Tamil Grammar (இலக்கணம்)
Q 1 of 15
எழுத்துகளை வகைப்படுத்தும்போது தமிழில் எத்தனை உயிர் எழுத்துகள் உள்ளன?How many vowel letters (உயிர் எழுத்துகள்) are there in Tamil?
Answer: (B) 12 — பன்னிரண்டு உயிர் எழுத்துகள்
Tamil has 12 vowels (உயிர் எழுத்துகள்): அ, ஆ, இ, ஈ, உ, ஊ, எ, ஏ, ஐ, ஒ, ஓ, ஔ. There are 18 consonants (மெய் எழுத்துகள்) and 216 compound letters (உயிர்மெய் எழுத்துகள்).
Q 2 of 15
தொல்காப்பியம் எந்த இலக்கணப் பிரிவில் அடங்கும்?Tolkāppiyam belongs to which period/classification of Tamil grammar?
Answer: (B) Tolkāppiyam — the oldest extant Tamil grammar
Tolkāppiyam (தொல்காப்பியம்) is the oldest surviving Tamil grammar text, attributed to Tolkāppiyar. It covers three areas: Ezhuttu (letters), Sol (words), and Porul (subject matter). It is the foundational text for all subsequent Tamil grammatical traditions.
Q 3 of 15
சந்தி என்பது என்ன?What is 'Sandhi' (சந்தி) in Tamil grammar?
Answer: (B) Sound changes at word junctions
Sandhi (சந்தி / புணர்ச்சி) refers to the phonological changes that occur when two words or morphemes join together. Tamil sandhi rules (புணர்ச்சி விதிகள்) govern how sounds change at word boundaries — essential for reading and writing Tamil correctly.
Q 4 of 15
தமிழில் வல்லினம், மெல்லினம், இடையினம் என்பது எதை வகைப்படுத்துகிறது?In Tamil, 'Vallinam', 'Mellinam', 'Idaiyinam' classify which letters?
Answer: (C) Consonants classified by hardness of articulation
Tamil consonants are classified into three groups: Vallinam (வல்லினம் — hard: க், ச், ட், த், ப், ற்), Mellinam (மெல்லினம் — soft/nasal: ங், ஞ், ண், ந், ம், ன்), and Idaiyinam (இடையினம் — medium: ய், ர், ல், வ், ழ், ள்).
Tamil Literature (இலக்கியம்)
Q 5 of 15
சங்க இலக்கியத்தில் 'அகம்' என்பது எந்த வகையான கவிதைகளை குறிக்கும்?In Sangam literature, 'Akam' refers to which type of poetry?
Answer: (B) Love poetry (அகப்பாடல்கள்)
Sangam literature is divided into Akam (அகம் — inner/love poetry) and Puram (புறம் — outer/heroic/war poetry). Akam poetry deals with themes of love and romantic relationships, structured around the five Tinai (திணை) landscapes. Sangam texts like Kuruntokai and Natrinai belong to Akam.
Q 6 of 15
திருக்குறளை இயற்றியவர் யார்?Who authored the Thirukkural?
Answer: (C) Thiruvalluvar (திருவள்ளுவர்)
Thirukkural was authored by Thiruvalluvar. It contains 1,330 couplets (குறள்கள்) organised into three books: Aram (virtue), Porul (wealth/polity), and Inbam (love). It is one of the greatest works of Tamil and world literature, often called the "Weaver-Saint's verses."
Q 7 of 15
சிலப்பதிகாரம் யாரால் இயற்றப்பட்டது?Who wrote Silappatikaram?
Answer: (B) Ilango Adigal (இளங்கோ அடிகள்)
Silappatikaram (சிலப்பதிகாரம்) — one of the five great Tamil epics — was authored by Ilango Adigal (Prince Ilango), a Jain monk and brother of the Chera king. It tells the story of Kannagi and Kovalan and emphasises the values of chastity (கற்பு) and justice.
Tamil Language Pedagogy (மொழிக் கல்வியியல்)
Q 8 of 15
NCF 2005 கட்டமைப்பில் தாய்மொழி கல்வியில் எந்த முறை பரிந்துரைக்கப்படுகிறது?According to NCF 2005, which approach is recommended for mother-tongue based language education?
