ISC 2025 Arabic Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Arabic paper, code 1225-837, from the 2025 board examination. It carries 80 marks, has eight compulsory questions, and runs for three hours with fifteen minutes extra for reading. Question 1 asks for definitions and examples of separate pronouns, the verb and its kinds, the noun and its adjective, the number and the counted noun, and definite and indefinite nouns. The rest of the paper is translation of sentences and a dialogue between Musa and Zakariya into English, fill-in blanks, short answers in Arabic, opposites, opposite genders, and a conversation between a teacher and a student to be translated into Arabic. Where a question below was set in Arabic, the wording is an English translation.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Arabic

Year

2025

Paper code

1225-837

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

8

Pages

4

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  15 marks

  Define five grammar items and give an example of each: separate pronouns, the verb and its kinds, noun and adjective, number and counted noun, definite and indefinite nouns

• Question 2

  10 marks

  Translate ten Arabic sentences into English

• Question 3

  10 marks

  Translate an Arabic passage into English

• Question 4

  10 marks

  Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

• Question 5

  10 marks

  Short answers in Arabic

• Question 6

  10 marks

  Give the opposites of ten words

• Question 7

  5 marks

  Give the opposite gender of five words

• Question 8

  10 marks

  Translate a conversation between a teacher and a student into Arabic

Topics covered

• Separate pronouns
• The verb and its kinds
• Noun and adjective
• Number and the counted noun
• Definite and indefinite nouns
• Translation into English
• Translation into Arabic
• Opposites
• Gender

Questions from this paper

1. Define separate pronouns and give examples.
2. Translate into English: the house is near and the mosque is far.
3. Translate into English: I have one brother; his name is Osama and he is with me here in Medina.
4. Translate into English: that man is a great merchant from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5. Give the opposites of the words for rich, he ate, women and teachers.
6. Translate into Arabic: Teacher: Where did you go after the class? Student: We went to the playground.