Name : Form : III Latin Latin Examination Term I, 2017 /100 marks 1½ hours Question 1. Prepared Translations. Translate BOTH of the following passages into natural English in the space provided. A. Misera cicada januam iterum pulsat et clamat, Tu cibum habes; ego cibum non habeo; cibum oro. Per fenestram formica clamat, Aestate ego laboro; aestate tu non laboras. Formicae sunt impigrae; nos laboramus aestate; hieme cibum habemus. Cicadae sunt pigrae; aestate non laboratis; semper cantatis. (15 marks) B. Andromeda, autem, filia reginae pulchra, non erat superba. Olim regina et filia in ora maritima sedebant. Regina aquam quietam spectabat. In aqua, filia mea, nymphae pulchrae habitant, dicit regina, sed nymphae sunt invidiosae quod tam pulchra sum. Specta! Andromeda clamat. Vide! Nunc aqua non est quieta. 1
Question 2. Unseen Translation. Translate the following passage into natural English in the space provided. Note that words in bold are given at the end of the translation. You should attempt ALL of the translation. (20 marks) Vatia and the Pirates Piratae in Sicilia, terra longinqua, habitabant. Inter provincias Romanas navigabant et saepe naviculas incolarum vastabant. Incolae provinciarum piratis pecuniam et gemmas dabant. Mox autem incolae nullam pecuniam habebant. Mox cibum orabant. Olim Vatia, puella Romana, cum multis incolis ad Siciliam navigat. Aquae sunt periculosae, quod undae sunt altae. Incolae undas timent, sed denique Vatia terram videt. Ubi piratae naviculam Vatiae vident, vastare desiderant. Vatiam non timent, quod multas naviculas habent. Piratae ab ora maritima navigant et subito naviculam Vatiae oppugnant. Vatia clamat, Vos piratae naviculas nostras vastabatis; nostram pecuniam habetis; justitiam postulamus. Fortiter pugnate, incolae! Incolae fortiter pugnant, sed piratas superare non possunt. Itaque Vatia Neptunum vocat et orat, Piratae nos oppugnant. Nonne tu nos adjuvare potes, rex aquarum? Naviculas piratarum vastare desideramus! Neptunus adjuvat, et piratae naviculas servare non possunt. Lente piratae ad oram maritimam natant. Neptunus piratis dicit, Non jam piratae eritis; agricolae eritis. Incolae piratas adjuvant. Villas magnas, vias latas, et tabernas parvas aedificant. Incolae piratis herbas bonas monstrant. Nunc piratae et Vatiae et incolis multam pecuniam dant. Incolae ad provincias iterum navigant. Mox in terris quietis habitare poterunt. Postea Vatia familiae fabulam de piratis saepe narrabat. cibum (acc. sing.), food Vatia, ae F., Vatia (the name of a Roman girl) oppugno, are to attack justitia, ae F., justice fortiter (adv.), bravely pugno, are to fight supero, are to defeat Neptunus (nom. sing.), Neptunum (acc.sing.), Neptune (the god of the sea) adjuvo, are to help rex (voc. sing.), o king nato, are swim aedifico, are to build 2
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Question 3. Grammar. (65 marks) A. Complete the following noun tables (write the Latin only): (12 marks) Write out the declensions of the following nouns. In the first column ( Case Name ), write in the five English case names. In the next column, write down the Latin forms of the word given directly above the table in the corresponding cases. Then, in the third column, write down the FULL English meanings (giving ALL options and information where possible). Correct spelling is essential, so check your work carefully. regina, reginae F., the queen Case Name Latin Word (singular) English Meaning(s) 1. regina the queen (subject) 2. 3. reginae of the queen 4. 5. Latin Word (plural) English Meaning(s) the queens (subject) of the queens B. Answer the following questions on nouns and verbs. (6 marks) 1. Which TWO cases can follow a preposition? (1) 2. Which case is used to show possession? (½) 3. How many conjugations are there? (½) 4. What is the dative plural of copia, copiae? (½) 5. How many declensions are there? (½) 6. Which case is used to address a person or thing? (½) 7. To which conjugation does maneo, manere belong? (½) 8. Explain in detail how the imperfect tense is formed. (1) 9. What are THREE ways of translating delent? [deleo, delere = to destroy] (1) 4
C. Complete the following verb tables: (12 marks) Write out the conjugations of the following verbs. In the first column ( Singular ), write in the Latin forms of the words given directly above the table. In the next column ( Meaning ), write in the corresponding English meanings of the Latin forms. Then do the same for the plural. Correct spelling is essential, so check your work carefully. present tense of sedeo, sedere to sit singular meaning Plural meaning 1. 4. 7. 10. 2. 5. 8. 11. 3. 6. 9. 12. imperfect tense of loco, locare to place singular meaning plural meaning 13. 16. 19. 22. 14. 17. 20. 23. 15. 18. 21. 24. future tense of sum, esse to be singular meaning plural meaning 25. 28. 31. 34. 26. 29. 32. 35. 27. 30. 33. 36. present tense of possum, posse to be able singular meaning plural meaning 37. 40. 43. 46. 38. 41. 44. 47. 39. 42. 45. 48. 5
D. Using the verbs listed below, translate the following forms: (10 marks) clamo, clamare to shout teneo, tenere to hold 1. clamat 11. she was holding 2. tenebatis 12. to shout 3. clamamus 13. you (pl.) are holding 4. tenes 14. we were shouting 5. clamabat 15. you (s.) used to hold 6. tenere 16. I would shout 7. clamabant 17. hold! (pl.) 8. tenemus 18. are you (s.) shouting? 9. clama 19. I hold 10. tenetne? 20. they shout E. Translate the bold word(s) into Latin. (5 marks) 1. The boy would see the princess every day. 2. The residents ran into their houses. 3. We could hear the girls sweet voices. 4. Give the pirate all your money! 5. You two, carry this chest! F. Prepositional Phrases. (5 marks) Write in the correct case endings on the following prepositional phrases and then translate the whole phrase. 1. prope insul (singular) 2. inter incol (plural) 3. sine pecuni (singular) 4. ex arc (singular) 5. pro cas (plural) G. Answer the questions with regard to the Latin sentence below. (5 marks) Nymphae silvae filiae parvae agricolae fabulam narrant. 1. Which Latin word is the subject? 2. Which Latin word is the verb? 3. Which Latin word is the direct object? 4. Which Latin word is the indirect object? 5. What word does parvae agree with? 6. What case is agricolae? 7. What tense is narrant? 8. Translate the sentence: 6
H. Word matching. (10 marks) Choose the word from the list below which best matches the meaning of the bold word(s) in each English phrase. amare ubi sumus de in aquam incolis sum feminis sunt necare ab nonne in aqua amabat ad feminas necat incolas cur est num 1. The handsome gladiator is dear to the women. 2. He used to like Portia very much. 3. Poets, why is your writing so bad? 4. The sailors show the residents their boat. 5. The tortoise fell from the sky. 6. Waiter, there is a fly in my soup! 7. Theseus can kill the Minotaur with ease. 8. The princess wasn t killed, was she? 9. Don t swim in the water! 10. My brother and I are twins. finis 7