2019 Tamil Continuers Level public examinationStudent/Registration Number Centre Number 2019 Public Examination Tamil Continuers Level Section 2: Reading and Responding (25 marks)

Student/RegistrationNumber Centre Number

2019 Public Examination

TamilContinuers Level

Wednesday 23 October: 2 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Reading Time: 10 minutes Working Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

• Youhave10minutestoreadallthepapersandtofamiliariseyourselfwiththerequirementsofthequestions.Youmustnotwriteduringthistime.

• Monolingualand/orbilingualprinteddictionariesmaybeconsultedduringthereadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.

Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 1.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 1 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in TAmIL.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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Part A (Questions 1–3) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH.

MarksText 11. Why is the mother extremely happy? 3

You may make notes in this space. These notes will NoT be assessed.

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MarksText 22. (a) What information must Gowri convey to her father? 4

(b) What characteristic do the speakers suggest Gowri’s father has? Give evidence from the text to support your answer.

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MarksText 33. Listen to the conversation and identify the mother’s and Vidhya’s feelings.

Provide reasons for these feelings.6

Person(s) Feeling Reason

mother

Vidhya

mother and Vidhya


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Part B (Questions 4–6) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in TAmIL.

MarksText 44. Summarise the ideas that the lyrics of the song by the poet Kannathasan

convey to the Tamil community. ftpQu; fz;zjhrd; ,g;ghly; tupfs;%yk; jkpo;r;

r%fj;Jf;F ntspg;gLj;Jk; fUj;Jf;fisr; RUf;fkhfj;

jUf.

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MarksText 55. (a) What should Australian Tamils do in order to embrace a healthier

lifestyle? x];Nuypaj; jkpou;fs; cly;eyj;Jld; tho tpUk;gpdhy;

mtu;fs; vd;d nra;a Ntz;Lk;?

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(b) How do some places in Australia differ from Tamil-speaking countries?

x];Nuypahtpd; rpy ,lq;fs; vt;thW jkpo; NgRk;

ehLfistpl NtWgLfpd;wd?

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MarksText 66. (a) How did the grandmother benefit from this trip? ,e;jg; gazj;jpd; %yk; ghl;b vt;thW gad;ngw;Ws;shu;;?

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(b) Describe the person who cared for the grandmother. ghl;biag; guhkupj;jtiug;gw;wp tpgupf;Ff.

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Section 2: Reading and Responding (25 marks)


1. Allow approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes for Section 2.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in black or blue pen.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in TAmIL.



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Part A (Questions 7–8) (10 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts( forexample,bycomparing,contrasting,summarisingand/orevaluating)andconveytheinformationappropriately.

7. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

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tuyhw;Wg;ghl E}y;fspy; Gjpa mj;jpahaq;fisr; Nru;j;Jf;nfhs;s Ntz;LNfhs;.

vkJ ghlrhiyahd rptghjfiyafj;jpy; ehq;fs; tuyhw;Wg;ghlj;Jf;F Kf;fpaj;Jtk;

nfhLj;Jf; fw;WtUtJ ePq;fs; mwpe;jNj. ,jdhw;whd; vkJ gioa khztu;fs;

gyu;> cyfpd; gy;fiyf;fofq;fs; gytw;wpy; tpupTiuahsu;fshfTk; njhy;nghUs;

Ma;thsu;fshfTk; rpwe;J tpsq;Ffpwhu;fs;.

ehk; nkrg;gj;Njkpa ehfupfk; 5000 tUlk; gioikahdnjd;Wk; mjpy; jkpo;

nkhopapdJk; jkpo;fyhr;rhuj;jpdJk; gy mk;rq;fs; fhzg;ngw;wd vd;Wk; jhq;fs;

gjpg;gpj;J ntspapl;l E}y;fspy; fw;W tUfpNwhk;. New;W vkJ Mrpupau;> ,e;jpahtpd;

Nkw;Nf> flybapy; fz;Lgpbf;fg;ngw;wJk; NrWgbe;j epiyapy; cs;sJkhd Guhjd

efuq;fspd; xspg;gjpit vkf;Ff; fhz;gpj;jhu;. ,it 32 000 tUlq;fSf;F Kd;G

fl;lg;ngw;w fy;yhyhd fl;llq;fs; vd;Wk; 15 rJufpNyhkPw;wiutplg; ngupait

vdTk; mwpe;J midtUNk tpag;gpy; Mo;e;JNghNdhk;. ,it mg;NghjpUe;j ePz;l

Mw;Wg;gs;sj;jhf;Ffspd; ,UkUq;fpYk; mikf;fg;ngw;wpUe;j = fpU\;zupd; ,uhrjhdp

vdf;fUjg;gLfpwjhk;.

ehk; njhlu;e;J ,e;efuq;fs; gw;wpa Nkyjpfj; jfty;fis mwpa kpfTk; MtYilNahk;.

