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. «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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5 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over 2 IY¯t”P„ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) 6}LŽ‚” :z^GX 6_Gt”|IX 7TQ ©}Bz J“ ªDƒ I¯ 6}LŽQX <ƒQX IMt”¾N 6}©_GNX <}© :¾N LŽPt” 6}^LXž 8_N|I TSt]B}L 7¯Nށt” <}^LXž 8_N|I ]IXG© 6}© 9§ 7T :_G_M 6¢9§ Jz]L}§ JXGXv DYP~© (i) ©}Bz J“, <}© <}P ]DX‚BR} ]LX¯„ <}K? (ii) 6}©_G_M L‚PY ^M‚•PYN JX}” ”P„BR´ =_KN ”P„BR´ T„¶T TQY­²{¢ B¯{¢B_R ]IX”{¢{ IOº. [25] 6ƒQ¢ (b) Tޝ|^IXLƒ <}§ 6IYBXO{IYƒ L{¢t ”P„BRƒ Tޝ|^IXLQY} DYP~©B_R T„¶T <~Lœ <ƒQX ^LX‚²BYPX? [25] [25] [25]

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6 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 3 ^ITXO – 6~L =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) ^LX{IX€ 6u]BX 7_KNŽ} 9¯¾^IXƒ ©PuBXž 6OuBXJG 7G TƒQX€ 7{IX} 6OtB}P_K MXƒT_OtBZ 6G{IYyG¯„ ]D€I 6¢ B¯IX€ ^T{¢ ©Ozž Tޏ|¢ <¸|IXƒ <}^TI_K NXK TŽQtBYNŽGX€ 7{IX©Kƒ ™ 6IY_Bt ]BœQ T “ OyGXK{ ¢_P 6MX^K (i) IY¯JXºtBOD LXœN IY¯TIY_B T “ OyGXK~ LIYB{IYƒ “<} ^TI_KNXK TŽQtBYNŽGX€” <}² LXœ «œtBYPX. 6T¯t” T|I ^TI_K <}K? 6_I 6T <~Lœ~ ^LXtBYt]BXzGX <}² LIYB{IY} 6œ~L_GNŽƒ <¸Iº. (ii) ^LX{IX€ 6u]BX 7_KNŽ} 9¯¾^IXƒÑ<}LI} ]LX¯„ <}K? [25] 6ƒQ¢ (b) IMY^SXœ_D LXGƒ MP|IPY^N} <}² I}_K~ L‚PYt •² 6~L ]L¯MX} M‚P LQ LXGƒBRƒ 6T_O~ L‚PY <}K ]DXƒBYPX <}L_I~ LIYB{IY} LXGƒB„ ¬Q TŽRtBº. [25] [25] [25]

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7 9689/04/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 L”IY 2 4 8tBXQt BTŽ_IB„ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) LXOIYNX ‘BzH} <} IX€’ <}§ BTŽ_INŽƒ BzH_K{ IXNXB :¯TBYt” LXOIYNX, IXNX¾G <}K <}K BY_G{IIXB~ LXžBYPX <}² ]IX”{¢ 6RtBº. [25] 6ƒQ¢ (b) LXOIYIXD} ]I}Pƒ <}P BTŽ_I, LXOIYIXDK} DYP~LXK IMY t BTŽ_I J_Gt” ?¯ <ž{¢tBXyž <}² B¯¢BYP“BRX? :uB„ LIY_Q <ž{¢tBXyžB¶G} TŽRtBº? [25] 5 JXTƒ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) 6BYQ} <¸IYN LXƒMOt BXyœK^Q JXTQYƒ (©IYK{IYƒ) œOˆV MXITKXƒ =‚LyG LŽOvDY_KB„ <}K? 6I} «œ_T 7DY¾N <~Lœ{ I¯BYPX? [25] 6ƒQ¢ (b) JXTQYƒ 7OL «Iƒ «œº T_O ^IX}² LXQ}, «tBYN BIXLX{IYOuB_R 8_Ht” LXQ 7B TŽRu”BYPX <}L¢ D¾NX? :uB„ B¯{_I <ž{¢t BXyžB¶G} I¯B. [25] 6 JT “K IMY v DY²B_IB„ =IXT¢ ?¯ TŽKXTŽ‚” ((a) 6ƒQ¢ (b)) TŽ_G IOº. (a) 7DY¾N ©¢_M~ LŽ{IK} B_It” “FXK ”_B” <}§ I_Q~© ]LX¯{IMX? :uB„ B¯{_I JY_QJXyG J“uB„ «}_Tt” BXOHuB„ <}K? [25] 6ƒQ¢ (b) “Mz  MXœ­” B_INŽƒ 8N‚_B 6S”, ]Lz 6S”, MKIK} :HvDYB_R 7DY¾N JX.LX{IDXOIY <†TX² T¯HŽtBYPX? [25] [25] [25] [25] [25] [25] [25]

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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.

A50/75
B47/75
C43/75
D38/75
E33/75