Examination System for Basic Level of the Certificate Programme
	The examinations for basic level will be under Three modes:
		I. Oral Examination - 100 Marks II. Visual Examination - 100 Marks III. Written Examinatin - 100 Marks
	I. Oral Examination		100 Marks
		Pronunciation Test: Each student should be tested orally for the correct pronunciation of the Tamil characters covering vowels, consonants, Vowel Consonants and the difference in pronunciation between la, La and za; Na, n'a and na; and ra and Ra
			75 Marks
		Recitation of Rhymes: The rhymes included in the basic level will be recited by the students.
			25 Marks
	II Visual Examination		100 Marks
		This test should be based on identification of the words from the pictures. The pictures shall be taken from the glossary table. This test will have two components:
		1. Showing the picture and asking the child to tell the word.	50 Marks
		2. For the given word, asking the child to identify the picture.     from a group of pictures shown	50 Marks
		This test can be held with the help of computers or hard copy pictures. (Click here for Pictures.)
	III Written Examination		100 Marks
		Written examination is mainly to test the capabilities of knowing the words and the spelling. This can include
		1. Filling in the blanks with the next six letters of the Alphabets.	15 Marks
		2. Writing the vowel consonants combining the given vowels and     consonants.	5 Marks
		3. Finding out the given letter in the listed words.	5 Marks
		4. Finding names of objects in the pictures from the given name list.	5 Marks
		5. Drawing the sketches of the objects denoted by the given words.	10 Marks
		6. Writing the word beginning with the given letter.	10 Marks
		7. Filling in the blanks.	10 Marks
		8. Re-writing the given song without mistake.	25 Marks
		9. Word Tree.	10 Marks
		10. Writing the names.	5 Marks
		Click here for model question paper for the written examination.
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