ICSE Class 10 Question Paper 2026 Tamil

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Question Paper 2026

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TAMIL
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Maximum Marks : 80

Time Allowed : Three Hours

1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.

3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.

4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

5. This paper comprises two Sections, Section A and Section B.

6. Attempt all the questions from Section A.

7. 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
you have compulsorily chosen.

8. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Instruction for the Supervising Examiner

Kindly read aloud the Instructions given above to all the candidates present in the
Examination Hall.

This Paper consists of 12 printed pages.
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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]
¤ßÁ¸® uø»¨¦PÎÀ H÷uÝ® JßÖ SÔzx 250 ÁõºzøuPÐUS ªPõ©À
Pmkøµ ÁøµP : –
(i) "B÷µõUQ¯zvß AizuÍ® ÂøͯõmkPÒ' & GßÓ uø»¨ø£ ÂÍUQ
J¸ Pmkøµ GÊxP.
(ii) ©µ® |ku¼ß •UQ¯zxÁzøu ÂÍUQ²® |õ® Aøu GÆÁõÖ
|øh•øÓ¨£kzu •i²® Gߣx SÔzx® J¸ Pmkøµ GÊxP.
(iii) _ØÖ¨¦Óz y´ø©US¨ ö£›x® ö£õÖ¨÷£ØP ÷Ási¯ÁºPÒ
uÛ©Ûu÷©! Aµ\õ[P÷©! & GßÓ uø»¨¤À Eøµ¯õhÀ Aø©UPÄ®.
(iv) "•¯Ø] v¸ÂøÚ¯õUS®' & CUP¸zøu, ø©¯©õPU öPõsk ]ÖPøu
GÊxP.
(v) R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ £hzøu¨ £õºzx EÚUSz ÷uõßÖ®
Gsn[PøͲ®, £h® SÔ¨¤k® ö\´vPøͲ® Cønzx Pmkøµ
GÊxP.

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

¤ßÁ¸® uø»¨¦PÎÀ H÷uÝ® JßÖ SÔzx 120 ÁõºzøuPÐUS ªPõ©À Piu®
GÊxP : –
(i) ÷Põøh Âk•øÓø¯¨ £¯ÝÒÍ •øÓ°À } ö\»Âmhøu²®,
¦v¯uõPU PØÖUöPõsh £À÷ÁÖ vÓß £°Ø]PøͲ® (Skill development)
ÂÍUQ Eß ©õ©õÄUS J¸ Piu® GÊxP.
(AÀ»x)
(ii) } ÁõÊ® £Sv°À ¦v¯uõP J¸ ¡»P® Aø©zxz uµ ÷Ási, ©õÁmh
Bm]z uø»Á¸US J¸ Piu® GÊxP.

Question 3
Read the passage given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –

¤ßÁ¸® Eøµ|øh¨ £Svø¯¨ £izxnº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® I¢x
ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh u¸P : –
PÀ¼¾® E÷»õPzv¾® P¸ÂPÒ ö\´u ©Ûuß AÁØÔÀ
]Ø£ö©ßÝ® ~sPø»ø¯ ÁiUPz öuõh[QÚõß. ©Ûu |õP›P
Áͺa]°ß öuõhUP©õP CøuU öPõÒÍ»õ®. E°µØÓ PÀ¼¾®
E÷»õPzv¾® uªÇº ©Ú EnºÄPøͲ® {PÌÄPøͲ® ö\xUQ
øÁzu ]Ø£[PÒ CßÖ® Áµ»õØÔß Áõ°ÀPÍõP ÂÍ[SQßÓÚ.
uªÇº AÇQ¯¼ß öÁΨ£õkuõß |õ® Põq® ]Ø£[PÒ. uªÌa
]ؤPÒ PÀ¼À Áizu PÂøuP÷Í ]Ø£[PÒ. PÀ, E÷»õP®, ö\[PÀ,
©µ® •u¼¯ÁØøÓU öPõsk Psøn²® P¸zøu²® PÁ¸® ÁøP°À
E¸Á[PÒ Aø©US® Pø»÷¯ ]Ø£UPø» GÚ»õ®.
]Ø£[PøÍ AÁØÔß E¸Á Aø©¨¦ Ai¨£øh°À •Ê
E¸Áa]Ø£[PÒ ¦øh¨¦a]Ø£[PÒ GÚ CµshõP¨ ¤›UP»õ®.
E¸Ázvß •ß £Sv²® ¤ß £Sv²® öuÎÁõPz öu›²® ÁøP°À
•Ê E¸Ázxhß Aø©¢u ]Ø£[PøÍ •Ê E¸Áa ]Ø£[PÒ GßÖ
TÓ»õ®. AÆÁõÓßÔ •ß £Sv ©mk® öu›²®£i Aø©UP¨£mh
]Ø£[Pøͨ ¦øh¨¦a ]Ø£[PÒ GÚ»õ®. CzuS ]Ø£[PøÍ
Aµs©øÚPÒ, ÷PõÂÀPÒ ÷£õßÓ Ch[PÎÀ Põn»õ®. SÔ¨£õPU

