Cambridge A Level Tamil 9689 — 2015 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 1
9689/41/O/N/15 · 75 marks · ≈84 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 6 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert. DC (NH) 104033/3 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over * 5 4 8 6 0 9 2 2 1 3 * TAMIL 9689/04 Paper 4 Texts October/November 2015 2 hours 30 minutes No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer three questions, each on a different text. You must choose one question from Section 1, one question from Section 2 and one other. Write your answers in Tamil. Dictionaries are not permitted. You may not take set texts into the examination. You should write between 500 and 600 words for each answer. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level «IQY <}K ]DN ^Tz <}L_I~ LtBº ^BT{IX¶G} T_GB <¸¢TI ?¯ ©{IB ]BXtB~L. 6IY «}LtB{IY <}K ]DN ^Tz <}² <¸IY 8¯~L_I~ LX{¢ 6I}L ]DNº. T_GB <¸¢TIBXB ]BXtB~LyG ©{IB{_I JYO~©T¢ LPYN ByG_RB IMYSY ^TzMXKX 8|It ^BT{ IXR} 8OzGXT¢ LtB{IY BXzB. ^M´ :uB¶t T_G <¸¢TI~ ^L~L ^I_TNXB 8¯|IX ^MLX_TNXR¾G ^ByBº. =IXT¢ ¬}² ^BTB¶t, ^T² ^T² LXG~ LIYBRQY¯|¢ ^BTB <{¢ T_GB_R <¸Iº. «I LIYN 8¯|¢ ?¯ ^BT, 8OzGXT¢ LIYN 8¯|¢ ?¯ ^BT LIY ?}² 6Q¢ 8Oz 8¯|¢ ¬}PXT¢ ^BT <{¢ T_GB <¸Iº. T_GB_R{ IMYSY <¸Iº. 6BOXIYB_R~ LN}L{It GX¢. LXG~ ©{IBuB_R{ ^Iº <¸¢ 8G{¢tt ]BXz^LXBtGX¢. JuB ?]TX¯ T_G_N 500 «I 600 ]DXB¶t 8_GN <¸I ^Tz. <QX T_GB¶t DMMXK MIY~]LzB ]BXtB~L. T_GB <¸¢TIBXB ]BXtB~LyG ©{IB{_I JYO~©T¢ LPYN ByG_RB IMYSY ^TzMXKX 8|It ^BT{ IXR} 8OzGXT¢ LtB{IY BXzB.
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