UPMSP High School Arabic study guide
UPMSP High School Arabic · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The UPMSP High School Arabic examination is the Arabic paper of the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) Class 10 secondary programme. It is taken by students who choose Arabic as one of their language subjects alongside the compulsory curriculum, and it is typically used to satisfy a second- or third-language requirement and to build a base for Arabic at the intermediate level. The UPMSP High School Arabic study guide has 8 sections and about 2,602 words.
01Reading Comprehension of Arabic Prose Passages
Reading comprehension is the domain where you meet an unseen Arabic prose passage of roughly 80–150 words and must answer questions about it in Arabic - who did what, why, where, when, and what the passage teaches. It tests whether you can decode lightly vocalised prose at speed, not whether you have memorised the textbook.
385 words, about 2 min02Applied Grammar: Nahw and Sarf
Applied grammar is the largest scoring block: nahw (sentence syntax and case endings) and sarf (morphology - roots, patterns, verb forms). Questions ask you to identify the mubtadaʾ and khabar, supply the correct ending, derive ism fāʿil, ism mafʿūl or maṣdar from a root, and convert between tenses.
316 words, about 2 min03Translation: Arabic to Hindi/English and Back
Translation is tested in both directions: an Arabic sentence or short passage into Hindi or English, and a Hindi or English sentence into Arabic. Marks go for sense and grammatical correctness, not for a word-for-word gloss.
327 words, about 2 min04Prescribed Prose Lessons and Their Themes
The prescribed prose domain asks you to know the textbook lessons - content, characters, central idea (مَرْكَزِيُّ خَيَال) and moral (سَبَق) - and to answer short questions and theme questions. Typical wording: what did the author intend, what quality does the main figure display, what lesson does the narrative teach.
369 words, about 2 min05Prescribed Poetry: Explanation and Appreciation
The poetry section tests two skills: شَرْح (line-by-line explanation in prose) and appreciation - naming the poetic device and the emotion or idea behind the verse. You must know the prescribed poems, their poets, and the matlaʿ (opening verse).
322 words, about 2 min06Composition and Letter/Application Writing
The composition domain covers two different tasks: a free essay (مَقَالَة) on a familiar topic and a formal letter or application (خِطَاب / دَرْخَوَاسْت). Both are marked for structure, correct case endings and appropriate vocabulary rather than for sheer length.
312 words, about 2 min07Vocabulary and Word Usage
Vocabulary is less a separate question type than a thread through the whole paper: matching words with meanings, supplying opposites and plurals, choosing the right preposition, and picking the correct word for a blank. Learn words in root families rather than as isolated glosses.
255 words, about 1 min08Objective Questions on Language and Text
The objective section tests language and text at speed: multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, true/false and one-word answers covering lesson content, authors and poets, meanings, and grammar identification. There is no partial credit, so eliminating wrong options matters as much as knowing the answer.
316 words, about 2 min