Preparing for Leaving Certificate Gaeilge

Ardteist – Gaeilge - Ardleibhéal
Tá dhá pháipéar scríofa agus cluastuiscint sa scrúdú seo!
Tá 170 marc ag dul do Pháipéar a hAon
Tá 180 marc ag dul do Pháipéar a Dó
Tá 100 marc ag dul don Chluastuiscint
Agus tú ag ullmhú do Pháipéar a hAon tá sé fíor – thábhachtach go bhfuil tú ag léamh Gaeilge gach lá, sa nuachtán, i.e. Foinse. Agus tú ag léamh tá tú ag bailiú eolais, foclóir, smaointe agus frásaí nua do d’aiste féin.
Ceist 1 ; Ceapadóireacht – tá na marcanna don cheist seo deighilte idir 80 marc don Ghaeilge agus 20 marc don eolais.
Mar sin, tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil a lán frásaí difriúla agat, gramadach ceart agus briathra éagsúla! Tá rogha agat sa cheist seo idir;
· Aiste
· Scéal
· Alt nuachtáin
· Díospóireacht/Óráid
Bí cinnte go bhfuil an t-eolas agat faoi cad atá ag tarlú sa domhain mhór agus sa tír seo faoi láthair agus le blianta beaga anuas! Mar shampla; Cúlú Eacnamaíochta, Bochtanas, Dífhostaíocht, NAMA, Ciníochas agus an míchlú san Eaglais!
Chun eirí go maith sa cheist seo;
· Déan plean don aiste
· Úsáid seanfhocail
· Úsáid réimse leathan do bhriathra agus aimsirí – an briathar saor agus módh conníollach san áireamh
· Úsáid tuiseal Ginideach
· Foghlaim réimse leathan de frásaí agus foclóir
· Úsáid réamhrá agus críoch i gcónaí.
Ceist 2 ; Léamhthuiscintí
Tá dhá léamhthuiscint le déanamh ar an bpáipéar seo – 35 mharc an cheann!
Taithí a dhéanann máistreacht anseo!
· Léigh tríd na ceisteanna ar dtús
· Léigh tríd an téacs agus aibhsigh na freagraí
· Léigh tríd na ceisteanna arís
· Ceann ar cheann scríobh amach na freagraí ach déan iarracht iad a scríobh i d’fhocail féin
· Muna gcuireann tú athrú éigin isteach beidh do fhreagra ‘iomarcach’ agus gheobhaidh tú leath-mharc nó uaireanta ‘0’ má bhíonn sé ró-iomarcach
B’fhéidir déan ceann nó dhó de na ceisteanna seo ag tús an scrúdú roimh an cheapadóireacht mar cuireann sé Gaeilge ar ais i do cheann!
Páipéar a Dó
Tá ceithre ceisteanna le déanamh ar an bpáipéar seo;
Ceist 1 ; Prós Ainmnithe 40 marc
Ceist 2; Próstéacs Breise 40 marc
Ceist 3; Filíocht 70 marc
Ceist 4; Stair na Gaeilge 30 marc

Ceist 1; Prós, freagair dhá cheist;
Chun ullmhú don cheist seo, tá sé tábhachtach féachaint siar ar na páipéir scrúdaithe, agus féach cad a bhí ann an bhliain seo chaite, agus na blianta roimhe sin.
Ní raibh ‘Fiche Blian ag Fás’ nó ‘Clare sa Spéir’ ar an bpáipéar an bhliain seo chaite, mar sin déan mionstaidéar ar na scéalta seo i mbliana.
Tá sé tábhachtach ‘achoimre’ a dhéanamh ar gach scéal mar seans go n-úsáidfidh tú é pé cheist a bheidh ann.

Ceist 2; Próstéacs Breise. I mbliana táimíd ag déanamh staidéar ar ‘An Triail’, le Mairéad Ní Ghráda.
Chun bheith ullmhaithe don cheist seo, tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil tuiscint mhaith agat ar na rudaí seo a leanas;

· Na Príomhcharactair, i.e. Máire, Pádraig, Bean Uí Chathasaigh
· Na Mioncharactair, i.e. Áine Ní Bhreasail, Seán, Liam, Seáinín an Mhótair, Mailí, Bean Uí Chinsealaigh
· An Plota, Tragóid
· Fimíneacht
· Éire sna 60’s
· Léiriú stáitse
· Téamaí éagsúla atá ag rith go leanúnach tríd an leabhair

