WBCHSE HS Arabic study plan
WBCHSE HS Arabic · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Prescribed Prose (Nasr) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Grammar and Applied Grammar (Nahw and Sarf)
Map the prescribed Nasr syllabus lesson by lesson and mark the five passages most likely to carry explanation (sharh) questions.
Read each marked passage aloud twice daily, noting unfamiliar vocabulary in a personal glossary of at least 60 entries with Arabic root and Bengali meaning.
Draft full-model sharh answers for two prose passages, each covering context, literal meaning, key imagery, and authorial purpose in 120–150 words.
Revise the three strongest Sarf patterns (triliteral verb forms, derived nouns, plurals) by writing ten worked examples of each from memory.
Self-test the week's glossary with a 20-item recall quiz and log errors in an error notebook.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten notebook section containing two complete sharh answers plus a 60-entry vocabulary glossary with roots.
Prescribed Prose (Nasr) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Prescribed Poetry (Nazm) - Textual Understanding and Explanation
Complete a second pass through the remaining Nasr lessons, writing a one-line thematic summary for each.
Begin the prescribed Nazm syllabus by annotating every poem for form, rhyme scheme, and central theme.
Produce full explanations of two poems, quoting at least three lines each and interpreting diction and imagery.
Compare one prose passage and one poem that share a moral or social theme, listing three points of contrast.
Recite one short poem from memory with correct pronunciation, recording yourself and noting three faults to fix.
Your checkpoint
Two written poem explanations (150 words each) plus a one-page prose–poetry thematic comparison table.
Prescribed Poetry (Nazm) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Grammar and Applied Grammar (Nahw and Sarf)
Write sharh-style explanations for the remaining prescribed poems, ensuring each names the poet and situates the poem in its literary period.
Build a table of ten high-frequency Nahw rules (case endings, sentence types, particles) with one Arabic example per rule.
Apply each Nahw rule by parsing (i'rab) five short sentences from the prescribed texts word by word.
Drill Sarf by converting ten root verbs across past, present, imperative, and verbal-noun forms without notes.
Review the week-1 and week-2 error notebook and re-attempt every missed item.
Your checkpoint
A completed poetry-explanation set for the full Nazm syllabus and a 10-rule Nahw reference sheet with i'rab worked examples.
Grammar and Applied Grammar (Nahw and Sarf) & Reading Comprehension (Unseen Prose Passage)
Solve 40 mixed Nahw and Sarf exercises under timed conditions (25 minutes) and score them against a key you write yourself.
Practise unseen-prose technique: read three unseen Arabic passages and answer comprehension questions without a dictionary on the first attempt.
Identify the six question types in unseen prose (factual recall, inference, vocabulary in context, pronoun reference, main idea, tone) and write a model answer for each.
Compile a list of 30 connectives and discourse markers that signal answers in unseen passages.
Re-read all prescribed prose summaries to keep domain 5 warm.
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-item grammar paper with scored answer key and three completed unseen-passage response sets.
Reading Comprehension (Unseen Prose Passage) & Translation (Arabic to Bengali/English and vice versa)
Complete five full unseen-prose practice sets, timing each at exam pace and marking against the six question types.
Translate four short Arabic paragraphs into Bengali and four into English, focusing on fidelity and natural register.
Translate six Bengali or English sentences into Arabic, checking gender agreement, case endings, and verb aspect.
Build a bilingual glossary of 40 exam-frequent words with collocations rather than isolated meanings.
Compare your translation drafts against a revised version and list three recurring error patterns.
Your checkpoint
A translation portfolio of eight passages (four each direction) with a one-page error-pattern analysis.
Translation (Arabic to Bengali/English and vice versa) & Composition and Letter/Essay Writing
Translate two longer prescribed-text extracts (one prose, one verse) into Bengali, preserving literary tone.
Draft three formal letters in Arabic (application, invitation, complaint) using correct openings and closings.
Write two short essays in Arabic (150–200 words) on prescribed literary themes, each with introduction, two body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Memorise ten formulaic Arabic phrases for letters and essay transitions and use at least six in the drafts.
Self-edit every draft against a checklist of spelling, agreement, and punctuation.
Your checkpoint
A composition folder containing three letters and two essays in Arabic, each self-edited with a checklist.
History of Arabic Literature and Literary Figures & Prescribed Prose (Nasr) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Prescribed Poetry (Nazm) - Textual Understanding and Explanation
Build a chronological timeline of Arabic literature covering pre-Islamic, Umayyad, Abbasid, and modern periods with two defining features each.
Write short profiles of eight major literary figures, linking each to a prescribed text where possible.
Create a one-page revision sheet matching each prescribed prose author and poet to period, style, and one representative work.
Answer ten short factual questions on literary history from memory and correct any gaps.
Re-explain two prose passages and two poems in five minutes each, spoken aloud, without notes.
Your checkpoint
A timeline poster plus an author-to-period matching sheet covering every prescribed prose writer and poet.
Prescribed Prose (Nasr) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Prescribed Poetry (Nazm) - Textual Understanding and Explanation & Grammar and Applied Grammar (Nahw and Sarf) & Reading Comprehension (Unseen Prose Passage)
Sit two full mock papers under exam timing, covering all seven domains.
Mark each mock strictly, then re-teach every question type scoring below 60 percent.
Rehearse eight rapid sharh explanations (four prose, four poetry) at two minutes each.
Run a final grammar sprint of 30 Nahw and Sarf items and a 15-item literary-history recall drill.
Consolidate the error notebook into a single one-page pre-exam checklist.
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock papers with a one-page final revision checklist distilled from all eight weeks.
Milestones
Week 2: Can write a complete sharh answer for any prescribed prose passage in under 12 minutes with correct vocabulary and structure.
Week 4: Scores at least 70 percent on the self-made timed grammar paper and answers unseen-prose questions without a dictionary.
Week 6: Produces accurate two-way translations and a complete composition folder of three letters and two essays.
Week 8: Scores at least 65 percent overall on both mock papers, with no domain below 55 percent.