Format : Section 1 - short, clear answers
Section 2 - elaborate, essay form answers
Section 1 : 1 hour
2 choices of questions, choose one;
questions are based on text;
each question has 4 sub-questions
- Novel (14 marks)
Sub-Q 1. 1 mark; short, simple answer; usually questioned on theme, name of characters, etc.
2. 2 marks; requires 2 short, simple answers; similar to Sub-Q 1.
3. 4 marks; requires recalling of events and reasons of actions.
4. 7 marks; a dialog is extracted from text; recall characters involved and events that occur before or after that scene.
- Drama (14 marks)
Similar to the novel.
- Poems (12 marks)
Sub-Q 1. 1 mark; recall poet's name, theme of poem, meaning of a word, etc.
2. 1 mark; similar to Sub-Q 1
3. 4 marks; explain meaning of poem, feelings involved, etc.
4. 6 marks; identify specific characteristics in poem eg: yethugai, mohnei, ani sirappu
Section 2 : 1 1/2 hrs
Essay questions; 2 choices for each division; choose one.
-Novel (20marks)
1. Intro - title of book, author's name, theme, brief elaboration of question - 2 marks
2. Points - total : 8 points x 2 marks each; include examples from text, tie explanation to text
3. Conclusion - relate points to question/summary of points - 2 marks
*There are questions which require the student to compare and thus, comparisons must be done with equal points. Example, if two main female characters are to be compared, each character must be explained using 4 points each.
-Drama (20 marks)
Similar to novel
-Poems ( 20 marks)
1. Intro - title pf poem, poet's name, title of book, name of compiler, theme
2. Points - similar to novel
3. Conclusion - similar to novel
*The first choice in poem normally requires students to elaborate on the meaning and messages brought about by the poet. The second choice requires students to identify special characteristics (eg : porul nayem, anigal, sollaadchi) in the given poem.
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