KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic study materials
KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic study resources

KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic study plan

KSEAB SSLC TL Arabic · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Grammar (Qawa'id) - morphology, syntax and sentence structure & Vocabulary and word usage

  • Revise the three Arabic noun types (ism, fi'l, harf) and classify 40 words from the prescribed prose lessons into these categories with reasons written in Kannada.

  • Conjugate 15 sound triliteral verbs (al-fi'l al-salim) in the past and present tenses across all persons, writing each paradigm by hand.

  • Identify and label the root letters of 50 vocabulary items drawn from Prose lessons 1-3, noting any hamzah, shaddah or weak letters.

  • Build a personal vocabulary notebook of 60 words with Arabic headword, root, part of speech, and one Kannada and one English gloss.

Your checkpoint

A handwritten grammar-and-vocabulary log of 60 root-analysed words plus 15 fully conjugated verb paradigms, self-checked against the textbook.

Week 2

Grammar (Qawa'id) - morphology, syntax and sentence structure & Prose (Nazm wa Nasr) - comprehension and textual questions

  • Parse (i'rab) 30 simple nominal sentences into mubtada' and khabar, stating the case and reason for each.

  • Distinguish marfu', mansub and majrur endings on 40 nouns taken from the prose texts and justify each ending.

  • Apply the rules of the definite article and sun/moon letters to 30 words, pronouncing and transcribing each correctly.

  • Read Prose lesson 1 aloud twice and write a five-sentence Arabic summary using only vocabulary you can parse.

Your checkpoint

A parse chart of 30 nominal sentences with case labels and a five-sentence Arabic summary of Prose lesson 1.

Week 3

Prose (Nazm wa Nasr) - comprehension and textual questions & Grammar (Qawa'id) - morphology, syntax and sentence structure

  • Summarise each of the first four prose lessons in 4-6 Arabic sentences, checking every sentence for subject-predicate agreement.

  • Answer 20 short textual comprehension questions on those lessons in Arabic without copying the textbook wording.

  • Explain the moral or central message of each lesson in 3 Kannada sentences.

  • Memorise and recite 10 key phrases or aphorisms from the prose lessons, writing them from memory.

Your checkpoint

A prose comprehension file: four lesson summaries, 20 answered questions, four Kannada message statements, and a written recall test of 10 phrases scored out of 10.

Week 4

Poetry (Shi'r) - appreciation, explanation and textual questions & Vocabulary and word usage

  • Scan each prescribed poem and mark its rhyme scheme (qafiyah) and metre pattern line by line.

  • Write a line-by-line explanation (sharh) in Kannada of two poems, covering imagery, vocabulary and the poet's intent.

  • Memorise 12 lines of poetry and recite them with correct pronunciation and pauses.

  • Extract 25 poetic vocabulary items and give one Kannada and one English equivalent for each, noting any figurative usage.

Your checkpoint

A poetry appreciation booklet containing two full sharh write-ups, a marked rhyme scheme, and a 25-word poetic glossary.

Week 5

Grammar (Qawa'id) - morphology, syntax and sentence structure & Poetry (Shi'r) - appreciation, explanation and textual questions

  • Convert 20 nominal sentences into verbal sentences and 20 verbal into nominal, keeping agreement correct.

  • Form and use the imperative, negative and interrogative of 15 verbs in complete Arabic sentences.

  • Distinguish the particles inna, anna, kaana and laysa and apply them correctly in 20 rewritten sentences.

  • Explain two more poems in Kannada, focusing on the moral theme and the poet's rhetorical devices.

Your checkpoint

A transformation worksheet of 40 converted sentences with corrections, plus two additional poem explanations.

Week 6

Translation (Arabic–Kannada/English and vice versa) & Vocabulary and word usage

  • Translate 25 short Arabic sentences into Kannada and 25 into English, checking tense, gender and number.

  • Translate 20 Kannada or English sentences into Arabic, verifying case endings and verb agreement.

  • Compile a list of 30 exam-frequent words with all three forms: Arabic, Kannada, English.

  • Identify and correct 15 deliberately faulty translations, writing the reason for each correction.

Your checkpoint

A translation workbook of 70 completed items plus a 30-word trilingual glossary, self-marked with errors listed.

Week 7

Composition - letter writing, essay and dialogue & Reading comprehension of unseen passages

  • Draft two formal letters in Arabic (one invitation, one request) using correct salutation and closing formulas.

  • Write two short essays of 100-120 Arabic words on prescribed-style topics, each with introduction, body and conclusion.

  • Compose one 8-10 turn dialogue in Arabic on a familiar situation such as a shop or a school visit.

  • Answer two unseen Arabic passages of 100-150 words each with five comprehension questions apiece, under timed conditions.

Your checkpoint

A composition portfolio of two letters, two essays and one dialogue, plus two timed unseen-passage answer sheets scored out of 10 each.

Week 8

Prose (Nazm wa Nasr) - comprehension and textual questions & Poetry (Shi'r) - appreciation, explanation and textual questions & Grammar (Qawa'id) - morphology, syntax and sentence structure & Translation (Arabic–Kannada/English and vice versa) & Reading comprehension of unseen passages

  • Complete three full-length mock papers under exam timing and score each against the official marking scheme.

  • Re-drill every grammar error from weeks 1-7 by rewriting the faulty sentences correctly.

  • Recite all memorised poetry and re-explain each prescribed prose lesson orally in under five minutes.

  • Review the trilingual glossary and vocabulary notebook, testing recall of 100 high-frequency words.

Your checkpoint

Three scored mock papers with an error-correction log showing every repeated mistake resolved, and a 100-word recall test result.

Milestones

Week 2: Can parse any simple nominal sentence into mubtada' and khabar and justify all three case endings without notes; 30-sentence parse chart complete and 90% accurate.

Week 4: Can recite 12 poetry lines from memory and produce a Kannada explanation of two complete poems; poetry glossary of 25 words finished.

Week 6: Scores at least 70% on a self-set 50-item translation test covering Arabic-to-Kannada/English and back, with case-ending errors below five.

Week 8: Scores at least 60% on each of three timed mock papers, with no repeated grammar error from the correction log and full poetry recitation completed.