{"id":15374,"date":"2018-03-21T12:59:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=15374"},"modified":"2018-03-21T12:53:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T12:53:18","slug":"reading-comprehension-1-%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b2-nowruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/reading-comprehension-1-%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b2-nowruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension Practice 1: \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632 &#8211; Nowruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15375\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/international-flag-iran-2657195\/\" aria-label=\"International 2657195 1920 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15375\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-350x233.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-350x233.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From: Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to this reading comprehension test, based on Nowrus, which is an <em>occasion<\/em> <strong>\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0that is celebrated in many countries <em>around this time of the year<\/em>\u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0629 . This post will be of two parts: the first part (current one) is based on a reading passage about the Nowrus, with a range of tasks for you to work on. The next one (next week\u2019s post) will provide answers to questions included in this week\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a short clip (produced by BBC) where you will see a number of Arabic sentences appearing during the clip, accompanied by various photos.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0645\u0627 \u0642\u0635\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f &quot;\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632&quot;\u061f\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnISnARlDCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>*Answer the questions below, using Arabic short phrases\/sentences:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> What\u2019s the name of the country that celebrates the Nowruz?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> How long is the Nowruz vacation? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What are the other countries that celebrate this occasion as well?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Can you name two of these countries? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> When did people start celebrating Nowruz? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Where did the king, who story associated with the Nowruz, descend from <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What is the season that is related to the original story of Nowruz? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What is the name of the meal that is made as a celebration of this occasion? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> How many are the dishes that make up this meal? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What do all these dishes have in common? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What are the two colours that are associated with the appearance of Hajj Fairouz?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> What does Nowruz represent? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Who was Hajj Fairouz initially? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u00a0\u0623\u062c\u0628 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u062c\u0645\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0623\u0648 \u0639\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a\u064d \u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631\u0629\u064d \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629* <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><b>.2<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0643\u0645 \u0647\u064a \u0645\u062f\u0629 \u0639\u0637\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u064a \u0628\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0628\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627\u064b\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0647\u0644 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0643 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0630\u0643\u0631 \u0627\u062b\u0646\u062a\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u062a\u0649 \u0628\u062f\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u064a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632\u061f <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064a \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u064a\u0646\u062d\u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u062a\u062a\u0639\u0644\u0642 \u0642\u0635\u062a\u0647 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632\u061f <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0642\u0635\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062c\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0628\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0643\u0645 \u0639\u062f\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0637\u0628\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0648\u0651\u0646\u0629 \u0628\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062c\u0628\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u0643 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0643\u0644 \u0623\u0637\u0628\u0627\u0642 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062c\u0628\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0630\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0631\u062a\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0645\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0629 &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u062c \u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0632&#8221;\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u064a\u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0632\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u062c \u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">======================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0645\u0627\u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0635\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629\u061f \u062d\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u062c\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u062a\u0643 \u0644\u0644\u0646\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0648\u0631<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>What\u2019s the word being described in each of the following sentences? Try to find it through reading the short passage appearing on the clip:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0645\u0639\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u0627\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0639\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0629\u060c \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644\u060c \u0623\u0648 \u062a\u0646\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0639\u0627\u0645 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a \u2013 \u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0627 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0628 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0634\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0629 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0637\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u064a\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u062d\u0648\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0644\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0639 \u0641\u0627\u062e\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0643\u0644 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u064a\u063a\u064a\u0651\u0631 \u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0628\u0648\u0636\u0639 \u0645\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u0639\u064a\u0651\u0646\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0631\u064a\u062d \u0628\u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0645\u0627 \u0648\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647 \u0644\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0639\u0627\u0645 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u063a\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0629\u064b \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0641\u0631\u0627\u062d &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0======================<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0648\u0635\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a (\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642) \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0641\u0629 \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Match each of those words (from last exercise) with its equivalent in the English language:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Linked to\/ associated with<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ritual<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Songs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximately<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcing <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Table <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saving people<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dye<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The answers will be provided in the next post, see you next week!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-350x233.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-350x233.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/international-2657195_1920.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Welcome to this reading comprehension test, based on Nowrus, which is an occasion \u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628\u0629 \u00a0that is celebrated in many countries around this time of the year\u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0629 . 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