Friday, February 27, 2026

11.07.26: Level 2 (review); Carolus et Maria [30] [i] part one; comprehension

PART ONE

Paragraph #1:

Longē ā scholā est mōns parvus. Quamquam iter est longum et necesse est in carrīs īre, hodiē tōtum diem ibi discipulī cum magistrā manent. Mōns est locus grātus et diēs est idōneus ad iter. Quamquam mōns nōn est altus, ē summō monte oppidum vidētis, sī caelum est clārum et nūllae nūbēs sunt in caelō. Prope montem est flūmen parvum in quō discipulī natant et paucae nāviculae videntur. Ā dextrā et trāns flūmen oppidum vidētis. In ulteriōre rīpā et inter oppidum et flūmen sunt agrī et collēs parvī.

[1] paragraph #1: in which order are the following first referred to?

a journey _____

a mountain _____

a river _____

carriages _____

clouds _____

fields _____

hills _____

small boats _____

the sky _____

the town _____

Paragraph #2:

Diū magistra et discipulī errant. Pars eōrum dēfessa est quod diū in flūmine natat. Itaque paucī in saxō magnō sedent. “Hic est locus ad cēnam idōneus,” inquit magistra. “Cupitisne hīc cēnam ēsse?” Omnēs ita cupiunt. Post cēnam discipulī fābulam dēsīderant. Prīmō magistra silet. Deinde haec nārrat:

[2] Paragraph #2

[i] What reason is given for some of them being tired? (1)

[ii] Why is a rock mentioned? (1)

[iii] What does the teacher say about the place? (1)

[iv] What do the pupils want after dinner? (1)

Paragraph #3:

“Undique circumspectāte, discipulī; prope hunc montem est flūmen quod Tiberis appellātur. In ulteriōre rīpā sunt agrī Etrūscōrum, hostēs Rōmānōrum, quī in illō locō moenia habent. Impetum in Rōmānōs facere cupiunt. Vigilēs quī ē vāllō prōspectant prope portās castrōrum stant. Etrūscī quoque sunt. Ubīque nūntiī currunt.”

Paragraph #3:

[3]

[i] Where does the teacher tell the pupils to look? (1)

[ii] Where is the river? (1)

[iii] Where is the Etruscan territory? (1)

[iv] What do the Etruscans have there? (1)

[v] What do the Etruscans want to do? (1)

[vi] From where do the guards keep a lookout? (1)

[vii] Where do they stand? (2)

[viii] Where are the messengers? (1)

____________________

[1] Paragraph #1:

a journey [3]

a mountain [1]

a river [7]

carriages [2]

clouds [6]

fields [9]

hills [10]

small boats [8]

the sky [5]

the town [4]

[2] Paragraph #2:

[i] swimming in the river for a long time

[ii] some sit on it

[iii] suitable for dinner

[iv] a story

Paragraph #3:

[3]

[i] everywhere / on all sides

[ii] near the mountain

[iii] on the opposite bank (of the river)

[iv] (defensive) walls

[v] attack (make an attack on) the Romans

[vi] from the rampart (wall; fortification)

[vii] near the gates (1) of the camp (1)

[viii] everywhere

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