# Leaving Cert German 2026

> The 2026 Leaving Cert German exam papers and official marking scheme for Higher and Ordinary 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/leaving-cert/german/2026

## Higher Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011ALP000BV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011ALPA00BV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC011ALP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011CLP017BV.mp3)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | reading comprehension, narrative fiction, reading and books, family | 60 |
| Q2 | applied grammar, nouns and cases, prepositions | 25 |
| Q3 | reading comprehension, student life, older people, journalistic text | 60 |
| Q4 | written production, image stimulus, student life, friendship | 25 |
| Q5 | written production, letter, image stimulus, travel | 50 |

## Ordinary Level

- [Exam Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011GLP000BV.pdf)
- [Aural Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011GLPA00BV.pdf)
- [Marking Scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/LC011GLP000EV.pdf)
- [Sound File (audio)](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/LC011CLP017BV.mp3)

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

| Question | Topics | Marks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | reading comprehension, literary text, narrative, family life | 60 |
| Q2 | applied grammar, compound words, prepositions | 15 |
| Q3 | reading comprehension, journalistic text, careers, school leavers | 60 |
| Q4 | written expression, dialogue, email, job application | 15 |
| Q5 | reading comprehension, journalistic text, friendship, social media | 40 |
| Q6 | written production, letter writing, picture story | 30 |

## Revise German by topic

- [Reading Comprehension](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/german/topic/reading-comprehension)
- [Literary Reading](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/german/topic/literary-reading)
- [Applied Grammar](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/german/topic/applied-grammar)
- [Written Production](https://examai.ie/past-papers/leaving-cert/german/topic/written-production)

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