Junior Cert English: Unseen Texts questions

Reading and responding to unseen prose, poetry and drama extracts: comprehension and how the writer uses language.

86 past English questions on this topic, spanning 2017 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 4 questions

2025 · 3 questions

2024 · 5 questions

Q110 marks

shakespeare

Q220 marks

speech writing, shakespeare, character

Q625 marks

creative writing, descriptive writing, character

Q720 marks

character

2023 · 3 questions

Q310 marks

creative writing

Q620 marks

shakespeare

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2018 · 4 questions

2017 · 3 questions

Q115 marks

media texts

Q510 marks

shakespeare

Q620 marks

shakespeare

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2026 · 7 questions

2025 · 9 questions

Q720 marks

letter writing

Q915 marks

functional writing, creative writing

Q1110 marks

media texts, persuasive language

2024 · 6 questions

Q315 marks

diary writing

Q415 marks

media texts, creative writing

Q910 marks

descriptive writing

2023 · 6 questions

2022 · 7 questions

Q210 marks

personal writing

Q620 marks

character

Q715 marks

creative writing

Q910 marks

visual texts, media texts

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