Cambridge A Level Tamil 9689 — 2015 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1
9689/31/O/N/15 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (ST) 99278/4 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 3 6 1 1 2 6 3 4 7 6 * TAMIL 9689/03 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2015 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer one question in Tamil in the space provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 250 and 400 words. Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for Content and 24 marks for Quality of Language. «IQY <}K ]DN ^Tz <}² <¸IYN¯~L_I~ LtBº 8|I~ LtB{IY ^M^Q :R 8GuBR :uB ]D}G <z MXHT¾} <z ]LN 7BYNT_P <¸I^Tz. B¯JQ 6Q¢ B¯~© _M 8¯t ^LKXTX T_GB_R <¸Iº. ^G~LB, BYR~©B L_D 6Q¢ IY¯{¢TI :R IYOTuB 7BYNT_P LN}L{I ^TzGX. ?¯ LX^BXy´ <¸ItGX¢. =IXT¢ ?¯ ^BTt IMYSY T_GB <¸¢TIt ]BXtB~Ly¯t 8G{IY <¸Iº. 6BOXIYB LN}L{It GX¢. JuB 250 «I 400 ]DXB¶t 8_GN <¸I^Tz. :uB By_Ot 40 MIY~]LzB TSuB~L. 6IY 16 MIY~]LzB :RGtB{IY 24 MIY~]LzB ]MXSY{IYP§t TSuB~L.
Question paper, page 2
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