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÷PõÂ¼ß uøµ¨£Sv, ÷Põ¦µ®, ysPÒ, ~øÇÁõ°ÀPÒ, _ÁºPÎß
öÁΨ¦Ó[PÒ GÚ GÀ»õ Ch[Pξ® ¦øh¨¦a ]Ø£[Pøͨ £õºUP
•iQÓx.
öu´Á E¸Á[PÒ, C¯ØøP E¸Á[PÒ, PØ£øÚ E¸Á[PÒ,
•ÊÁiÁ E¸Á[PÒ GÚ |õßS {ø»PÎÀ E÷»õPzvÚõ¾®
PÀ¼Úõ¾® ]Ø£[PÒ Aø©UP¨£kQßÓÚ. ]Ø£ C»UPn ©µø£¨
¤ß£ØÔU Pø»|¯zxhÝ® ªS¢u ÷uºa]²hÝ® ]ؤPÒ ]Ø£[PøÍ
ÁiÁø©UQßÓÚº. AuÚõÀ, AÁºPøÍU ""PØPÂbºPÒ'' GßÖ
]Ó¨¤UQßÓÚº.
£À»Áº Põ»a ]Ø£UPø»US ©õ©À»¦µa ]Ø£[PÒ ªPa ]Ó¢u
\õßÖPÍõS®. PhØPøµ°À Põn¨£mh ö£¸® £õøÓPøÍa ö\xUQ¨
£Ø£» E¸Á[PÒ Aø©UP¨£mkÒÍÚ. A[S E¸ÁõUP¨£mh
£g\£õshÁº Cµu[PÎÀ AÇQ¯ ]Ø£[PÒ Põn¨£kQßÓÚ.
£ÓøÁPÒ, »[SPÒ BQ¯ÁØÔß £À÷ÁÖ E¸Áa]Ø£[PЮ
£À»ÁºPÎß ]Ø£UPø»¨ ö£¸ø©ø¯ E»SUS EnºzxQßÓÚ.
÷\õǺ Põ»zvÀ PØ]Ø£[PÒ Aø©US® Pø» ÂøµÁõP Áͺa]
ö£ØÓx. •u»õ® Cµõ\µõ\ß Pmi¯ ugø\¨ ö£›¯ ÷PõÂÀ, •u»õ®
Cµõ÷\¢vµ ÷\õÇß Gʨ¤¯ P[øP öPõsh ÷\õǦµ®, Cµshõ®
Cµõ\µõ\ß Gʨ¤¯ uõµõa_µ® IµõÁw_Áµº ÷PõÂÀ, ‰ßÓõ®
S÷»õzx[Pa ÷\õÇß Aø©zu v›¦ÁÚ Ã÷µa_µ® ÷PõÂÀ ÷£õßÓøÁ
÷\õǺ Põ»a ]Ø£UPø»°ß P¸Å»[PÍõPz vPÌQßÓÚ. ÷\õǺ
Põ»zvÀ PhÄÎß E¸Á[PЮ ©Ûu E¸Á[PЮ ªS¢u
Pø»~m£z÷uõk ÁiÁø©UP¨£mhÚ. ÷\õǺ Põ»® ö\¨¦z
v¸÷©ÛPÎß "ö£õØPõ»®' GßÖ AøÇUP¨£k® AÍÂØS AøÁ
AÇSÓ Aø©¢xÒÍÚ.
uªÇPzvÀ Pmh¨£k® ÷PõÂÀPÎÀ CßÖ® _øua]Ø£[PЮ
PØ]Ø£[PЮ Aø©UP¨£mk Á¸QßÓÚ. ö\[PÀ, ø£g_øu, PØPÒ
BQ¯ÁØøÓU öPõsk Pø»|¯ªUP ]Ø£[PÒ E¸ÁõUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
öÁsP»® •u»õÚ E÷»õP[PÍõ¾® ö\¯ØøP CøÇPÍõ¾® PhÄÒ
E¸Á[PЮ ©Ûu E¸Á[PЮ E¸ÁõUP¨£kQßÓÚ.
CßøÓ¯ ]Ø£UPø» ÷PõÂÀPøÍU Ph¢x® £»xøÓPÎÀ uß
Chzøu {øÓÄ ö\´QÓx. ö£¸® Aµ[SPÎÀ Põm]UTh[PÎÀ
Áµ÷ÁØ£øÓPÎÀ Põn¨£kQßÓ Pø»|¯® ªUP ]Ø£[PÒ
{øÚĨö£õ¸mPÒ, £›_¨ ö£õ¸mPÒ, öÁÎ|õkPÐUS
HØÖ©v¯õS® ÷|ºzvªS ]Ø£[PÒ •u»õÚøÁ uªÇº ]Ø£UPø»°ß

