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1In the Compulsory Arabic Language paper (اللغة العربية), what is the grammatical analysis (إعراب) of «منتصرينَ» in the sentence «عادَ الجنودُ من المعركةِ منتصرينَ»?
A.حال منصوبة وعلامة نصبها الياء لأنها جمع مذكر سالم
B.نعت مرفوع وعلامة رفعه الواو المقدرة
C.مفعول به منصوب وعلامة نصبه الفتحة الظاهرة
D.تمييز مجرور بالإضافة وعلامة جره الكسرة
Explanation: The indefinite word «منتصرينَ» describes the state (هيئة) of the definite agent «الجنودُ» at the moment of their return, answering the question «كيف عاد الجنود؟». Because it is a sound masculine plural (جمع مذكر سالم), its accusative state as a hal (حال) is marked by the letter ya (الياء).
2In the vocative sentence «يا حارسَ المتحفِ، انتبهْ لعملِكَ», why is the vocative noun «حارسَ» inflected in the accusative with a fatha (منصوب بالفتحة)?
A.لأنه منادى علم مفرد مبني على الفتح
B.لأنه منادى مضاف إلى ما بعده
C.لأنه نكرة مقصودة في محل رفع
D.لأنه خبر لمبتدأ محذوف تقديره أنت
Explanation: When a vocative noun (منادى) is annexed to a following genitive noun (مضاف إليه) as in «حارسَ المتحفِ», it is inflected in the accusative case (معرب منصوب). Therefore «حارسَ» takes an explicit fatha as its accusative marker and «المتحفِ» is genitive by annexation.
3In the sentence «العلمُ نورٌ يهدي العقولَ», how is the expression «العلمُ نورٌ» classified in Arabic rhetoric (علم البيان)?
A.تشبيه مفصَّل ذُكرت فيه الأركان الأربعة
B.استعارة مكنية حُذف فيها المشبَّه
C.تشبيه بليغ حُذفت منه أداة التشبيه ووجه الشبه
D.مجاز مرسل علاقته المحلية
Explanation: Both core elements of comparison—the subject compared («العلمُ», المشبَّه) and the object to which it is compared («نورٌ», المشبَّه به)—are explicitly stated in a subject-predicate structure, while both the comparison particle (أداة التشبيه) and the aspect of similarity (وجه الشبه) are omitted. This concise structure is a tashbih baligh (تشبيه بليغ).
4Read the poetic verse: «وَمَنْ يَتهيَّبْ صُعودَ الجِبالِ / يَعِشْ أَبَدَ الدَّهرِ بَينَ الحُفَرِ». Which central literary theme does the poet express through the contrast between «صُعودَ الجِبالِ» and «الحُفَرِ»?
A.Praising the beauty of nature by contrasting mountain heights with valleys
B.Advising travelers to avoid dangerous mountain roads in winter
C.Lamenting the loss of youth in old age
D.Urging high ambition and courage in facing difficulty rather than accepting stagnation
Explanation: The verse uses «صُعودَ الجِبالِ» (climbing mountains) as an image for striving toward lofty goals and «الحُفَرِ» (low pits) for a life of stagnation and humiliation. It teaches that whoever fears effort and risk remains confined to a lowly condition.
5In the sentence «ازدادَ العالِمُ تواضعًا كلَّما اتَّسعتْ معرفتُهُ», what is the grammatical function of «تواضعًا»?
A.تمييز ملحوظ منصوب وعلامة نصبه الفتحة الظاهرة
B.مفعول لأجله منصوب يبين سبب الفعل
C.مفعول مطلق مؤكِّد للفعل
D.بدل اشتمال منصوب من الفاعل
Explanation: After verbs denoting increase or fullness such as «ازدادَ», «امتلأَ», and «طابَ», an indefinite accusative verbal noun that removes ambiguity from the overall predication functions as a noticed specification (تمييز ملحوظ / تمييز نسبة). Here «تواضعًا» specifies the respect in which the scholar increased.
