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ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATE
LATIN
Language Test 1 : Vocabulary, Grammar and Origins of Words
R445/Test 1
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional materials:
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Candidate
Forename
Candidate
Surname
Centre Number
Candidate
Number
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces
in the centre of this page.
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Answer all the questions.
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Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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This test is marked out of 20.
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Answer all the questions.
Match the Latin word to the picture.
Example:
Which one of these pictures shows “villa”? Tick () the correct box.
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FRIEND
HOUSE
MONEY
1 Which one of these pictures shows “ancilla”? Tick () the correct box.
DOG
MARKET
PLACE
SLAVE GIRL
[1]
2 Which one of these pictures shows the action “salutat”? Tick () the
correct box.
EATS
GREETS
SITS
[1]
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3 Choose the correct meaning for “statim” by ticking () the correct box.
always
immediately
never
[1]
4 Complete the sentence by choosing the correct Latin word. Tick () the
correct answer.
servus vinum
laborabat
.
portabat
salutabat
[1]
5 Complete the sentence by selecting the correct Latin word. Tick () the
correct answer.
dominus
forum
salutavit.
mercatorem
pecuniam
[1]
6 Two Latin words from the list below are not members of a Roman family.
One has been circled for you. Circle one more word that is not a member of
a Roman family:
amicus
filia
filius
mater
mercator
pater
[1]
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7 Two words from the list below are not places inside a town. One has been
circled for you. Circle one more word that is not a place in a town:
aqua
ager
forum
taberna
via
[1]
8 The next two questions test your knowledge of the origins of English words.
Complete the table below. One example has been completed for you:
Latin word
Example
narrat
Meaning of the
Latin word
narrate or tell
English word that
comes from the
Latin word
narrator
laboro
spectat
[4]
9 Which one of these Latin sentences means: “The merchant was waiting for
the master”? Circle the correct answer:
dominus mercatorem exspectabat.
OR
mercator dominum exspectabat.
[1]
10 Complete the Latin sentence by selecting the correct Latin word. Circle the
correct answer:
pater
laudat (the father praises the son).
filium OR filius
[1]
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11 Complete the Latin sentence by selecting the correct word. Circle the
correct answer.
Sextus et Gaius fabulam
narrabant.
(Sextus and Gaius were telling a story to the father).
pater
patrem
patri
[1]
12 Complete the Latin sentence by selecting the correct word. Circle the
correct answer:
feminae
in villa (the women were in the house).
erant OR
erat
OR
sunt
[1]
13 Complete the Latin sentence by selecting the correct word. Circle the
correct answer:
domino vinum dederunt (the girls gave the wine to the master).
puella
puellae
puellas
[1]
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14 Complete the Latin sentence by selecting the correct word. Circle the
correct answer:
ancillas laudavimus.
ego
nos
tu
[1]
15 Choose the three words that mean “very” (superlative forms) from the
words in the box. Circle the ones that are correct:
bonus
iratus
laetissima
multus
optimus
parvus
stultior
stultissimo
[3]
Total [20]
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OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA EXAMINATIONS
Entry Level Certificate
LATIN
R445
Language Test 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Origins
of Words
Specimen Mark Scheme
The maximum mark for this paper is 20.
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Language Test 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Origins of Words
Level
Question
Answer
Max
Number
Mark
Level 1
1
Slave girl
[1]
Level 1
2
greets
[1]
Level 1
3
immediately
[1]
Level 1
4
portabat
[1]
Level 1
5
mercatorem
[1]
Level 1
6
mercator
[1]
Level 2
7
ager
[1]
Level 1
8
works
Level 2
labour
(accept any sensible answer)
Level 1
8
Level 2
[2]
looks or watches
spectator or spectacles
(accept any sensible answer)
[2]
Level 1
9
mercator dominum exspectabat
[1]
Level 1
10
filium
[1]
Level 3
11
patri
[1]
Level 3
12
erant
[1]
Level 3
13
puellae
[1]
Level 2
14
nos
[1]
Level 3
15
optimus and laetissima and stultissimo
[3]
Total [20]
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