Cambridge A Level Tamil 9689 — 2021 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 2

9689/22/O/N/21 · 5 questions · 70 marks · ≈79 min

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Questions as text

Q1 · கீகே உள்ள சDதாறகளுககுக கட்டுணை ஒனறைறில் இருந்து Dரியதான ச்தாருள நூல் வபிணை: (a) ்டிபபு…

1 கீகே உள்ள சDதாறகளுககுக கட்டுணை ஒனறைறில் இருந்து Dரியதான ச்தாருள நூல் வபிணை: (a) ்டிபபு ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) வணைம் ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (c) வபிலங்குகள ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (d) வபியபபு ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (e) அணை்றி ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] [சைதாத்்ம்: 5]

Mark scheme: 1(a) பœ~© - வாசி~© 1 ‘கƒவŽ’ எ}ற வŽைடt” ©„ளக„ இƒைல. 1(b) வzண - நிற 1 1(c) வŽலu”க„ - மி¯கuக„ 1 1(d) வŽய~© - ஆvசƫய 1 1(e) அைமதி - சா|த அƒல¢ நிச~த 1

Q2 · வதாDறித்்ல் வபிணை: Dறிறு வய்றிலறிருந்க் புத்்க வதாDறிபபு அணனவருககும் அவDறியைதானது

வதாDறித்்ல் வபிணை: Dறிறு வய்றிலறிருந்க் புத்்க வதாDறிபபு அணனவருககும் அவDறியைதானது. (a) கவணடுககதாள ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) ்தாDதாங்கு ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (c) சைனணை ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (d) ்ேககம் ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (e) ஏைதா்ளம் ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [1] [சைதாத்்ம்: 5]

Mark scheme: 2(a) ேவzžேகா„ – அவ„ இைறவனட ேவzžேகா„ வŽž{தா„. 2(b) பாசாu” – கzண} அ¸வ¢ ேபாƒ பாசாu” ெச€தா}. 1 2(c) ெம}ைம – பறைவயŽ} சிற” மிகº ெம}ைமயாக இ¯|த¢. 1 2(d) பழtக – £u” «}னƫ பƒ ¢லt”வ¢ நƒல பழtக. 1 2(e) ஏராள – எனt” ஏராளமான நzபŽக„ உ„ளனƫ. 1

Question 3

சகதாடுககப்டும். சைதாத்் ை்றிபச்ணகள 15 + 5 = 20.) (a) ்தாயதாரிைம் அைவபிந்்ன சகதாடுத்் புத்்கம் எப்டிப்ட்ைது? மூனறு ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (b) அைறிர்தா ்தான கூறைறிய கண்ககு எவவதாறு துடிபண்க சகதாடுத்்தாள? நதானகு ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] (c) அைறிர்தா கண் கூறைறி முடித்்தும் அைவபிந்்னின ைனநறிணல எப்டி ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (e) புத்்க வதாDறிபபுப ்ேககத்்றினதால் அைவபிந்்ன ச்றறுகசகதாணை நனணைகள எணவ? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] [சைதாத்்ம்: 20]

Mark scheme: 3(a) தாயாƬட அரவŽ|த} ெகாž{த ©{தக எ~பœ~பyட¢? ¬}² வŽடயuகைளt •²க. A வாசி~பத‚கான ஒ}றƒல, 1 B ஏராளமான மி¯கuகள} படuக¶ட} •œய¢ 1 C நிறத“yž ©{தக 1 3(b) அமிƫதா தா} •றிய கைதt” எ†வா² ¢œ~ைபt ெகாž{தா„? நா}” வŽடயuகைள வŽளt”க. 4 A கைதயŽ} நžவŽƒ அமிƫதா மி¯கuக„ கƫvசி~ப¢ ேபாƒ பாவைன ெச€¢ 1 B ¢tக{ைத ெவள~பž{த அ¸வ¢ ேபாƒ பாசாu” ெச€¢, 1 C ெபƬதாகv சிƬ{¢ 1 D அவள¢ ”ரƒ ஏ‚ற இறtகuகேளாž •œயதாகº 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(c) அமிƫதா கைத •றி «œ|த¢ அரவŽ|தன¢ மனநிைல எ~பœ இ¯|த¢? 3 A அைமதியாகt காண~பyடா} 1 B கzக„ அகல{ திற|¢ ஆvசƬய{ைத ெவள~பž{தின 1 C மகி vசி­ட} இ¯|தா} 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(d) அரவŽ|தன¢ ©{தக வாசி~© அதிகƬ{{த‚கான காரணuக„ ¬}ைற இ²தி~ ப{திைய அœ~பைடயாகt ெகாzž எ¸தº. 3 Choose any 3 of 4 A அவன¢ தா€ அவ§t” ஏராளமான கைத~ ©{தகuகைள வாuகிt ெகாž{தைம ஒ¯ காரணமாக அைம|த¢. 1 B ஏராளமாகt கைதக¶ கyžைரக¶ எ¸தினா} 1 C சைமயலைற, கழி~பைற, ெதாைலtகாyசிt” அ¯கிƒ எ}² இƒல{திƒ அைன{¢ இடuகள´ ©{தகuக„ வாசி~பத‚காக எ~ேபா¢ இ¯|தைமயாƒ அவன¢ வாசி~©~ பழtக அதிகƬ{{¢ 1 D அரவŽ|தன¢ மாமி­ இலtகிய{தி´ எ¸{தி´ ஈžபாž ெகாzœ¯|தாƫ 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(e) ©{தக வாசி~©~ பழtக{தினாƒ அரவŽ|த} ெப‚²tெகாzட ந}ைமக„ எைவ? 2 A இரzž ேதசிய ƭதியான கைத~ ேபாyœகளƒ அரவŽ|த} ெவƒவத‚” காரணமாக இ¯|த¢ 1 B சா|தமான மனநிைலயŽƒ இ¯~பத‚” உதவŽய¢ 1 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks).

