JAMB Arabic · Section 3

English-to-Arabic and Arabic-to-English Translation

Section B: Translation

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Official JAMB Arabic outline · Section B: Translation

Content

Ten translation questions: five from English into Arabic and five from Arabic into English. Translation into English includes key words and phrases within sentences. Questions should be based on standard Arabic and English usage.

Objective

Choose appropriate Arabic words or phrases to convey the meanings of English words or phrases; determine appropriate English equivalents for Arabic statements; interpret idiomatic expressions in both languages; transfer ideas from Arabic to English and vice versa; communicate effectively in Arabic and English.

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