Primary 1 Tamil Practice Paper 2

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Tamil Primary 1 (Answer Key)

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI) — Version 2

Subject: Tamil
Level: Primary 1
Paper: Practice Paper (Vocabulary Focus)
Total Marks: 30

Section A: Listening & Identification (10 marks)

Question 1 (2 marks)

Answer: A
Explanation: The teacher said "அம்மா" (Amma), which means Mother. Picture A shows a woman in a saree, representing a mother.
Marking Note: Award 2 marks for correct identification. No half marks.

Question 2 (2 marks)

Answer: B
Explanation: The teacher said "நீலம்" (Neelam), which means Blue. Patch B is the blue colour patch.
Marking Note: Award 2 marks for correct identification.

Question 3 (2 marks)

Answer: A
Explanation: The sentence "நான் பள்ளிக்கு போகிறேன்" means "I go to school". Picture A shows a child walking with a school bag towards a building labeled 'பள்ளி' (School).
Marking Note: Award 2 marks for correct identification.

Question 4 (2 marks)

Answer: B
Explanation: The teacher said "ஏழு" (Ezhu), which is the Tamil word for the number 7. Option B is the numeral 7.
Marking Note: Award 2 marks for correct identification.

Question 5 (2 marks)

Answer: A
Explanation: The phrase "வணக்கம் ஆசிரியர்" is a formal greeting to a teacher. The culturally appropriate gesture in Tamil culture is pressing palms together (Namaste/Vanakkam gesture), shown in Picture A.
Marking Note: Award 2 marks for correct identification.

Section B: Reading & Recognition (10 marks)

Question 6 (1 mark)

Answer: Father / Appa / Daddy
Explanation: "அப்பா" (Appa) is the Tamil word for Father. Accept English equivalents (Father, Dad, Daddy).
Marking Note: 1 mark for correct meaning.

Question 7 (1 mark)

Answer: A
Explanation: "பூனை" (Poonai) means Cat. Picture A shows a cat.
Marking Note: 1 mark for correct match.

Question 8 (2 marks)

Answer:
1 → B (தண்ணீர் = Water)
2 → A (சோறு = Rice)
3 → C (பழம் = Fruit)
4 → D (பால் = Milk)
Explanation: Basic vocabulary matching.

• தண்ணீர் (Thanneer) = Water
• சோறு (Soru) = Cooked Rice
• பழம் (Pazham) = Fruit
• பால் (Paal) = Milk
  Marking Note: 0.5 marks per correct match. Total 2 marks.

Question 9 (2 marks)

Answer: B
Explanation: The picture shows an apple. "ஆப்பிள்" (Apple) is the Tamil transliteration/word for Apple.
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct selection.

Question 10 (2 marks)

Answer: B
Explanation: In the sentence "நான் பச்சை கார் பார்த்தேன்" (I saw a green car), "பச்சை" (Pachai) means Green, which is a colour (நிறம்). "நான்" = I, "கார்" = Car, "பார்த்தேன்" = Saw.
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct identification of the colour word.

Question 11 (2 marks)

Answer: சூர்யன் (Sooriyan) or சூர்யா (Sooriya) — Accept: சூர்யன்
Explanation: The picture shows the sun. The Tamil word for Sun is "சூர்யன்" (Sooriyan). It fits the clue: starts with 'ச' (Sa), ends with 'ர்' (r).
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct spelling. Accept phonetic approximations like "சூர்யா" for Primary 1, but "சூர்யன்" is standard.

Section C: Writing & Application (10 marks)

Question 12 (1 mark)

Answer: அப்பா
Explanation: The Tamil word for Father is "அப்பா".
Marking Note: 1 mark for correct spelling (அ-ப்ப-ா). Accept minor stroke order issues if letters are recognizable.

Question 13 (1 mark)

Answer: கண்
Explanation: The Tamil word for Eye is "கண்" (Kan).
Marking Note: 1 mark for correct spelling (க-ண்).

Question 14 (2 marks)

Answer: புத்தகம் (Puththagam) or நூல் (Nool)
Explanation: The picture shows a book. Common Tamil words are "புத்தகம்" (formal) or "நூல்" (common/book).
Marking Note: 2 marks for either correct word. Spelling must be recognizable.

Question 15 (2 marks)

Answer: கை (Kai)
Explanation: The letters given are 'கை' and 'ல்'. The word for 'Hand' (used to hold things) is "கை". The 'ல்' is a distractor or part of another word (like கால் - leg).
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct word "கை".

Question 16 (2 marks)

Answer: மூன்று (Moondru)
Explanation: The English number "Three" is "மூன்று" (Moondru) in Tamil.
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct spelling (மூ-ன்று).

Question 17 (2 marks)

Answer:
Odd one out: பூனை (Poonai - Cat)
Reason: The other words (அம்மா, அப்பா, அக்கா) are family members (Mother, Father, Elder Sister). "பூனை" is an animal.
Marking Note: 1 mark for identifying "பூனை", 1 mark for a valid reason (Family vs Animal).

Question 18 (2 marks)

Answer: Example: நாய் ஓடுகிறது. (The dog runs.) OR நாய் பந்து வாங்குகிறது. (The dog takes the ball.)
Explanation: Student must write a simple Subject-Verb or Subject-Object-Verb sentence using the word "நாய்" (Dog) based on the picture (dog running with ball).
Marking Note:

• 1 mark for using the word "நாய்" correctly.
• 1 mark for a grammatically plausible simple sentence (SV or SOV structure).
• Do not penalize missing punctuation (முற்றுப்புள்ளி) strictly at P1 level.

Question 19 (2 marks)

Answer:
1 → B (காலை வணக்கம் = Good Morning)
2 → C (மாலை வணக்கம் = Good Evening)
3 → A (இரவு வணக்கம் = Good Night)
Explanation: Standard time-based greetings.

• காலை (Kaala) = Morning
• மாலை (Maalai) = Evening
• இரவு (Iravu) = Night
  Marking Note: 0.5 marks per correct match. Total 2 marks.

Question 20 (2 marks)

Answer: குட்டி
Explanation: The teacher dictated "குட்டி" (Kutti - Baby/Child). Student writes the 4 letters: கு-ட்-டி.
Marking Note: 2 marks for correct spelling and letter formation. 1 mark if letters are correct but formation is poor/illegible.

Total Marks: 30
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