Cambridge A Level Tamil 9689 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 1
9689/41/O/N/16 · 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 (CW) 120694/1 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 6 4 2 5 3 8 0 2 9 5 * TAMIL 9689/04 Paper 4 Texts October/November 2016 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. «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.
Question paper, page 2
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5 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over 2 IY¯tP =IXT¢ ?¯ TKXT ((a) 6Q¢ (b)) T_G IOº. (a) 6}L :z^GX 6_Gt|IX 7TQ ©}Bz J ªD I¯ 6}LQX <QX IMt¾N 6}©_GNX <}© :¾N LPt 6}^LX 8_N|I TSt]B}L 7¯Nt <}^LX 8_N|I ]IXG© 6}© 9§ 7T :_G_M 6¢9§ Jz]L}§ JXGXv DYP~© (i) ©}Bz J, <}© <}P ]DXBR} ]LX¯ <}K? (ii) 6}©_G_M LPY ^MPYN JX} PBR´ =_KN PBR´ T¶T TQY²{¢ B¯{¢B_R ]IX{¢{ IOº. [25] 6Q¢ (b) T¯|^IXL <}§ 6IYBXO{IY L{¢t PBR T¯|^IXLQY} DYP~©B_R T¶T <~L <QX ^LX²BYPX? [25] [25] [25]
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6 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 3 ^ITXO – 6~L =IXT¢ ?¯ TKXT ((a) 6Q¢ (b)) T_G IOº. (a) ^LX{IX 6u]BX 7_KN} 9¯¾^IX ©PuBX 6OuBXJG 7G TQX 7{IX} 6OtB}P_K MXT_OtBZ 6G{IYyG¯ ]DI 6¢ B¯IX ^T{¢ ©Oz T¸|¢ <¸|IX <}^TI_K NXK TQtBYNGX 7{IX©K 6IY_Bt ]BQ T OyGXK{ ¢_P 6MX^K (i) IY¯JXºtBOD LXN IY¯TIY_B T OyGXK~ LIYB{IY “<} ^TI_KNXK TQtBYNGX” <}² LX «tBYPX. 6T¯t T|I ^TI_K <}K? 6_I 6T <~L~ ^LXtBYt]BXzGX <}² LIYB{IY} 6~L_GN <¸Iº. (ii) ^LX{IX 6u]BX 7_KN} 9¯¾^IXÑ<}LI} ]LX¯ <}K? [25] 6Q¢ (b) IMY^SX_D LXG MP|IPY^N} <}² I}_K~ LPYt ² 6~L ]L¯MX} MP LQ LXGBR 6T_O~ LPY <}K ]DXBYPX <}L_I~ LIYB{IY} LXGB ¬Q TRtBº. [25] [25] [25]
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7 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 LIY 2 4 8tBXQt BT_IB =IXT¢ ?¯ TKXT ((a) 6Q¢ (b)) T_G IOº. (a) LXOIYNX ‘BzH} <} IX’ <}§ BT_IN BzH_K{ IXNXB :¯TBYt LXOIYNX, IXNX¾G <}K <}K BY_G{IIXB~ LXBYPX <}² ]IX{¢ 6RtBº. [25] 6Q¢ (b) LXOIYIXD} ]I}P <}P BT_I, LXOIYIXDK} DYP~LXK IMY t BT_I J_Gt ?¯ <{¢tBXy <}² B¯¢BYPBRX? :uB LIY_Q <{¢tBXyB¶G} TRtBº? [25] 5 JXT =IXT¢ ?¯ TKXT ((a) 6Q¢ (b)) T_G IOº. (a) 6BYQ} <¸IYN LXMOt BXyK^Q JXTQY (©IYK{IY) OV MXITKX =LyG LOvDY_KB <}K? 6I} «_T 7DY¾N <~L{ I¯BYPX? [25] 6Q¢ (b) JXTQY 7OL «I «º T_O ^IX}² LXQ}, «tBYN BIXLX{IYOuB_R 8_Ht LXQ 7B TRuBYPX <}L¢ D¾NX? :uB B¯{_I <{¢t BXyB¶G} I¯B. [25] 6 JT K IMY v DY²B_IB =IXT¢ ?¯ TKXT ((a) 6Q¢ (b)) T_G IOº. (a) 7DY¾N ©¢_M~ L{IK} B_It “FXK _B” <}§ I_Q~© ]LX¯{IMX? :uB B¯{_I JY_QJXyG JuB «}_Tt BXOHuB <}K? [25] 6Q¢ (b) “Mz MX” B_IN 8N_B 6S, ]Lz 6S, MKIK} :HvDYB_R 7DY¾N JX.LX{IDXOIY <TX² T¯HtBYPX? [25] [25] [25] [25] [25] [25] [25]
Question paper, page 8
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What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 Oct/Nov, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.