NECO

Arabic
Syllabus
A comprehensive Guide to acing your NECO examinations with ease

N E C O

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Includes
Syllabu
Recommended Textbook
NECO Grading System

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

About Us..................................................................................Page 3
Chapter One
About NECO...............................................................................Page 5
Chapter Two
Syllabus..................................................................................Page 11
Chapter Three
NECO Grading System.............................................................Page 13
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 ABOUT THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL
(NECO)
The National Examination Council (NECO) is an examination board that conducts the
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for internal and external candi-
dates within Nigeria. This examination board also conducts other examinations such
as the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) and Basic Education Certifi-
cate Examination (BECE).

The SSCE conducted by NECO is an examination written by students who have con-
cluded their senior secondary education. The certificate is one of the prerequisite
documents for gaining admission into a tertiary institution for students who are will-
ing to further their education.

The BECE is an examination written by students who have completed their junior
secondary education and are willing to advance to the senior secondary level.

The NCCE is an exam taken by students in their final year of primary education, typ-
ically in the 6th year.

NECO has an online result verification/confirmation system where students can

check their SSCE, BECE, and NCCE results, using purchased tokens.

The main NECO syllabus is the property of The National Examinations Council
(NECO). This ebook is only for education purposes. No copyright issues intended.
 Chapter One
Aims & Objectives

About
The NECO Arabic examination has been designed to test your level of understanding
of the language. The exam will have three papers, all of which must be taken and
you will have to prove just how much you know about the language.

Current affairs, the Arabic tradition, your ability to read and understand comprehen-
sion passages and more is what you should expect to see.

You may have to write Arabic if you wish to study International Relations, Islamic
Law, Linguistics, Arabic, Islamic Studies or any course that requires a foreign lan-
guage at the higher institution level.

The best way to prepare for this exam is to familiarise yourself with the syllabus we
have provided below and make past questions your friend.
 ___________________________________________________________________ Aims & Objectives

Marking Guides & Sections

The exam will have 3 papers. Paper 1 and paper 2 will be taken in one sitting.

Paper 1 which is the Objective section will comprise a comprehension passage, Arabic
translation, and grammar all of which will be given a total of 25%. This paper will last
for 50 minutes.

Paper 2 which is the theory section will consist of a composition and literature section
and will have a total of 60%. This paper will last for 2 hours.

Paper 3 is the Oral section where students will be tested on their abilities to speak and
pronounce given words.

This section will be 15%. This paper will last for 15 minutes
 Chapter Two
Syllabus
NECO ARABIC SYLLABUS
SN TOPICS OBJECTIVES
PAPER I: OBJECTIVE
1 COMPREHENSION 15 questions will be set based on 3 Arabic
passages of about 70 words each
on topics within the experience of the
candidates with 5 multiple-choice
questions
on each passage.
The comprehension carries 15 marks
2 TRANSLATION The Arabic text for translation must deal
with things which the candidates are
familiar with.
The texts must have essential vocalization
and punctuation.
The translation carries 20 marks.
3 GRAMMAR Parts of Speech
i. Nouns, pronouns, singular, dual, sound
and broken plurals as well as relative and
demonstrative pronouns.

ii. Gender: masculine and feminine.

Prepositions and construct phrases.

iii. Adjectives, conjunctions, the

permutative and the emphatic.

iv. Verbs: The perfect, the imperfect and

the imperative.

v. Particles governing imperfect verbs:

Nominal and verbal sentences

vi.Kanna, Inna, Zanna and the respective

associates.

vi. Transitive and intransitive verbs, the five

verbs and conjugation of verbs. Numbers
(from one to one thousand.) Transitive and
intransitive verbs, the five

vii. Active and passive voices.

viii. The verbal noun, the active participle,

the passive participle, the elative and
special adjectival forms.
PAPER II: THEORY SECTION
4 COMPOSITION The composition in Arabic will be about 120
words. Four essay topics will be set; one of
then should be fornal or informal letter.
Only one of the topics should be chosen.

Consideration will be given to orderly and

coherent presentation of ideas, use of

appropriate diction and style, as well as

correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
The

type of the essay will be narrative,

descriptive, argumentative or in the form of
a

dialogue. The composition carries 40 marks.

5 LITERATURE There will be five questions in this part
spread over the four periods of Arabic
Literature.

Candidates will be required to answer four

questions in all-a compulsory question and

any other three

PAPER III: ORAL TEST
6 ORAL TEST The test will include:

‫ ﺗزﯾﯾن اﻟورﺟﺎت اﻟﻣطﺑﻌﺔ‬: ‫ا ﻋﺑد اﻟﻠﮫ ﺑن ﻣﺣﻣد ﺑن ﻓودي‬

‫ ﻣرﺗﺿﻰ ﺑر ﻣﺎﺿﻲ ﻣﺳﺗﻘﺑل اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻧﯾﺟﯾرﯾﺎ‬. ‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ إﺑﺎن‬

‫ دام‬٩٧ ‫دار اﻟﻧﺷر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﯾﺔ ﻻ ﻏﻣوس‬

‫ اﻟﻣﻔﺻل ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻷدب اﻟﻌرﯾﺔ‬: ‫اﺣﻣد اﻹﺳﻛﻧدري واﻵﺧرون‬

