2017,J,002,N,3,E

Junior Cycle Assessment Task

English

20 Marks

Examination number

Instructions

Answer all three questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. Do not enclose or attach any other
work, as this will not be marked.

Junior Cycle Assessment Task 1

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Section A Reflecting on a text

Question 1 (2 marks)
Give the titles of two texts, from your collection of texts, that you consider to be your best writing
and identify the genre of each text.

First text:

Genre:

Second text:

Genre:

Select an extract (for example, a paragraph, passage, or verse) from one text identified above.
Copy the extract into the space provided below. The extract should not exceed 100 words
approximately.

Junior Cycle Assessment Task 2

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Question 2 (8 marks)
Write a response to either (a) or (b). Place a tick in the box next to your choice.

(a) Explain how two features of the extract you have chosen are typical of its genre.

or

(b) Identify a change that you made in the course of writing this text that you think
improved it and explain how it improved the text.

Junior Cycle Assessment Task 3

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Section B Reflecting on my writing

Question 3 (10 marks)

Choose two prompts from the prescribed list. Write a response to each of your chosen prompts in
the spaces provided. You are encouraged to refer to specific texts from your collection.

Prompt ( )

Response

Prompt ( )

Response

Junior Cycle Assessment Task 4

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