Year 9
Practise Translation: Ulysses, Penelope and Eurycleia
Year 9
Practise Translation: Ulysses, Penelope and Eurycleia
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise 3rd person pronouns by translating the next part of Ulysses' return to Ithaca. Our hero's disguise is nearly broken for a second time.
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8 Questions
Q1.
1. Which TWO of these English words are NOT 3rd person pronouns?
he
her
she
them
they
Q2.
2. Match the Latin pronoun 'illa' to the English translation.
he, it
it
Q3.
3. Match the Latin pronoun 'id' to the English translation.
her, it
him. it
Q4.
4. Match the Latin words 'eos, eas, ea, eis' to their English translation.
they
Q5.
5. What does the following Latin sentence mean: ego eam saluto?
I greet him.
Q6.
6. What does the following Latin sentence mean: eum non timeo?
He does not fear.
Q7.
7. Match the Latin sentence 'eos salutant' to the correct English translation.
They greet it.
They greet.
Q8.
8. Match the Latin sentence 'id salutant' to the correct English translation.
They greet them.
They greet.
9 Questions
Q1.
Which TWO of these English words are 3rd person pronouns?
I
our
we
you (pl)
Q2.
What is the English translation of the Latin pronoun: illa?
her, it
him, it
Q3.
What is the English translation of the Latin pronoun: eam?
him, it
she, it
Q4.
What is the English translation of the Latin pronoun: eum?
her, it
she, it
Q5.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: illa eam curat?
She cares for him.
Q6.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: ille eum rogat?
He asks her.
She asks her.
She asks him.
Q7.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: illa se rogat?
He asks her.
He asks himself.
She asks him.
Q8.
What is the correct translation of the SECOND of these two Latin sentences: femina pedem tenet. ille est gravis?
He is heavy.
She is heavy.
Q9.
In Penelope's dream, who else might her dead geese represent?
The Greeks who died in the Trojan War
Ulysses' men