Cambridge A Level Tamil 9689 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 5 · Variant 1

9689/51/O/N/17 · 40 marks · ≈45 min

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Paper as text

Question paper, page 1

This document consists of 4 printed pages. DC (NH) 136497/1 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over * 7 5 6 3 9 8 0 0 7 3 * TAMIL 9689/51 Paper 5 Prose October/November 2017 45 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. Translate the passage overleaf into Tamil. Dictionaries are not permitted. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level முதலில் என்ன ெசய்ய ேவண்டும் என்று எழுதியிருப்பைதப் படிக்கவும் இந்தப் பக்கத்தில் ேமேல உள்ள இடங்களில் உங்கள் ெசன்டர் எண், மாணவர் எண், ெபயர் ஆகியவற்ைற எழுதவும். கருநீலம் அல்லது கருப்பு ைம இருக்கும் ேபனாவால் எழுதவும். ஸ்ேடப்பிள்கள், கிளிப்புகள், பைச அல்லது பிைழ திருத்தும் திரவங்கைளப் பயன்படுத்தாதீர்கள். ஒரு பார்க்ேகாட்டிலும் எழுதக் கூடாது. அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் பத்திையத் தமிழில் ெமாழி ெபயர்க்கவும். அகராதிகள் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடாது. ஒவ்ெவாரு ேகள்விக்கும் அல்லது பகுதிக் ேகள்விக்கும் இறுதியில் அைடப்புக்குறிக்குள் மதிப்ெபண்கள் ெகாடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. [ ]

Question paper, page 2

2 9689/51/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 Translate into Tamil: I live in a remote mountain village with my family. Our village may be small but it has a successful school, a post office and an ancient temple. It also has many green fields where I often play games with my friends. One day we received a letter from my uncle who lives in the city, inviting us to his daughter’s wedding. We were all very excited about it and started counting the days to the big event. My parents made all the necessary preparations: they booked the train tickets, packed all our best clothes and bought presents for my relatives. When we reached our destination, my uncle came to welcome us at the station and drove us home in his spacious new car. Everyone was delighted to see us and we started chatting enthusiastically. The wedding reception took place in a luxurious hotel. We ate a lot of delicious food and joined in many traditional dances. After the wedding my uncle took us on a tour of the city. We visited some historic sites and took lots of photographs. Although we were sad to leave the city, we looked forward to returning home. [40] … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

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Question paper, page 4

4 9689/51/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 Oct/Nov, Paper 5 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A34/40
B30/40
C26/40
D22/40
E19/40