Final Exam 

About the Exam

• Because the purpose of this class is to read and understand Latin, the final exam will be a skills-based test. This means that the test is not about what you know (e.g., just about vocabulary or word forms), but about what you can do (i.e., translate, write correct Latin endings).

• The final will NOT:

  • • Have a large section testing your knowledge of vocabulary from previous chapters; 

    • Ask detailed review questions about previous chapters; 

    • Have a Latin forms section like a 100/0 quiz. 

• You will be given a passage of Latin to read and answer questions about. The questions will follow the same patterns we have seen in our Quaestiones Latinae, English comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and other types of assignments

So if I’m not supposed to memorize huge vocab lists or review all my 100/0s, how do I prepare?

• Just because you are not required to produce vocab or charts on the final does not mean you don’t need to know your vocab or charts. You must know your vocab and endings in order to understand Latin successfully. 

• The best way to get ready for a skills-based test is to practice that skill. In other words, to do well on a final exam that is about reading Latin, you should be reading Latin.

• Your reading should focus on the most recent chapters, since those chapters have the vocabulary and grammar features we have been most recently learning. Focus on re-reading chapters 7, 8, and 9. Older chapters are also good to review, but the assumption is that you already have that vocabulary and those skills. 

• Use Lege & Audi techniques: Read the Latin sentence out loud, then translate the sentence into English out loud. This is a great activity to do with a study buddy.

• The study guides you have created are meant to help you assess how well you are reading each chapter and understanding Latin. Use the assignments and questions in those study guides to challenge yourself based on your reading of the text.

• Ms. Ramsey will also be giving you assignments in class to practice your Latin reading skills on texts you have not seen before. Reviewing your textbook will be your responsibility.