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Humanities core

Comprehensive coverage of Arabic, history, geography, and economics

Iraqi Ministry of Education

50%

Minimum passing score per subject (50/100 points)

Iraqi Ministry of Education

June–July 2026

Official First Round ministerial examination period

Iraqi Ministry of Education

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1In Arabic grammar, what kind of interrogation (استفهام) is expressed when answering requires specifying one of two alternatives using 'Am' (أم المعادلة العاطفة)?

A.Conceptual interrogation (استفهام تصور)

B.Affirmative confirmation interrogation (استفهام تصديق)

C.Metaphorical rhetorical interrogation (استفهام مجازي)

D.Denial interrogation (استفهام إنكاري)

Explanation: In Arabic syntax, Istifham Tasawwur (استفهام تصور) is interrogation where the questioner seeks knowledge of a specific individual, concept, or thing among alternatives, answered by appointment (تعيين) rather than a yes/no particle, typically constructed using the Hamzah alongside 'Am' (أم المعادلة).

2In the poetic verse 'أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَاهَا', which characteristics of the Hamzah (خصائص الهمزة) are demonstrated?

A.Omission for poetic meter and entering a positive sentence

B.Precedence over conjunctions (الصدارة على أحرف العطف) and entering a negative sentence (الدخول على الكلام المنفي)

C.Usage for conceptual choice with 'Am' and following conjunctions

D.Replacement by 'Hal' without change in meaning

Explanation: Two prominent characteristics of the Hamzah appear: 1) It has syntactic precedence over conjunctions (الصدارة على أحرف العطف), preceding the conjunction Fa (أَفـ), and 2) It enters negative clauses (الدخول على الكلام المنفي), preceding the negative particle Lam (لَمْ). Neither property is possible with 'Hal' (هل).

3What is the syntactic role (إعراب) of the interrogative noun 'Ayyana' (أَيَّانَ) in Arabic grammar?

A.Interrogative noun indicating condition built on Sukun

B.Interrogative noun indicating past time in the nominative position

C.Interrogative noun indicating future time built on Fatha in the accusative position of time adverbial (مفعول فيه ظرف زمان)

D.Interrogative noun indicating location built on Kasra

Explanation: 'Ayyana' (أَيَّانَ) is an interrogative noun built on Fatha (مبني على الفتح) that specifically denotes future time associated with gravity, awe, and momentous events (التهويل والتفخيم في المستقبل). When followed by a complete verb, it is parsed as a time adverbial in the accusative position (في محل نصب مفعول فيه ظرف زمان).

4In the sentence 'مَا هَذَا بَشَراً' (This is not a human), why is the particle 'Ma' functional like 'Laysa' (ما الحجازية العاملة عمل ليس)?

A.Because it is reinforced by the emphatic particle 'In' (إنْ)

B.Because its predicate precedes its subject and contains a prepositional phrase

C.Because it is followed directly by an affirmative past tense verb

D.Because its subject precedes its predicate and its negation is not broken by 'Illa'

Explanation: Ma al-Hijaziyya (ما الحجازية) operates with the syntactic power of 'Laysa' (raising the subject and setting the predicate in the accusative, as in 'بَشَراً') when two conditions are fulfilled: 1) its subject precedes its predicate (ألا يتقدم خبرها على اسمها), and 2) its negation is not invalidated by 'Illa' (ألا ينتقض نفيها بإلا).

5What is the syntactic function and meaning of 'La al-Nafiyah lil-Jins' (لا النافية للجنس) in the sentence 'لَا خَائِنَ وَطَنٍ مَحْبُوبٌ'?

A.It completely negates the predicate for all members of the subject genus, setting its annexed singular noun in the accusative (اسمها منصوب)

B.It negates a single individual while permitting the rest of the genus

C.It acts as a prohibitive imperative particle placing the verb in jussive case

D.It is an emotional vocative particle with no syntactic effect

Explanation: 'La al-Nafiyah lil-Jins' (لا النافية للجنس) operates like 'Inna' (تنصب الاسم وترفع الخبر) and conveys absolute, categorical negation of the predicate for all members of the noun's genus. When the noun is annexed (مضاف) as in 'خائنَ وطنٍ', it is directly accusative (منصوب بالفتحة).