6In the sentence «ما تأخَّرَ المشاركونَ عن الندوةِ إلا مشاركًا / مشاركٌ», why are both the accusative form «مشاركًا» and the nominative form «مشاركٌ» grammatically permissible after «إلا»?
A.لأن الكلام تامٌّ مثبتٌ فيجب فيه الوجهان
B.لأن الكلام تامٌّ منفيٌّ فيجوز النصب على الاستثناء والإتباع على البدلية
C.لأن الكلام ناقصٌ منفيٌّ فيُعرب ما بعد إلا فاعلًا ومفعولًا معًا
D.لأن أداة الاستثناء هنا اسمٌ معربٌ لا حرفٌ
Explanation: The clause before «إلا» is grammatically complete because the general term («المشاركونَ», المستثنى منه) is stated, and the sentence begins with the negation particle «ما» (تام منفي). In a complete negative exception with «إلا», the noun after «إلا» may either be placed in the accusative as a mustathna («مشاركًا») or follow the case of the mustathna minhu as a badal («مشاركٌ»).
7Which option correctly writes the compound number 15 in «قرأتُ في العطلةِ ____ بحثًا علميًّا»?
A.خمسَ عشرةَ
B.خمسةُ عشرُ
C.خمسةَ عشرَ
D.خمسَ عشرَ
Explanation: The counted noun «بحثًا» is masculine singular in the accusative. For compound numbers from 13 to 19, the units part opposes the counted noun in gender (so feminine «خمسةَ» is required with masculine «بحثًا»), the tens part agrees in gender («عشرَ»), and both parts are indeclinably built on fatha (مبني على فتح الجزأين في محل نصب مفعول به).
8In the literary expression «ابتسمَ الفجرُ للزارعينَ المبكِّرينَ», which figure of speech (صورة بيانية) is employed?
A.استعارة تصريحية صُرِّح فيها بلفظ المشبَّه به
B.تشبيه تمثيلي منتزَع من متعدد
C.مجاز مرسل علاقته السببية
D.استعارة مكنية شُبِّه فيها الفجرُ بإنسانٍ وحُذف المشبَّه به
Explanation: Dawn («الفجرُ») is compared to a welcoming human being who smiles, the human (المشبَّه به) is omitted, and one of his characteristic attributes («ابتسمَ») is retained to point to him. This is an implicit metaphor (استعارة مكنية) whose rhetorical effect is personification (التشخيص).
9In the sentence «يَنسى الجاحدُ الإحسانَ، ولا يَنسى الكريمُ الإنسانَ», what rhetorical ornament (محسِّن بديعي) links the words «الإحسانَ» and «الإنسانَ»?
A.جناس ناقص لاختلافهما في حرفٍ واحدٍ مع اختلاف المعنى
B.جناس تام لاتفاقهما في جميع الحروف والمعنى
C.طباق سلب بين اسمين مترادفين
D.مقابلة بين أربعة معانٍ على الترتيب
Explanation: The two nouns «الإحسانَ» (benevolence) and «الإنسانَ» (the human being) share nearly identical letters and vocalization pattern while differing in a single consonant («ح» versus «ن») and having distinct meanings. In ilm al-badi' (علم البديع), this verbal ornament is incomplete paronomasia (جناس ناقص).
10Read this prose passage: «تُعَدُّ الغاباتُ رئةَ الأرضِ الطبيعيةَ؛ إذ تمتصُّ غازَ ثاني أكسيدِ الكربونِ وتَبعثُ الأكسجينَ، غيرَ أنَّ القطعَ الجائرَ يُهدِّدُ هذا التوازنَ الدقيقَ». What cohesive role does the expression «غيرَ أنَّ» perform in the writer's argument?
A.It introduces a chronological sequence showing what happened before forests grew
B.It introduces a contrasting qualification (استدراك) warning of a threat to that benefit
C.It restates the first clause in synonymous words without adding a new idea
D.It proves that forests produce carbon dioxide rather than oxygen
Explanation: The first two clauses establish the vital environmental function of forests and explain why they are called the lungs of the Earth. The connector «غيرَ أنَّ» introduces an istidrak (استدراك)—a contrasting qualification showing that unregulated logging endangers that delicate balance.