Question 4

4 எழு்வும். கட்டுணையபிலறிருந்து அபபடிகே பார்த்து எழுதாமல் உங்கள சDதாந்் சகதாடுககப்டும். சைதாத்் ை்றிபச்ணகள 15 + 5 = 20.) (a) புத்்க வதாDறிப்பினதால் எனசனனன ்லனகள கறிணைககும் எனறு மு்லதாம் ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] (b) இைணைதாம் ்த்்றியபில் கைதாகனுககு வதாDறிபபு ச்தாைரபுணைய்தாக இருந்் ்றிறைனகள எணவ எனறு ்தாைDதாணல அ்றி்ர கூறைறினதார? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] (c) மூனறைதாம் ்த்்றியபில் அன்ைDறியபின ்யத்ண்ப க்தாககுவ்றகதாக ஆDறிரியரகள எத்்ணகய ்யபிறDறிகண்ளக சகதாடுத்்னர. ஏக்னும் இைணடு ்யபிறDறிகண்ள எழு்வும். ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] (d) இறு்றிப ்த்்றியபில் வதாDறிபண் இல்லத்்றில் ஊககப்டுத்துவ்றகதாக வபிைலனது ்தாயதார எனசனனன சDய்தார எனறு எழுதுக. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (e) இறு்றிப ்த்்றியபில், வபிைலன வதாDறிப்பின மூலைதாகப ச்றறுகசகதாணை ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] [சைதாத்்ம்: 20]

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Question 5

சகதாடுககப்டும். சைதாத்் ை்றிபச்ணகள 15 + 5 = 20.) (a) வீட்டில் ைறறும் ்ள்ளியபில் புத்்க வதாDறிப்பினதால் இண்ளய எழுதுக. [10] (b) நீ எப்டிப்ட்ை நூல்கண்ள வதாDறிப்தாய? ஏன? 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Mark scheme: 5(a) வ“yœƒ ம‚² ப„ளயŽƒ ©{தக வாசி~பŽனாƒ இள பŽராய{தின¯t”t கிைடt” ந}ைமக„ எைவ என{ ெதா”{¢ எ¸¢க. 1 சா|தமான மனநிைலயŽƒ ைவ{தி¯tக உதº 2 பாடசாைலt கƒவŽt” உதº 3 ¬ைள வளƫvசி ெப² 4 த}னபŽtைக வள¯ 5 மன அைலபாயாமƒ இ¯t” 6 பாடசாைலயŽƒ கவன~©{ திற} அதிகமாகt காண~பž 7 ஞாபக சtதி அதிகƬt” 8 கிரகி{தƒ திற} அதிகƬt” 9 ஆtக{திற} அதிகƬt” 10 எ¸{¢~ பŽைழயŽƒலாமƒ எ¸த~ பழ”வாƫக„ (ப”தி 1 ம‚² ப”தி 2 இƒ ேவ² பல வŽடயuக„ இt ேக„வŽt” வŽைடகளாக அைமயலா. மாணவƫக„ ப{தியŽƒ •ற~பyட வŽடயuகைள{ தம¢ ெசா|த வாtகியuகளƒ உƬய பதிƒகளாக எ¸தியޝ~பாƫகளாயŽ}, அத‚”~ ©„ளக„ இடº. ப{தியŽƒ •ற~படாத வŽடயuக¶t”~ ©„ளக„ இƒைல.) 10 ப”தி 1 ம‚² ப”தி 2 ஐ அœ~பைடயாகt ெகாzž வŽைட ெதா”{¢ எ¸த~படƒ ேவzž. இƒலாவŽœƒ ©„ளக„ வழuக~பட மாyடா¢. Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Content marks – Response to the Text Mark like a mini-essay according to the variety and interest of the opinions and views expressed, the response to the original text stimulus and the ability to express a personal point of view. Further, more detailed guidance for particular questions will be given to examiners. 5(b) 5 Very good Varied and interesting ideas, showing an element of flair and imagination, a capacity to express a personal point of view. 4 Good Not the flair and imagination of the best candidates, but work still shows an ability to express a range of ideas, maintain interest and respond to the issues raised. 3 Sound A fair level of interest and ideas. May concentrate on a single issue, but there is still a response to ideas in the text. 2 Below average Limited range of ideas; rather humdrum. May disregard the element of response to the text, and write a largely unrelated free-composition. 0–1 Poor Few ideas to offer on the theme. Banal and pedestrian. No element of personal response to the text. Repeated error. ந“ எ~பœ~பyட ¥ƒகைள வாசி~பா€? ஏ}? 5 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error.

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2021 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A41/70
B36/70
C31/70
D25/70
E18/70