UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
3206/02
TAMIL
Paper 2 Translation and Reading Comprehension
May/June 2006
1 hour 30 minutes
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Section A – Translation
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Translate into English.
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Translate into Tamil.
The young man began the day in a hurry and in a bad mood. He knew he was going to have to
rush to get his assignment handed in on time today. He had worked halfway through the night to
get it finished. He had gone to bed thinking it was in his notebook inside his bag, but the next
morning it was not there. He spent a frantic hour looking for it but still could not find it.
“Have you checked inside your notebooks and in your college bag?” his mother asked.
“Of course I have!” he replied angrily.
“Well, I will just check them anyway,” she said, disappearing out of the room.
“That won’t do any good,” he replied, now pulling the contents of his cupboard onto the floor. He
stamped his foot in annoyance and yelled as he stepped on a stapler. His mother walked back into
the room.
“I’ve looked absolutely everywhere,” he mumbled.
“Not quite everywhere,” she replied quietly, waving the assignment in her hand “This was in the
side pocket of your bag.”
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Section B – Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and then answer in Tamil the questions that follow.
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Now answer the following questions in Tamil using your own words as much as possible.
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