Grade 12 Amharic

When you use it

Use this when asked which family an Ethiopian language belongs to or which languages a family includes. Semitic, Cushitic and Omotic belong to the Afroasiatic super-family, and Nilo-Saharan is the second major family.

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When you use it

Use this when a word must be written in phonetic script, which separates its consonant sounds from its vowel sounds, or when reading such a script back into normal writing.

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When you use it

Reach for this when asked to form a noun or an adjective from a given root such as ብ-ል-ጥ, or to tell a root from a stem.

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When you use it

Reach for this when asked to classify a sentence as statement (ሐተታዊ), negative (አሉታዊ), question (መጠይቃዊ) or command (ትዕዛዛዊ), or to write one sentence of each type.

Drafted from Grade 12 Amharic, pages 20-43, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to classify a piece of criticism or to say why a critique is or is not convincing.

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When you use it

Reach for this when a question asks you to name the act of literary criticism or the person who carries it out, in Amharic terms.

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When you use it

Reach for this when a question asks you to explain a word in a literary passage or to separate its plain sense from its figurative sense.

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When you use it

Use this when a question says 'support your answer with evidence' or 'according to the passage'.

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When you use it

Use this list when a question asks for the meaning of a word from the humanity passage or when you match words in an exercise.

Drafted from Grade 12 Amharic, pages 94-114, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

When a point in the body needs extra explanation, a pointer to a fuller source, or an explanation of a new word, mark it in the text and write the note at the foot of the page.

Drafted from Grade 12 Amharic, pages 115-140, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

When you use another writer's ideas in your research paper, decide first whether to quote them word for word, paraphrase them in your own language, or summarise the main idea.

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When you use it

When planning or writing a research paper, follow the five stages in order: choose the topic, build understanding of it, plan the study, collect and analyse data, then write and present the report.

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When you use it

Use this when you plan or chair a formal discussion. The order is: set the agenda, choose participants, fix the date, time and place, send the purpose and agenda in advance, appoint a secretary and open on time, then review the decisions at the close.

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When you use it

Use this when a task asks you to shorten a long text to a set fraction or length. Read it closely, note the main ideas, then restate the central idea in your own words.

Drafted from Grade 12 Amharic, page 177 onwards, then checked twice before it went up