SOLUTIONS for Practise Sentences for 1St Semester S Test of the 3Rd Year Latin Learners

SOLUTIONS for practise sentences for 1st semester’s test of the 3rd year Latin learners

1) it was necessary for the teacher to dismiss the lazy students, who she had punished. 2) “surely you want to dance in school, students?” said the teacher. 3) on the next day, the students – because they wanted to go back home – fled from school. 4) although the teacher does not favour the students, you must honour her. 5) Surely it was proper for us to praise C, who had given us a splendid meal.

1a. Illi – those boys were searching for money. b. hanc – I told this story. c. haec – this altar was infront of the temple. d. hos – the leader praised these soldiers. e. hic – this crocodile killed a slave. f. illud – that monument was ancient.

2.a. tene – slave, hold the spear! b. fuge – flee quickly from the city, Clemens! c. resistere – don’t resist the thieves, merchant! d. nolite – girls, don’t fight in the street! e. festinate – hurry to the port at once!

3a. brother, you can hardly see the procession. b. shopkeepers, I want to buy this book. c. why do you have so many houses, Barbillus? d. my friends, demand much wine! e. daughter, love mother and father!

2nd page: 1a. dominae b. puerorum c. centurionis d. hastam e. gemmas f. leonum

2. a our friends, who sailed for a long time, reached the harbour finally. b. we must never buy dirty stolas. c. Surely the craftsmen had built the altar nearby the temple? d. And so the maids, who the mistress had sent here, delighted the guests. e. The British therefore were looking at the flowers and statues in the garden of the king. f. many Greeks fled; few resisted. g. Barbillus once was doing business with Quintus’ father. TRANSLATION of the practise test Once, Quintus hurried to the tavern of Clemens. When he reached the inn, he greeted Clemens. “Hello, friend”, he said. “I want to tell you something. I want to make a trip to the pyramids. For in Egypt there are many pyramids which the Egyptians once constructed. The Egyptians were accustomed to bury the kings in the pyramids. I want to see the pyramids because they are very big and very pretty. Do you want to make the trip with me? Clemens happily agreed. Therefore Quintus and Clemens put the money and food in bags. Then they hurried to Plutus, a Greek merchant, and hired camels. The bags, which they had carried out of Clemens’ inn, they put on the camels. Then they mounted the camels and left from the city. The were proceeding through fields and houses. Suddenly, 10 Egyptians, who had prepared an ambush, made an attack. Quintus and Clemens were resisting bravely but it was easy for the Egyptians to overpower them because they had huge clubs. Then, the Egyptians fled with money and camels. Quintus and Clemens were sadly returning to the city. “oh no!”, said Clemens, “how miserable we are! We did not see the pyramids. We lost the money and the camels”.