: ‫ زﻛرﯾﺎ ﺣﺳﯾن‬.‫اﻷول واﻟﺛﺎﻧﻰ ( وزارة اﻟﻣﻌﺎرف اﻟﻌﻣوﻣﯾﺔ اﻟﻘﺎھرة‬
‫اﻟﻣﺎدﯾﺔ اﻷدﺑﯾﺔ اﻟطﻼب اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻐرب اﻓرﯾﻘﯾﺎ دار اﻟﻧور او‬
‫‬ ‫‪Chapter Three‬‬
‫‪Recommended Textbooks‬‬
‫)‪PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS (LITERATURE‬‬

‫ا ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻠﮫ ﺑﻦ ﷴ ﺑﻦ ﺧﻮدی ‪ :‬ﺗﺰﯾﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺮﯾﻨﺎت ﻣﻄﺒﻌﺔ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اب‬

‫ﻣﺮﺗﻀﻰ ﺑﺮﻣﺎﺿﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻧﯿﺠﯿﺮﯾﺎ دار اﻟﻨﺸﺮ اﻹﺳﻼﻣﯿﺔ ﻻ ﻏﻤﻮس ‪ ٧‬ﻋﺎم‬

‫اﺣﻤﺪ اﻹﺳﻜﻨﺪري واﻵﺧﺮون ‪ :‬اﻟﻤﻔﺼﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻷدب اﻟﻌﺪﯾﺪ ‪ :‬اﻷول واﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ( وزارة ﻟﻠﻌﺎرف اﻟﻌﻤﻮﻣﯿﺔ ‪ -‬اﻟﻘﺎھﺮة ‪ .‬زﻛﺮﯾﺎ‬
‫‪.‬ﺣﺴﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺎدﯾﺔ اﻷدﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻄﻼب اﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺮب اﻓﺮﯾﻘﯿﺎ دار اﻟﻨﻮر اوﻟﺸﺎن‬

‫‪RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS‬‬

‫‪(A) COMPOSITION, COMPREHENSION, TRANSLATION AND ORALS‬‬

‫ا ﺳﯿﺪ ﺣﻤﺰة ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ‪ :‬اﻟﻤﺮﺷﺪ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻧﺘﻤﺎء اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ واﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ‬

‫اﻷول واﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ‪ ،‬دار اﻟﻨﺸﺮ اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﻻ ﻏﻤﻮس ‪ .١٩٨٢‬اﺳﺤﺎق أو ﻏﻨﺒﯿﮫ اﻟﻘﺼﺺ اﻟﺸﻌﺒﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻠﺤﻔﺎة‬

‫‪.‬ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﯿﻮرﯾﺎ وﺑﯿﻦ ‪ ،‬آﺑﺎدن وﻛﻨﻮ‬

‫ﷴ ﺑﺪﯾﻊ ﺷﺮﯾﻒ وﺳﻠﯿﻢ ﺣﮑﯿﻢ واﻟﺤﺎج ﺣﺴﯿﻦ آدم‪ :‬اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺠﺪﯾﺪة ﻓﻲ ﻧﯿﺠﯿﺮﯾﺎ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب اﻟﻜﺎﻟﺔ او ﺗﻌﻤﺎل اﻟﻨﺠﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻤﻮﯾﺪ‬

‫ﻗﺎﻣﻮس ﺟﯿﺪ ﻋﺮﺑﻲ ‪ -‬اﻧﺠﻠﯿﻦ وﻋﺮﺑﻲ‬

‫‪(ANMAR‬‬

‫اﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ أﺟﺮوم اﻟﺼﮭﺎﺑﻲ ‪ :‬ﻣﺘﻦ اﻻﺟﺮوﻣﯿﺔ ‪ -‬اﻟﻘﺎھﺮة‬

‫‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﺎزم وﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ أﻣﯿﻦ ‪ :‬اﻟﻨﺤﻮ اﻟﻮاﺿﺢ اﻟﻤﺪارس اﻟﻤﺮﺣﻞ اﻷوﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﺠﺰء ‪ ٢-١‬اﻟﻤﻌﺎرﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺎھﺮة‬
____________________________________________________________ Recommended Textbooks

‫ ﻻ ﺗﻤﻮس‬،‫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺜﺔ اﻟﺠﺰء اﻟﺴﻢ دار اﻟﺸﻌﺮ اﻹﺳﻼﻣﯿﺔ‬: ‫ﷴ ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻌﻠﯿﻢ ﺣﺠﺎب‬.

4. I.A., B Balogun and Z.I Oseni: A Modern Arabic Course Book 1, Lagos. Islamic Publi-
cations Bureau 1982.

5. David Cowan: Modern Literary Arabic, London: Cambridge University Press and La-
gos. I.P.B

6. J.A Haywood and H.M Nahmad: A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language.
London Lund Humphries, 1965.
 Chapter Four
NECO Grading System
The performance and grading of the SSCE candidates in the NECO examination can
be determined by the grading system. The basic criteria for admission into a ter-
tiary institution and employment in most organizations in Nigeria are 5 credits in
Mathematics, English, and 3 other subjects related to the field of study, in a mini-
mum of two sittings.

  

75-100 A1 Excellent

70-74 B2 Very Good

65-69 B3 Good

60-64 C4 Credit

55-59 C5 Credit

50-54 C6 Credit

45-49 D7 Pass

40-44 E8 Pass

39 and below F9 Fail

________________________________________________________________ NECO Grading System

It is very important to score at least 50% which will give you a C6 in the 4 compul-
sory subjects as well as your core subjects or you could have problems getting admis-
sion and may have to re-write the exams.

For example, if you want to study Medicine and Surgery, you should try hard to score
high in Mathematics, English, Civic Education, and the trade subject you are writing
and your core subjects which are: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry
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