Ceist 3; Filíocht. Anseo féach siar ar na páipéir scrúdaithe arís. I gceist 3a tá tú ag déanamh staidéar ar na dánta gnáthleibhéal. I mbliana, déan staidéar ar na dánta go léir, ach go háirithe, Jack agus Níl Aon Ní, mar ní raibh siad ar an bpáipéar an bhliain seo chaite.
I gceist 3b tá tú ag féachaint ar na dánta ardleibhéal. Tá sé deacair anseo, mar tháinig gach ceann de na dánta seo suas uair amháin go dtí seo, ach b’fhéidir féach ar na cinn a tháinig suas i 2006, 2007, i.e.
· An t-Oileán
· An Chéad Dráma
· Úirchill an Chreagáin
· Maigdiléana

Bíonn an dán féin scríobhta ar an bpáipéar – ní gá í a chur de ghlanmheabhair in aon chor.
San fhilíocht téann na marcanna le haghaidh : Ráiteas – Forbairt – Línte. (1:2:1)

Ceist 4; Stair na Gaeilge
Anseo, bí cinnte go bhfuil staidéar déanta agat ar 20 – 25 de na hábhair is coitianta
Bí ábalta trí mhórphointe a scríobh ar an hábhair seo
Níor tháinig ‘An Fhiannaíocht’ suas le fada, mar sin déan mionstaidéar ar seo

Cluastuiscint
Ullmhaigh le;

· Éist le RnaG
· Féach ar TnaG
· Léigh Foinse
· Cleachtadh

Agus tú ag déanamh an páipéar seo;

· Tá 10% ag dul don Ghaeilge sa Chluastuiscint. (Baintear é ag an deireadh). Mar sin, níl litriú tábhachtach in aon chor.
· Tabhair buile faoi thuairim – agus seans go bhfaighidh tú marcanna!
· Léigh na ceisteanna go cúramach
· Aibhsigh na focail/frásaí is tábhachtaí
· Déan nótaí duit féin ar thaobh an leathnaigh Mar Shampla; Lá, Dáta, Ainm
· Cóimeád do fhreagaí gearr
· Bain triail as gach cheist!

Páipéar a hAon
Ceist 1: 90 nóim
Ceist 2a - 35 nóim
2b - 35 nóim

2 uair 40 nóim

Léamh-10 nóim
2 uair 50 nóim

Páipéar a Dó
Ceist 1a - 25 nóim
1b -15 nóim
Ceist 2 -40 nóim
Ceist 3a - 35 nóim
3b - 35 nóim
Ceist 4 -30 nóim
Léamh - 20 nóim

3 uair 20 nóim

Go n-eirí libh!
Agus ná déan dearmad ‘Taithí a dhéanann máistreacht!’

Preparing for the Leaving Certificate Music Exam

Exam Length- one and a half hours

Listening Paper-

Advice:

• When you get the paper take 5 minutes to look over it.


• Focus on Question 1 as this is the Big Question.


• There is a text excerpt only for volume so keeping reading Q.1 to see what they are going to ask you.


• Follow the tape right through Q.1, Q.2, Q.3, Q. 4 until Irish Music Q.5.


• You will get 12 marks to do your essay. take your time and pick out bullet points. Try to use at least one quote.


• Q.6 Aural Skills- again keep in line with the tape. It will take one and a half hours.

You will have 15 minutes free after to listening paper to preparing for Composing.

Composing

• Use this time to look over your keys.


• Have a pencil and a rubber ready.

• 2 Questions must be answered. One composing and one harmony.


• Take your time in picking your quesions.


• Spend 25 minutes composing


• Spend 55 minutes on harmony.


• The remaining 10 minutes could be used to double check values of notes and layout of work.

It is your last exam for most students and there may be a danger to rush.

Take the full amount of time: it may cost you a grade in results if you rush.

Best of Luck,

Ms. Mary O' Flynn

Exam Preparation for Leaving Certificate German- Higher Level

Exam Length- Two and a half hours - Written Paper Plus 40 Minutes for AURAL (Listening).

