Development D5 — Hobbies, Sport & Leisure
Read past-tense texts strategically: use verb clusters and time expressions to identify the text type, follow the sequence of events, and choose the right tense in a gap-fill.
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Feminine; both words agree.
Plural مُرَاجَعَاتٌ.
Plural تَقَارِيرُ, a diptote.
Plural نُصُوصٌ.
An iḍāfa.
Form X.
Fixed with إِلَى.
Adverbial accusative.
مُنْذُ takes the genitive.
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Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
Explain · notice · apply
قِرَاءَةُ النُّصُوصِ المَاضِيَةِ بِالدَّلِيلِ
Three moves make these texts manageable: identify the text type from the verbs, follow the sequence with the connectors, and prove each answer from the Arabic.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
A third-person past cluster points to a biography.
A first-person past cluster points to a personal review.
The time marker confirms the tense of the verb.
فَعَلَ / فَعَلَتْ / فَعَلُوا
A text built on third-person past verbs is usually about someone else: a biography, a report or a news item.
فَعَلْتُ / فَعَلْنَا
A text built on first-person past verbs is a personal account, a review or a diary.
فِي البِدَايَةِ … ثُمَّ … بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ … فِي النِّهَايَةِ
These fix the order of events. A question about what happened first or last is usually answered by locating one of them.
time marker → tense
Find the nearest time expression. A past marker requires a past verb; فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ or غَدًا requires سَـ with a present verb.
| Signal in the text | What it tells you | Example |
|---|---|---|
| فَعَلَ / فَعَلَتْ cluster | biography or report | فَازَتْ بِالبُطُولَةِ |
| فَعَلْتُ / فَعَلْنَا cluster | personal account or review | أَقَمْنَا ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ |
| أَمْسِ / الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَ | past context confirmed | أَمْسِ انْتَهَتِ البُطُولَةُ |
| فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ / غَدًا | future required | سَيُشَارِكُ فِي البُطُولَةِ |
A run of فَعَلَ and فَعَلَتْ forms usually signals a biography or event report. A run of فَعَلْتُ and فَعَلْنَا signals a personal account or review. Reading the verb endings first tells you what kind of text you are in before you read for detail.
أَمْسِ، الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَ and فِي العَامِ المَاضِي are the reading equivalent of the past suffix. When a gap-fill asks you to choose a verb, the nearest time expression is usually the deciding evidence.
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Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
Build · transform · justify
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This guided builder accepts 27 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
0/3 different sentences built.
Each text type, evidence phrase and inference is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.
Match the tense to the time marker
Repair the verb so it agrees with the past time expression.فِي العَامِ المَاضِي يَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى فَرِيقٍ أَكْبَرَ.
فِي العَامِ المَاضِي ← ؟A past time marker requires a past-tense verb.
Repair the preposition after يُشِيرُ
Correct the complement so it follows the fixed preposition.يُشِيرُ النَّصُّ عَنْ أَهَمِّيَّةِ التَّدْرِيبِ.
يُشِيرُ + ؟يُشِيرُ is fixed with إِلَى.
Switch the clause to the future
Rewrite so the clause matches its future time marker.فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ دَرَّبَ الشَّبَابَ فِي نَادِيهِ.
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ ← ؟سَـ attaches to a present verb to mark the future.
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Read · understand · respond
Read the verb endings and the time markers before you choose. The evidence is always in the Arabic.
Read the verb endings and the time markers before you choose. The evidence is always in the Arabic.
Spot · explain · repair
Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.
فِي العَامِ المَاضِي يَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى نَادٍ جَدِيدٍ.
فِي العَامِ المَاضِي انْتَقَلَ إِلَى نَادٍ جَدِيدٍ.
A past time marker requires a past verb.
يُشِيرُ النَّصُّ عَنْ أَهَمِّيَّةِ التَّدْرِيبِ.
يُشِيرُ النَّصُّ إِلَى أَهَمِّيَّةِ التَّدْرِيبِ.
يُشِيرُ is fixed with إِلَى.
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ دَرَّبَ الشَّبَابَ.
فِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَيُدَرِّبُ الشَّبَابَ.
A future marker requires سَـ with a present verb.
Repair check
Predict · listen twice · verify
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
فِي البِدَايَةِ نَظَّمَ النَّادِي بُطُولَةً صَغِيرَةً لِلشَّبَابِ فِي العَامِ المَاضِي. شَارَكَ فِيهَا سِتُّونَ لَاعِبًا مِنْ مَدَارِسَ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ. ثُمَّ لَعِبَتِ الفِرَقُ ثَلَاثَ مُبَارَيَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ أُسْبُوعٍ. فَازَ فَرِيقُ المَدْرَسَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ بِالمُبَارَاةِ النِّهَائِيَّةِ، وَتَعَادَلَ فَرِيقَانِ فِي المَرْكَزِ الثَّالِثِ. بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ وَزَّعَ المُدِيرُ المِيدَالِيَاتِ عَلَى اللَّاعِبِينَ. وَفِي النِّهَايَةِ شَكَرَ المُدَرِّبِينَ وَالأُسَرَ. وَفِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَيُنَظِّمُ النَّادِي بُطُولَةً أَكْبَرَ.
Preview · scan · prove
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
Model · rehearse · respond
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
مَا نَوْعُ هٰذَا النَّصِّ؟
Opening questionأَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ سِيرَةٌ رِيَاضِيَّةٌ، لِأَنَّ الأَفْعَالَ كُلَّهَا بِصِيغَةِ الغَائِبِ.
Identifying the text type from the verbsوَمَا الدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ؟
Asking for evidenceيَقُولُ النَّصُّ: فَازَ بِالمِيدَالِيَةِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ، وَهٰذَا يُشِيرُ إِلَى إِنْجَازٍ فِي المَاضِي.
Quoting the exact evidencePlan · draft · improve
Write about seventy words summarising a past-tense text you have read. Name the text type, state the sequence of events, quote one Arabic phrase as evidence, and say what the text refers to using يُشِيرُ إِلَى.
قَرَأْتُ سِيرَةً رِيَاضِيَّةً قَصِيرَةً عَنْ لَاعِبٍ مَشْهُورٍ. فِي البِدَايَةِ كَانَ يَتَدَرَّبُ فِي نَادٍ صَغِيرٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَشْهُورًا. ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ إِلَى فَرِيقٍ أَكْبَرَ، وَفِي العَامِ المَاضِي فَازَ بِالمِيدَالِيَةِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ. بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ اعْتَزَلَ اللَّعِبَ، وَفِي النِّهَايَةِ عَادَ إِلَى نَادِيهِ الأَوَّلِ. وَالدَّلِيلُ مِنَ النَّصِّ: أَثَّرَ فِي جِيلٍ كَامِلٍ. يُشِيرُ النَّصُّ إِلَى أَهَمِّيَّةِ الصَّبْرِ وَالتَّدْرِيبِ المُنْتَظِمِ.
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The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Identify the text type and answer four comprehension questions using the text.
Add the sequence of events and quote one phrase as evidence for each answer.
Complete the gap-fill by justifying each tense choice from the nearest time marker.
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Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.