,it fz;Lgpbf;fg;ngw;Wg; gj;J tUlq;fSf;FNkyhfpAk; ,itgw;wp Ma;T

nra;ag;ngw;w cWjpahd jfty;fs; vJTk; ,d;dKk; vkJ ghlg;Gj;jfq;fspy;

,lk;ngwtpy;iy. ehk; fhg;gpaq;fs;; vd;W fw;Fk; gy tplaq;fs;> Fwpg;ghf ,yf;fpaj;jpy;

tUk; = fpU\;zu;> Jthufhg; gl;bdk; vd;gd cz;ikahd tuyhw;Wr; rk;gtq;fs;

vd khwptUfpw epiyapy; ,f;fz;Lgpbg;Gfs; gw;wpa Nkyjpf tpQ;QhdG+u;tkhd

rhl;rpaq;fis mwpaTk; njhlu;e;J vjpu;fhyj;jpy; ,itnjhlu;ghd Ma;Tfspy; <LglTk;

vk;kpy; gyu; ngUtpUg;gk; nfhz;Ls;shu;fs;. MfNt vkf;F cjTKfkhfj; jq;fsJ

mLj;j Mz;L tuyhw;Wg; ghlg;Gj;jfq;fs; ,tw;iwAk; cs;slf;fpajhf ntspaplg;ngw

Ntz;Lk; vd;W tpdakhff; Nfl;Lf;nfhs;fpd;Nwhk;.

,q;qdk;

r. gQ;rhl;ruk;

nrayhsu;

rupj;jpu Fbapaw; fofk;

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QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Why do the students think that the history textbooks should be rewritten? 2

(b) Give three reasons why this school may be referred to as a ‘history school’. 3

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Ntfkhd khw;wq;fs;

cyfk; Ntfkhf khwptUfpwJ. ,t;Tyfk; Njhd;wpa fhyk; njhlf;fk; khw;wq;fs;

njhlu;e;J ,lk;ngw;W te;jhYk; ,g;NghJ ,k;khw;wq;fs; Vw;gLk; Ntfk;

mjpfupj;Jf;nfhz;L nry;fpwJ.

Mjpfhy kdpjd; jhd;ngw;w czTg;nghUisf; Fj;jpf;fpopf;f xU $uhd fy;yhAjj;ijAk;

mtw;iw ,bj;Jr; rpwpa Jz;Lfshf;f ,d;ndhU rg;igahd fy;yhAjj;ijAk; jdJ

,UiffspYk; itj;jpUf;fj;njhlq;fpa fhyj;jpypUe;J xNufy;ypd; ,Ugf;fq;fspYk;

xd;iwf; $uhfTk; kw;iwaijr; rg;igahfTk; itj;jpUf;fyhk; vd;W fz;Lgpbf;f

10 000 tUlq;fs; vLj;jjhfg; GijnghUs; Ma;thsu;fs; fUJfpwhu;fs;.

Mdhy; ,d;W nghUs; xd;W re;ijf;Fte;J mjd; ed;ik jPikfis

mwpe;Jnfhs;sKd;du;; mJ gad;ghl;by; ,y;yhJNghf mijtplg; Gjpa nghUs;fs;

mjdplj;ijg; gpbj;Jf;nfhs;fpwd.

Xypg;gjpT tuyhw;iw vLj;Jf;nfhs;Nthk;. xypiag; gjpTnra;J gpd;du; Nfl;ff;$ba

trjp 1800 Mz;Ltiu ,Ue;jpUf;ftpy;iy. xypiag;gjpTnra;J gpd;du; Nfl;ff;$ba

fpwkNghd; gramophone vdg;gLk; fUtp fz;Lgpbf;fg;ngw;W> mJ Vwf;Fiwa 150

tUlq;fSf;F Nkyhfg; ghtidapy; ,Ue;jJ. 1980 fspy; b[pw;wy; njhopy;El;gk;

Muk;gpf;fg;ngw;w gpd;du; ,d;Wtiu KiwNa xypg;gjpT ehlh> xyp tl;L> A+v];gp>

kpfr;rpwpa 'rpg;" vdj; njhlu;e;J tpiuthd khw;wq;fs; Vw;;gl;ltz;zk; cs;sd.

,d;iwa ifj;njhiyNgrpfs; gy;NtW rhjdq;fspd; njhFg;ghf mike;J

gad;gLj;Jgtu;;fspd;> Fwpg;ghf ,isQu;fspd; iftpuy;fspd; cgNahf Kiwia>

mtu;fspd; ngw;Nwhu;fs; gad;gLj;Jk; KiwfspypUe;J ngupJk; NtWglr; nra;Js;sd.

