TAMIL

(Second Language)
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Attempt all the questions from Section A.
Attempt four questions from Section B, answering at least one question
each from the two books you have studied and any two other questions from the same books
that you have compulsorily chosen.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
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SECTION—A (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this section.
Question 1
Write a short composition in Tamil of approximately 250 words on any one of
the following topics :— [15]
©uYÚm RûXl×L°p HúRàm Juß Ï±jÕ 250 YôojûRLÞdÏ
ªLôUp LhÓûW GÝÕL :—
(i) ‘Y]®XeÏL°u Ød¡VjÕYm ϱjÕm, Y] ®XeÏLs
A¯YRôp HtTÓm £dLpLs ϱjÕm, Y] ®XeÏLû[l
TôÕLôlTRu AY£Vm’ ϱjÕm JÚ LhÓûW GÝÕL.
(ii) ‘NôûX ®TjÕLs’ HtTÓYRtLô] LôWQeLs; RÓdÏm
Y¯Øû\Ls; ©uTt\ úYi¥V ®§Øû\Ls; AWÑ
SPY¥dûLLs; ùTôÕUdL°u LPûULs þ B¡V]Ytû\
®[d¡l ùTôÕSX úSôd¡p LhÓûW Juû\ GÝÕL.
(iii) ‘RtLôXj§p ùTÚ¡YÚm ùRô¯tNôûXLs Ñtßf ãZûX
UôÑTÓjÕ¡u\]’ ApXÕ ‘Ñtßf ãZÛdÏm SôhÓ Y[of£dÏm
EßÕûQVôLf ùNVpTÓ¡u\]’ þ HRôYÕ JÚ LÚjûR Htú\ô
ApXÕ G§ojúRô EUÕ LÚj§û]l T§Ü ùNnL.

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 (iv) ‘Uu²lTYo £\kR U²Ro’ þ Gu\ LÚjûR ûUVUôLd ùLôiÓ
£ß LûR Juß GÝÕL.
(v) ¸úZ ùLôÓdLlThÓs[ TPjûRl TôojÕ, EUdÏj úRôußm
GiQeLû[Ùm, TPm ϱl©Óm ùNn§Lû[Ùm CûQjÕ
LhÓûW GÝÕL.

Question 2
Write a letter in Tamil in approximately 120 words on any one of the topics
given below :— [7]

©uYÚm RûXl×L°p HúRàm Juß Ï±jÕ 120 YôojûRLÞdÏ

ªLôUp L¥Rm GÝÕL :—

(i) ¿ AiûU«p ùNuß YkR Eu Fol TVQm ϱjÕm; AÕ

E]dÏ GqYûL«p TVàs[RôL CÚkRÕ GuTÕ Ï±jÕm þ
Eu úRôZu/úRô¯dÏ JÚ L¥Rm GÝÕL.

(ApXÕ)

(ii) ¿ YôÝm Tϧ«p Es[ TôZûPkR ¡Qt±]ôp HtTÓm

©WfNû]Lû[ ®[d¡, EP]¥VôL AûR êPúYi¥ UôSLWôh£
BûQVÚdÏ JÚ L¥Rm GÝÕL.

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Question 3
Read the passage given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow, using your own words as far as possible :—
©uYÚm EûWSûPl TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm IkÕ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP RÚL :—

U²Ru CVtûL«úXúV £X E¬ûULú[ôÓ Rôu ©\d¡\ôu.

AYàdÏ YôZ E¬ûU CÚd¡\Õ. ªÚLeLÞdÏd áP AkR EQoÜ
EiÓ. SôLÃLm Y[WY[W U²R E¬ûUdÏ U§l× RWlTÓY§pûX.
EXLm ØÝY§Ûm CkR ¨ûX CÚd¡\Õ. U²RoLs SpYôrÜ YôZ,
ReLs A¥lTûPj úRûYLû[ ¨û\úYt±d ùLôs[ E¬ûULs
úRûYlTÓ¡u\]. AûY U²R E¬ûULs (Human Rights) G]lTÓm.

