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Comments on specific questionsSection AIn this section, essays were written in appropriate format. Some essays had good introductions with quotes,like the following example (an introduction to Question 1 (c)):Question 1(a)(b)(c)(d)(f)Many candidates attempted this question and answers were satisfactory. Some candidates did notmention the To address.No candidate attempted this question. This was a couplet, which should be made known tocandidates. A proverb or piece of poetry containing a concept should be understood first andexplained by candidates.Many candidates attempted this question and their responses were good.Very few candidates tried to introduce their own opinions when answering this question.Candidates were expected to discuss society’s development through science and responses weregenerally along the right lines.Very few candidates attempted this question, which tested the ability to write a dialogue. Thosethat did performed well.Section BQuestion 2Candidates experienced some problems here in selecting appropriate words. For example,was not often correctly translated as ‘leather bag’. Similarly,, proved difficult for candidates tounderstand.Question 3Candidates tried to use correct equivalent words, but ‘butcher’, caused some problems. In general,candidates found translation from English to Tamil difficult. Only a few candidates performed well.Section CAlmost all candidates were able to answer the questions in this section. Most answers were taken from thegiven text. Candidates should be encouraged (and properly prepared) to produce answers in their ownwords.66