About the Sudan School Certificate — Literary/Arts Stream Exam

Independent English-language MCQ study adaptation for the Sudan School Certificate Literary/Arts Stream (المساق الأدبي). It preserves the separate identities of the six compulsory Literary papers—including dedicated coverage of Basic Mathematics (الرياضيات الأساسية) and both Islamic and Christian Religious Education—plus all four seventh-subject options in the 2025 guide (Islamic Studies, English Literature, French Language, and Art and Design). Confirmed paper languages include Arabic and English (with French in the optional French paper). MCQs support conceptual and rubric decisions but cannot simulate written essays, Arabic/English/French composition, map work, or studio drawing.

Exam sponsor: Ministry of National Education (وزارة التعليم والتربية الوطنية); General Directorate of Measurement, Evaluation and Examinations (الإدارة العامة للقياس والتقويم والامتحانات), Sudan. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The published 2025 National Centre examination guide defines the Literary/Arts stream (المساق الأدبي) combination as seven separate 100-mark written papers: (1) Arabic Language, (2) Religious Education (Islamic Education or Christian Education — not exclusively the Islamic paper), (3) English Language, (4) Basic Mathematics (الرياضيات الأساسية — distinct from Specialized Mathematics, which is the only paper covered by the existing mathematics subject URL), (5) Geography and Environmental Studies, (6) History, and (7) one optional seventh subject chosen from Islamic Studies (الدراسات الإسلامية), English Literature (الأدب الإنجليزي), French Language (اللغة الفرنسية), or Art and Design (الفنون والتصميم). Note that the 2025 examination guide and the 2026-2027 higher-education admission table have different purposes: the examination guide lists French among the Literary seventh-subject options, while the university admission guide lists Commercial Sciences among qualifying subjects for arts faculties. The April 2026 timetable, issued under the Sudan Examinations Council (مجلس امتحانات السودان), states that each candidate sits seven subjects only. Christian Education questions are printed in Arabic and English on the same paper and candidates answer in one language; the History paper omits several textbook lessons (including Syria and Lebanon under the French Mandate); and Art and Design is mainly practical (90 of 100 marks).

Time Limit

Separate written sittings per subject (typically 3 hours per paper on the April 2026 timetable; no single route-wide duration)

Passing Score

Unknown — confirm the current pass standard with the examination authority.

Exam / Certification Fees

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100-mark written paper (Reading/Literature 40%, Grammar 25%, Rhetoric 20%, Composition 15%); 14 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Paper: Arabic Language (اللغة العربية)

Arabic grammar, rhetorical imagery, poetic and prose analysis, and composition structure with Arabic target forms preserved.

100-mark written paper in either Islamic Education or Christian Education; 12 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Paper: Religious Education — Islamic or Christian Education (التربية الدينية)

Prescribed Islamic Education units (tajweed, Surat al-Nur, hadith, tawhid, fiqh rulings including inheritance, and selected characteristics of the Muslim community) and Christian Education units (Bible studies, Jesus Christ the Teacher, and the Church) from the 2025 examination guide.

100-mark written paper (Language 24%, Comprehension 27%, Composition 15%, Summary 10%, Treasure Island 24%); 14 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Paper: English Language (اللغة الإنجليزية)

English grammar and vocabulary in context, comprehension, summary/composition choices, and prescribed Treasure Island study.

100-mark written paper (20 objective marks across units + 15 Real Functions & Limits + 25 Differentiation & Integration + 20 Statistics + 20 Probability & Matrices); 20 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Literary Paper: Basic Mathematics (الرياضيات الأساسية)

Dedicated Basic Mathematics practice covering real functions and limits, polynomial/trigonometric calculus, descriptive statistics, probability rules, and 2x2/3x3 matrix operations.

100-mark written paper (Maps, Aerial & Satellite Images 35%, Economic Geography 40%, Environmental Problems 25%); 14 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Literary Paper: Geography and Environmental Studies (الجغرافيا والدراسات البيئية)

Map scale and coordinates, remote sensing and GIS, global agriculture/industry/minerals, and environmental hazards within the published 2025 scope.

100-mark written paper (Mahdist Sudan 30%, Condominium & National Movement 30%, Ottoman & European Rivalry 25%, Arab Liberation 15%); 14 of 100 practice items

Compulsory Literary Paper: History (التاريخ)

Mahdist revolution and state, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium and independence movement, Ottoman/Arab history, and published 2025 exclusions.