Ck§Vô®p U²R E¬ûUdLô] NhPeLs CÚkRôÛm

SûPØû\«p AYtû\ AUpTÓjÕm úTôÕ U²R E¬ûU Á\p
SPd¡\Õ. Lp®V±®uûUúV CRtÏ Ød¡Vd LôWQUôÏm.
RôrkRYû] A¥ûUVôLd LÚ§, ùLôÓûU ùNn¡u\ ùNpYkRoLÞm,
EVokR Nô§«]Úm U²R E¬ûULû[ Áß¡u\]o. YßûU«u
©¥«p Es[YoLs ReLs YôrSôs ØÝYÕm E¬ûULû[l
ùT\Ø¥VôUp úTôn®Ó¡u\]o.
Nô§, ¨\m, ùUô¯, C]m, NUVm, Bi, ùTi Gu\ úYßTô¥u±
Aû]jÕ U²RoLÞm NUUô]YoLs GuTúR U²R E¬ûU«u
A¥lTûPj RjÕYUôÏm. EiQ EQÜ, CÚdL CPm, Lp® ùTßRp,
úTôu\ûY U²R E¬ûUL[ôLd LÚRlTÓ¡u\]. CûY UhÓUu±
NhP E¬ûULs, RôoÁL E¬ûULs Guß U²R E¬ûULû[
YûLlTÓjRXôm. U]Nôh£dÏ ®úWôRm CpXôUp U²R úSVj§u
A¥lTûP«p SPlTÕ, ùTt\ ÏZkûRLû[l úT¦d LôlTÕ, YVÕ
اokR ùTtú\ôûWd LôlTÕ úTôu\ûY RôoÁL E¬ûULs BÏm.

Yôr®Vp E¬ûULs, AW£Vp E¬ûULs Guß NhP E¬ûULs

CWiÓ YûLlTÓm. ÑRk§WUôL YôÝm E¬ûU, úYûX, Lp®, úTfÑ,
GÝjÕ, ùNôjÕ, NUVm, CpX\m úTôu\ûY Yôr®Vp E¬ûULs
BÏm. úRoR­p YôdL°jRp, úTôh¥«ÓRp, AWNôeLj§p
T¦×¬Rp, AWNôeLj§u Ïû\Lû[f Ñh¥d LôhÓRp úTôu\ûY
AW£Vp E¬ûULs BÏm.

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 U²R E¬ûULs Tt± A±VôR TôUW UdL°Pm, T¥jRYoLs
®¯l×Qof£ûV HtTÓjR úYiÓm. Ck§V AW£VXûUl×
Ï¥UdL°u A¥lTûP E¬ûULû[ YÏjRôÛm AYtû\ ¨û\úYt\
JÚ áÓRp AûUl× úRûYlTÓ¡\Õ. U²R E¬ûUd LZLm Uô¨X
A[®Ûm, úR£V A[®Ûm, U²R E¬ûU Á\ûXj RÓlTRtLôL
ùNVpThÓ YÚ¡\Õ. EVoLp® T«Ûm UôQYoLs NêLj§u ÁÕ
AdLû\ ùLôiÓ; U²R E¬ûU, ARû]l TVuTÓjÕm ®Rm ϱjÕ
UdLÞdÏl ׬V ûYdL úYiÓm. AlúTôÕRôu U²R E¬ûU
Á\pLs HtTÓYûRj RÓdL Ø¥Ùm.

""_]SôVLm ªLúUôNUô] AWÑ, G²àm CûR ®P SpXÕ

SUdÏj ùR¬VôÕ. U²R E¬ûUûV U§lTúR RtúTôÕ
ØRuûUVô]Õ'' Guß Nof£p á±VûR ¨û]®p ùLôs[ úYiÓm,
U²R E¬ûULû[d LôdÏm ®Rj§p Aû]YÚm ùNVpTP
úYiÓm.

®]ôdLs :—

(i) U²R E¬ûU Gu\ôp Gu] ? ®[dÏL. [2]

(ii) GlúTôÕ "U²R E¬ûU Á\p' þ SPd¡\Õ ? LôWQeLû[ GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) U²R E¬ûU«u A¥lTûPj RjÕYm GuTÕ VôÕ ? U²R

E¬ûUL[ôLd LÚRlTÓTûY GûY ? [2]

(iv) NhP E¬ûULs GjRû] YûLlTÓm ? ®[dÏL. [2]

(v) U²R E¬ûU Á\pLû[ Sôm GqYôß RÓdL Ø¥Ùm ? [2]

Question 4

Choose the correct answer for the following according to the instructions given:–

®]ô®tϬV ®ûPûV AûPl×d ϱdÏs úLhÓs[T¥,

úRokùRÓjÕ GÝÕL :– [8]
(i) Br LP­]¥«p TV]m ùNnRÕ AfNjûR HoTÓj§VÕ.
(a) Bp LP­]¥«p TV]m ùNnRÕ AfNjûR HtTÓj§VÕ.