Answer: (B) Communicative Language Teaching with multilingual support
NCF 2005 advocates Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and emphasises that the mother tongue (Tamil) should be the medium of instruction at primary level. It also supports multilingual approaches, recognising children's home language as a resource. Rote grammar-translation methods are explicitly discouraged.
Q 9 of 15
குழந்தைகளுக்கு வாசிப்பு திறன் கற்பிக்கும்போது எந்த முறை மிகவும் பயனுள்ளது?Which method is most effective when teaching reading skills to children?
Answer: (C) Balanced literacy approach
Research and NCF 2005 both support a balanced literacy approach — teaching letter-sound relationships (phonics) alongside meaningful, context-rich reading (whole language). Neither phonics alone nor whole language alone produces the best outcomes. In Tamil teaching, this means combining akshara (letter) knowledge with comprehension-based activities.
Q 10 of 15
மொழி கற்கும் திறன் இயல்பாகவே குழந்தைகளுக்கு இருக்கிறது என்று கூறியவர் யார்?Who proposed that children have an innate ability to acquire language?
Answer: (C) Noam Chomsky
Chomsky proposed the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) — the idea that humans are biologically predisposed to acquire language. His nativist theory contrasts with Skinner's behaviourist view (language learned through imitation/reinforcement). For TNTET, remember: Chomsky = innate LAD; Skinner = reinforcement; Vygotsky = social interaction in language development.
Q 11 of 15
Stephen Krashen-ன் 'Input Hypothesis' என்ன கூறுகிறது?What does Stephen Krashen's 'Input Hypothesis' state?
Answer: (B) Input slightly beyond current competence (i+1)
Krashen's Input Hypothesis states that language is acquired when learners receive comprehensible input at a level slightly above their current ability (i+1). This is closely related to Vygotsky's ZPD. For Tamil teachers: provide slightly challenging but understandable Tamil text to push student growth without causing frustration.
Q 12 of 15
குழந்தையின் தாய்மொழியை வகுப்பறையில் ஆதாரமாக பயன்படுத்துவது எதை வலுப்படுத்தும்?Using a child's home language as a resource in the classroom strengthens:
Answer: (B) Cognitive development and second language acquisition
NCF 2005 and research strongly support using children's home language (mother tongue) as a bridge to learning. Cummins' interdependence hypothesis shows that strong first language skills transfer to second language learning. Denying children their home language harms both cognitive and academic development.
Q 13 of 15
மொழி மதிப்பீட்டில் 'Formative Assessment' என்பதன் நோக்கம் என்ன?What is the purpose of 'Formative Assessment' in language teaching?
Answer: (B) Ongoing feedback to guide teaching and learning
Formative assessment is 'assessment for learning' — ongoing evaluation during instruction to provide feedback, identify gaps, and adjust teaching. In contrast, summative assessment is 'assessment of learning' — final evaluation. NCF 2005 emphasises formative assessment in language teaching over mark-based summative tests.
Q 14 of 15
படைப்பு எழுத்து (Creative Writing) திறனை வளர்க்க ஆசிரியர் என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்?To develop creative writing ability, a teacher should primarily:
Answer: (B) Authentic purposes, audiences, and freedom to experiment
Creative writing flourishes when students write for real purposes and real audiences. Excessive error correction kills creative risk-taking. NCF 2005 emphasises process-based writing (planning → drafting → revising) over product-only correction. A teacher should be a facilitator, not a grammar policeman.
Q 15 of 15
RTE சட்டம் 2009 மொழி கல்வியில் எதை உறுதி செய்கிறது?What does the RTE Act 2009 ensure regarding language in education?
Answer: (B) Instruction in mother tongue as far as practicable
The Right to Education Act 2009 (Section 29) mandates that the medium of instruction shall be, as far as practicable, in the child's mother tongue. This aligns with NCF 2005's position on multilingualism and mother-tongue based multilingual education (MT-MLE) at primary level.
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