One 100-mark optional paper chosen by the candidate; 12 of 100 practice items (3 per option)

Seventh-Subject Option: Islamic Studies, English Literature, French, or Art and Design

Covers Islamic Studies (excluding the omitted Islamic Economics unit; Surat Muhammad for memorisation and explanation), English Literature (Things Fall Apart and Our Mutual Friend in a 2-hour paper of short-answer, matching and multiple-choice questions), French Language (grammar, reading everyday documents, form-filling and short writing), and Art and Design (10 theory marks and 90 practical marks for drawing and design).

Preparing for the Sudan School Certificate — Literary/Arts Stream Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Unknown — confirm the current pass standard with the examination authority.
  • Assessment: The published 2025 National Centre examination guide defines the Literary/Arts stream (المساق الأدبي) combination as seven separate 100-mark written papers: (1) Arabic Language, (2) Religious Education (Islamic Education or Christian Education — not exclusively the Islamic paper), (3) English Language, (4) Basic Mathematics (الرياضيات الأساسية — distinct from Specialized Mathematics, which is the only paper covered by the existing mathematics subject URL), (5) Geography and Environmental Studies, (6) History, and (7) one optional seventh subject chosen from Islamic Studies (الدراسات الإسلامية), English Literature (الأدب الإنجليزي), French Language (اللغة الفرنسية), or Art and Design (الفنون والتصميم). Note that the 2025 examination guide and the 2026-2027 higher-education admission table have different purposes: the examination guide lists French among the Literary seventh-subject options, while the university admission guide lists Commercial Sciences among qualifying subjects for arts faculties. The April 2026 timetable, issued under the Sudan Examinations Council (مجلس امتحانات السودان), states that each candidate sits seven subjects only. Christian Education questions are printed in Arabic and English on the same paper and candidates answer in one language; the History paper omits several textbook lessons (including Syria and Lebanon under the French Mandate); and Art and Design is mainly practical (90 of 100 marks).
  • Time limit: Separate written sittings per subject (typically 3 hours per paper on the April 2026 timetable; no single route-wide duration)
  • Exam / certification fees: Unknown — confirm the current examination sitting fee with the examination authority. Official sources

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Sudan School Certificate — Literary/Arts Stream: Suggested Study Strategy

1Focus on the five-question Basic Mathematics specification (functions/limits, differentiation, integration, statistics, probability, and matrices) rather than studying Specialized Mathematics topics like complex numbers or integration by parts.
2Review the six compulsory Literary papers and only the seventh-subject option (Islamic Studies, English Literature, French, or Art and Design) for which you are registered, and check published 2025 chapter exclusions with your school.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the existing Sudan School Certificate Mathematics bank cover Basic Mathematics for the Literary stream?

No. The individual subject page sd-school-certificate-subject-mathematics covers Specialized Mathematics (الرياضيات المتخصصة) only. Literary-stream candidates take Basic Mathematics (الرياضيات الأساسية), which has its own 100-mark specification in the 2025 guide and is covered directly in this Literary stream bank.

Which seventh-subject options are available in the Literary stream, and why is French included?

The published 2025 National Centre examination guide lists four seventh-subject options for the Literary stream: Islamic Studies (الدراسات الإسلامية), English Literature (الأدب الإنجليزي), French Language (اللغة الفرنسية), and Art and Design (الفنون والتصميم). Each candidate sits one of these four papers. By contrast, the 2026-2027 Ministry of Higher Education admission guide lists Commercial Sciences among qualifying subjects for university admission, which has a separate purpose from examination registration.

Is Religious Education in the Literary stream exclusively Islamic Education?

No. The 2025 examination guide includes separate 100-mark specifications for Islamic Education (التربية الإسلامية) and Christian Education (التربية المسيحية) under Religious Education, and both appear on the April 2026 timetable.

Are a combined Literary-stream sitting fee, pass mark, or route-wide duration published?

No. Papers are sat on separate days according to the national timetable, and sitting fees, pass marks, total subitem counts, and detailed eligibility rules remain unverified in the accessed primary sources.