Written Paper:
There are 5 sections to be completed.
1st Section- Reading Comprehension (Literary Text) Worth 60 Marks. 27 % of the Exam.
Spend a Maximum of 40 Minutes on this section.
Advice on this Section:

• Read the Question before you begin. You may get some information on what the text is about.
• Read the TEXT.
• Remember you are told which lines the answer is in.
• If the question is in German, Answer in GERMAN. ( In your own words as much as possible).
• If the question is in English , Answer in English.- Make sure you answer the question that was asked.
• ALWAYS IMAGINE THAT THE CORRECTOR HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE TEXT IS ABOUT. State the obvious and do not leave out any detail. e.g 2001 Paper. Q4 of Text 1. You were asked to give examples of honesty and truth in the story. When you give your example, you should say this conveys honesty and truth.... (i.e. referring back (link)to the question asked).
• If asked for 5 details you must give at least 5 details - if possible give as many as you understand.
• The last question on this section is worth alot of marks each year (12-15 Marks). Give as many examples as possible.
• Do not leave blanks.

Section 2- ANGEWANDTE GRAMMATIK. 25 Marks. 11 %. Spend 10 Minutes on this section.

Advice on this section:

• This section is based on the text which preceeds it.
• Read the example that is given. this will tell you the exact details you will need to give to get marks.

e.g. 2007. You had to say if the 1. pronoun was singular or plural 2. Which case it was in

Revise: Tenses, Cases, Questions,Conjunctions and Pronouns.

Section 3.Text 2 Journalistic text
60 marks 27% of the exam spend maximum of 40 minutes on this section)
Advice

• Again as in first text read the questions first
• then read the text
• If the question is in German answer in German , if the question is in English answer in English
• Answer the question that is being asked.
• Synonyms( words that have the same meaning) often come up here , match the ones you definitely know first and others after. Remember Nouns must match with nouns ( look for Capitals ) , verbs must match with verbs etc.

Section 4 Außerung zum Thema ( 25 marks 11% ) Spend about 5 minutes preparing and 15 writing and correcting
There are 2 options here you must answer one (a or b)
One of the topics will be based on the text. So use information in the text to help you answer but be sure to change details like er to ich etc.
The marks for this section are divided as follows
8 marks for content ( answering the question that was asked in at least 3 - 4 sentences per point)
7 marks for expression ( how good your German was , did you use a variety of grammatical structures , was your language rich and varid, did you show the examiner how much German you know?)
It is important to remember no matter how good your language is if you do not answer the question asked you will not be awarded marks.
Use your phrases for opinions here and give personal examples if possible.

Section 5 Schriftliche Produktion (50 marks 23% of the exam )
Spend about 5 - 10 minutes preparing and 20 minutes answering this section.
There is a choice between two written productions here letter or response to a visual you must do one. Read both first to see which one you know more information about.
Again marks for this section are divided 25 marks for content( answering the questions) and 25 marks for expression ( how good your German was).
Advice on letter

• Learn an opening sentence and refer to what your penpal mentions in their letter.
• All questions must be answered in about 5-6 sentences.
• If it asks for 3 examples/reasons you must give 3.
• Give personal examples and opinions.
• Sum up at the end and have a suitable closing.

Advice on Visual Stimulus.

• The first question will be to describe the picture you can use some of your oral vocabulary here Auf diesem Bild sehe ich etc.
• Adjectives are very important when you want to describe something.
• As always all questions must be attempted (5- 6 sentences per question)
• Give examples/reasons and opinions.

In General

• Try to use a variety of idioms and grammatical structures( passive, subjunctive es ware toll..)
• Know your phrases for opinions and use a variety of them. -Ich glaube.., Meiner Meinung nach....
• Know your phrases for agreeing and disagreeing - Ich bin dafur/ dagegen etc.
• Phrases for comparing and expressing preference -Im Vergleich zu.., Ich wurde lieber.....
• When you are finished make sure you read over your letter/essay. - make sure you have used correct tense - use capitals for nouns - check spelling -check grammar ( word order and cases etc)

Listening Comprehension ( 80 marks 20% of overall Exam)
Divided into 4 parts
Part 1 -interview
Part 2 -telephone message
Part 3-conversation
Part 4 -news, weather forecast.
Advice
Read the questions carefully they will indicate what vocab area is required to answer the question.
Example when is he going abroad ? I would think I need to listen for a date/ day/ time.
Part 1 will be played 3 times the second time with pauses, usually after each question ( i.e. question 1 question 2 etc)
Part 2 will be played 3 times
You must leave a note in German ( key words are sufficient)
There is a question on language here and you must refer to language that has been uses in the conversation ( words/ phrases that were said) there are no marks for tone of voice without reference to language used.

Part 3 Conversation ( Played 3 times)

You must first identify the relationship between the two people but the most of the marks will be going for how you knew this what language used meant that you were able to come to a decision of one of the choices over another?
You must also identify attitudes with support from the text ( language used)
Part 4 News and Weather (played 3 times)
Revise the weather.
In General you need to revise the following:
months, days, time, alphabet ( write ah=a, ay=e, ee=i, fow=v, vay=w) at top before you start.
numbers, weather feelings and adjectives.

