Year 9

Practise Translation: Achilles and Priam

Year 9

Practise Translation: Achilles and Priam

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise all noun cases by translating the final part of the story of the Trojan War. This lesson includes grief and bereavement. If this is a sensitive topic to you, we recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.

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7 Questions

Q1.
1. How do you translate the genitive?
by, with, from
Correct answer: of
to, for
Q2.
2. When used in time phrases, how do you translate the ablative?
for
Correct answer: in, at, on
Q3.
3. Which THREE of these nouns are in the ablative case?
Correct answer: gladio
gladium
Correct answer: nocte
noctes
Correct answer: verbis
verborum
Q4.
4. What does 'gladio' mean?
of a sword
Correct answer: with a sword
Q5.
5. What does 'illo tempore' mean?
Correct answer: at that time
that time
Q6.
6. What does the following sentence mean: rex templum igni petivit?
The king attacked the temple of fire.
Correct answer: The king attacked the temple with fire.
Q7.
7. What does the following sentence mean: mater donum filio dedit?
Correct answer: The mother gave a gift to the son.
The mother gave a gift with the son.
The mother gave the gift of the son.

10 Questions

Q1.
How do you translate the genitive?
by, with, from
Correct answer: of
to, for
Q2.
How do you translate the dative?
by, with, from
of
Correct answer: to, for
Q3.
How do you translate the ablative?
Correct answer: by, with, from
of
to, for
Q4.
When used in time phrases, how do you translate the ablative?
Correct answer: at, on
for
Q5.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the ablative case?
Correct answer: corpore
corporis
Correct answer: donis
donum
Correct answer: gladio
gladium
Q6.
What does 'gladio' mean?
of a sword
Correct answer: with a sword
Q7.
What does 'nocte' mean?
Correct answer: at night
for the night
Q8.
What does the following sentence mean: ille regem gladio petivit?
Correct answer: He attacked the king with a sword.
He looked for the sword of the king.
Q9.
What does the following sentence mean: ille donum regi tradidit?
He handed over the gift of the king.
Correct answer: He handed over the gift to the king.
He handed over the gift with the king.
Q10.
What TWO things finally soften Achilles' anger?
Correct answer: Pity for Priam
The gifts of Agamemnon
The loss of Patroclus
Correct answer: The memory of his father