Types of Traditional Errors (6-15)

Type 4: Bird Sound Traditions

Error 6: Rooster

Wrong: Rooster speaks ❌
Correct: Rooster crows / cock-a-doodle-doos ✓
Explanation: Rooster "crows" in the morning.

Error 7: Pigeon

Wrong: Pigeon shouts ❌
Correct: Pigeon coos ✓
Explanation: Pigeon coos sweetly.

Error 8: Parrot

Wrong: Parrot sounds ❌
Correct: Parrot chirps / talks ✓
Explanation: Parrot can talk like humans.

Error 9: Peacock

Wrong: Peacock shouts ❌
Correct: Peacock screams / calls ✓
Explanation: Peacock's sound is called "scream".

Error 10: Vulture

Wrong: Vulture sings ❌
Correct: Vulture screeches / screams ✓
Explanation: Vulture screeches harshly.

Type 5: Food Traditions

Error 11: Eating Rice

Wrong: Drinks rice ❌
Correct: Eats rice ✓
Explanation: For solid food, use "eat".

Error 12: Drinking Water

Wrong: Eats water ❌
Correct: Drinks water ✓
Explanation: For liquids, use "drink".

Error 13: Drinking Milk

Wrong: Eats milk ❌
Correct: Drinks milk ✓
Explanation: For milk, use "drink".

Error 14: Drinking Tea

Wrong: Eats tea ❌
Correct: Drinks tea ✓
Explanation: For hot beverages, use "drink".

Error 15: Smoking

Wrong: Drinks cigarette ❌
Correct: Smokes cigarette ✓
Explanation: For smoking, use "smoke".

Type 6: Flower Traditions

Error 16: Flower Blooming

Wrong: Flower comes ❌
Correct: Flower blooms ✓
Explanation: For flower, use "bloom".

Error 17: Flower Wilting

Wrong: Flower died ❌
Correct: Flower wilted ✓
Explanation: Flowers wilt, don't die.

Error 18: Flower Falling

Wrong: Flower fell ❌
Correct: Flower shed / dropped ✓
Explanation: For flower falling, use "shed".

Type 7: Fruit Traditions

Error 19: Fruit Ripening

Wrong: Fruit bloomed ❌
Correct: Fruit ripened ✓
Explanation: For fruit, use "ripen".

Error 20: Fruit Rotting

Wrong: Fruit died ❌
Correct: Fruit rotted / spoiled ✓
Explanation: Fruit rots or spoils.

Traditional Errors - Practice & Examples (21-30)

Type 8: Celestial Traditions

Error 21: Sun Rising

Wrong: Sun comes ❌
Correct: Sun rises ✓
Explanation: For sun, use "rises".

Error 22: Sun Setting

Wrong: Sun goes ❌
Correct: Sun sets ✓
Explanation: For sun, use "sets".

Error 23: Moon Appearing

Wrong: Moon comes ❌
Correct: Moon appears / rises ✓
Explanation: For moon, use "appears".

Error 24: Star Shining

Wrong: Star comes ❌
Correct: Star shines / twinkles ✓
Explanation: For star, use "shines".

Error 25: Cloud Gathering

Wrong: Cloud comes ❌
Correct: Cloud gathers / covers ✓
Explanation: For cloud, use "gathers".

Type 9: Body Part Traditions

Error 26: Eye Welling

Wrong: Eye sheds tears ❌
Correct: Eye wells up / tears flow ✓
Explanation: For emotional tears, use "well up".

Error 27: Heart Melting

Wrong: Heart becomes sad ❌
Correct: Heart melts / softens ✓
Explanation: For compassion, use "melts".

Error 28: Heart Pounding

Wrong: Heart beats ❌
Correct: Heart pounds / palpitates ✓
Explanation: In fear or excitement, heart "pounds".

Error 29: Hand Raising

Wrong: Hand lifts ❌
Correct: Hand raises (to strike) ✓
Explanation: To strike, hand "raises".

Error 30: Head Bowing

Wrong: Head puts down ❌
Correct: Head bows / nods ✓
Explanation: For respect, head "bows".

