What is the status of the project?

  1. It was cancelled permanently
  2. It is finished and handed over
  3. It is not yet completed Correct answer.
  4. It has not been started

Explanation

The verb يُنْجَزْ means be completed, and بَعْدُ with the negation لَمْ indicates that completion has not happened up to now. The project is still unfinished.

Question 48Listening Comprehension

A speaker says «مَا كَانَ لِي أَنْ أَرْفُضَ عَرْضاً كَهَذَا». What does the speaker convey?

  1. He has not yet received the offer
  2. He felt unable to refuse such an offer Correct answer.
  3. He regrets accepting the offer
  4. He firmly rejected the offer

Explanation

The construction مَا كَانَ لِي أَنْ plus an imperfect verb expresses that the action was not possible or appropriate for the speaker. Here it conveys that refusing such an offer was out of the question.

Question 49Listening Comprehension

You hear «بِقَدْرِ مَا تَجْتَهِدُ تَنَلْ مَا تَسْتَحِقُّ». What idea does this express?

  1. Reward matches the effort made Correct answer.
  2. Hard work should be avoided
  3. Success depends on luck alone
  4. Effort guarantees nothing

Explanation

The correlative بِقَدْرِ مَا ... تَنَلْ ties the outcome to the measure of effort, expressing proportionality between striving and reward. The meaning is that one attains in proportion to one's effort.

Question 50Listening Comprehension

A colleague says «لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَرْفُضَ الدَّعْوَةَ إِلَّا لِسَبَبٍ قَوِيٍّ». What does this imply?

  1. He refused because he dislikes the host
  2. He refused the invitation only for a strong reason Correct answer.
  3. He was never invited
  4. He accepted the invitation without hesitation

Explanation

The construction لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَرْفُضَ ... إِلَّا لِسَبَبٍ قَوِيٍّ uses restrictive إِلَّا to limit the possible grounds for refusal to a strong one. The implication is that only a compelling reason would make him decline.