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 (b) Br LP­]¥«p TVQm ùNnRÕ AfNjûR HtTÓj§VÕ.

(c) Br LP­]¥«s TV]m ùNnRÕ AfNjûR HtTÓj§VÕ.

(d) Bs LP­]¥«p TVQm ùNnRÕ AfNjûR HtTÓj§VÕ.

[X,[, W,\, / S,Q,]) þ GÝjÕl ©ûZLs CpXôR Yôd¡VjûRj
úRoÜ ùNnL]
(ii) TÚY UûZ ùTnRÕ. UWm ®ÝkRÕ. ªuNôWm Õi¥dLlThPÕ.
(a) TÚY UûZ ùTnRúTôÕ UWeLs ®ÝkRRôp ªuNôWjûRj
Õi¥jR]o.
(b) TÚY UûZ ùTnRôp UWm ®ÝkÕ ªuNôWm
Õi¥dLlThPÕ.
(c) TÚY UûZ ùTnÕ UWm ®ÝkÕ ªuNôWm Õi¥dLlThPÕ.
(d) TÚY UûZ ùTnÕ, UWm ®ÝkRRôp ªuNôWm
Õi¥dLlThPÕ.
[N¬Vô] ùRôPo Yôd¡VjûRj úRoÜ ùNnL]

(iii) ‘‘BkûR LjÕm, ¡° áÜm’’ Guß Gu úRôZu á±]ôu.

(a) BkûR ùLôgÑm, ¡° LjÕm Guß Gu úRôZu á±]ôu.

(b) BkûR AXßm, ¡° ùLôgÑm Guß Gu úRôZu á±]ôu.

(c) BkûR AXßm, ¡° LjÕm Guß Gu úRôZu á±]ôu.

(d) BkûR LjÕm, ¡° úTÑm Guß Gu úRôZu á±]ôu.

[J­ UW×l ©ûZ CpXôR Yôd¡VjûRj úRoÜ ùNnL]

(iv) Time and Tide wait for none.

(a) ‘ØVt£ §Ú®û]VôdÏm.’
(b) ‘TÚYjúR T«o ùNn.’
(c) ‘EûZlúT EVoÜ RÚm.’
(d) ‘LôXØm úSWØm VôÚdLôLÜm Lôj§ÚdLôÕ.’
[Be¡Xl TZùUô¯dÏl ùTôÚjRUô] Rªrl TZùUô¯ûVj
úRoÜ ùNnL]
(v) T² UôRj§p UôoL¯ ùTô¯Ùm.
(a) UôoL¯ UôRj§p T² ùTô¯Ùm
(b) ùTô¯Ùm UôRj§p UôoL¯ T²

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 (c) T² ùTô¯Ùm UôRj§p UôoL¯
(d) ùTô¯Ùm T² UôoL¯ UôRj§p
[Øû\ Uô±V ùNôtL°u N¬Vô] Y¬ûNÙs[ Yôd¡VjûRj
úRoÜ ùNnL]
(vi) EXL ×Lr ùTt\ úUô]­^ô TPj§u YiQ ùN±Üm K®V
ùTô­Üm SmûU LYo¡u\].
(a) EXLl ×Lr ùTt\ úUô]­^ô TPj§u YiQf ùN±Üm
K®Vl ùTô­Üm SmûU LYo¡u\].
(b) EXLl ×Lr ùTt\ úUô]­^ô TPj§u YiQf ùN±Üm
K®V ùTô­Üm SmûUd LYo¡u\].
(c) EXLl ×Lr ùTt\ úUô]­^ô TPj§u YiQf ùN±Üm
K®Vl ùTô­Üm SmûUd LYo¡u\].
(d) EXL ×Lr ùTt\ úUô]­^ô TPj§u YiQf ùN±Üm
K®Vl ùTô­Üm SmûUd LYo¡u\].
[Nk§l ©ûZL[t\ Yôd¡VjûRj úRoÜ ùNnL]
(vii) A§LôûX«p TX®RUô] T\ûYLs T\kÕ YkRÕ.
(a) A§LôûX«p TX®RUô] T\ûY YkR].
(b) A§LôûX«p TX®RUô] T\ûYLs T\kÕ YkRôoLs.
(c) A§LôûX«p TX®RUô] T\ûYLs T\kÕ YkR].
(d) A§LôûX«p TX®RUô] T\ûYLs T\kÕ YkRôu.
[CXdLQl ©ûZ CpXôR Yôd¡VjûRj úRoÜ ùNnL]
(viii) AûUfNúW Aû]YûWÙúU EUdÏl T¦ ׬Vf ùNôp¡ú\u
Gu\ôo AWNo.
(a) “AûUfNúW! Aû]YûWÙúU EUdÏl T¦ ׬Vf
ùNôp¡ú\u’’ Gu\ôo AWNo.
(b) “AûUfNúW Aû]YûWÙúU EUdÏl T¦ ׬Vf
ùNôp¡ú\u, Gu\ôo AWNo”
(c) “AûUfNúW Aû]YûWÙúU EUdÏl T¦ ׬Vf
ùNôp¡ú\u. Gu\ôo AWNo.’’
(d) AûUfNúW! Aû]YûWÙúU EUdÏl T¦ ׬Vf
ùNôp¡ú\u. Gu\ôo AWNo.
[N¬Vô] ¨ßjRt ϱLs ChP Yôd¡VjûRj úRoÜ ùNnL ]

