Karnataka II PUC Tamil (KSEAB) flashcards

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Uraivadai

Tamil term for explanatory prose, the label used for essay, biography and speech lessons in the II PUC anthology. Questions on this section ask for author, theme and tone.

Karupporul

The central idea or thesis of a prose lesson or essay, stated in one or two sentences. Supporting points and examples in the text exist to develop it.

Tone in prose

The author's attitude toward the subject, such as reflective, satirical or persuasive. Tone questions ask how the writer feels, not what events occur.

Character sketch method

State each quality of the character, then attach one specific incident or speech from the lesson as evidence. Unsupported adjectives earn no marks.

Quotation question rule

When asked to explain a quoted line, give the exact wording, identify the speaker or context, and then explain the meaning. Paraphrase alone loses marks.

Thinai

Classification of Sangam poems into akam, dealing with love, and puram, dealing with war, ethics and public life. Knowing thinai guides the correct reading.

Uvamai

Tamil term for simile, an explicit comparison using particles such as போல and போன்ற. Identify both compared things and the shared quality.

Uruvakam

Tamil term for metaphor, where comparison is implied without a comparison particle. The two things are fused rather than linked.

Moanai

A thodai ornament in which initial consonants of successive words alliterate. It is identified by sound repetition at word beginnings, not by meaning.

Edugai

A thodai ornament based on rhyme of the second letter of successive lines or words. It is a sound pattern, distinct from moanai alliteration.

Santham

The metre or rhythmic segmentation of a Tamil verse line. Recitation questions require splitting words correctly at line breaks according to santham.

Speaker in Sangam poetry

The voice of the poem, such as thalaivan, thalaivi, thozhi or panan. Identifying the speaker determines whose perspective the poem presents.

Plot chain

A one-line sequence for each supplementary story: setting, inciting incident, conflict, climax, resolution. It answers order-of-events questions accurately.

Theme statement

A universal idea such as sacrifice, duty or friendship, supported by one specific scene from the story. It is not a summary of the plot.

Value-based answer

Name the human value the story teaches and the character who demonstrates it through a concrete action. Both parts are required for full credit.

Source collection

The anthology or collection from which a supplementary lesson is taken. Direct questions ask for the author and the source by name.

Vetrumai

Tamil grammatical case. Eight cases run from nominative through vocative, marked by suffixes such as -ai, -aal, -ku, -in, -athu, -il.

Iyalpu punarchi

Natural sandhi, where words join without doubling or lengthening sounds. It is the default junction type before the other sandhi patterns are considered.

Thodar punarchi

Sandhi in which a consonant doubles at the word junction. The doubled consonant is the identifying mark of this pattern.

Vallinam and mellinam

Hard consonants k, ch, t, th, p, r and soft consonants ng, ny, n, n, m, n. Classification questions ask to sort letters into these groups.

Edhircholl

Tamil term for antonym, a word of opposite meaning. These appear as one-mark vocabulary items and are learned as fixed pairs.

Inaicholl

Tamil term for synonym, a word of similar meaning. Examiners test them in pairs drawn from the prescribed lesson glossaries.

Uyarthinai agreement

The rule that verbs take honorific plural endings for rational beings and singular endings for non-rational nouns. Subject type controls the verb form.

Passive in Tamil

Formed with the suffixes -padu and -ppaduthal. Converting from active voice turns the object into the subject and adjusts the verb ending.

Formal letter format

Sender address, date, receiver address, salutation, body, closing and signature. Formal letters use literary register and avoid colloquial verb forms.

Katturai structure

Essay structure in three parts: munnurai introduction, karupporul body with three or four developed points, and mudivurai conclusion. Paragraphing carries marks.

Report writing order

State what happened, when, where, who was involved and the outcome, in that order, using past tense throughout. No personal opinion is included.

Dialogue writing format

Each speaker begins on a new line after a dash, and the register is spoken Tamil rather than literary Tamil. Stage directions stay minimal.

SOV to SVO shift

Tamil places the verb last, English places it after the subject. Translation therefore moves the verb and reorders objects accordingly.

Marabu thodar

Tamil term for idiom. Translation requires an equivalent idiom in the target language, since literal rendering produces meaningless text.

Honorific pronoun check

After translating honorific Tamil forms, verify the English pronoun and verb number agree. Mismatched number is a common loss of marks.

Rasanai answer

A literary appreciation response combining theme, form and emotional effect, illustrated with exact phrases. Pure summary of content is not appreciation.