# Junior Cert German: Short Texts & Messages questions

> Every Junior Cert German exam question on Short Texts & Messages, grouped by level and year. 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/topic/short-texts-messages

Reading notices, adverts, menus, timetables, fact files, text messages, dialogues and picture stories and picking out the key details.

18 past German 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

- Q12 (12 marks): picture matching, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q13 (15 marks): multiple choice, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q17 (15 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)
- Q19 (20 marks): sentence writing, verb forms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=15)

### 2025

- Q14 (15 marks): multiple choice, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q17 (14 marks): true or false, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q20 (20 marks): sentence writing, verb forms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)

### 2024

- Q15 (15 marks): true or false, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q16 (24 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q18 (12 marks): picture matching - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)
- Q21 (15 marks): gap fill, written production - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)

### 2023

- Q15 (30 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q17 (20 marks): sentence writing, gap fill - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2022

- Q12 (15 marks): picture matching - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q13 (14 marks): reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q15 (12 marks): picture matching - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q16 (12 marks): true or false, reading comprehension - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q18 (10 marks): gap fill, written production - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC011CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

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- [Grammar](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/grammar)
- [Writing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german/topic/writing)
- [All German past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/german)