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÷©ßø©ø¯ E»SUS¨ £øÓ\õØÖQßÓx. ]Ø£[PÒ GߣÚ
öu´Á[PÍõP¨ ÷£õØÔ Án[SÁuØS® HøÚ¯ E¸Á[PÍõPU Psk
PΨ£uØS® ©mk©À»! AøÁ Áµ»õØÖ¨ £vÄPÍõS®; ©Ûu AÔÄ
Áͺa]°ß •vºa]¯õS®. AzuS ]Ó¨¦ªUP ]Ø£U Pø»ø¯¨ ÷£õØÔ¨
£õxPõ¨£x |©x Phø©¯õS®.
(i) ]Ø£UPø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? [2]

(ii) •Ê E¸Áa ]Ø£[PøͲ® ¦øh¨¦a ]Ø£[PøͲ® G¢u G¢u [2]
Ch[PÎÀ GÀ»õ® £õºUP •i²® ?
(iii) PØPÂbºPÒ GßÖ ]Ó¨¤UP¨£k£ÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ? [2]

(iv) ÷\õǺ Põ»a ]Ø£UPø»°ß P¸Å»[PÍõPz vPÌ¢uøÁ GøÁ ? ÷\õǺ [2]
Põ»zvß ö£õØPõ»©õP Aø©¢uøÁ GøÁ ?
(v) ]Ø£UPø»°ß CßøÓ¯ {ø» SÔzx® |©x Phø© SÔzx® GÊxP. [2]
Question 4
Choose the correct answer for the following questions according to the instructions given : –
ÂÚõÂØS E›¯ Âøhø¯ Aøh¨¦U SÔUSÒ ÷Pmh£i, ÷uº¢öukzx
EÒÂÚõ Gsqhß •Êø©¯õP GÊxP —–
(i) "G¢øu²® uõ²® ©QÌ¢x S»õ C¸¢ux® C¢|õ÷h.'
(a) Gß u¢øu
(b) Gß SÇ¢øu
(c) Gß uõ´
(d) Gß ©PÒ
[G¢øu GßÓ uizua ö\õÀ¼ß ö£õ¸øÍz ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]

(ii) Look before you leap.
(a) BÇ® öu›¯õ©À Põø» Âhõ÷u.
(b) AÍÄUS «ÔÚõÀ Aªºu•® |g\õS®.
(c) APzvß AÇS •PzvÀ öu›²®.
(d) £uÔ¯ Põ›¯® ]uÔ¨ ÷£õS®.
[B[Q»¨ £Çö©õÈUS¨ ö£õ¸zu©õÚ uªÌ¨ £Çö©õÈø¯z ÷uºÄ [1]
ö\´P]