,isQu;fs; jkJ ngUtpuy;fis ,lk; tyk; vd;w NtWghnlJTkpd;wpr; rkkhfTk;

kw;iwa tpuy;fistpl mjpfkhfTk; cgNahfpj;Jj; jkJ ifj;njhiyNgrpfis

,af;fpwhu;fs;. ,tu;fsJ vspikahd mbg;gilf;fzpj tha;ghLfis kPl;Fk;jpwd;fSk;>

tiuglq;fs; Mfpatw;Wld; njhlu;ghd ,lq;fs;gw;wpa mtrpakhd vz;zf;fUf;fSk;>

nrhw;fis vOj;Jf;$l;br; rupahf vOJk; jpwd;fSk; Fiwe;J Nghfpd;wd.

jkJ nrhe;j tq;fpf;fzf;fpyf;fk; Nghd;w mtrpaj; jfty;fs;$l ,tu;fSf;F

Qhgfj;jpypUg;gjpy;iy.

,tu;fs; cwtpdu;> ez;gu;fSld; Neupw;Ngrp kfpo;r;rpailtJ FiwT. khwhff;

ifj;njhiyNgrpfspy; FwpaPLfisg; gad;gLj;jpr; nra;jpg;gupkhw;wk; nra;Jk;>

jpiu mbg;gilapyhd tpisahl;Lf;fis tpisahbAk;> ghly;fisf;Nfl;Lk;>

fhl;rpfisf;fz;Lk; ,Ue;j,lj;jpypUe;Nj jkJ nghOijf; fopf;fpwhu;fs;. ,jdhy;

,tu;fsJ clw;gUkd; mjpfupg;gJld; ,sk;tajpNyNa fz;zhbfis mzpAk;

NjitAk; Vw;gl;LtpLfpwJ. Neha;fSk; Vw;gl;Ltpl tha;g;Gz;L.

khw;wq;fs; vy;yhk; ed;ikgaf;fpd;wdth vd;w Iak; kdjpy; Fog;gj;ij

cz;Lgz;ZfpwJ.

8. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

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QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Explain the techniques that the writer uses to describe the speed of change. 2

(b) Complete the table below using the information provided in the article. 3

What young people do now Consequences of their behaviour

physically • •

mentally • •

socially • •

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Part B (Question 9) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstrateanunderstandingofthestimulustext• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinTamil.

9. Read the text and then answer the question in approximately 150 words in TAmIL on page 8.

,d;iwa ,isQu; - Neu;fhzy;

vkJ 'gpujpgypg;G" gj;jpupif epUgu; New;W eilngw;w khepy tpisahl;Lg;Nghl;b

Kbtile;jgpd; 200kP Xl;lg;Nghl;bapy; Kjyplk; ngw;w thRfpiag;Ngl;b fz;bUe;jhu;.

me;jg;Ngl;biaf; fPNo fhz;fpwPu;fs;.

epUgu;: tzf;fk; thRfp fe;jrhkp

thRfp: tzf;fk; Iah

epUgu;: vkJ gj;jpupif thrfu;fs; rhu;ghf cq;fs; ntw;wpf;F vkJ ghuhl;Lf;fs;.

thRfp: kpf;f ed;wpfs;

epUgu;: khepy kl;lj;jpy; ntd;wpUf;fpwPu;fs; cq;fs; kdepiy vg;gbapUf;fpwJ?

thRfp: k;… re;Njh\Kk; ftiyAk; fye;jpUf;fpwJ.

epUgu;: ntw;wpapy; ftiy fyg;gjw;Ff; fhuzk; vd;d?

thRfp: ntw;wp ngw;wJ rup Mdhy; fye;Jnfhs;sg;gl;lghL kpff; f\;lk;.

epUgu;: vd;d ghLgl;Bu;fs; vd;W mwpayhkh?

thRfp: tl;lhukl;lj;jpy; ehd; Kjyplk;ngw;w rhd;wpjopy; ,Ue;j vOj;Jf;fs;

kioehnshd;wpy; vkJ Xiyf;$iu xOfp eide;J mope;Jtpl;ld. tl;lhu mjpfhup

rhd;wpjo; njsptpy;iynad;W ,q;Nf jiyefUf;Fg; Nghl;bf;F tUtjw;fhd ,ytr

Nghf;Ftuj;Jr; rPl;ilj; jukWj;Jtpl;lhu;. gpwg;Gr;rhd;wpjo;g;; gpujpAk; fpilf;ftpy;iy.

epUgu;: M… gpd;du; vd;d ele;jJ?

