KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic case studies
KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The KSEAB SSLC Arabic (Third Language) examination is the Arabic paper taken by Karnataka students who choose Arabic as their third language for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate. It assesses a candidate's ability to read and understand modern standard Arabic prose and simple poetry, apply core grammar (qawa'id) including morphology (sarf) and sentence structure (nahw), use everyday vocabulary, translate between Arabic and Kannada or English, and produce short compositions such as letters, essays and dialogues. The KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic case studies are 5 cases and about 2,204 words.
1The Date-Palm and the City: Adjudicating Two Readings of a Prose Line
During a Tuesday revision hour, 42 SSLC candidates work on a 4-mark prose question. The teacher projects four lines from an unseen nasr passage: «هاجرتِ النخلةُ إلى المدينةِ، وتركتِ القريةَ تُصلي وحدَها».
463 words, about 2 min2Personification or Metaphor? Grading a Four-Mark Shi‘r Explanation
In a poetry clinic, 28 candidates analyse a two-line shi‘r excerpt written for the exercise: «سألتُ الفجرَ عن ثوبِ الظلامِ / فأهداني خيوطًا من ضياءِ». The question is «اشرح الصورة الشعرية وبيّن أثرها» for 4 marks in about 50 words.
473 words, about 2 min3When Kāna Enters: Fixing the Predicate Without Breaking the Sentence
After a 30-script mock test, the Arabic department posts two sentences: «كانَ الطالبانِ مجتهدَيْنِ» and «إنَّ الطالبَيْنِ مجتهدانِ». Candidates must give the i‘rāb of the predicates.
412 words, about 2 min4Beyond the Dictionary: Translating Arabic Idioms into English or Kannada
On a 10-item translation section, 31 candidates meet two Arabic expressions: «العملُ يدٌ واحدةٌ لا تُصفِّقُ» and «انطلقَ على قدمٍ وساقٍ». They must render them into English or Kannada; each item carries 2 marks and the suggested time is five minutes.
428 words, about 2 min5The Formal Letter That Sounds Like a Text Message
Thirty-five candidates write a 100–120 word letter in Arabic to the school principal requesting a weekly Arabic speaking club. The rubric is format 2, content 2, language 1.
428 words, about 2 min