Translation into Tamil — AS & A Level Tamil (9689) questions by topic
Rendering an English passage about gift-giving customs, the internet's impact, sharing prized possessions on television, or what to give someone with everything into Tamil defines this page's 5 questions, drawn from 2023 and 2024 papers at a consistent 40 marks. Express is the sole command word, testing sustained accuracy across a full passage rather than a single sentence.
Submit your translation for instant marking to check tense control and register throughout, since a formal English original calls for formal Tamil rather than colloquial phrasing.
What examiners look for
- Examiners repeatedly note confusion between letters such as ல/ழ/ள, ந/ன/ண, ர/ற and த்/ட், alongside short versus long vowel errors.
- A recurring criticism is candidates using colloquial language unsuited to formal written translation.
- Strong answers, according to the reports, broke longer sentences into two separate sentences and still produced largely correct and meaningful translations.
May–June 2024, Paper 52
Translate the following passage into Tamil (அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள பத்தியை தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க்கவும்): "In most cultures in the world, it is the custom to give presents to…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 52
Translate the following passage into Tamil (அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள பத்தியை தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க்கவும்): "It is hard to believe that there was once a time without the…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 52
Translate the following passage into Tamil (அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள பத்தியை தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க்கவும்): "If you had an unlimited amount of money, what would you give to a…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 51
Translate the following passage into Tamil (அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள பத்தியை தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க்கவும்): "There is a popular programme currently being shown on television,…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 52
Translate the following passage into Tamil (அடுத்த பக்கத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள பத்தியை தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க்கவும்): "When people say that time flies, they often mean that they have been…
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