Junior Certificate Ordinary Level. 2012
-Read all the instructions on the paper before answering the questions.
- Always underline exactly what you are being asked in every question.
The exam lasts of 2 and a half hours. Spend 25 minutes on each section.
Each section is worth 60 marks.
You must answer Section 1,2,3,4.
You must answer 2 from Section 5, 6, 7.
Section 1: Reading
-Read the passage, then read the questions, then re-read the passage.
-Make sure you use a quotation from the passage to back up each answer.
-Use two points to back up each 10 mark answer.
-Your answers should take up at least a page and a half of your answer book.
Section 2: Personal Writing.
-Read down through all the topics.
-Pick the one you can write the most about.
-Brainstorm your topic and then plan it
-You should Plan at least 8 paragraphs.
-Remember to have an introduction and a conclusion.
-Your essay should be at least 2 pages of your answer book.
Section 3: Functional Writing.
-Answer either question A or B.
-Make sure you use the right format, for example, letter or debate etc.
-Plan at least 6 paragraphs.
-Your answer should be at least a page and a half of your answer book.
Section 4: Poetry.
- You will not have seen this poem before, read the poem, then read the questions, then read the poem again.
-Answer all questions and use lines from the poem to back up your answers.
-Answers here should be at least a page in length.
-Try to use your poetic vocabulary in your answer.
-Question E will be a question on a poem you have studied in class. Read the question carefully and give at least a 1 page answer. Use your poetic vocabulary in your answer.
Section 5: Fiction.
-Read the extract from a novel you have never seen before, then read the questions, and then re-read the extract.
-Make sure you give at least 2 supporting points for each of your answers. Use lines from the extract to back up your answers.
-Answers here should be at least a page in length.
-Question E is based on your novel Of Mice and Men. Read the question carefully. Brainstorm and plan your answer before you begin to write your answer. Your answer to Question E should be at least a page long.
Section 6: Drama.
-This is an extract from a play you have never seen before.
-Read the extract, then read the questions, then re-read the extract.
-Give a least two points to support your answers and a quote from the extract for each one.
-Answers here should be at least a page in length.
-Question E is based on “The Field”. Read the question carefully and underline what you are being asked in the question. Brainstorm and plan your answer before you begin to write your answer. Your answer should be at least a page long.
Section 7: Media Studies.
-Examine carefully the loose pages that come with your exam paper. Read the questions carefully and then examine the pages again.
-Answer all the questions carefully and refer back to the loose pages to back up your answers.
-Be careful, Question E is worth 20 marks so make sure you read the question carefully and give a long answer. Brainstorm and plan your answer before you begin to write your answer
Exam Preparation Check List.
1. Do I know how to brainstorm and plan an essay? ________
2. Do I know how to write: A formal and informal letter?£
A debate £
A speech £
A review £
Instructions £
3. Can I write a short-story? £
4. Do I know Of Mice and Men well? £
5. Do I know quotes from Of Mice and Men? £
6. Do I know all the characters in the novel? £
7. Do I know the beginning and ending of the novel? £
8. Do I know “The Field” well? £
9. Do I know Quotes from “The Field”? £
10. Do I know all the characters in the play? £
11. Do I know the beginning and ending of the play? £
12. Do I know one scene really well in the play? £
13. Do I know Quotes from my poems And do I know them well? £
-“He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven”? (W.B.Yeats) £
-“Back In the Playground Blues”?(Adrian Mitchell) £
-“Mid-Term Break” (Seamus Heaney)? £
15. Do I know my poetry vocabulary? £
14. Do I know my Media Studies Vocabulary? £
15. Do I know the layout of the exam paper? £
REMEMBER; WRITE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. SHOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW. DO NOT LEAVE THE EXAM EARLY. READ OVER YOUR ANSWERS. GOOD LUCK!!!
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