Viel Gluck

Frau Flaherty

Preparing for the Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science Exam

Agricultural Science Exam Paper:
Two and a half hours long. 300 Marks for exam: 100 Marks for project (already Submitted).

There are 9 Questions on the paper to do any 6. Watch out for question 3 as it is an option question. You can only do one of the options!!!
Always attempt Question 1. it is worth 60 marks out of 300. 20%. You are required to do any 6, but I would recommend you to attempt all 10 parts as you will be marked out of your best 6.. Each part is worth 10 marks. So you are usually required to give 3 points- The first point is worth 4 marks and the next two 3 marks each. The Questions come from all parts of the course- but plant and animal science is very important here.. Write as many points as you can think off!!
Question 2- Soil. This question is worth 48 Marks =16%.
It can be a three or four part question. If its a three part question each part is worth 16 Marks each- 4 points required to get full marks. If its a 4 part question each part is worth 12 Marks each- 3 points required to get full marks- at least.
Definitions, Soil experiments and Processes are very important her. Learn off NOTES.
Q3 A Or Q 3 B- 48 marks- 16%- This is an option question. DO not mix and match. Pick one or the other or neither!!!!!! this question comes from all over the course. Same marking scheme as Q 2.
Question 4- EXPERIMENTS 48 Marks- 16%.
In this section you are given 4 experiments to do 2! So each experiment is worth 24 Marks (8%)
Write up these experiments exactly as you would in the lab. Have a Title, Apparatus, Diagram, Method, Expected Result and Conclusion.n You would need to have at least 6 points to get full marks- to include a result and conclusion. GO OVER PAST PAPERS TO PRACTICE EXPERIMENTS- MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THESE- They tend to rpeat some of these
Question 5, Question 6 and Question 8 are from all parts of the course. Same marking scheme as Q2 and Q3. Write as many points as you can think of with a minimum of 4 points. - For these questions be very familiar with Grassland, Potatoes, Barley, Beef, Sheep, Pigs, Dairy, Animal Science (body Systems and invertebrates).
Question 7- Genetics -48 Marks/16%
Be very familiar with definitions, be able to do at ease monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Incomplete dominance, Embryo Transplantation, Micropropagation/GM Foods/ Progeny/ Performance Testing/ mitosis/meiosis/Sex linkage/Use of Peas and Fruit flies in genetics, etc.
Go over past papers to practice crosses...
Question 9- Scientific Explanation- 48 Marks-16%
5 Parts to do 4. I would recommend you do all 5. AGAIN, Look over past papers as they have a habit of repeaing from time to time. You will need at least 3/4 points to get full marks. Mak sure your answer is scientifically based. Plant science is important here also.

Time: spend about 30 minutes on Question 1 and approximately 25 minutes on each of the other questions. Leave time to re check and improve your answers..

ADVICE In GENERAL-

• Do NOT LEAVE THE EXAM EARLY




• Always get an extra page to do rough work.




• Do Extra questions if time allows.




• Write as many points as you can think off with a minimum of 4.




• Draw diagrams big and clear with a pencil and label with a red biro.




• Plan essay type answers.




• Underline the keywords that you ar being asked.




• Watch the time.




• Practice Past Papers.




• Write neat and clearly.




• Label clearly the question you are attempting.




• It is often advisable to use expanded bullet points.

BE very familiar with the inside few pages of your notes. REVISE SOIL, GENETICS, EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS , SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND QUESTION ONES from over the past few years. Go OVER AND OVER PAST EXAM PAPERS AND MARKING SCHEMES

Best of Luck

Ms. Veronica Walsh.

Preparing for the Leaving Certificate English Exam (Ordinary Level)

Paper 1:

200 marks- 2 Hours 50 Minutes for the entire paper.
There are two sections; Comprehending (100 marks) Composing (100 marks)
Comprehending Section; Divided into two parts.
Question A- Choice of three texts- (50 Marks) 55 Minutes - Timing
Question B- A functional Writing Question (50 Marks) 35 Minutes- Timing. Shold be a page and a quarter- MINIMUM

REMINDER: YOU CANNOT DO QUESTION A AND QUESTION B FROM THE SAME TEXT.

HINT: Some students find it helpful to select question B first and then select Question A from a different text.