thRfp: vkJ kpfTk; gpd;jq;fpa fpuhkg; ghlrhiy mjpgNu ghlrhiyapy; ,Ue;j

gpwg;Gr;rhd;wpjioAk; je;J mope;JNghd ngau; vd;DilaJ vd;gijAk; cWjp

nra;Jje;jJld; vdJ gazr;nryitAk; jdJ nrhe;jg;gzj;jpy; je;J mDg;gpitj;jhu;.

epUgu;: me;j mjpgupd; ngau;?

thRfp: mtu; gpugyq;fis tpUk;gkhl;lhu;. Mdhy; mtNu vd;DilaJk; ,d;W

ePsk;gha;jy; Nghl;bapy; Kjyplk;ngw;w vdJ ghlrhiyiar; Nru;e;j fgpydJ

ntw;wpf;Fk; KOf;f KOf;ff; fhuzkhf ,Ue;jtu;.

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You read the text of this interview a few days ago. As a Tamil youth representative, now you have an opportunity to deliver a persuasive speech to a meeting of Tamil community leaders. Write the script of your speech to persuade them to take serious action to fix the issues mentioned in the interview that the competitors have to face.

ePu ; rpy ehl;fSf;F Kd;du; ,e;jg;Ngl;bia thrpj;jpUe;jPu ; . jw;NghJ jkpor; ;

r%fj;jiytu;fspilNa ciuahw;Wk; re;ju;g;gk; xd;W ckf;Ff; fpilj;Js;sJ.

,g;Ngl;bapy; Fwpg;gplg;ngw;wJk;> Nghl;bahsu;fSf;F Vw;gLtJkhd gpur;ridfis

cldbahfj; jPu;g;gjw;fhd eltbf;iffis vLg;gjw;F mtu;fisj; J}z;Lk; tifapy;

ePu; Mw;wTs;s ciuf;fhd gDtiyj; jahu;nra;f.

You may make notes in this space. These notes will NOT be assessed.

epUgu;: rup… ntw;wpf;Nfhl;ilf; fle;jTld; tpOe;j ePq;fs; Vd; mjpfNeuk;

vOe;jpUf;ftpy;iy?

thRfp: gytPdk;> fisg;G tPl;by; xUNeu czTf;Nf topapy;iy…kpFjp mLj;j ,jopy;…

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Section 3: Writing in Tamil (20 marks)


1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 3.

2. Write your answer to a question from Section 3 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ONE question in TAmil.



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Section 3 (Questions 10–12) (20 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstratedepthoftreatmentofinformation,ideasand/oropinions• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinTamil.

Answer ONE question from this section in approximately 250 words in TAmil.

10. SomemembersoftheoldergenerationoftheTamilcommunitysaythat‘selflessattitudesareonthedeclineamong Tamils’. As a young Tamil leader, write an evaluative report about this statement for a magazine published by the Tamil Students’ Union.

'jkpou;fspilNa nghJey kdg;ghq;F tutuf; Fiwtile;J nry;fpwJ" vd;W %j;j

jiyKiwj; jkpou;fs; rpyu; njuptpf;fpwhu;fs;. ,f;$w;iw kjpg;gPLnra;J xU ,se;

jkpo;j; jiytu; vd;w tifapy; jkpo;khztu; xd;wpaj;jpdu; ntspapLk; rQ;rpiff;F

Xu; mwpf;if vOJf.

11. it has become challenging to identify a person’s country and region of origin based on that person’s Tamil dialect. Write a descriptive article about this for a Tamil magazine published in Australia.

xUtu;; ve;ehl;ilr;Nru;e;jtu; vg;gpuNjrj;ijr; Nru;e;jtu; vd;W mtuJ jkpo;g;

Ngr;Rtof;iff;nfhz;L mwpf;$bajhf ,Ue;j epiy ,g;NghJ rpukkhfptpl;lJ.

vd;w jiyg;gpy; xU tptuzf; fl;Liuia x];NuypahtpypUe;J ntsptUk; xU

rQ;rpiff;F vOJf.

12. Writeareflective,thought-provokingscriptofaplaytobepublishedinaTamilNadumagazine.Onepersonin the play thinks that teledramas that are broadcast now have an adverse effect on audiences rather than a positive effect, while the other person has a contrasting opinion.

jw;NghJ xspgug;gg;gLk; njhlu; ehlfq;fs; ghu;g;gtu;fSf;F ed;ikfistplj; jPikfisNa

mjpfk; tpistpf;fpd;wd vd;w fUj;Jila ebfu; xUtUk; mjw;F khwhd fUj;Jila

,d;ndhUtUk; jkJ fUj;Jf;fisf; fhurhukhf ntspg;gLj;Jfpd;w ehlf ciuahlw;

gDtiyj; jkpo; ehl;bypUe;J ntsptUk; ,isQu; kyupy; ntspapLtjw;fhf vOJf.

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