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Junior Cycle Irish: Sleachta & ailt (passages)

How often Sleachta & ailt (passages) comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

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

OL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Sleachta & ailt (passages), Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Sleachta & ailt (passages).

(a)Cén focal ceiste a úsáidtear chun áit a fháil amach?
  1. Cathain
  2. Cá
  3. Cé
(b)Iarrann ceist ort 'Luaigh dhá phointe eolais'. Cad atá le déanamh agat?
  1. An t-alt ar fad a chóipeáil focal ar fhocal
  2. Pointe amháin a mhíniú go mion
  3. Dhá phíosa eolais ar leith a thabhairt
(c)Is é 'Dé Sathairn seo caite' an freagra. Cén cheist a cuireadh?
  1. Cathain a bhí sé ar siúl?
  2. Cé a bhí ag imirt?
  3. Cá raibh sé ar siúl?
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(a) Cá

(b) Dhá phíosa eolais ar leith a thabhairt

(c) Cathain a bhí sé ar siúl?

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Sleachta & ailt (passages).

Higher Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q4
2025Q4
2024Q4
2023Q4
2022Q4

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

More Sleachta & ailt (passages) questions

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 3 marks

Is é 'ar feadh trí seachtaine' an freagra. Cén cheist a cuireadh?

  1. Cá ndeachaigh sí?
  2. Cé leis a d'fhan sí?
  3. Cá fhad a d'fhan sí?
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Cá fhad a d'fhan sí?

Cá fhad = how long, so the answer is a length of time: ar feadh trí seachtaine = for three weeks. Cá ndeachaigh sí? asks where she went.

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 3 marks

I gceist phearsanta (Cad é do thuairim?), cad a thuilleann an chuid is mó de na marcanna?

  1. Abairt a chóipeáil ón téacs
  2. Fáth forbartha le do thuairim
  3. Tuairim ghearr gan fáth
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Fáth forbartha le do thuairim

The opinion itself earns little: most marks go to a developed reason. Say what you think, then explain why with an example or a detail.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q7
2025Q7
2024Q7
2023Q7
2022Q7

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

More Sleachta & ailt (passages) questions

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 3 marks

Ceist léitheoireachta: 'Luaigh dhá phointe eolais.' Cad atá le déanamh?

  1. Give one opinion
  2. Write two paragraphs
  3. Give two facts
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Give two facts

Luaigh = mention, and dhá phointe eolais = two points of information. Each point earns its own marks, so give two separate facts from the text.

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 2 marks

Cad is brí le '(Alt 2)' tar éis ceist léitheoireachta?

  1. Question 2
  2. Paragraph 2
  3. Page 2
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Paragraph 2

Alt = paragraph. (Alt 2) tells you the answer is in paragraph 2. Leathanach = page and ceist = question.

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 2 marks

Cad is brí le 'Rugadh í i gCorcaigh'?

  1. She was born in Cork
  2. She lives in Cork
  3. She works in Cork
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She was born in Cork

Rugadh = was born: rugadh í = she was born, rugadh é = he was born. Cónaíonn sí = she lives and oibríonn sí = she works.

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