Practice 1: Select Correct Word

Questions 1-5:

1. Horse _______

• A) shouts ❌
• B) neighs ✓
• C) speaks ❌
• D) crows ❌

2. Rain _______

• A) falls ❌
• B) comes ❌
• C) pours ✓
• D) flows ❌

3. Flower _______

• A) comes ❌
• B) blooms ✓
• C) is born ❌
• D) appears ❌

4. Sun _______

• A) comes ❌
• B) rises ✓
• C) appears ❌
• D) is born ❌

5. Crow _______

• A) sings ❌
• B) speaks ❌
• C) caws ✓
• D) shouts ❌

Practice 2: Find Error in Sentence

Questions 6-10:

6. "Elephant shouted loudly"

• Error: shouted ❌
• Correct: trumpeted ✓

7. "Flower came beautifully"

• Error: came ❌
• Correct: bloomed ✓

8. "Cuckoo shouted harshly"

• Error: shouted ❌
• Correct: cooed / sang ✓

9. "Rain fell heavily"

• Error: fell ❌
• Correct: poured ✓

10. "Fruit bloomed well"

• Error: bloomed ❌
• Correct: ripened ✓

Practice 3: Match

Column A (Animal/Object):

11. Horse
12. Lion
13. Rain
14. Flower
15. Sun

Column B (Action):

• A) pours ✓ (13)
• B) neighs ✓ (11)
• C) blooms ✓ (14)
• D) roars ✓ (12)
• E) rises ✓ (15)

Answers:

• 11. Horse - neighs (B)
• 12. Lion - roars (D)
• 13. Rain - pours (A)
• 14. Flower - blooms (C)
• 15. Sun - rises (E)

Important Traditional Expressions - Quick List

Animal Sounds:

Nature:

Plants:

Traditional Errors - Exam Tips

TNPSC Exam Pattern

Question Types:

Type 1: Traditional Error Identification (2 questions)

Question: Which word has traditional error?
"Horse shouted fast"

Answer: shouted (Correct: neighed)

Type 2: Select Correct Traditional Word (1-2 questions)

Question: "Rain ______" - correct word?

• A) falls ❌
• B) pours ✓
• C) comes ❌
• D) flows ❌

Type 3: Sentence Correction (1 question)

Question: Which sentence is correct?

• A) Flower came ❌
• B) Flower bloomed ✓
• C) Flower was born ❌
• D) Flower appeared ❌

Exam Writing Strategies

Strategy 1: Learn by Categories

Step 1: Classify Animals

• Wild animals
• Domestic animals
• Birds
• Aquatic animals

Step 2: Learn traditional words for each

• Horse → neighs
• Elephant → trumpets
• Lion → roars

Strategy 2: 3-Step Test Method

Step 1: Identify Object

• Animal? Bird? Nature?

Step 2: Common word or traditional?

• "comes" - common word ❌
• "pours" - traditional word ✓

Step 3: Check Context

• Fits in sentence?

Strategy 3: Memorization Table

Important Traditional Expressions:

Table 1: Animal Sounds (TOP 10)

Table 2: Natural Phenomena (TOP 8)

Table 3: Plants (TOP 5)

Strategy 4: Avoid Common Mistakes

Mistake Type 1: Common Verb
❌ Horse shouts
✓ Horse neighs

Mistake Type 2: Human Action
❌ Rain falls
✓ Rain pours

Mistake Type 3: Wrong Object Match
❌ Fruit blooms
✓ Fruit ripens

Time Management

30 seconds per question:

10 seconds: Identify object
10 seconds: Remember traditional word
10 seconds: Select answer

Success Plan

Week 1: Animal Sounds

• Memorize 10 animal sounds
• 5 sentences daily practice
• Target: 10 traditional words

Week 2: Natural Phenomena

• 8 nature traditional words
• 5 sentences daily
• Target: 8 traditional words

Week 3: Plants & Others

• 5 plant traditional words
• 7 celestial traditional words
• Target: 12 traditional words

Week 4: Practice & Exam

• 20 questions daily
• 4 model exams
• Target: 90% accuracy

30 Traditional Expressions to Memorize

Important List:

1-10: Animals

1. Horse - neighs
2. Elephant - trumpets
3. Lion - roars
4. Dog - barks
5. Crow - caws
6. Cuckoo - coos
7. Cow - moos
8. Rooster - crows
9. Pigeon - coos
10. Peacock - screams

11-18: Nature
11. Rain - pours
12. Wind - blows
13. Lightning - flashes
14. Thunder - thunders
15. Sun - rises
16. Moon - appears
17. Star - twinkles
18. Cloud - gathers

19-23: Plants
19. Flower - blooms
20. Fruit - ripens
21. Seed - germinates
22. Leaf - flourishes
23. Tree - grows

24-30: Others
24. Tears - flow
25. Sweat - drips
26. Blood - oozes
27. Tooth - falls out
28. Hair - sheds
29. Heart - melts
30. Heart - pounds

Final Tips

In Exam Hall:

1. 📖 Identify Object

   • Animal? Nature? Plant?

2. 🔍 Remember Traditional Word

   • Recall the table

3. ✓ Select Right Answer

   • Avoid common words

4. ⚡ Finish Quickly

   • In 30 seconds

5. 🎯 Confirm

   • Check again

Success Formula:

30 Traditional Expressions × Daily Practice × Categorization = 4/4 Marks

Congratulations! You've mastered traditional error correction! 🎉