GCE O'LEVEL GUIDE(FOR ORDINARY AND HIGHER TAMIL) - SECTION 1-4 GCE O'LEVEL EXAM PAPER FORMAT

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GCE O'LEVEL GUIDE(FOR ORDINARY AND HIGHER TAMIL) organizes Tamil exam preparation by breaking down GCE O'LEVEL components and expected task formats. It outlines Paper 1 writing and email/forum/blog choices with word limits and marks, Paper 2 language-use question categories with mark allocations, and Paper 3 oral structure including reading aloud, conversation, and listening comprehension timing. It also lists Higher Mother Tongue component variations and provides sectioned study content for Sections 1 through 4.

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GCE O'LEVEL EXAM PAPER FORMAT - MT AND HTL (DURATION AND MARKS)

SKILLS ASSESSED

EXAM FORMAT (MT)

EXAM FORMAT (Higher MT)

PAPER 1

PAPER 2 (LANGUAGE USE)

PAPER 3 ORAL

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE COMPONENTS

GCE‘O'LEVEL GUIDE(FOR ORDINARY AND HIGHER TAMIL) # பொருளடக்கம் | 6T60OT | Guπ6T | 山历LD | | --- | --- | --- | | A | GENERAL(Gung1) | | | 1 | GCE'O'LEVELEXAM PAPER FORMAT-MTAND HTL(DURATIONAND MARKS)
GCE FT5TT6ooT oDo(2ui 60601 to 4)GsiL o⁹loLIT OILL6L6060T-5LDlu
LDmmu 2uisLDlp(历T6U GITOL &1DBùG6oT56iT) | 1-4 | | B | PAPER 1 ESSAY WRITING AND EMAIL
5T6iT 1(L60T bpmju LDoT60T65于6U) | | | 2 | TYPES OF EMAILS,FORMAT AND TIPS ON HOW TO APPROACH THEM FOR BEST
RESULTS
LDloT6T6556U oL6历56iT,9160LDU4460m Dmmu 16ummloi Amu4 G历i用あ5T6T
000)5460D56iT | 5-7 | | 3 | TYPES OF ESSAYS AND EXPLANATIONS
LG60T 6L60历5(G5中ODm商5T6oI 66西15G5LD | 8-8 | | 4 | STRUCTURE AND TIPS ON ESSAY WRITING
BLG6OT 6T456J5血西T60T 16OLDu4460D86T Dmmu 25618(5Du56iT | 9-13 | | C | PAPER 2 COMPREHENSION &USAGE OF LANGUAGE
5T6iT 2(西(555m60 bmmu Guoπp bT4u uu6oTLIπGD) | | | 5 | MARABHUTHODARGAL/INAIMOZHIGAL FROM MOE SYLLABUS-Sec 1 to Sec 4 With
Meanings &Example Sentences
DTGTLiT66T /6060TGLDrl6iT -Sec 1 to Sec 4
56069 -160LDùuTL LL围6160LD5516TGT LDT4TLi66T LDmmu
⑨60600TGDTp6T-Guπ(5G15D &σTG51西历TLG QJT历闹山b5(G15L60T | 14-31 | | 6 | SENTENCE STRUCTURE-QUESTIONS BASED ON GCE'O'LEVELFORMAT-TYPES,
GUIDELINES ON HOW TO APPROACH THEM
6LIT闹山5605445(45560-JT5TJ60oT l66 G5TOI46omu9
160Dあ历uGlupm oJIT u 960LDUy oL60历历6T Dmmu oLm6om
910005◎5D西IT6T oLy60D西6T σTG5165西TLG OLIT闹山5(GT5L6T | 32-35 | | 7 | OPEN-ENDED COMPREHENSION-QUESTIONS ASKED INO-LEVEL EXAM FORMAT,
TYPES,EXPLANATIONS AND APPROACHES
开山o96oL方5(B5m560-5T5TTJ6T ploo6 G5iOC46o)mu9₆9160LDあ历UQumm
6296OTT 6L605历6T,6m6om 91600)56J50西IT60T opu60D56T
σTG5516历TLG历(G15L60T | 36-37 | | --- | --- | --- | | D | ORALAND LISTENING(6LJITuLor ommu G历LL6历5m560) | | | 8 | READING ALOUD-GUIDELINES AND MODEL EXERCISES
6LITuo9LG 6JIA556-ouplTLG(5mu56T mmu LDπiu uu9mA历6T | 38-44 | | 9 | TOPIC DISCUSSION/LISTENING COMPREHENSION-GUIDELINES