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(iii) uªÇº ÁõÌ¢uÚº C¯ØøP÷¯õk Cø¯¢u ÁõÌÄ.
(a) uªÇº C¯ØøP÷¯õk Cø¯¢u ÁõÌÄ ÁõÌ¢uÚº.
(b) C¯ØøP÷¯õk ÁõÌ¢uÚº uªÇº Cø¯¢u ÁõÌÄ.
(c) uªÇº Cø¯¢u ÁõÌÄ C¯ØøP÷¯õk ÁõÌ¢uÚº.
(d) C¯ØøP÷¯õk uªÇº ÁõÌ¢uÚº Cø¯¢u ÁõÌÄ.
[•øÓ ©õÔ²ÒÍ ö\õØPÎß \›¯õÚ Á›ø\²ÒÍ ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uºÄ [1]
ö\´P]
(iv) {Ò PÁ{ ¦Ó¨£k.
(a) {Ì PÁo ¦Ó¨£k
(b) {À PÁÛ ¦Ó¨£k
(c) {Ì PÁ{ ¦Ó¨£k
(d) {Ò PÁo ¦Ó¨£k
[GÊzx¨ ¤øÇPÒ CÀ»õu ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]

(v) vøµ, vøÓ
(a) Aø», P¨£®
(b) Aø», vøµa^ø»
(c) Aø», _ØÖuÀ
(d) xo, P¨£®
[J¼ ÷ÁÖ£õmka ö\õØPÎß \›¯õÚ Âøhø¯z ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]
(vi) A¯µõx EøÇzx ÁõÌÂÀ E¯º÷Áõ®.
(a) A¯µõx EøǨ£uõÀ ÁõÌÂÀ E¯ºQß÷Óõ®.
(b) A¯µõx EøÇzuõÀ ÁõÌÂÀ E¯º÷Áõ®.
(c) A¯µõx EøÇzuõÀ ÁõÌÂÀ E¯º¢÷uõ®.
(d) A¯µõx EøÇUQßÓuõ» ÁõÌÂÀ E¯ºQß÷Óõ®.
[GvºPõ» ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]
(vii) ö\´vPøÍ vµmkÁuØS GßÖ ]» Ch[PøÍ SÔ¨¤kÁº.
(a) ö\´vPøÍ vµmkÁuØS GßÖ ]» Ch[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kÁº.
(b) ö\´vPøÍz vµmkÁuØS GßÖ ]» Ch[PøÍ SÔ¨¤kÁº.
(c) ö\´vPøÍz vµmkÁuØS GßÖ ]» Ch[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kÁº.
(d) ö\´vPøÍz vµmkÁuØS GßÖa ]» Ch[PøÍU SÔ¨¤kÁº.
[\›¯õÚ ÁÀ¼Ú ö©´PÎmh ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]

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(viii) CÍ[PßÖ £]¯õÀ ÁõiUöPõsi¸¢uÚ.
(a) CÍ[PßÖ £]¯õÀ ÁõiUöPõsi¸¢ux.
(b) CÍ[PßÖ £]¯õÀ ÁõiUöPõsi¸¢uõºPÒ.
(c) CÍ[PßÖ £]¯õÀ ÁõiUöPõsi¸¢uõß.
(d) CÍ[PßÖ £]¯õÀ ÁõiUöPõsi¸¢uõºPÒ.
[C»UPn¨¤øÇ CÀ»õu ÁõUQ¯zøuz ÷uºÄ ö\´P] [1]

SECTION - B (40 Marks)
Questions from only two 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.
\›zvµa \®£Á[PÒ
B]›¯º & Áõsk©õ©õ
(Charitra Sambavangal)
(By - Vaandumama)
Question 5
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
J¸ ©ßÚß, CÍø©°À A|õøu¯õP, Bu›¨£õ›ßÔ¨ £]²® £miÛ²©õPa
ö\õÀ» •i¯õu Pèh[PøÍ AÝ£Âzuõº. uõ°ß Á°ØÔ¼¸US®÷£õ÷u,
u¢øuø¯ CÇ¢u xº¨£õUQ¯\õ¼. AÁº u¢øu G¨£i¨£mhÁº ? ¦zu £PÁõÛß
\õUQ¯ Áª\zx ñzv›¯ºPÎß J¸ QøÍ°À Á¢uÁº.
& ©õk ÷©´zu ©õ©ßÚß
- Maadu Meittha Maamannan
(i) \¢vµS¨u›ß ÷uõǺPЮ AÔ¯õu£i Avºèh ÷uÁøu°ß •iÄ [2]
GÆÁõÖ C¸¢ux Gߣøu ÂÍUQ GÊxP.
(ii) ]ÖÁß \¢vµS¨uÝUSU PÀÂø¯U PؤzuÁº ¯õº ? GÆÁõÖ ? [2]
(iii) \¢vµS¨u¸®, ÂèqS¨u¸® ÷©ØöPõsh _ØÖ¨£¯nzvÚõÀ £õµu® [3]
Aøh¢u |ßø©PøÍ ÂÁ›.
(iv) \õnUQ¯ u¢vµ® Gx ? Aøua \¢vµS¨uº ö\¯À£kzv¯uØS H÷uÝ® [3]
Cµsk \õßÖPÒ u¸P.

