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Leaving Cert English: Composing

How often Composing comes up on the English papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Composing, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Composing.

(a)How many composition titles are usually offered on Higher Level Paper 1?
  1. Three
  2. Seven
  3. Twelve
(b)How many compositions do you write in the Composing section?
  1. Three
  2. Two
  3. One
(c)A quick plan before writing most directly helps which PCLM criterion?
  1. Coherence
  2. Language
  3. Mechanics
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(a) Seven

(b) One

(c) Coherence

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Composing.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2025Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2024Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2023Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2022Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2021Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2019Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2018Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2017Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2016Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7

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

Ordinary Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2025Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2024Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2023Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2022Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2021Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2019Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2018Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2017Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7
2016Composing 1, Composing 2, Composing 3, Composing 4, Composing 5, Composing 6, Composing 7

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

More Composing questions

Composing, 2 marks

In Section II of Paper 1 you must write…

  1. All of the compositions
  2. Three compositions
  3. One composition
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One composition

You choose one title from the list and write it well. Spending your time on several is the fastest way to lose marks.

Composing, 2 marks

The best composition title to choose is the one…

  1. That comes first on the exam page
  2. You have most ideas and examples for
  3. With the shortest and simplest wording
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You have most ideas and examples for

Read all the titles, then pick the one you can fill with detail. A title that merely looks easy often runs dry.

Composing, 2 marks

Before you start writing a composition, it is best to…

  1. Spend a few minutes planning your main points
  2. Start writing immediately to save time
  3. Count the words in the title you chose
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Spend a few minutes planning your main points

A quick plan of four or five paragraphs keeps your writing on track and helps the Coherence mark in PCLM.

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