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 SECTION—B (40 Marks)

Questions from only two of the following textbooks are to be answered.

Attempt four questions from this section.
You must answer at least one question from each of the two books
you have studied and any two other questions from the same books that you have chosen.

N¬j§Wf NmTYeLs
B£¬Vo þ YôiÓUôUô
(Charitra Sambavangal)
(By - Vaandumama)

Question 5
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—

‘¡úWdL UôÅWu AùXd^ôkRo TôWRj§u ÁÕ TûPùVÓjÕ

Yk§ÚkRôu. YPúUtÏl Tϧ £ß £ß WôwVeL[ôLf £RßiÓ
¡PkRÕ. Ck§V AWNoLÞdÏsú[ JtßûU CpûX. ©[Ü, TXÅ]m
CWiÓm ¡úWdL Uu]u AùXd^ôkRÚdÏf NôRLUôL B«].’
- þ UôÓ úUnjR UôUu]u
– (Maadu Meitha Maamannan)
®]ôdLs :þ
(i) Nk§WÏlR¬u RôndÏ AYÚûPV NúLôRWo á±V úVôNû]
Gu] ? úUtùLôiÓ Rôn ùNnR ùNVp Gu] ? [2]
(ii) Nk§W ÏlR¬u RkûRûVl Tt± GÝÕL. ‘Nk§WÏlR ùUü¬Vo ’ þ
ùTVo ®[dLm RÚL. [2]
(iii) TôgNôX A§T§VôL CÚkR Nk§WÏlRo GqYôß ULR
NômWôwVjÕdÏ A§T§Vô]ôo ? [3]
(iv) Nk§WÏlR¬u ùTVo ùTôuù]ÝjÕL[ôp ùTô±dLlTPd
LôWQm Gu] ? AYWÕ Bh£d LôXm ϱjÕ GÝÕL. [3]

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Question 6
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—
‘AWNôeL EVo TR®L°p CkÕdLÞm CPm ùT\ Y¬ Yãp
NmTkRUô] ×jRLeLû[l TôWºL ùUô¯«p ùY°«hPôo. TôWºL
ùUô¯ûVl T«u\R]ôp CkÕdLs AWNôeLj§p EVo TR®Lû[l
ùTßYÕ ÑXTUô«tß.’
– Wô_ô úRôPoUp
– (Raja Thodarmal)

®]ôdLs :þ

(i) ‘Uu^lRôoLs’ þ ϱjÕ GÝÕL. [2]

(ii) AdTo úRôPoUpÛdÏ ‘Wô_ô’ Gu\ ®ÚûR A°jÕl

TôWôh¥VÕ GRtLôL ? ®Y¬. [2]

(iii) úRôPoUp GeÏ ©\kRôo ? AYo NôRôWQd ÏUôvRôYôL CÚkR

ùTôÝÕ ùNnRûY VôûY ? [3]

(iv) ‘Sôh¥u ùTôÚ[ôRôWjûR EVoj§V úRôPoUp, APô©¥ Y¬

Yã­jRYoLÞdÏ GU]ôLj §LrkRôo’ þ ®[dÏL. [3]

