YEAR 8 AUTUMN TERM LATIN REVISION
EXAMINATION FORMAT: One examination paper (60 minutes) – write answers on the question
paper in spaces provided. All pupils will sit a Level 1 Common Entrance Paper with the following
sections:
Question 1 – Comprehension
Read a passage of Latin and then answer the English comprehension questions in
English. Full sentences are not required. (15 marks)
Question 2 – Translation
Translate a passage of Latin into English. The passage continues the story from the
Comprehension Section. (60 marks divided by 2 = 30 marks)
Verbs are worth a whole mark each!
Question 3 – Text Analysis
Read the Latin passage (a continuation of the same story from Questions 1 and 2) and
then answer questions in English about the grammar.
This section ends with the translation into Latin of two simple sentences. (2 marks are
available here for putting the correct verb at the end of the sentence). (30 marks)
Question 4 – Greek Myths
Answer the English questions about the Greek Myths in English.
There is a choice of 2 questions (answer one). (10 marks)
REVISION
All the details required for successful revision for this exam can be found in the eight-page,
photocopied ‘Latin Bibles’ provided to pupil in September 2013.
LB
= Latin Bible
Bass1 = Latin Practice Exercises Level 1 by R.C. Bass (pupils have a copy of this text book)
Eg XVI September = Date of work in Year 8 exercise book
Passim = throughout (passim is a Latin word)
What
Nouns
Details
Recognise and know the meanings of:
First Declension Nouns (puella, Agricola, hasta, etc.)
Second Declension Nouns (dominus, puer, magister)
Where
} LB, page 1
} Bass1, page 88
Understand the difference between singular and
plural nouns
Passim
Know the names and meanings of the six cases
Bass1, page 52
First Declension Noun endings (singular and plural)
and their meanings in all six cases
LB, page 8
Bass1, page 54
Second Declension Noun endings (singular and
plural) and their meanings (-us, -er, & –um)
LB, page 8,
Bass1, page 83
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Check
What
Verbs
Details
Recognise and know meanings of:
First Conjugation Verbs (amo, do, pugno, laboro,
etc.)
Second Conjugation Verbs (moneo, habeo, video,
etc.)
Third Conjugation Verbs (rego, duco, constituo, etc.)
and
Fourth Conjugation Verbs (audio, dormio, venio,
etc.)
Where
}
}
} LB passim &
} Bass1, page 110
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Know the three meanings of the endings of the
Present Tense: o, s, t, mus, tis, nt
Passim
I -----, I am -----ing, I do ----you (s) -----, you (s) are -----ing, you (s) do ----he/she/it -----, he/she/it is -----ing, he/she/it does ---we -----, we are -----ing, we do ----you (pl) -----, you (pl) are -----ing, you (pl) do ----they -----, they are -----ing, they do ----Know the meanings of the endings of the Imperfect
Tense:
bam, bas, bat, bamus, batis, bant
(was/were --------ing)
LB, page 5
Bass1, page
XXV September
Know the two meanings of the endings of the
Perfect Tense:
i, isti, it, imus, istis, erunt
(---------ed or has/have --------ed)
LB, page 5
Bass1, pages 122,
126, 130 & 131
XVI October
Recognise the
Regular stems of the Perfect Tense
} LB, pages 2-3
} Bass1, p138 top
Recognise the
Irregular stems of the Perfect Tense
} LB, pages 2-3
} Bass1, p138
} XXIII October
Recognise and translate the Imperative
Singular: (ama! mone! rege! audi!)
Plural: (amate! monete! regite! audite!)
LB, page 5
Often found in speech with a noun in the vocative
case.
XI September
2
Bass1, page 97
Check
What
Adjectives
Recognise and translate the Infinitive
Two key things to remember:
ends in –re in Latin
means: to ----------
LB, page 5
Bass 1, page 104
XVII September
Details
Know the meanings of all Level 1 adjectives
Where
LB, page 1
Understand that, in Latin, adjectives come after the
noun (apart from multus)
Bass 1, page
IX October
Know that adjectives ‘agree’ in case, number and
gender with the noun they are describing
Adverbs
Recognise and know the meaning of the Level 1
Latin adverbs
Prepositions
Recognise and know the meaning of the Latin
prepositions which are followed by the
ACCUSATIVE CASE
LB, page 4
Bass1, page 134
Vocab Test 9
LB, page 4
Recognise and know the meaning of the Latin
prepositions which are followed by the
ABLATIVE CASE
Conjunctions Recognise and know the meanings of Level 1 Latin
and
conjunctions
Question
(et, igitur, itaque, name, quod, sed, ubi)
Words
Recognise and know the meanings of Level 1 Latin
question words (cur? Quid? Quis? Ubi?
and –ne?)
Bass1, page 73
Numbers
Recognise and know the meanings of
CARDINAL numbers (one, two, three, etc.) and
ORDINAL numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
LB, page 4
Recognise and know the meanings of Level 1
pronouns (ego, nos, tu, vos)
LB, page 4
Bass1, Page 81
Pronouns
Greek Myths Learn the following stories:
Perseus and Medusa
Theseus and the Minotaur
LB, page 4
LB, page 4
Bass1, page 48
Bass1, page 99
Revision Sheets
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Check
Good luck with your revision!
Mr Sibson
October 2013
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