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Question 6
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
AU£›ß AøÁø¯ A»[P›zu, Jߣx µzvÚ[PÒ GßÖ ¦PǨ£mh
J¨£ØÓ AÔÁõÎPÐÒ J¸Áº C¢uz ÷uõhº©À. CÁº µõá Sk®£zvÀ
¤Ó¢uÁµÀ»º. \õuõµnU Sk®£zvÀ ¤Ó¢u Kº C¢v¯U Si©Pßuõß.
Ezuµ¨ ¤µ÷u\zvÀ EÒÍ ^uõ¦º ©õÁmhzøua ÷\º¢u »íº¦º GßÓ
Qµõ©zvÀ ¤Ó¢uÁº ÷uõhº©À.
& µõáõ ÷uõhº©À
& Raja Thodarmal
(i) P÷µõiPÒ GßÖ AøÇUP¨£mhÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ? ÷uõhº©À AÁºPøÍa [2]
]øÓ°À AøhUPU Põµn® GßÚ ?
(ii) ÷uõhº©À, C¢xUPЮ £õµ^P ö©õÈø¯U PØÖUöPõÒÍ ÷Ásk® GßÓ [2]
|õmh® öPõÒÍU Põµn® GßÚ ?
(iii) AU£›ß £øh£»zøu AvP›UP, ÷uõhº©À ÷©ØöPõsh ö\¯¼øÚ [3]
ÂÁ›.
(iv) "÷uõhº©À¼ß CÖvU Põ»® öPõkø©¯õÚx' & Hß ? ÂÁ›. [3]

Question 7
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
""v®©µõ¯Ûß |m¦ QøhzuvÀ, ©õÓ¨£ÝUS ©mhØÓ ©QÌa].
£ÇUPªÀ»õu F›À ¯õº EuÂø¯ |õkÁx, G¨£i ©Põµõ¯øµa
\¢v¨£x GßÖ PÁø»¨£mhÁÝUS, v®©µõ¯Ûß |m¦ Qøhzux®
{®©v¨£mhõß''
& ©À»ß ©õÓ¨£ß
- Mallan Maarappan
(i) ©õÓ¨£ß G¢u |õmøha ÷\º¢uÁß ? AÁÚx Sn|»ßPøÍ ÂÍUSP. [2]
(ii) D\ÀPøͨ ÷£õ» C¢v¯õøÁ ÷|õUQ P¨£ÀPÎÀ Á¢x S¢uÁºPÒ [2]
¯õÁº ? |®ø© GÆÁõÖ BÍzöuõh[QÚº ?

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(iii) Q¸èn÷uÁµõ¯›ß vÚ\› |hÁiUøPPøÍ ÂÍUQ GÊxP. [3]

(iv) »ôª, ©õÓ¨£ß C¸Á¸® |õhõЮ Bø\ CÀ»õu u[PÒ [3]
Gsn[PøÍ, ©ßÚº Q¸èn ÷uÁµõ¯›h® GÆÁõÖ TÔÚº ?

Cµõáµõá ÷\õÇß
\›zvµ |õhP®
B]›¯º & A¸. Cµõ©|õuß
(Rajaraja Cholan)
(Historical Drama)
(By - R. Ramanathan)

Question 8

Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–

÷£›øPPÒ •Ç[SQßÓÚ. öPõ®¦PÒ J¼UQßÓÚ. ""Cµõáµõá÷\õÇ ªzvµ
\¢vµS»¨ ¤µPõ\ ÷Á[Q ÷Á¢uº \UvÁº©º ÁõÌP'' GßÝ® ÁõÌzöuõ¼PÒ
öuõh[SQßÓÚ. \UvÁº©›ß uø»°À Cµõáµõáß QŸhzøua `k®÷£õx,
""\ØÖ¨ ö£õÖ[PÒ'' GÚU TÂUöPõs÷h ©»õvzuß Ki Á¸QÓõß.

