Year 8

Practise Translation: Dido and Aeneas Meet

Year 8

Practise Translation: Dido and Aeneas Meet

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise 1st and 2nd person pronouns by translating the first of three stories about the doomed relationship between the Trojan hero Aeneas and Dido, queen of Carthage.

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7 Questions

Q1.
1. Which TWO of these English words are NOT 1st and 2nd person pronouns?
Correct answer: he
I
me
Correct answer: they
us
we
you (s)
Q2.
2. What is the English translation of 'ego'?
Correct answer: I
me
you (s, nom)
Q3.
3. What is the English translation of 'vos'.
we, us
Correct answer: you (pl)
you (s, acc)
Q4.
4. What is the English translation of 'nobiscum'?
our
we, us
Correct answer: with us
Q5.
5. What does the following Latin sentence mean: tuam cenam consumo?
Correct answer: I eat your (s) dinner.
You (s) eat dinner.
Q6.
6. What does the following Latin sentence mean: vos non timeo?
Correct answer: I do not fear you (pl).
You (pl) do not fear.
Q7.
7. What is the English translation of 'nos salutatis'?
We greet.
Correct answer: You (pl) greet us.
You (pl) greet.

11 Questions

Q1.
Which THREE of the following are 1st/2nd person pronouns?
Correct answer: I
our
us
you (pl)
your
Q2.
Which TWO of the following are possessive adjectives?
I
Correct answer: our
us
you (pl)
Correct answer: your
Q3.
What is the English translation of the following Latin pronoun: tu?
with us
you (pl)
Correct answer: you (s, nom)
Q4.
What is the English translation of the following Latin pronoun: vos?
with us
Correct answer: you (pl)
you (s, nom)
Q5.
What is the English translation of the following Latin pronoun: nobiscum?
Correct answer: with us
you (pl)
you (s, nom)
Q6.
What is the English translation of the following Latin possessive adjective: noster?
Correct answer: our
your (pl)
your (s)
Q7.
What is the English translation of the following Latin possessive adjective: tuus?
our
your (pl)
Correct answer: your (s)
Q8.
What is the English translation of the following Latin possessive adjective: vester?
our
Correct answer: your (pl)
your (s)
Q9.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: tu urbem vides?
Correct answer: You (s) see a city.
You (s) see your city.
Q10.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: vestrum amicum servo?
Correct answer: I save your (pl) friend.
You (pl) save the friend.
Q11.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: consumite nobiscum?
Correct answer: Eat with us.
You (pl) eat with us.