Try the questions in the test above first, then open each one here to see the correct answer and why every other option is wrong.
01What combined negation and affirmation does «لا إله إلا الله» express?
Practice question Unit: Islamic studies
ADenying created beings exist
It does not deny creatures exist.
BAffirming worship for every powerful being
This contradicts exclusive worship.
CDenying all human responsibility
Responsibility is not what the testimony negates.
DDenying that anyone other than God deserves to be worshipped and affirming that God alone does ✓ Correct answer
The testimony affirms that God alone deserves to be worshipped.
Reference: Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, “معنى الشهادتين”, indexed evidence card 6940; full page not verified.
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02Which falls within hadith scholars’ definition of Sunnah?
Practice question Unit: Islamic studies
AA modern trader’s opinion
A modern opinion is not attributed to the Prophet.
BAn event not attributed to the Prophet
Attribution to the Prophet is essential here.
CAn abstract mathematical rule
A mathematical proposition is not inherently Sunnah.
DA moral quality of the Prophet ✓ Correct answer
The definition includes physical and moral qualities.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Hadith 1, 1447, printed p. 9, تعريف السنة.
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03In «أضاءَ المصباحُ الغرفةَ», how is «المصباحُ» parsed?
Practice question Unit: Arabic language
Aمفعول به in the accusative
The action affects «الغرفة», not «المصباح».
Bفاعل in the nominative ✓ Correct answer
«المصباح» performs «أضاءَ» and has nominative ضمة.
Cمضاف إليه in the genitive
«المصباحُ» is not the second term of an إضافة construction; it is the subject of «أضاءَ».
Dخبر in the accusative
This is a verbal clause with no operator assigning accusative to a خبر.
Reference: King Saud University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, “إعراب الأسماء”, أولًا: المرفوعات / الفاعل.
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04What cultural role did Arab markets play besides trade?
Practice question Unit: Arabic language
AEliminating oratory and poetry
They hosted verbal arts rather than abolishing them.
BRestricting meetings to selling goods
They had multiple cultural and social roles.
CImposing a foreign language on tribes
The effect concerned Arabic dialects rather than a foreign language.
DReciting and criticizing poetry and bringing dialects closer ✓ Correct answer
Markets brought together poetry, criticism and intertribal communication.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Literary Studies, 1447/2025, printed p. 22, الحياة الثقافية / الأسواق.
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05Why is land area alone insufficient to assess a state’s strength?
Practice question Unit: Social studies
AStrength combines resources, capabilities, institutions, population and production ✓ Correct answer
Strength has multiple foundations, not geography alone.
BArea prevents all influence
Area may contribute rather than prevent influence.
CPopulation has no role
Population education and performance are relevant.
DInstitutions are unrelated to strength
Institutional effectiveness contributes to capacity.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Social Studies, 1447, printed p. 11, مقومات الدولة القوية.
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06A researcher studies village distribution in relation to water and roads. What makes this geographical?
Practice question Unit: Social studies
AVillage names alone without relationships
Names alone do not provide the analysis.
BAnalysis of spatial distribution and relationships ✓ Correct answer
Geography links natural and human phenomena spatially.
CExcluding environment from analysis
Water and roads help explain distribution.
DMeasuring time without place
Location and spatial relationships are central.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Geography, 1447/2025, printed p. 11, مفهوم الجغرافيا.
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07A person relies on physical strength to recover a claimed right rather than community traditions. Which era does this illustrate?
Practice question Unit: Principles of law
AThe era of force ✓ Correct answer
In this era, force established and protected rights.
BThe era of traditions
Traditions involved referring disputes to inherited traditions derived from religious laws.
CThe era of customs
Customs involved customary rules governing relationships.
DThe era of written codes
Codification involves recording rules in writing, which the scenario does not describe.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Principles of Law, 1446/2024 edition, p. 14, مراحل نشأة علم القانون.
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08The state being a party does not alone make a relationship public law. What is decisive?
Practice question Unit: Principles of law
AIts number of employees
Staff numbers do not determine the capacity in which the state acts.
BThe transaction’s monetary value
Value alone does not determine the exercise of sovereign authority.
CIts acting as a sovereign public authority ✓ Correct answer
The state’s capacity in the relationship distinguishes public from private law.
DThe duration alone
Duration is not the stated classification criterion.
Reference: Ministry of Education, Principles of Law, 1446/2024, p. 65, معيار التفرقة بين القانون الخاص والقانون العام.
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09Which is hardware rather than software?
Practice question Unit: Digital technology
AOperating system
An operating system is resource-management software.
BWord processor
A word processor is an application.
CKeyboard ✓ Correct answer
A keyboard is a physical component.
DProgram instructions
Instructions are software.
Reference: IBM, hardware, What is computer hardware?.
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10Which description expresses the role of HTML in a web page?
Practice question Unit: Digital technology
ASetting processor speed
Processor speed is not a function of page markup.
BStoring device files
Content markup does not manage device file storage.
CDefining content structure ✓ Correct answer
HTML uses elements to mark up content and define its structure.
DRouting network packets
Packet routing is not the role of HTML elements.
Reference: HTML: What is HTML? — vendor educational documentation, not an ETEC textbook.
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