(i) ÷uÁõµ® £õi¯ ‰ßÖ |õ¯ß©õºPÒ ¯õÁº ? AÁºPøÍ GÆÁõÖ [2]
ÁµÁøǨ£uõP CµõáµõẠTÔÚõº ?

(ii) ÁoPºPÒ Ah[Q¯ yxUSÊ G¢u |õmkUS¨ ¦Ó¨£mhx ? yxUSÊz [2]
uø»Á›h® Cµõáµõáß TÔ¯ ö\´vø¯a _¸UQ GÊxP.

(iii) CµõáµõẠ"áÚ|õuß' £mh® ö£ØÓx GÆÁõÖ ? ÷uºuÀ SÔzx® Á› [3]
SÔzx® AÁº TÔ¯ ö\´vPøÍ GÊxP.

(iv) Cµõ÷áaÁµ B»¯zvÀ |ºzuÚ ©sh£zvß CµÄ ÷|µU Põm]ø¯²® [3]
A[S ÃØÔ¸¢÷uõº SÔzx® GÊxP.

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Question 9
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
""C¢u ©»õvzuß "Aiø©' GßÓ •zvøµ²hß GÁÝUS® vøµ
ö\¾zxÁõß GßÖ E® PÚ¾® Gsnõwº. uß ©v¨¤ØS® uß |õmiß
_¯{ºn¯ E›ø©US® •ß uß E°øµ²® x¸®£õP ©v¨£Áßuõß C¢u
©»õvzuß''
(i) ]øÓ¯õ¸® ©hUQÎ÷¯!... GßÝ® ÷uÁõµ¨ £õhø» GÊxP. [2]

(ii) ©»õvzuÝhß ÷£õº ¦›ÁuØS Cµõ÷á¢vµøÚa \®©vUPa ö\´¯, [2]
CµõáµõẠõ©õ÷u°h® ÷Ási¯x GßÚ ?
(iii) Cµõáµõáß Á› ÷Pmh ÷ÁøÍ°À |h¢u ÂÁõuzvÀ Cµõáµõá›ß [3]
ÂÚõUPøͲ® AuØS ©»õvzuß AÎzu £vø»²® GÊxP.

(iv) Án[Põ•i ©»õvzuß Cµõ÷á¢vµÛh® \µnøh¢u Põµnzøua [3]
_¸UQ GÊxP.
Question 10
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
E›ø©ø¯ ÷Á[Ph® CÇUP»õ®! EÓøÁ C©¯® EuÓ»õ® uªÇº Áõo£®
Ph¾US A¨£õÀ C¸¢x® Eøuzxz uÒͨ£h»õ®. BÚõÀ, G[öPÀ»õ® G[PÒ
öPõÒøPPÒ EuÓ¨£kQßÓÚ÷Áõ A[öPÀ»õ® ÷\õǨ ÷£µµ_ vUÂᯮ
¦Ó¨£k®.
(i) ""]øÓUSa ö\À¾® S¢uÂø¯ CÍÁµ\º GßÓ •øÓ°À }[PÒ ukUP [2]
÷Áshõ©õ'' & ÂÚ¯x ¯õº ? S¢uÂø¯z ukzuõÀ HØ£k® {ø»ø©
SÔzx µõ÷á¢vµß TÔ¯ÁØøÓ GÊxP.
(ii) Cµõáµõá ÷\õÇÛß v¸a\u¯z v¸ÂÇõ £ØÔ¯ £øÓUöPõm÷hõk Ti¯ [2]
AÔ¨¦ ¯õx ?

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(iii) \v Kø»PøÍ GÊv¯ÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ? AÆ÷Áõø»PÎÀ Ch® [3]
ö£ØÔ¸¢u µP]¯[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(iv) Gß PÚÄPøÍ {º‰»©õUS® CÁøÚ Hß Â¸®¤Úõ´ ? CUTØÔÀ [3]
Ch®ö£Ö® CÁß GߣÁß ¯õº ? u¢øu°ß CU÷PÒÂUS ©PÒ TÔ¯
£v¾øµ°øÚ GÊxP.

õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©ß
B]›¯º & ÷P. ãÁ£õµv
(Veerapandiya Kattabomman)
(By - K. Jeeva Bharathi)
Question 11
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
E°øµ Âh ©õÚzøu¨ ö£›öuÚU öPõÒЮ öPõÒøP C¢u¨ £Sv
©UPÎß Cµzuzv÷»÷¯ P»¢v¸¢ux. AuÚõÀuõß C¢u¨ £Sv ©UPÒ
Gvº¨¦PøÍU Psk Cß•P® PõmiÚº. \õøÁU Psk \¢÷uõ\¨ £mhÚº.
(i) "P¯zuõÖ Kº Av\¯ Qµõ©®' GßÖ P¸u¨£hU Põµn® GßÚ ? [2]
(ii) AÇQ¯ õ£õsi¯ ¦µzvß ©ßÚß ¯õº ? A®©ßÚÝUS® Bv Pmh
[2]
ö£õ®•ÄUS® Cøh÷¯¯õÚ öuõhº¤øÚ ÂÁ›.
(iii) B[Q÷»¯º Gvº¨¤À õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©Ûß •ß÷ÚõiPÒ [3]
¯õÁº ? ÂÍUP©õP GÊxP.
(iv) Bm] AvPõµzøuU øP¨£ØÓ B[Q÷»¯º ¯õ¸hß, G¨÷£õx [3]
Ehߣõk ö\´uÚº ? EhߣõkPøÍ Á›ø\¨£kzxP.
Question 12
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
\õv, ©u®, CÚ® GßÓ £õS£õkPÒ uªÌ ©UPÎhzvÀ Gk£hõu Põ»® Ax.
BÐ÷Áõ¸® Aizumk ©UPЮ ÷£u® £õµõ©À, C¢u ©soß Âkuø»UPõP¨
÷£õµõi ©i¢x, ¦v¯ Áµ»õÖ £øhUP¨£mh §ª uªÌ¨§ª.

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(i) B[Q÷»¯º u[PÒ ÷|µi {ºÁõP¨ ö£õÖ¨¤À öPõsk Á¢u £õg\õ»[ [2]
SÔa]¨ £SvPøÍ GÊxP.
(ii) ¿ê[hÛß Gaö\¯ÀPÒ Ãµ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©øÚa ]¢vUP [2]
øÁzuÚ ?
(iii) 1761, 1762 &CÆÁõskPÎÀ £õg\õ»[SÔa] GvºöPõsh ÷£õºPøÍ [3]
²®, AÁØÔß ÂøÍÄPøͲ® GÊxP.
(iv) £õg\õ»[SÔa]U ÷Põmøhø¯ öÁÒøͯºPÒ `Ì¢u •øÓ°øÚ [3]
ÂÁ›.
Question 13
Read the extract given below and answer in Tamil the questions that follow : –
¤ßÁ¸® £Svø¯¨ £izx Enº¢x, Auß RÌ Á¸® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS®
Âøh GÊxP —–
£õg\õ»[ SÔa] GßÓ Ãµ©sqUS ÷Á¢uÚõÚ Ãµ£õsi¯
Pmhö£õ®©Ý® |õ÷Úuõß!
v¸ö|À÷Á¼US Á¸®£i }º AøÇzu õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©Ý®
|õßuõß. GßøÚ v¸ö|À÷Á¼US Áµaö\õÀ¼Âmk, }º JÆöÁõ¸ FµõP
Ki¯÷£õx®, Âhõx öuõhº¢x Á¢u õ£õsi¯ Pmhö£õ®©Ý® |õ÷Úuõß!
(i) B[Q÷»¯øµU PÍzvÀ \¢vUPU Pmhö£õ®©Ûß BønUPõP [2]
Põzv¸¢uÁºPÒ ¯õÁº ?
(ii) £õÚº÷©ß ÷£õmh u¨¦U PnUS ¯õx ? ÷£Úº÷©ß Avºa]¯øh¢ux [2]
Hß ?
(iii) öÁÒøͯz ÷uÁÛß ©µn® SÔzx GÊxP. AÁøµ ¯õº, GÆÁõÖ [3]
£ÈwºzxU öPõshõº Gߣx SÔzx® GÊxP.
(iv) Pmhö£õ®©Ûß ÷£õUS® |hzøu²® GÆÁõÖ C¸¢ux Gߣøu
[3]
£õÚº÷©ß GÊv°¸US® SÔ¨¤¼¸¢x } AÔ¢x öPõsh ö\´vPøÍ
GÊxP.

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