YEAR 7 CE LATIN EXAM, SUMMER TERM 2010

THE EXAM

The exam will be a simplified Common Entrance Paper (Level 1) The exam will consist of the following:

LATIN

• A Latin passage, approximately 8 lines long with English comprehension questions. This passage should not be translated

• A passage of Latin approximately 10 lines long to be translated in to English

• A Latin passage, 5 lines long with some English grammar questions. This passage should not be translated. Example questions:

a. give a verb in the imperfect tense

b. Write down a feminine noun

You will get some additional vocab help in the exam 

ESSAY

• You will also have to write a short essay on the following topic:

Note that the question has two parts.

i. Tell the story of the Wooden Horse and how it brought the Trojan War to an end. (8 Marks)

ii. If you had been a Greek soldier how would you have gained entry into Troy? You should think of your own method, don’t just say “I would do the same as Odysseus.” No modern weapons please (e.g. bombs, guns etc) (2 Marks)

WHAT TO REVISE

LATIN

• You should revise as much vocab as possible from your CE Vocab list (Level 1 ) 

• The Present, Imperfect and Perfect verb tenses of AMO and SUM

ESSAY

revise the Wooden Horse sheet in your folder

REMEMBER: If you have lost any learning sheets you can either:

· ask Mrs Cooper or Mr Yeats-Brown for a new one or

• print them from the Year 7 exam topics page on www.cyberlatin.net.