Irish (Junior Cert)

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Irish is a subject of the Junior Cycle examination in Secondary schools in Ireland. There are three levels: Higher (commonly known as Honours), Ordinary (commonly known as Pass) and Foundation.

## Syllabus[edit]

The Irish syllabus at the Junior Cycle level is aimed at developing the student's aural, speech and written skills in Irish. The examination tests the students on aural, written, and literature skills. There is an optional oral at Junior Cert Level. Choosing this option aids with pronunciation and speaking Irish for the Leaving Certificate examination.

## Higher level[edit]

The Higher level examination has one written paper, which last 2 hours (120 minutes) in total and is worth 225 marks, and an aural comprehension (Irish: Cluastuiscint) examination, which lasts 30 minutes, with a maximum of 45 marks available. There are certain rules which apply to all students. For example, a studied Novel can only be used in the novel section and students must write only one essay. Students are also required to answer all sections of the exam. Marks will be lost otherwise.

### Questions[edit]

Written/Aural Paper 1 (2 hours) has two sections: Written Language, and Comprehension:

Question | Type | Mark | Recommended time to spend

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Part 1  | Aural Comprehension  | 40 marks  | 15 minutes (average tape length)
Part 2  | Comprehensions (2)  | 40 marks  | 40 minutes
Part 3  | Contextual Language Tests (2)  | 20 marks  | 15 minutes
Part 4  | Composition  | 50 marks  | 50 minutes

Written Paper 2 ( 1 hour 30 mins ) has four sections: Prose, Poetry and Letter writing:

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Part 1, Question 1  | Unseen Prose  | 15 marks  | 15 minutes
Part 1, Question 2  | Studied Prose  | 15 marks  | 15 minutes
Part 2, Question 3  | Unseen Poetry  | 15 marks  | 15 minutes
Part 2, Question 4  | Studied Poetry  | 15 marks  | 15 minutes
Part 3  | Letter Writing  | 30 marks  | 25 minutes

For students taking the optional Oral (which is worth 160 marks) they are graded out of 400 marks over the 240 for students not taking the Oral examination. The Oral is worth 40% of the examination.

## Ordinary level[edit]

The Ordinary level examination has three parts, a written examination, which lasts 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes) and is worth 220 marks, and an aural comprehension (Irish: Cluastuiscint) examination, which lasts 30 minutes, with a maximum of 100 marks availableamd an oral examination lasting about 10 minutes

### Questions[edit]

This paper has two sections, Section 1 (Roinn 1), which is the comprehension (Léamhthuiscint) section, and Section 2, the written language (Scríobh na Teanga) section. Each carries 110 marks.

Section One: Comprehension

Question | Type (example) | Mark | Recommended time to spend

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Question 1  | Pictures and Signs  | 30 marks  | 5 minutes
Question 2  | Notices/Poem(Answer 2 of 3)  | 15 marks each  | 10 minutes
Question 3  | Extracts (two parts)  | 30 marks each  | 20 minutes

Section Two: Written Language

Question | Type (example) | Mark | Recommended time to spend

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Question 1  | Write Postcard  | 20 marks  | 10 minutes
Question 2  | Write a blag  | 20 marks  | 15 minutes
Question 3  | Short article,Diary entry (c. 15 lines)  | 40 marks  | 25 minutes

## External links[edit]

* Department of Education and Science - Irish Junior Cycle Syllabus (in Irish)
* skoool.ie - Irish Junior Cycle Study Notes

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Subjects in the Junior Certificate Examination

* Ancient Greek
* Art, Craft & Design
* Business studies
* CSPE
* Classical Studies
* English
* Environmental and Social Studies (ESS)
* French
* Geography
* German
* Hebrew Studies
* History
* Home Economics
* Irish
* Italian
* Latin
* Materials Technology
* Materials Technology Metal
* Materials Technology Wood
* Mathematics
* Music
* Religious Education
* Science
* Science (with Local Studies)
* Spanish
* Technical Graphics
* Technology
* Typewriting

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