Sanskrit placement guide
Find a starting point using three short tasks and a self-check.
How to use this self-check
Spend about 15 minutes on the nine questions. Try each group before opening the answers, then give yourself up to 3 points per group.
IB language acquisition phases can span MYP years. Your school determines your phase. Use this guide to choose TutorVertex practice. Read the IB language acquisition guidance.
A · Script and sentences
Read the words aloud, then write your responses.
Which word contains the long ī sound, दिनम् or दीपः?
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दीपः (dīpaḥ, lamp).
Give 1 point for choosing दीपः. The sign ी represents long ī.
Identify who acts and what she does: मीरा पठति।
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Meera reads.
Give 1 point if both the person and the action are correct.
Say or write “I read.” Use अहम् and a form of पठ्.
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अहं पठामि।
Give 1 point for using the first-person form पठामि.
B · Reading and writing
शनिवासरे छात्राः पुस्तकालये मिलन्ति। ते प्रातः नववादने कथाः पठन्ति।Read the announcement and respond.
Where do the students meet?
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In the library (पुस्तकालये).
Give 1 point for the place.
When do they read?
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At nine in the morning on Saturday.
Give 1 point for the day and time together.
Tell a friend in Sanskrit which activity takes place.
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छात्राः कथाः पठन्ति।
Give 1 point for a complete Sanskrit sentence conveying that students read stories.
C · Interpretation
एका छात्रा पुस्तकं विस्मृतवती। तस्याः सखी स्वपुस्तकं तया सह पठति। अन्ते ते द्वे कथायाः सारं लिखतः।Answer in English or Sanskrit and use the passage.
What problem did one student have?
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She forgot her book.
Give 1 point for identifying the missing book.
Which words show that her friend helped?
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स्वपुस्तकं तया सह पठति — she reads her own book with her.
Give 1 point for quoting or accurately paraphrasing the relevant action.
What quality does the friend show? Connect it to an action.
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She is considerate. She shares her book so both can read.
Give 1 point when the quality and supporting action are both present.
Choose your starting point
- Group A score of 0–1. Start with the Foundations worksheet.
- Group A score of 2–3 and Group B score of 0–1. Start with the Reading and writing worksheet.
- Group A and Group B scores of 2–3 each. Open the Interpretation and projects practice pack. If you scored 0–1 in Group C, start with the worked evidence examples. If you scored 2–3, try the project brief after the reading task.