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Junior Cycle Irish: Úrscéal (novel)

How often Úrscéal (novel) 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

Úrscéal (novel), Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Úrscéal (novel).

(a)'Cúpla': cad is ainm don chúpla sa scéal?
  1. Ciara agus Sandra
  2. Sharon agus Éile
  3. Katya agus Nadia
(b)'Daideo': cad atá i gcoiteann ag an mbuachaill agus ag an seanfhear?
  1. Is múinteoirí scoile iad
  2. Is imreoirí iomána iad
  3. Tá siad ag éalú óna muintir
(c)'Hiúdaí Beag': cén fáth ar cuireadh Hiúdaí amach ar an mbóthar?
  1. Ní dhearna sé lá oibre riamh
  2. Theip air sna scrúduithe
  3. Ghoid sé airgead óna athair
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(a) Sharon agus Éile

(b) Tá siad ag éalú óna muintir

(c) Ní dhearna sé lá oibre riamh

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Úrscéal (novel).

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
2026Q5
2025Q5
2024Q5
2023Q5
2022Q5

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

More Úrscéal (novel) questions

Úrscéal (novel), 2 marks

Cé a scríobh an t-úrscéal 'Cúpla'?

  1. Mícheál Ó Ruairc
  2. Alan Titley
  3. Ógie Ó Céilleachair
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Ógie Ó Céilleachair

Cúpla is by Ógie Ó Céilleachair, who also wrote the short story An Cluiche Mór. Title and author each earn a mark, so learn the spelling.

Úrscéal (novel), 3 marks

'Daideo': cá gcasann an buachaill agus an seanfhear ar a chéile?

  1. ag cluiche i bPáirc an Chrócaigh
  2. ar thraein go Baile Átha Cliath
  3. in ospidéal mór i gCorcaigh
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ar thraein go Baile Átha Cliath

A boy running away from his parents and an old man running away from his children meet on a Dublin-bound train, where they listen to each other's stories.

Úrscéal (novel), 2 marks

'Iománaí ón Iasacht': cén tír arb as Karol Laska?

  1. an Pholainn
  2. an Úcráin
  3. an Spáinn
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an Pholainn

Karol, a Polish boy living in Ireland, becomes a top hurler and captain of his school team, but his family must go home to Poland when his father loses his job.

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