# Junior Cert German 2026

> The 2026 Junior Cert German exam paper and official marking scheme for Common level. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/2026

## Common Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf)
- [Audio](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000BV.mp3)

### What's in the 2026 Common Level paper?

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q10 | vocabulary, picture matching | 15 |
| Q11 | vocabulary, picture matching | 18 |
| Q12 | weather report, picture matching, reading comprehension | 12 |
| Q13 | advertisement, multiple choice, reading comprehension | 15 |
| Q14 | profile, true or false, reading comprehension | 18 |
| Q15 | article, true or false, reading comprehension | 28 |
| Q16 | story, reading comprehension | 19 |
| Q17 | text messages, reading comprehension | 15 |
| Q18 | vocabulary, gap fill, written production | 10 |
| Q19 | sentence writing, fact file, verb forms | 20 |
| Q20 | blog, written production | 50 |

## Revise German by topic

- [Vocabulary & Signs](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/vocabulary-signs)
- [Short Texts & Messages](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/short-texts-messages)
- [Articles & Longer Texts](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/articles-longer-texts)
- [Grammar](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/grammar)
- [Writing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/writing)

## Related

- [German 2025](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/2025)
- [All German years](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german)