Leaving Cert French 2018

The 2018 Leaving Cert French exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

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What's in the 2018 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 written production, rural ireland, diary, september · 40 marks
  • Q1 reading comprehension, rural france, isolation, village life · 60 marks
  • Q2 written production, diary entry, snow day, job application · 30 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, childminding, park, lost child · 60 marks
  • Q3 written production, mobile phones, self-driving cars, image stimulus · 30 marks
  • Q4 written production, fake news, young leaders, image stimulus · 30 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2018 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, school, subjects · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, summer, teenage years · 40 marks
  • Q3 reading comprehension, video games, interview · 40 marks
  • Q4 reading comprehension, literary text, detective story · 40 marks
  • Q5 written production, letter, form · 30 marks
  • Q6 written production, message, postcard · 30 marks
  • Q7 written production, diary, formal letter · 30 marks

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Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers. Every link opens the original PDF on examinations.ie.