3: Teip sa scrúdú tiomána

Question 1

Last Monday Liam drove with his father to the testing centre in church town

Answer 1

Dé Luain seo cat thiomáin Liam in éineacht lena at hair go dtí an t-ionad Tástála i mbaile an teampaill

Question 2

Liam was going for his driving test that morning and that was why he was so nervous

Answer 2

Bhí Liam ag dul faoin scrúdú tiomána an mhaidin sin agus sin é an fáth go raibh sé an-neirbhíseach

Question 3

anyway, his dad wished him good luck and he walked into the centre

Answer 3

ar aan nis ghuigh a athair ách mór air agus shiúl sé isteach san ionad

Question 4

Liam sat in front of the tester to answer a couple of questions based on the rules of the road

Answer 4

Shush Liam síos os cochair an scrúdaitheora chun cúpla ceist a fhreagairt bunaithe ar rialacha an bhóthair

Question 5

Liam got on very well because he had learned all of the rules off by heart, every one of them

Answer 5

D’eirigh thar barr le Liam tios go raibh na rialacha go léir de ghlan mheabhair aige - gach ceann díobh

Question 6

Then off they went out to the carpark and the two of them sat into the car

Answer 6

Ansin as go brách leo mach sa charrchlós agus shuigh an bheirt acu isteach sa ghluaisteáin

Question 7

Before they left, they put on their safety belts and on they went onto the main road

Answer 7

sular imigh siad, cheangail siad a gcriosanna slándála agus ar aghaidh leo amigo ar an bpríomhbhóthar

Question 8

when liam was driving down shop street, he recognised two people from school and they were smirking at him and waving their hands

Answer 8

Nuair a bhí Liam ag tiomáint síos an sráid na siopaí d’aithin sé beirt ón scoil agus bhí siad ag sméideadh air agus ag luascadh an lámha san aer

Question 9

Liam looked out the window and did the same thing

Answer 9

D’fhéach Liam amach as an bhfuinneog agus rinne sé an rud céanna

Question 10

Of course a rage came over the tester but he didn’t say a word at all

Answer 10

Dar ndóigh tháinig yacht dirge ar an scrúdaitheoir ach ní dúirt sé focal ar bith

Question 11

suddenly and without warning Liam drove directly into the car that was in front, breaking all the lights in both cars

Answer 11

Go tobann agus gan rabhadh thiomáin Liam díreach isteach sa ghluaisteáin a bhí roimhe ag briseadh na soilse ar fad sa dá ghluaisteáin

Question 12

Mr Neachtain was in the other car and at the start he didn’t understand what was after happening

Answer 12

Bhí an t-uasal ó Neachtain sa ghluaisteán eile agus ar dtús nior thuig sé cad a bhí tar éís tarlú

Question 13

What was that, he asked himself

Answer 13

‘Cad é sin?’ an cheist a chur sé air féin

Question 14

Liam was in a dilemma. The tester sat in shock and he said nothing

Answer 14

Bhí Liam i bponc. Shush an scrúdatheoir ansin ina thost agus dúirt sé faic

Question 15

2 women were on the path right beside and they saw what happened

Answer 15

Bhí beirt bean ar an gcosán in aice láimhe agus chonaic siad cad a tharla

Question 16

Mr. Neachtain called the guards and in 5 minutes they were at the site of the accident

Answer 16

Choir an t-uasal ó neachtain ghlaoch ar na hardaí agus i ocean cúig nóiméad bhí siad ag suíomh na timpiste

Question 17

the tester explained the whole story about Liam and Liam completely agreed

Answer 17

Mhínigh an scrúdaitheoir an scale go lair faoi Liam ages d’aontaigh Liam go h-iomlán leis

Question 18

Liam had insurance and because of that nobody would be out of pocket as they say

Answer 18

Bhí árachas ag Liam agus dá bhrí sin ní bheadh éinne ‘as póca’ faoi mar a déarfá

Question 19

Unsurprisingly Liam failed the test! but the tester said to him that he would have an extra chance in a couple of months

Answer 19

Gan amhras theip ar Liam sa scrúdú! ach dúurt an scrúdaitheoir leis go mbeadh seans sa bhreis aige i gceann cúpla mí

Question 20

but in the meantime he would have to do more practice and to give specific care to the rules of the road again

Answer 20

ach san idirlinn bheadh air i bhfad níos mó cleachtadh a dhéanamh agus aire ar leith a thabhairt do rialacha ar bhóthair arís

Question 21

An raibh Liam neirbhíseach meas tú?

Answer 21

Gan amhras bhí

nach raibh sé ag dul faoi scrúdú?

Question 22

Cá ndeacaigh Liam an maiden sin?

Answer 22

Chuaigh sé suas go dtí an t-ionad tástála

Question 23

Cén sort ceisteanna a chuir an scrúdaitheoir ar Liam?

Answer 23

Ceisteanna ginearálta faoi rialacha an bhóthair

Question 24

Cad a tharla i sráid na siopaí?

Answer 24

Chonaic Liam cúpla cara ar an gcosán agus bhí sé ag féachaint amach orthu agus ag sméideadh orthu gan bacadh chun féachaint ar an mbóthair

Question 25

Cad a rinne an scrúdaitheoir?

Answer 25

Faic. ní raibh sé in ann focal a rá toisc go raibh scrúdú ar siúl

Question 26

Cons a tharla an timpiste?

Answer 26

ní fhaca sé an gluaisteán a bhí roimhe agus thiomáin sé díreach isteach ann

Question 27

Cén dámáiste a rinne liam?

Answer 27

Bhris sé na soilse col ar fad agus lúb sé an rad deireadh (he twisted the back burner

Question 28

Cad a rinne an garda nuair a tháinig sé ar an bhfód?

Answer 28

Thóg sé amach a leabhar nótaí agus scríobh sé síos an fhianaise go léir

Question 29

An bhfuair an tiománaí eile aon chúiteamh?

Answer 29

fuair
bhí árachas aige
ní raibh éinne ‘as póca’ faoi mar a dhéarfá

Question 30

Ar éirigh le liam sa scrúdú?

Answer 30

níor éirigh leis
theip air
nár bhris sé rialacha an bhóthair?

Question 31

An ndearna sé an scrúdú arría?

Answer 31

Rinne

coicís ina dhiaidh sin agus d’eirigh thar bar leis

Question 32

Cad iad na rialacha eile a bhriseann daoine?

2

Answer 32

Tiománann siad ró-thapaí nó ró-mhall

Tiománann siad trí∂ na solide tráchta nuair a bhíonn siad ómra (amber)

Question 33

3 cheist

Answer 33

Cá ndeacaigh Liam an maiden sin?
An raibh aon duine gortaithe?
Ar éirigh le liam nó ar theip air?