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Junior Cycle German

What has come up on the German papers (2022–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Common Level.

Common Level

German, Common Level(7 marks)

Three quick ones from the German topics that come up most.

(a)A blog prompt asks „Was hast du letztes Wochenende gemacht?“ Which answer fits?
  1. Ich gehe am Wochenende ins Kino
  2. Ich bin ins Kino gegangen
  3. Ich werde ins Kino gehen
(b)„Ich habe zwei Brüder und eine Schwester.“ How many brothers has she?
  1. Three
  2. One
  3. Two
(c)Which composer was born in Salzburg in Austria?
  1. Mozart
  2. Bach
  3. Beethoven
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(a) Ich bin ins Kino gegangen

(b) Two

(c) Mozart

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Common Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Common Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 German Common Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Numbers, dates, times & spelling banker5 of 52026
Holidays, travel & transport banker5 of 52026
Reports, stories & profiles banker5 of 52026
School life & subjects banker5 of 52026
Family, friends & animals banker5 of 52026
Hobbies & sport banker5 of 52026
Signs, pictures & word matching banker5 of 52026
Food & drink banker5 of 52026
Shopping & clothes banker5 of 52026
Gap-fill & sentence completion banker5 of 52026
Present tense & separable verbs banker5 of 52026
Town & directions banker5 of 52026
Festivals & celebrations banker5 of 52026
Blog & replies to questions banker5 of 52026

More topics: Famous German speakers, Word order & connectors, Modal verbs & future plans, Perfect tense with haben & sein, Nouns, genders & compounds, Ads, notices & text messages, Health & the body, Daily routine & chores, Greetings & set phrases, German-speaking countries, Music, media & technology, Weather & the environment, Cases, articles & prepositions, Myself & describing people, House & home, Jobs & pocket money.

Try three

Hobbies & sport, 3 marks

„Am Wochenende treffe ich mich mit Freunden.“ What does he do at the weekend?

  1. He phones his friends
  2. He trains with friends
  3. He meets up with friends
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He meets up with friends

sich treffen = to meet up: ich treffe mich mit … Phoning is anrufen or telefonieren, and training is trainieren.

Reports, stories & profiles, 3 marks

„Das Café ist bei jungen Leuten beliebt, weil es billig ist.“ Why is the café popular?

  1. It is near the school
  2. It is cheap
  3. It is new
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It is cheap

beliebt = popular and billig = cheap (teuer = dear). weil = because, and it sends the verb to the end: weil es billig ist.

Perfect tense with haben & sein, 3 marks

„Das Wetter war schön und wir hatten viel Spaß.“ What does it mean?

  1. The weather was nice and we had great fun
  2. The weather is nice and we have great fun
  3. The weather will be nice and we'll have fun
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The weather was nice and we had great fun

war (was) and hatte (had) are the usual past forms of sein and haben, even when speaking: Es war toll. Ich hatte Glück.

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