What to know for ordinary level irish?

c0ccydynia

i only dropped down to ordinary level irish after the mocks so i have no idea whats on the paper at all,
anyone got any predictions?

The One Who Knocks

hmm okay maybe your name in irish, possibly a few numbers,...oohh and some colours!

Nah only joking, I'm guessing it's the same as higher, just shorter, but no idea for predictions sorry

On the plus side, all my friends in ordinary said the mock was piss easy, so ya shouldnt have any problems,

Good Luck!

ciaran138

Not that much. All I learnt was beginnings and endings to letters and verbs. The comprehensions basically answer themselves.

Mr. G

Know the beginning and ending of a letter,

a date (eg 1u Eanair)

An address

Question Words (eg Ceard = what, etc)

format for an email, blog, letter and post card.

What you might want is to learn a few sentences for the weather, school and your friend that you make up. These will make you get more marks in the test, even if they don't ask.

After that you will be fine id say. I just answered my own question. Good luck!

c0ccydynia

ok! thanks so much

paddyzk

Jamez735 wrote: »

hmm okay maybe your name in irish, possibly a few numbers,...oohh and some colours!

Nah only joking, I'm guessing it's the same as higher, just shorter, but no idea for predictions sorry

On the plus side, all my friends in ordinary said the mock was piss easy, so ya shouldnt have any problems,

Good Luck!

Being in higher doesn't automatically make you smart

Mr. G

paddyzk wrote: »

Being in higher doesn't automatically make you smart

Ouch!

orriray59

Very basic knowledge of the tape. The ability to do match the box questions, which are ridiculously easy. Post card, letter, and something else that I can't recall. Comprehensions.

It's bloody simple. You just need to have it learned. For the post card the most likely things will be going on holidays abroad, going to a Gaeltacht, and going to a farm. Oh yeah and you'll have to do an e-mail.

The One Who Knocks

paddyzk wrote: »

Being in higher doesn't automatically make you smart

exactly, just as being in ordinary doesn't make you necessarily stupid, look I didn't mean it in an offensive way, but that's exactly what my friends who are in ordinary said when I asked them, in a jokingly manner, obviously.

TheZestyLemon

examinations.ie is your friend!

2011 Ordinary Exam Paper:
http://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2011/JC001GLP000IV.pdf

You may have to "read" and accept the terms before reading it.

graeme157

Was the easy exam I will every do I'd say(bar CSPE). Had everything I needed to do done by twenty to eleven and then done the extra questions and still finished by 11.

Mr. G

Yeah the postcard was the same as the sample paper. Very easy paper now higher maths to study

orriray59

The post card space should be much bigger. It's so small!

paddyzk

orriray59 wrote: »

The post card space should be much bigger. It's so small!

I wrote more for the postcard than I did the letter :pac:

orriray59

paddyzk wrote: »

I wrote more for the postcard than I did the letter :pac:

Lol. But seriously, we're just there writing to the end of the page. Way, way past the allocated space.

Mr. G

I had to get extra paper from the superintendent for the postcard aswell.