1 6 A P R I L

ARHOLIAD CYMRAEG

FORMAT OF THE EXAM.

• The exam is worth 30%• There will be two parts: language and background

history of Wales.

LANGUAGE SECTION

• Based on Units 1-16 (15 was not studied in class).• The exam will test your abilities to recognize and

use the main grammatical point made in each of the units (eg present tense, use of mutations, past tense, answering questions etc).• You will have 20 sentences to translate into Welsh

which will reflect the above.• You will also have two passages in Welsh to

translate into French or English (or Spanish).

HISTORY AND CULTURE SECTION

• There will be general questions which will test your knowledge of the main periods of Welsh history (the formation of the Welsh from the Romano-British period), the later Middle Ages=Llywelyn dynasty, the Tudor and early Modern period, the period from the 19th century to today.

• You should research the meaning and significance of the following words:• Eisteddfod• Welsh non-conformity (in religion)• The Welsh Language Society• St David’s Day

MARKS

• The exam will initially be marked out of 100 and then converted to 30%.• The Language Section will have 60 points• The History and Culture section will have 40

points.