OCR GCSE Latin J282 Prose
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1. Which Latin word best translates “the farmer praises the girl”?
A. agricola puellam laudat
B. agricola puella laudat
C. agricolae puellam laudat
D. agricola puellam laudant
Answer: A. agricola puellam laudat
Rationale: “agricola” is nominative singular and functions as the
subject, “puellam” is accusative singular and functions as the direct
object, and “laudat” is third-person singular present tense.
2. Which is the best Latin translation of “the soldiers see the enemy”?
A. milites hostem videt
B. milites hostis vident
C. milites hostem vident
D. militum hostem vident
Answer: C. milites hostem vident
Rationale: “milites” is nominative plural, “hostem” is accusative
singular, and “vident” agrees with the plural subject.
3. How should “the girl loves the boy” be translated?
,A. puella puerum amat
B. puellam puer amat
C. puella puer amat
D. puellae puerum amant
Answer: A. puella puerum amat
Rationale: The subject “girl” is nominative singular puella, the object
“boy” is accusative singular puerum, and amat is third-person
singular.
4. Which sentence means “the boys carry the books”?
A. pueros libros portant
B. pueri libros portant
C. pueri libri portant
D. puerorum libros portat
Answer: B. pueri libros portant
Rationale: “pueri” is nominative plural for the subject, “libros” is
accusative plural for the object, and “portant” is third-person plural.
5. Translate “the queen gives the soldier a gift.”
A. regina militem donum dat
B. reginae miles donum dat
C. regina militi donum dat
D. reginam militi donum dat
Answer: C. regina militi donum dat
Rationale: “regina” is nominative singular, “militi” is dative singular
for the indirect object, and “donum” is accusative singular.
6. Which Latin sentence means “the teacher praises his students”?
,A. magister discipulos suos laudat
B. magistrum discipuli suos laudat
C. magister discipuli suos laudant
D. magister discipulos suus laudat
Answer: A. magister discipulos suos laudat
Rationale: “magister” is the nominative singular subject, “discipulos”
is accusative plural, and “suos” agrees with discipulos.
7. Choose the correct translation of “the woman is calling the slave.”
A. femina servus vocat
B. femina servum vocat
C. feminam servum vocat
D. femina servo vocant
Answer: B. femina servum vocat
Rationale: “femina” is nominative singular, “servum” is accusative
singular, and “vocat” is third-person singular present tense.
8. How would you translate “the Romans conquer the city”?
A. Romani urbem vincunt
B. Romanos urbs vincit
C. Romani urbi vincunt
D. Romani urbem vincit
Answer: A. Romani urbem vincunt
Rationale: “Romani” is nominative plural, “urbem” is accusative
singular, and “vincunt” is third-person plural.
9. Which Latin form means “to the girl”?
A. puella
B. puellam
, C. puellae
D. puellarum
Answer: C. puellae
Rationale: The dative singular of puella is puellae, which is used for
“to the girl” or “for the girl.”
10. Which form means “with the friend”?
A. amicum
B. amici
C. amico
D. amicus
Answer: C. amico
Rationale: The preposition cum takes the ablative, so “with the friend”
is cum amico.
11. Translate “the farmer works in the field.”
A. agricola agrum laborat
B. agricola in agro laborat
C. agricolae in agrum laborat
D. agricolam in agro laborant
Answer: B. agricola in agro laborat
Rationale: “agricola” is nominative singular, while in meaning
location takes the ablative: in agro.
12. Which is the correct Latin for “the soldiers march into the
city”?
A. milites in urbe ambulant
B. milites ad urbe ambulant
Composition Assessment Questions And
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Rationales 2026 Q&A | Instant Download
1. Which Latin word best translates “the farmer praises the girl”?
A. agricola puellam laudat
B. agricola puella laudat
C. agricolae puellam laudat
D. agricola puellam laudant
Answer: A. agricola puellam laudat
Rationale: “agricola” is nominative singular and functions as the
subject, “puellam” is accusative singular and functions as the direct
object, and “laudat” is third-person singular present tense.
2. Which is the best Latin translation of “the soldiers see the enemy”?
A. milites hostem videt
B. milites hostis vident
C. milites hostem vident
D. militum hostem vident
Answer: C. milites hostem vident
Rationale: “milites” is nominative plural, “hostem” is accusative
singular, and “vident” agrees with the plural subject.
3. How should “the girl loves the boy” be translated?
,A. puella puerum amat
B. puellam puer amat
C. puella puer amat
D. puellae puerum amant
Answer: A. puella puerum amat
Rationale: The subject “girl” is nominative singular puella, the object
“boy” is accusative singular puerum, and amat is third-person
singular.
4. Which sentence means “the boys carry the books”?
A. pueros libros portant
B. pueri libros portant
C. pueri libri portant
D. puerorum libros portat
Answer: B. pueri libros portant
Rationale: “pueri” is nominative plural for the subject, “libros” is
accusative plural for the object, and “portant” is third-person plural.
5. Translate “the queen gives the soldier a gift.”
A. regina militem donum dat
B. reginae miles donum dat
C. regina militi donum dat
D. reginam militi donum dat
Answer: C. regina militi donum dat
Rationale: “regina” is nominative singular, “militi” is dative singular
for the indirect object, and “donum” is accusative singular.
6. Which Latin sentence means “the teacher praises his students”?
,A. magister discipulos suos laudat
B. magistrum discipuli suos laudat
C. magister discipuli suos laudant
D. magister discipulos suus laudat
Answer: A. magister discipulos suos laudat
Rationale: “magister” is the nominative singular subject, “discipulos”
is accusative plural, and “suos” agrees with discipulos.
7. Choose the correct translation of “the woman is calling the slave.”
A. femina servus vocat
B. femina servum vocat
C. feminam servum vocat
D. femina servo vocant
Answer: B. femina servum vocat
Rationale: “femina” is nominative singular, “servum” is accusative
singular, and “vocat” is third-person singular present tense.
8. How would you translate “the Romans conquer the city”?
A. Romani urbem vincunt
B. Romanos urbs vincit
C. Romani urbi vincunt
D. Romani urbem vincit
Answer: A. Romani urbem vincunt
Rationale: “Romani” is nominative plural, “urbem” is accusative
singular, and “vincunt” is third-person plural.
9. Which Latin form means “to the girl”?
A. puella
B. puellam
, C. puellae
D. puellarum
Answer: C. puellae
Rationale: The dative singular of puella is puellae, which is used for
“to the girl” or “for the girl.”
10. Which form means “with the friend”?
A. amicum
B. amici
C. amico
D. amicus
Answer: C. amico
Rationale: The preposition cum takes the ablative, so “with the friend”
is cum amico.
11. Translate “the farmer works in the field.”
A. agricola agrum laborat
B. agricola in agro laborat
C. agricolae in agrum laborat
D. agricolam in agro laborant
Answer: B. agricola in agro laborat
Rationale: “agricola” is nominative singular, while in meaning
location takes the ablative: in agro.
12. Which is the correct Latin for “the soldiers march into the
city”?
A. milites in urbe ambulant
B. milites ad urbe ambulant
