Kerala SSLC Arabic Oriental study guide
Kerala SSLC Arabic Oriental · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Kerala SSLC Arabic Oriental paper is a subject paper within the SSLC examination family administered by Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan, the state examination board. Candidates taking SSLC Arabic (Oriental) sit it as one pen-and-paper subject paper alongside their other SSLC subjects; it suits Malayalam-medium and other SSLC candidates who have studied Arabic as an optional/oriental language rather than as a first language. The Kerala SSLC Arabic Oriental study guide has 4 sections and about 1,176 words.
01Arabic Language (Oriental): Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension
The Kerala SSLC Arabic Oriental language section checks whether you can classify words, apply case and agreement rules, and read an unseen passage for direct meaning. Questions typically ask you to identify اسم/فعل/حرف, change a verb's tense, form dual/plural, supply a preposition, correct a sentence, and answer short comprehension questions in Arabic.
315 words, about 2 min02Arabic Literature and Prose Texts
The literature and prose section of the Oriental Arabic paper asks you to read a short narrative or descriptive passage and respond to questions on theme, character, sequence, vocabulary in context, and the writer's purpose. It rewards close reading, not retelling.
295 words, about 1 min03Translation and Composition
Translation and composition test production, not recognition. You must move meaning between Arabic and Malayalam/English without breaking Arabic case, agreement, or word order, and write a short connected text (paragraph, letter, dialogue) in acceptable Arabic.
286 words, about 1 min04Islamic Studies and Cultural Content in the Oriental Arabic Syllabus
This domain checks background knowledge that supports the prescribed Arabic texts: basic Islamic beliefs and practices, the Prophet's biography (السيرة), Quranic and hadith passages, and cultural etiquette (أدب). Questions may ask for the meaning of a short verse or hadith, the lesson of an event, or an Arabic term for a practice.
280 words, about 1 min