Question 7
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—

‘LlT­p ùLôiÓ YkÕ A¥ûUVôd¡VÕm, AÓjRÓjÕ §]m ¨LÝm

ùLôÓûUL°]ôÛm G¬UûXVô¡d Ïرd ùLôi¥ÚkR Uô\lT²u
EQof£Ls ùY¥jR]. SWm×Ls ØßdúL±VÕ. CÚ ûLLû[Ùm
Øx¥Vôd¡d ùLôiÓ Ï§jRôu.’
– UpXu Uô\lTu
– Mallan Maarapan

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 ®]ôdLs :þ
(i) Y¬ûNVôL ¨ßjRlThP ûL§L°Pm LlTp RûXYu á±V
ùNn§ Gu] ? [2]
(ii) AfÑRo ¡ÚxQúRYWôV¬u ShûTl ùT\ Ø¥VôUp ùNnV,
ùYeLiQô ùNnR ùNVp Gu] ? [2]
(iii) ‘‘AlTô E«úWôÓ CÚd¡\ôWô ?’’ Guß TPTPjÕl úTô] Xzª
úR®dÏ Uô\lTu á±V T§p Gu] ? Xzª úR® úUtùLôiÓ
ùNnR ùNVp Gu] ? [3]
(iv) ûL§VôL Õû\ØLj§tÏ YkR Uô\lTu Ae¡ÚkÕ Rl©f
ùNu\®Rm ϱjÕ GÝÕL. [3]

CWô_Wô_ úNôZu
N¬j§W SôPLm
B£¬Vo þ AÚ. WôUSôRu
(Rajaraja Cholan)
(Historical Drama)
(By - R. Ramanathan)

Question 8
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—
‘LôûX C[m TÚ§ Lôt±p TX §ûNL°p CÚkÕm “CWô_Wô_
úNôZf NdLWYoj§Ls YôrL! ùYt± ®_Vo YôrL! Rªrl
ùTÚUu]o YôrL!” Guàm YôrjùRô­Ls YÚ¡u\].’

®]ôdLs :þ
(i) RgûN AWiUû]«u úUuUôPj RªZuû]«u £ûX
YÚQû] Tt± GÝÕL. [2]

(ii) CWô_Wô_u ‘AZ¡d Ï[Øm’, AZ¡j úRôhPØm EÚYôd¡VRu

LôWQjûR GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) Rªr ùUô¯dÏ CWô_Wô_u A°jR “GÝjÕf ºo§ÚjRm” ϱjÕ

GÝÕL. [3]
(iv) ÏkRqûYVôo Ru BûNVôL CWô_Wô_²Pm á±VûY VôûY ? [3]

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Question 9

Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that

follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—
‘‘BUôm ÏkR®! ©gÑYV§p ©sû[l ©WôVj§úX Sôh¥Vj§p

E]dÏ BûN EiPôd¡, E]dÏ BPXô£¬V]ôL CÚkRYu. Eu

UXodLô­p UÕWUô] LûX CÚd¡\Õ Guß LiP ULôÏÚ!’’
®]ôdLs :þ

(i) ‘‘AqYô\ô]ôp Sôu BPj RϧVt\Y[ô ?’’ Guß úLhPYo

Vôo ? ARtLô] ®ûPûV GÝÕL. [2]

(ii) JúW Lp­p êuß ÏÚ®Lû[ ÅrjÕm Rk§WUôLl TôXúRYo

ϱl©hPûR GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) RmØûPV Rªrd ùLô¥ EVWl T\dL Ø¥VôÕ þ Guß CWô_Wô_o

Vô¬Pm, Hu, á±]ôo ? [3]

(iv) ‘‘CWôú_k§Wu ‘ULôÅWu’ Guß úLs®l Th¥Úd¡ú\u” Guß

Õ\® á±VRu LôWQm Gu] ? ARtÏ ®UXô§jR²u T§p

VôÕ ? [3]

Question 10
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—
“ÏkR®! ¿, á±VÕ UôùTÚm RYß. CWô_Wô_ úNôZf
NdLWYoj§«u ULs Ko A¥ûUûV ®ÚmTUôhPôs! Guß á±
CÚdLd áPôÕ. UôÅWu CWôú_k§W²u ReûL Ko A¥ûUûV
UQdL UôhPôs, Guß ùNôp­ CÚdL úYiÓm....”

