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Junior Cycle Irish: Gearrscannán & dráma

How often Gearrscannán & dráma comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Gearrscannán & dráma, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Gearrscannán & dráma.

(a)'An Teanga Rúnda': cén fáth a dtugtar 'teanga rúnda' ar an nGaeilge sa scannán?
  1. Níl Gaeilge ag athair James
  2. Níl Gaeilge ag máthair James
  3. Is cód ríomhaire í an Ghaeilge
(b)'Síle': cén fáth a bhfuil Síle trína chéile?
  1. Bhog sí go tír eile
  2. Theip uirthi sa scrúdú
  3. Fuair a máthair bás
(c)'Fluent Dysphasia': cad a tharlaíonn do Murph maidin amháin?
  1. Níl aige ach Gaeilge líofa
  2. Cailleann sé a ghuth ar fad
  3. Níl aige ach Fraincis líofa
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(a) Níl Gaeilge ag máthair James

(b) Fuair a máthair bás

(c) Níl aige ach Gaeilge líofa

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Gearrscannán & dráma.

Higher Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q8
2025Q8
2024Q5
2023Q5
2022Not asked

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

More Gearrscannán & dráma questions

Gearrscannán & dráma, 2 marks

'Cúilín Dualach': cad atá difriúil faoi Chúilín?

  1. Tá sé in ann eitilt
  2. Níl sé in ann labhairt
  3. Tá a cheann casta ar gcúl
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Tá a cheann casta ar gcúl

Cúilín is born with his head facing backwards. People stare and his father is cold to him, until he finds something he does better than anyone.

Gearrscannán & dráma, 3 marks

Scannán nó dráma: cad is brí le 'soilsiú'?

  1. na héadaí a chaitheann na haisteoirí
  2. an solas a úsáidtear sna radhairc
  3. an ceol a chloistear sa chúlra
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an solas a úsáidtear sna radhairc

Soilsiú = lighting: dim light for fear or sadness, bright light for happy scenes. With ceol, fuaim and ceamara it builds the atmaisféar (atmosphere).

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