6In the exception sentence 'فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ', what type of exception is 'إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ'?

A.Tamm Muttasil (تام متصل), because Iblis was an angel by nature

B.Tamm Munqati' (تام منقطع), because Iblis was not of the same genus as the angels

C.Mufarragh (مفرغ), because the sentence is negative

D.Badal (بدل), because the exception is in the nominative case

Explanation: An exception is Tamm Munqati' (تام منقطع) when the excepted entity (المستثنى, Iblis, who was of the Jinn) is not of the same genus or species as the group excepted from (المستثنى منه, the angels). In Tamm Munqati', the noun following 'Illa' is obligatorily in the accusative case (واجب النصب).

7When can the exception tools 'Khala' (خلا), ''Ada' (عدا), and 'Hasha' (حاشا) be parsed ONLY as transitive verbs (أفعال ماضية تفيد الاستثناء)?

A.When the noun following them is in the genitive case

B.When they appear at the very beginning of a sentence

C.When they are preceded by the infinitive 'Ma' (ما المصدرية)

D.When the sentence contains no negation particle

Explanation: If 'Khala' and ''Ada' are preceded by 'Ma' al-Masdariyyah (e.g., 'ما خلا', 'ما عدا'), they must be parsed strictly as past transitive verbs (أفعال ماضية), their subject is an implied pronoun, and the following noun is obligatorily an accusative direct object (مفعول به منصوب). When 'Ma' is absent, they may be parsed either as verbs or as prepositions (حروف جر).

8In Arabic rhetoric and grammar, which of the following is an example of emphasis by restriction/confinement (التوكيد بالقصر)?

A.'وَاللَّهِ لَأَجْتَهِدَنَّ' (By Allah, I will surely strive)

B.'جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ عَيْنُهُ' (The man himself arrived)

C.'كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ' (Nay, you shall know, then nay, you shall know)

D.'إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ' (Only the people of understanding remember)

Explanation: Emphasis by restriction/confinement (التوكيد بالقصر) is achieved through designated stylistic structures, primarily 'Innama' (إنّ + ما الكافة) or by negation followed by an exception tool (النفي والاستثناء المفرغ). 'إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ' restricts remembering exclusively to the wise.

9In the Arabic structure of precedence and delay (التقديم والتأخير), in which case is it OBLIGATORY to advance the predicate ahead of the subject (وجوب تقديم الخبر على المبتدأ)?

A.When the predicate is a semi-sentence (شبه جملة) and the subject is an indefinite noun with no qualification or annexation (نكرة غير مخصصة)

B.When both the subject and predicate are definite nouns

C.When the subject is an indefinite noun modified by an adjective

D.When the sentence begins with an active participle

Explanation: Advancing the predicate ahead of the subject is obligatory (واجب التقديم) in four primary situations: 1) if the predicate is a semi-sentence (جار ومجرور أو ظرف) and the subject is an indefinite noun that is neither described nor annexed (نكرة غير مخصصة), as in 'عِنْدِي كِتَابٌ'; 2) if the subject contains a pronoun referring back to part of the predicate; 3) if the predicate has intrinsic priority of speech (أسماء الاستفهام); and 4) if the predicate is restricted to the subject.

10What are the essential grammatical components of the praise construction using the verb 'Ni'ma' (نِعْمَ)?

A.The vocative particle, the noun addressed, and the exclamation mark

B.The verb of praise (فعل المدح), the subject of praise (فاعل نعم), and the specifically praised entity (المخصوص بالمدح)

C.The conditional tool, the condition verb, and the answer of the condition

D.The active verb, the direct object, and the absolute object

Explanation: The praise sentence (أسلوب المدح) using 'Ni'ma' (نِعْمَ) or 'Habbadha' (حبَّذا) comprises three structural pillars: 1) the rigid praise verb (فعل ماضٍ جامد لإنشاء المدح), 2) its agent/subject (الفاعل), and 3) the specific entity being praised (المخصوص بالمدح), which is parsed as an advanced subject or predicate to an omitted subject.