56060LouuTLlqu西65160)TUITL6 /GLL 历(55m560-oupl历TLGu
5Du66T | 45-46 | | E | EXERCISES FOR HTL(2ui 5LD4历T60T uu9mA6iT) | | | 10 | GCE'O'LEVEL HTL FORMAT-ERROR CORRECTION,MERGING WORDS,SUMMARY
WRITING EXERCISES
5T5T60oT ⑤6D602uisLDl G5ToL 9lquu6OLu969160LDb59oo9⑤55D,
luπDy600Tia,开(5高制6L160T560uu9mA56T | 47-66 | | F | TO USE IN COMPOSITION AND ORAL DISCUSSION
(BLG6oTu9lgju 260TUITL6Olgju uu6oTU⑥5) | | | 11 | 60 BEST EXAM TOPICS THIRUKKURALAND PALAMOZHIGAL
60 Am5 Gi65u 56060U6flai固(506iT LDmmu upGoTLl6T | 67-85 | | 12 | 100 USEFUL BEST QUOTES AND PROVERBS
100 uugolGTGIT Am市g GLDmG历TGT56iT&Guπ6T Gomgpl6T | 86-93 | | 13 | 100 IMPORTANT EXAM BASED INIYA THODARGAL
1004闹 iToあ525L ⑨ooflu lITLi56T | 94-100 | | 14 | 50 BEST SONG LYRICS SUITABLE FOR ESSAY WRITING
505606月m56oTuULuUITL6 onl6T历LG6056flai uu6TLG5 | 101-104 | | 15 | 30 MARABHUTHODARGAL,30 INAIMOZHIGAL,30 UVAMAITHODARGALAPART FROM
SYLLABUS
30 DTGTLi6T,306060oT GLomgpl6iT,3026L6D LDGTLi66T -UITL
B方围a 9l6UOUT5606L | 105-114 | | G | VOCABULARY
(Gomplo6TTD) | | | --- | --- | --- | | 16 | 500 BEST WORDS WITH MEANING (TAMIL-TAMIL)
500 ms lFπmGuπ(L56T56T(5LDlu-5LDlp) | 115-131 | | 17 | 20 BESTEXAM BASED ORAL TOPIC DISCUSSION AND ESSAY WRITING (CONTENT
VOCABULARY)-(ENGLISH TO TAMIL)
20 gmi5 Gi65u 56060Uy5ofli 5(5凹uIT(6iT anT市5 ET6UoLGTTD -
6JITuGLrpl历6516)TuITL6 ommu LG6oTu96uu6oTuG55680Lqu606J
(%5闹6D -5Dlg) | 132-148 | | 18 | 50 BEST WORDS-USED TO EXPLAIN THE SAME MEANING IN DIFFERENT CONTEXT
50 fm方5 GT GuIT(5606IT oGT历5D西gG历mm GlFTD56iT -GT6あ(5u
5606U85ofl₆o | 149-157 | | H | OTHERS(Dmp606J) | | | 19 | IN EXAM-DO’S AND DON'TS
Gsiro9a-Glgu山あ56Lqu6061 &Gla山u高8LIT56061 | 158-158 | | 20 | E A RN IN G
TIMING OF EXAM
G | 159-159 | | 21 | AN
6960L5Du86iT | 161-165 | #

FAQs

What are the main papers and their overall marks in the GCE O'LEVEL MT format?

The guide presents Paper 1 (composition/email writing), Paper 2 (language use), and Paper 3 (oral). It also states Paper 1 and Paper 2 marks (MT: 60m for Paper 1 and 70m for Paper 2) and provides oral and listening mark breakdown.

How is Paper 1 structured for MT compared with Higher MT?

For MT, Paper 1 includes email writing (choose 1 of 2 questions) and essay writing (choose 1 of 3 questions). For Higher MT, Paper 1 includes composition plus email/forum debate/blog options with higher marks and longer time allocation.

What tasks are included in Paper 3 oral and listening comprehension?

Paper 3 includes reading aloud and conversation for MT, with preparation time and specified marks. Listening comprehension is described as multiple short passages with questions to answer within an approximate duration.

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