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 «IQYƒ <}K ]D€N ^Tzž <}L_I~ LœtBº ^B„TŽ{IX¶G} TŽ_GB„ <¸¢TI‚” ?¯ ©{IB ]BXžtB~Lž. 6IYƒ «}LtB{IYƒ <}K ]D€N ^Tzž <}² <¸IY 8¯~L_I~ LX{¢ 6I}Lœ ]D€Nº. TŽ_GB„ <¸¢TI‚BXB ]BXžtB~LyG ©{IB{_I JYO~©T¢ L‚PYN ByG_RB„ IMYSYƒ ^TzžMXKXƒ 8|It ^B„TŽ{ IXR} 8OzGXT¢ LtB{IYƒ BXzB. ^M´ :uB¶t” TŽ_G <¸¢TI‚”~ ^L~L ^I_TNXB 8¯|IXƒ ^M‚LX_TNXR¾G ^ByBº. =IXT¢ ¬}² ^B„TŽB¶t”, ^T² ^T² LXG~ L”IYBRQY¯|¢ ^B„TŽB„ <ž{¢ TŽ_GB_R <¸Iº. «Iƒ L”IYNŽƒ 8¯|¢ ?¯ ^B„TŽ­, 8OzGXT¢ L”IYNŽƒ 8¯|¢ ?¯ ^B„TŽ­ L”IY ?}² 6ƒQ¢ 8Ozœƒ 8¯|¢ ¬}PXT¢ ^B„TŽ­ <ž{¢ TŽ_GB„ <¸Iº. TŽ_GB_R{ IMYSYƒ <¸Iº. 6BOXIYB_R~ LN}Lž{It •GX¢. LXG~ ©{IBuB_R{ ^Iº <¸¢ 8G{¢t”t ]BXzž^LXBt•GX¢. J“uB„ ?†]TX¯ TŽ_G_N­ 500 «Iƒ 600 ]DX‚B¶t” 8_GNŽƒ <¸I ^Tzž. <ƒQX TŽ_GB¶t” DMMXK MIY~]LzB„ ]BXžtB~Lž. TŽ_GB„ <¸¢TI‚BXB ]BXžtB~LyG ©{IB{_I JYO~©T¢ L‚PYN ByG_RB„ IMYSYƒ ^TzžMXKXƒ 8|It ^B„TŽ{ IXR} 8OzGXT¢ LtB{IYƒ BXzB.

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6 9689/04/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 ^ITXO – 6~L =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) •‚PXNŽKTX² TŽQtBBYQ‘ ]BXž_MLQ ]D€IK JX} 6PY^N} =‚PX€ 6œt ^B8O ºLB´ L޾NX¢ THu”T} <~]LX¸¢ ^IX‚PX¢<} TNŽ‚PY} 6BLœ^N ”G^OXž ¢GtBY «GtBYNŽG 7‚^PKœ ^N}6IY _Bt]BœQ T “OyGX K{¢_P 6MX^K IY¯TIY_B T “OyGXK~ LIYB{IYƒ 6~L IK¢ TNŽ‚² ^JX_N~ ^LXtB <~Lœ]NƒQX 8_PT_K ^TzžBYPX <}L_I L{¢ LXGƒBRƒ 8¯|¢ ]IX”{¢ <¸Iº. 6IY_Bt ]BœQ T “OyGXKÑ<}LI} ]LX¯„ <}K? 6ƒQ¢ (b) ‘]L‚P =‚²B|I“ ˜‚P ]TzG_Q ]BXzž 6HŽ|I“’ <}² DYT]L¯MX_K T¯HŽt” IY¯JXºtBOD DYT_K~ L‚PY 8|I~ LIYB{IYƒ ^T² <}K ]DXƒBYPX? 8|I~ LIYB LXG ^J|I ™ JY_Q <}K? 3 (i) (ii) (i) (ii) [25] [25]

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7 9689/04/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 L”IY 8tBXQt BTŽ_IB„ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) LXOIYNX ‘M_S’ <}§ BTŽ_INŽ} JN{_I <ž{¢tBXyžB¶G} TŽRtBY <¸Iº. 6ƒQ¢ (b) LXOIYIXD} ‘<¢ B_Q’ <}§ LXGQYƒ B_Q <}§ ]DXƒQY} 6S”, ]LX¯R} 7S 7BYNT‚_P LXOIYIXD} TŽRt” JN{_I <ž{¢tBXyžB¶G} IOº. JXGB =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) M}K~L} MK MXPYN¢ =}? JXGB 7DY¾N «.T. LH L‚PY ]TRNŽž B¯{¢tB„ NX_T? 6ƒQ¢ (b) ‘BXIƒ <u^B?’ JXGB{IYƒ MIY«B ^L˜ TDK TXNŽQXB J“uB„ 6PYT¢ <}K? JXGB{IYƒ 6T¯_GN LuBY_K MIY~LŽžB. JT “K IMY v DY²B_IB„ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) 7DY¾N JX.LX{IDXOIYNŽ} ‘©IYNLXQ’ B_INŽƒ ]LX}KLQ ByœN LXQ{IYKXƒ TŽ_R|I J}_M I“_MB„ <}K? 8_I TŽT¾t” 7DY¾N J_G <~Lœ 8¯tBYP¢? 6ƒQ¢ (b) ‘8T}’ <}P J“zG B_I ¬Q ]EN|I} LQ D«IXNt ]BXž_MB_Rv ˜yœtBXyžBYPX. 6_TB_R <ž{¢tBXyžB„ BXyœ TŽRtBº. 4 5 6 2 [25] [25] [25] [25] [25] [25]

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What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2015 Oct/Nov, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A50/75
B47/75
C42/75
D37/75
E33/75