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Key Facts: JC Irish T1 Exam

T1

Specification for Irish-medium schools / Gaeltacht and Irish-medium pathways (distinct from T2 English-medium)

NCCA / Curriculum Online Gaeilge

~2 hours

Approximate length of the final SEC written examination including aural work

State Examinations Commission / Junior Cycle Irish arrangements

HL / OL

Final paper available at Higher Level and Ordinary Level

State Examinations Commission

5 skills

Listening, speaking, reading, writing and spoken interaction, plus language and cultural awareness

NCCA Junior Cycle Irish T1 specification

CBAs

Language portfolio and communication / spoken-interaction classroom assessments during the cycle

NCCA Junior Cycle Irish assessment

€109 (2026)

Typical school-based Junior Cycle examination entry fee (medical-card exemptions apply)

gov.ie / SEC fee notices

Prescribed texts

Literature lists published in Department of Education circulars for examination cohorts

Department of Education / Curriculum Online

English MCQ adaptation

This bank is English-language concept practice; the official T1 exam is largely through Irish

OpenExamPrep practice-language policy

Junior Cycle Irish T1 is Ireland’s lower-secondary Irish qualification for Irish-medium / Gaeltacht pathways (NCCA T1 specification; SEC examination). Skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, spoken interaction, language awareness and cultural awareness. Final paper about 2 hours including aural at Higher or Ordinary Level; CBAs and prescribed literature apply. 2026 school Junior Cycle entry fee about €109 (medical-card exemptions). This free 100-question bank is an English MCQ study adaptation — not an Irish-medium exam simulation.

Sample JC Irish T1 Practice Questions

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1In Junior Cycle Irish T1, what does 'cluastuiscint' most directly refer to?
A.Written composition only
B.Listening comprehension / aural understanding
C.The language portfolio only
D.A type of prescribed novel
Explanation: Cluastuiscint is the Irish term for aural/listening comprehension — understanding spoken Irish, a core skill on the terminal paper and in T1 classrooms.
2Why is regular listening practice especially important for T1 candidates before the final SEC paper?
A.Because T1 has no reading component at all
B.Because the final written paper typically includes an aural (listening) component
C.Because Irish is never spoken in T1 schools
D.Because listening replaces all Classroom-Based Assessments
Explanation: Junior Cycle Irish T1 final written assessment commonly includes aural work alongside reading and writing. Classroom Irish-medium exposure helps, but deliberate aural practice still builds exam stamina.
3Before an aural track starts, which strategy is most useful?
A.Ignore the printed questions until the audio ends
B.Read the questions first to predict topic and listen for key details
C.Translate every word into English in advance
D.Cover your ears for the first sentence to 'warm up'
Explanation: Skimming questions first primes your ear for names, places, numbers and question focus so you can listen selectively rather than trying to catch every word.
4In an aural item, Irish question words such as 'cá', 'cathain' and 'cé' most help you listen for which kinds of answers?
A.Only verb endings
B.Place, time and person/identity respectively (typical question-word cues)
C.Only poetry titles
D.Only punctuation marks
Explanation: Cá (where), cathain (when) and cé (who) signal the detail type you should extract. Recognising question words is a high-value aural strategy.
5What does 'éist' mean as an instruction you may hear or see in listening contexts?
A.Write
B.Listen
C.Run
D.Translate into French
Explanation: Éist means 'listen' (from éist le). Related classroom language reinforces aural focus.
6A student understands classroom Irish well but freezes on exam aural tracks. What is the best adjustment?
A.Stop all reading practice
B.Practise short authentic audio clips with past-style questions under timed conditions
C.Only study English grammar books
D.Ignore aural marks because T1 oral work covers everything
Explanation: Transfer classroom listening into exam conditions: short clips, known question formats, note-taking and second-pass checking build confidence.
7During a multi-speaker aural passage, what should you track first?
A.Only the final word of each sentence
B.Who is speaking and what role or viewpoint each speaker holds
C.The examiner's shoe size
D.Only English loanwords
Explanation: Speaker identity and stance help you assign opinions, answers and contrastive details correctly when questions ask who said what.
8Which note-taking habit best supports aural comprehension in Irish?
A.Writing full essays while the audio plays
B.Jotting key nouns, numbers, names and time words in abbreviated form
C.Writing nothing so memory is 'pure'
D.Copying every sentence word-for-word in longhand
Explanation: Brief target notes (ainmneacha, uimhreacha, amanna) free working memory for understanding without trying to transcribe everything.
9If you miss a detail on the first playing of an aural extract, what is the best next step?
A.Leave the whole section blank forever
B.Stay calm, use context and remaining plays/questions to recover, and avoid panicking into random guesses
C.Change all previous answers immediately
D.Stop listening to the rest of the track
Explanation: One missed item should not derail the passage. Context, later cues and residual plays (where provided) often recover meaning; panic guessing multiplies errors.
10Which listening focus best matches a question asking for the speaker's mothúcháin (feelings)?
A.Only place names
B.Tone words, intensifiers and evaluative adjectives (e.g. sásta, feargach, buartha)
C.Only the title of the paper
D.Only the word count of the transcript
Explanation: Feeling questions reward emotion vocabulary and evaluative language, not solely factual place lists.

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