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Junior Cycle English: Short stories

How often Short stories comes up on the English papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 1 of the last 8 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

OL Asked on 3 of the last 8 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Short stories, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Short stories.

(a)Compared with a novel, a short story usually...
  1. follows many generations
  2. focuses on one main event
  3. has several subplots
(b)A story ends with a surprise that makes you see earlier events differently. What is this ending called?
  1. A circular ending
  2. An open ending
  3. A twist ending
(c)Many short stories build to an 'epiphany'. What is this?
  1. A sudden moment of realisation
  2. A final fight between enemies
  3. A long description of scenery
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(a) focuses on one main event

(b) A twist ending

(c) A sudden moment of realisation

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Short stories.

Higher Level

Asked on 1 of the last 8 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q7
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 8 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q6
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Q8
2017Q8

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Short stories questions

Short stories, 2 marks

Compared with a novel, a short story usually has...

  1. Many chapters and several subplots
  2. No dialogue and no clear setting
  3. Few characters and one main event
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Few characters and one main event

A short story is brief, so it focuses on a few characters and a single key event or moment of change, often in one setting.

Short stories, 2 marks

A sudden, unexpected ending to a short story is called a...

  1. Prologue
  2. Twist
  3. Blurb
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Twist

A twist ending surprises the reader and often makes them see the whole story differently. Good twists are hinted at earlier.

Short stories, 3 marks

A story ends without revealing what happens next. This is called...

  1. An open ending
  2. A closed ending
  3. A happy ending
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An open ending

An open ending leaves questions unanswered so readers decide for themselves. A closed ending ties up every loose end.

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