An experiment at school
A short text in Persian at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. We did an experiment with water from three different places. Each group took its own sample and weighed it exactly. Our…
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- با آب از سه جای مختلف آزمایش کردیم. هر گروه نمونه خودش را گرفت و با دقت وزن کرد. فرضیه ما این بود که آب جوی از همه کثیف‌تر است. اندازه‌گیری چیز دیگری نشان داد و باید فرضیه اول را رد می‌کردیم. معلم گفت این طبیعی است: مشاهده از حدس مهم‌تر است. آخر کار بر اساس اندازه‌گیری‌ها نتیجه را نوشتیم و یک قاعده روشن پیدا کردیم.bâ âb az se dzhâye mâkhtalef âzmayash kardim. har gâruhe nemunee khudesh râ gereft â bâ deggat vazn kard. farziyee mâ in bud ke âbee dzhuy az hamme kesiftar ast. ândâze-giri chize digari neshân dâd â bâyad farziyee avval râ red mi-kardim. mâallem gâft in tabii ast: mâshâhede az hads mâhamtar ast. âkhare kâr bar âsâse ândâze-girihâ netidzhe râ neveshtim â yek gâidee râshân peydâ kardim.We did an experiment with water from three different places. Each group took its own sample and weighed it exactly. Our hypothesis was that the water from the stream is the dirtiest. The measurement showed otherwise, and the first hypothesis had to be refuted. The teacher said this is normal: observation matters more than a guess. At the end, on the basis of the measurements, we wrote the conclusion and found a clear pattern.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What was the experiment with?
- What was the hypothesis?
- What did the measurement show?
- What did the teacher say?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Persian?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.