Meanings of aural exam in English

The aural exam accounts for a sixth of the marks in Irish.

This year also saw CDs used for the first time in the aural exam.

The aural exam which followed was also described as difficult but "okay", with no major hitches.

Junior Cert: Spanish: The quality of the tape in the Junior Certificate Spanish aural exam was excellent, with clear voices.

In the aural exam, students have a right to have the tape stopped in the event of a noise interfering with their listening.

Familiar essays and an accessible aural exam would leave most students pleased with higher level Irish paper one, according to Emer McTernan, Studyclix.ie expert teacher.

As well as written terminal exams, students were to be assessed by means of oral and aural exams, project and practical work.