YEAR 9 LATIN
READING/WRITING PAPER
NAME
TIME ALLOWED: 40 MINUTES
1.
SUMMER EXAM
TEACHER
TOTAL: 100 marks
Decide which of these nouns is in the singular (S) and plural (P):
S/P
S/P
1 agricola
2 villae
3 servus
4 pueri
5 amicus
2.
6 femina
7 nautae
8 pastores
9 iuvenes
10 domini
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Now decide which declension (1,2,3) these nouns belong to:
1,2,3
1
2
3
4
5
3.
mercatores
actor
spectator
leones
venalicii
1,2,3
6 senes
7 turba
8 nuntius
9 fabulae
10 leones
10
Make the following nouns plural:
1
turba
6
canis
2
actor
7
pictor
3
spectator
8
ianua
4
puella
9
annulus
5
nuntius
10
barba
4.
Complete the sentences, inserting the right form of the verb
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Select from the options given.
eg
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
agricolae ad urbem........................
(currit/ currunt)
coquus vinum ………………….. (portat/ portant)
vēnālīciī in taberna……………… (intrat / intrant)
canēs in viā ....................................... (sedet / sedent)
nūntius in forō …………………. (clāmat/ clamant)
Pompēiānī clāmōrem……………. (facit / faciunt )
senēs in foro …………………… (dormit / dormiunt)
nautae urbem …………………... (petit/ petunt)
Clēmēns et Melissa ad theātrum…………………….
(contendit / contendunt)
9 magnus clāmor ………………… in urbe. (est/ sunt)
10 iuvenis ……………………………(plaudit/ plaudunt)
Answer
currunt
10
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5.
Classify the verbs from the box into:
latrāvit
vexābant
a) singular or plural, and,
b) present, imperfect or perfect
dormit
pulsāvit
portābat
laudāvērunt
vocāvērunt
scrībit
laudābant
festīnant
singular
plural
Present
Imperfect
perfect
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6.
1
Complete the sentences, inserting the right form of the verb in the column
to the right.
Then translate the sentences. Select from the options given.
Write your translation in the space below.
Answer
Pompēiānī vīnum .....................................(bibēbat/ bibēbant)
bibēbant
The Pompeians were drinking wine
Clēmēns et Fēlīx vīllam ………………….. . (intrāvit/ intrāvērunt)
2
Grumiō in culīnā……………………….. (dormiēbat/dormiēbant)
3
coquus cēnam.................................................... (parāvit/parāverunt)
4
Metella ad ātrium……………………….. (festināvit/ festināverunt)
eg
7.
8
Choose the right translation for each of these verbs as in the example:
Eg.
1
LATIN
ambulāvit
scrībēbat
IMPERFECT
was walking
was writing
PERFECT
walked
wrote
2
superāvērunt
were overpowering
overpowered
3
vocāvērunt
were calling
called
4
dormiēbant
were sleeping
slept
5
stābat
was standing
stood
ANSWER
walked
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8.
Rearrange the following words to form two sentences. Then translate the
sentences as in the example.
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Example: Caecilium visitābat amīcus. intrāvit vīllam
amīcus Caecilium vīsitābat. vīllam intrāvit.
A friend was visiting Caecilius. He entered the house
erat Clēmēns fortis. amphitheātrum intrāvit.
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urbem ruērunt per amīcī. timēbant umbram.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
lībertus petīvit fūrem. servāvit īnfantem
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….
erat mercator īrātus. agricolam vituperābat
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9.
Read this story about a shepherd and a lion.
Fill in the gaps with suitable words for the box below.
**Use each word only once, and write your answer in the table.
ANSWERS
1
4
7
2
5
8
3
6
9
pāstor et leō
ōlim pāstor in silvā ambulābat. subitō pāstor 1.
cōnspexit. leō
tamen 2.
nōn agitāvit. leō 3.
! pāstor, potquam
leōnem cōnspexit, erat 4.
et rogāvit,
“cūr lacrimas, leō? cūr mē nōn agitas? cūr mē nōn cōnsūmis?”
leō trīstis 5.
ostendīt. pāstor spīnam in pede 6. _____, tum
clāmāvit,
“ego spīnam 7.
!nunc intellegō! tū lacrimās, quod
8. ________ dolet.”
“leō!, exclamāvit pāstor, “ego 9.___________ sum, quod tū fremis. sed tē
adiuvō. ecce! spīna!”
attonitus pēs
cōnspexit leōnem
lacrimābat perterritus pāstōrem pedem
videō
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10.
Here is a list of nouns. Classify them into the appropriate category.
ancillam
bēstiās
nominative
singular
12.
nūntiōs
rētiāriī
viās
spectātōrēs
gladiātōrēs pugna
accusative
singular
nominative
plural
mortem
puerum
accusative
plural
Read the sentences and choose the Latin word with correctly translates the
word in bold type. Select from the options given
eg
1
The farmer praised the gladiator (gladiator/ gladiatorem)
The girl lost the ring (ānulum/ ānulōs)
2
The miser had no friends. (amīcum/ amīcōs)
3
The young men knocked on the door. (iānuam/ iānuās)
4
The slave had very big feet. (pedem/ pedēs)
5
The merchant had lost all his ships. (nāvem/ nāvēs)
13.
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Answer
gladiatorem
5
Complete the sentences by selecting the correct part of the verb:
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ANSWERS
a
b
c
ego ancillam
. vocō/vocās/vocat
mater anulum
.quaerō/quaeris/quaerit
tū pecūniam nōn
. reddō/reddis/reddit
d
Grumiō cēnam
e ego
iratus.
. coquō/coquis/coquit
sum/es/est
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