About the Iraqi Baccalaureate Literary Exam

The Literary Branch of the Iraqi Baccalaureate (السادس الإعدادي - الفرع الأدبي) is the nationwide secondary school-leaving examination administered by the Iraqi Ministry of Education for students specializing in humanities and social sciences. Candidates sit standardized ministerial examinations in Arabic language and literature, modern history of the Arab world, human and economic geography, economics, mathematics, English, and Islamic education. High performance determines central university admission (القبول المركزي) to law, arts, languages, education, administration, and economics colleges. This free practice bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation of curriculum concepts; it is not an official translation or paper simulation.

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Assessment

Written ministerial examination papers across 7 subjects: Islamic Education, Arabic Language and Literature, English Language, History, Mathematics, Geography, and Economics. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation. The percentages shown are this bank's own coverage weighting, not official subject weights: each official subject paper is set and marked out of 100 in its own right.

Time Limit

One subject paper per examination day across the national ministerial period, beginning at 7:00 a.m. Baghdad local time; the duration allowed for each paper is set in the Ministry's examination instructions.

Passing Score

50% (50 out of 100) in each subject examination.

Exam / Certification Fees

Free for public school students; 50,000 IQD registration fee for external examination candidates.

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24%

Arabic Language, Literature & Criticism

Arabic grammar (interrogation, negation, exception, emphasis), modern poetry, literary criticism, and text analysis.

20%

Modern & Contemporary History

Ottoman Iraq, the Arab Renaissance, 1920 Iraqi Revolt, monarchy, and contemporary Arab and Iraqi historical developments.

18%

Human & Applied Geography

Demographic geography, urban and rural settlement patterns, agricultural systems, industrial location, and environmental planning.

16%

Economics

National income accounting (GDP/GNP), macroeconomic consumption and investment, monetary economics, banking, and public finance.

10%

Literary Mathematics

Permutations, combinations, binomial theorem, limits, continuity, differential calculus, and economic applications of derivatives.

English Language

English for Iraq grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and discourse analysis.

Islamic Education

Quranic sciences (Ahkam al-Tilawah), Prophetic Hadiths, and Islamic moral philosophy.

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Passing score: 50% (50 out of 100) in each subject examination.
Assessment: Written ministerial examination papers across 7 subjects: Islamic Education, Arabic Language and Literature, English Language, History, Mathematics, Geography, and Economics. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation. The percentages shown are this bank's own coverage weighting, not official subject weights: each official subject paper is set and marked out of 100 in its own right.
Time limit: One subject paper per examination day across the national ministerial period, beginning at 7:00 a.m. Baghdad local time; the duration allowed for each paper is set in the Ministry's examination instructions.
Exam / certification fees: Free for public school students; 50,000 IQD registration fee for external examination candidates. Official sources

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Iraqi Baccalaureate Literary: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master Arabic syntactic analysis (I'rab) for interrogation tools and negation particles like laysa and ma.

2Memorize key chronological dates and treaty provisions for 20th-century Iraqi history, especially the 1920 Revolution and 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty.

3Practice demographic rate calculations and urban settlement model diagrams (Burgess, Hoyt, Harris-Ullman).

4Practice macroeconomic equations for GDP components, MPC/MPS, and the investment multiplier.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Iraqi Baccalaureate Literary examination multiple choice?

No. Official ministerial examinations (الامتحان الوزاري) are written essay, textual analysis, and problem-solving papers in Arabic. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Which university programs accept graduates of the Literary Branch?

Graduates qualify for university programs in law, political science, literature, languages, media, education, fine arts, administration, and economics through the MOHESR central admission portal.

What is the passing score for the Literary Branch Baccalaureate?

Candidates must achieve at least 50 out of 100 marks on each subject paper. Students who do not pass can re-sit unsuccessful subjects during the Second Round (الدور الثاني).