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Junior Cycle French: Festivals & celebrations

How often Festivals & celebrations comes up on the French papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Festivals & celebrations, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Festivals & celebrations.

(a)What do you say to a friend on their birthday?
  1. Bonnes vacances
  2. Bon anniversaire
  3. Bon rétablissement
(b)What is « Pâques »?
  1. Halloween
  2. Christmas
  3. Easter
(c)France's national day is « le 14 juillet ». Which month is juillet?
  1. July
  2. August
  3. June
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(a) Bon anniversaire

(b) Easter

(c) July

Your turn: Common Level questions on Festivals & celebrations.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q7, Q12, Q15
2025Not asked
2024Q2, Q3
2023Q11
2022Not asked

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

More Festivals & celebrations questions

Festivals & celebrations, 2 marks

A text says « On fête l'anniversaire de Léa samedi. » What is happening on Saturday?

  1. Léa's first day at work
  2. Léa's trip abroad
  3. Léa's birthday party
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Léa's birthday party

Fêter = to celebrate. Un anniversaire is usually a birthday (it can also mean an anniversary). Samedi = Saturday.

Festivals & celebrations, 3 marks

In January, French families share « la galette des rois ». What is hidden inside it?

  1. A ring
  2. A tiny charm
  3. A silver coin
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A tiny charm

The galette des rois hides a fève, a tiny charm. Whoever finds it is king or queen for the day and wears a paper crown. A ring is what hides in an Irish barmbrack.

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