Leaving Cert German: Literary Reading questions

Comprehension built on a literary rather than journalistic passage — a novel or short-story extract, memoir or biography. Kept distinct from the journalistic comprehension for the same reason as in French: it is a separately taught reading technique. Members are the text-type markers that identify a passage as literary.

23 past German questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, reading and books, family

2024 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

2023 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

2022 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, love and loss, migration

2021 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, coming of age

2019 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

2018 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, themes

2017 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

2016 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension

2015 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, family, ageing

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2026 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, family life

2025 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, travel, ireland

2024 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, matching

2023 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, friendship

2022 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, school trip

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, family life

2020 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, part-time work, family life

2019 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, family life, matching

2018 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, daily routine

2017 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, work and careers

2016 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, friendship, school life

2015 · 1 question

Q160 marks

reading comprehension, social issues, friendship

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