Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Arabic study plan
Assam ASSEB HSLC Elective Arabic · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Grammar (Nahw and Sarf): parts of speech, noun and verb forms, case endings, root patterns & Calligraphy and Orthography: correct Arabic script, spelling and diacritics
Identify and classify the three parts of speech (ism, fi'l, harf) in 20 short Quranic or textbook sentences.
Conjugate the past tense (madi) of the sound verb (salima) for all 14 persons orally and in writing.
Write the Arabic alphabet in isolated, initial, medial, and final forms with correct joining.
Apply basic diacritics (fatha, kasra, damma, sukun, shadda, tanwin) to 15 undiacritized words.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten chart of the madi conjugation of one sound verb with full diacritics, plus a 10-sentence parsing sheet labeling each word's part of speech.
Grammar (Nahw and Sarf): parts of speech, noun and verb forms, case endings, root patterns & Vocabulary and Idioms: word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and common expressions
Conjugate the present tense (mudari') of the sound verb (yadrusu) for all 14 persons and mark the cases of its endings.
Distinguish the three noun cases (raf', nasb, jarr) by identifying the case markers on 30 nouns in short sentences.
Memorize 40 high-frequency vocabulary items from the prescribed prose lessons, including 10 common idioms.
Form the active participle (ism fa'il) and passive participle (ism maf'ul) from 10 triliteral roots.
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary notebook of 40 words with meanings, synonyms/antonyms where applicable, and one original sentence per word.
Grammar (Nahw and Sarf): parts of speech, noun and verb forms, case endings, root patterns & Applied Grammar: sentence construction, correction of errors, fill-in-the-blank and matching
Apply the rules of the nominative sentence (jumlah ismiyyah) and verbal sentence (jumlah fi'liyyah) to construct 20 correct sentences.
Correct 15 grammatical errors in sentences involving subject-predicate agreement and verb-subject agreement.
Parse (i'rab) 10 simple sentences orally, naming the case and marker of each noun.
Fill in 20 blanks with the correct case ending or verb form in a timed exercise.
Your checkpoint
A corrected error sheet of 15 sentences with brief explanations of each correction, plus a 10-sentence i'rab table.
Translation: Arabic to English/Assamese and English/Assamese to Arabic passages & Reading Comprehension of unseen Arabic passages with questions
Translate 10 short Arabic sentences into English and Assamese, focusing on tense and case accuracy.
Translate 10 English/Assamese sentences into Arabic using correct verb forms and case endings.
Read two unseen Arabic passages of 80–100 words and answer five comprehension questions on each.
Build a personal glossary of 25 translation pitfalls (false friends, preposition differences, idiomatic phrases).
Your checkpoint
A translation portfolio of 20 sentences (10 into Arabic, 10 from Arabic) with a self-check column for case and tense errors.
Prose: comprehension of prescribed Arabic prose lessons, vocabulary and explanation of words & Poetry: prescribed Arabic verses, meaning, theme and poetic devices
Summarize each of the first three prescribed prose lessons in 5–6 Arabic sentences.
Explain the meaning of 30 difficult words from the prose lessons in Arabic and English.
Memorize two prescribed poems (at least 8 lines each) and recite them with correct pronunciation.
Identify three poetic devices (tashbih, isti'arah, jinās) in the memorized verses and explain their effect.
Your checkpoint
A one-page analysis of one poem: theme, meaning of each verse, and two poetic devices with examples.
Prose: comprehension of prescribed Arabic prose lessons, vocabulary and explanation of words & Poetry: prescribed Arabic verses, meaning, theme and poetic devices & Composition and Letter Writing in Arabic
Answer five comprehension questions on each of the remaining prose lessons in full Arabic sentences.
Write a 120-word Arabic composition on a familiar topic (e.g., my school, the importance of knowledge) using at least five new vocabulary items.
Draft a formal Arabic letter of 80–100 words (e.g., to a friend inviting him to visit) with correct opening and closing formulas.
Compare the themes of two prescribed poems in a short Arabic paragraph.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten composition of 120 words and a formal letter of 80–100 words, both diacritized and self-corrected.
Applied Grammar: sentence construction, correction of errors, fill-in-the-blank and matching & Vocabulary and Idioms: word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and common expressions & Calligraphy and Orthography: correct Arabic script, spelling and diacritics
Complete 30 fill-in-the-blank and matching exercises on grammar and vocabulary under timed conditions.
Correct 20 mixed errors in a practice passage, covering spelling, diacritics, and case endings.
Copy a 10-line Arabic text in clear naskh script, maintaining consistent letter size and correct joining.
Review 50 idioms and expressions by using each in a short phrase.
Your checkpoint
A timed practice test score report (30 items) with a list of recurring mistakes and a corrected calligraphy sample.
Grammar (Nahw and Sarf): parts of speech, noun and verb forms, case endings, root patterns & Translation: Arabic to English/Assamese and English/Assamese to Arabic passages & Prose: comprehension of prescribed Arabic prose lessons, vocabulary and explanation of words & Poetry: prescribed Arabic verses, meaning, theme and poetic devices & Composition and Letter Writing in Arabic & Applied Grammar: sentence construction, correction of errors, fill-in-the-blank and matching & Reading Comprehension of unseen Arabic passages with questions & Vocabulary and Idioms: word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and common expressions & Calligraphy and Orthography: correct Arabic script, spelling and diacritics
Take two full-length mock exams under exam conditions and score at least 70% on each.
Review all personal error logs and redo every incorrect item until mastered.
Recite the memorized poems and re-explain the prose lessons orally without notes.
Finalize a one-page grammar cheat sheet covering verb conjugation, case endings, and sentence types.
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with a score of 70% or above, plus a signed self-assessment checklist of all domains.
Milestones
Week 2: Can conjugate one sound verb in past and present for all 14 persons and identify the case of 30 nouns in short sentences with 80% accuracy.
Week 4: Can translate 10 short sentences from Arabic into English/Assamese and 10 from English/Assamese into Arabic with no more than two case or tense errors.
Week 6: Can summarize two prose lessons in Arabic and recite two poems from memory with correct pronunciation and explain their themes.
Week 8: Scores 70% or higher on a full-length mock exam and demonstrates mastery of all nine domains through the final self-assessment checklist.