# Junior Cert French: Articles & Longer Texts questions

> Every Junior Cert French exam question on Articles & Longer Texts, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Reading longer texts in French: articles, profiles of people, interviews, personal accounts, stories, literary extracts and poems.

18 past French questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q11 (16 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q12 (20 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q13 (24 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q14 (20 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2025

- Q10 (16 marks): reading comprehension, multiple choice - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q11 (16 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q12 (20 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q13 (24 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q14 (20 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2024

- Q12 (28 marks): notice, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q13 (26 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q14 (16 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2023

- Q12 (24 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q13 (10 marks): reading comprehension, multiple choice - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q15 (24 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2022

- Q11 (20 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q12 (26 marks): reading comprehension, multiple choice - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q13 (30 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC010CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)

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- [Grammar](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/french/topic/grammar)
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- [All French past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/french)