Composing: Better Known as the essay

THE ESSAY IS WORTH MOST OF THE MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  ALWAYS MAKE OUT A PLAN- the examiner will look for it


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  State clearly for the Examiner the NUMBER of the essay you have selected.


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  AT LEAST 4 PAGES.


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  MUST USE PARAGRAPHS


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  Dont change tenses i the middle of your essay- if you begin in the past tense- remain the past tense.


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  READ THE TITLE CAREFULLY.

PAPER 2

Worth 200 marks but have 3 hours and 20 Minutes to complete it.

Paper 2 has 3 Sections.

Section One is the single Text - 60 Marks- "Lies of Silence" by Brian Moore

Spend 55 minutes on this question, You have 3 compulsory 10 mark questions and one 30 marks

Section Two - Comparative Study (70 Marks) 1 hour and 5 Minutes.

You are Comparing " Sive " with "Inside Im Dancing". We have compared them under two headings. "Villian/Hero/Heroine" and "Social Setting" STUDY BOTH.

SECTION 3: Poetry- 70 Marks.

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  YOU will recognise 2 of the 4 poems. SELECT 1 Out OF THE 2 POEMS YOU RECOGNISE.


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  You have to do 3 Compulsory 10 Mark questions.


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  You have to do 1 20 Mark question out of a choice of three.


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  You Must also do an UNSEEN Poem.

SPEND 45 Minutes on your Studied Poem and 20 Minutes on the Unseen Poem.

BEST OF LUCK.

Ms. Colette McCarthy.

Preparing for the Leaving Certificate Biology Exam

Exam Length 3 hours. Thursday 17th June 9.30 until 12.30
The paper is divide into 3 sections: A, B and C.
Section A: 25%- Six short questions to do 5 . Answer onto Exam Paper.
1 Question is from Unit 1, 2 Questions from unit 2, and 3 Questions from Unit 3.
Advice: DO ALL QUESTIONS. DO NOT LEAVE BLANKS. DO NOT USE TIPPEX. Give only one answer!!!!! Invariably your first answer is usually right!

Section B: 15% Experiment . Three Questions to do 2.
These are questions from the 22 mandatory experiments. Know these in detail. Especially know diagram, Constant, Variable, Control, Result and Conclusion. Know each procedure and also why that procedure was carried out.
Advice: DO ALL THREE QUESTIONS if time allows!!!. DO NOT LEAVE BLANKS. DO NOT USE TIPPEX. DRAW CLEAR WELL LABELLED DIAGRAMS. The space allowed dictates the length of the answer required. Write very clearly.

Section C: 60%- Long Questions. 6 given to do 4. Again 1 question comes from unit 1, 2 Questions from Unit 2 and Three questions from unit 3.
Advice:

• READ Through these questions and pick out your best 4 questions.



• Thoroughly read and underline the key words of the questions you are attempting.



• Get rough work page from examiner and write points on it (plan especially for essay type answer) this will also be corrected!!!!)



• Give every question a label e.g Q 10 (a) i to resemble layout of question paper.

Example:

Q10 (a)

(i)

(ii)

• Tick every part after doing it on exam paper.



• Spend no longer than 20/25 minutes on each of the questions.



• Write clearly and neatly.



• Go backover every answer.



• If you have time left over, attempt another question.

DIAGRAMS: inpencil and labelled with a red biro. Labels on margin of diagram. the arrow must point and touch the relevant part. Label clearly, Should be the size of a CD box. 6 marks, 3 marks, 0 marks.

Graphs:

Use Graph paper, label Axis, Give title, Watch Scale, when commenting use labels on both both axis e.g. rate of photosynthesis increases as light intensity increases from ____ to __

DO NOT LEAVE EARLY!!!!!!!

Unit 1 Scientific Method, Charectoristics of life, Food, Ecology.
Unit 2: Cells, Osmosis, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Genetics.
Unit 3: Biodiversity, Human Biology & Plant Biology.

Pay particular attention to: Food, Ecology, Repiration, Photosynthesis, Genetics, Plant Reproduction, Human Reproduction.

LEARN REVISION SHEETS.

BEST OF LUCK

Máighread O' Leary, Veronica Walsh,

Preparing for Exams

Welcome to Coláiste Treasa's First Blog.
Over the coming weeks, there will be a blog on how best to prepare for your exams in June. We will be taking a journey through the exam papers and marking schemes.
Each subject teacher will be giving advice on their own subject area.

Keep an eye for colaistetreasa.blogspot.com.