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 ®]ôdLs :þ

(i) “E¬ûUûVl Tt± úTÑYRtÏ Yôn EiÓ” Guß á±V

ÏkR®dÏ AWNo á±VÕ Gu] ? [2]

(ii) “Sôm SUdLôLúY UQm ׬V ®Úm×úYôm”, Guß ®UXô§jRu

á±V]Ytû\j ùRôÏjÕ GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) ÏkR®, Ru AiQ²u Yô°u U¡ûUL[ôLd á±]Ytû\j

ùRôÏjÕ GÝÕL. [3]

(iv) “Lô®¬ Y[Sôh¥u ÁÕ LeûL ùYs[m TônYÕ ¨fNVm” Guß

TôXúRYo á±V ùTôÝÕ, CWôú_k§Wu ùNnR NTRm VôÕ ? [3]

ÅWTôi¥V LhPùTômUu
B£¬Vo þ úL. ËYTôW§
(Veerpandiya Kattabomman)

(By - K. Jeeva Bharathi)

Question 11

Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that

follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—
‘JÚ UôÅW²u YWXôtû\j ùR¬kRYoLs CkR CPjûRd LPkÕ
ùNpÛ¡u\ úTôÕ JÚ £u]g£ß LpûX GÓjÕ AkR CPj§p
úTôhÓf ùNp¡u\]o. AlT¥l úTôPlThP LtLs Ï®kÕ UûXd
Ïu\ôLd Lôh£ A°d¡\Õ.’

®]ôdLs :þ

(i) TôgNôXeϱf£ Ui¦u £\l©û] ®[dÏL. [2]

(ii) B§ LhPùUômØ GkR CPj§p GqYôß úLôhûPûVd
Lh¥]ôu ? ÑÚdLUôL ®ûP RÚL. [2]

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 (iii) ùYsû[Vj úRYu, ÑkRW­eLm þ CYoLû[d LhPùTômUu Rm
TûP«p CûQjÕd ùLôiPûRl Tt± ®Y¬jÕ GÝÕL. [3]
(iv) ØLUÕ A­, Ï¥UdL°Pm Y¬ Yã­dÏm ùTôßlûT
©¬h¥xLôW¬Pm JlTûPjRÕ Hu ? Be¡úXVo CkR UiûQ
GqYôß A¥ûUlTÓj§]o ? [3]

Question 12
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—

‘......B]ôp Li¦ûUdÏm
úSWj§p G§¬Lû[j RôdÏYÕm;
G§¬Ls RôdLj ùRôPeÏm úTôÕ úLôhûPdÏs TÕe¡d ùLôsYÕm,
G] JÚ ‘ùLô¬pXôl úTôûWúV’ ®ÓRûX ÅWoLs SPj§d Lôh¥]o.
Cߧ«p.....’

®]ôdLs :þ
(i) GhPlTàdÏ ER® ùNnYRtLôLÜm, LhP ùTômUû]j
ReLû[f Nk§dLf ùNnVÜm Be¡úXVo ùNnRÕ Gu] ? [2]
(ii) R[T§ UôdvùYp Tt± SôuÏ Y¬Ls GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) TôgNôXe ϱf£«u UdLs TWYNm AûPVd LôWQm Gu] ? [3]

(iv) Tô]oúUu A§of£ AûPkRRtLô] LôWQeLs VôûY ? [3]

Question 13

Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that
follow :—
©u YÚm TϧûVl T¥jÕQokÕ, ARu ¸r YÚm SôuÏ
®]ôdLÞdÏm ®ûP GÝÕL :—

‘ÅWTôi¥VLhPùTômUàdÏf ÑkRW­eLj§u CZl×, DÓ

ùNnV Ø¥VôRÕ’ AR]ôpRôu ÅWTôi¥V LhPùTômUàdÏ
ClúTôÕ ùYt± ¡ûPjR úTôÕm AYWôp B]kRlTP Ø¥VôUp
ÑkRW­eLj§tLôL AYo ®¯Ls Li½o £k§]!’

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 ®]ôdLs :þ
(i) TôgNôXe ϱf£d úLôhûPûVd ûLlTt±V Be¡X
A§Lô¬Ls, BfN¬VlTPd LôWQm Gu] ? [2]

(ii) ®_VWÏSôRj ùRôiûPUôu Tt± EUdÏj ùR¬kR ùNn§Lû[

GÝÕL. [2]

(iii) Tô]oúU²u Ït\fNôhÓLÞdÏ ÅWTôi¥V LhPùTômU²u

LmÀW ØZdLm VôÕ ? [3]

(iv) ‘ÅWTôi¥V LhPùTômU²u Yôr®²úX þ 1799 Bm BiÓ’

ϱl× YûWL. [3]

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