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The Junior Certificate higher level exam requires the student to answer 6 questions over two and a half hours.

The Junior Certificate ordinary level exam requires the student ot answer 4 questions over an hour and a half.
 

Higher level paper


Q 1 is a pictures question whereby students are required to answer questions that relate to the picture.
 

Q2. Is a documents question, whereby students are required to answer questions that relate to the documents.
 

Q3. These are short answer questions – why not test yourself with mocks.ie’s revision tool?
 

Q4. This question is normally based on People in history.


Q5. & Q6. Are long questions and can be on a range of topics covered throughout the course e.g. Plantations, Renaissance etc.

 

Exam Breakdown

Past Exam Breakdown Higher Level

History Junior Cert  Higher Level Topics- 2 hours 30 minutes -180 marks total
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6
Pictures (15 marks - 8.25% of exam therefore 12 minutes)
Documents (15 marks - 8.25% of exam therefore 12 minutes)
Short Questions (20 marks - 11 % of exam therefore 16 minutes)
PEOPLE IN HISTORY (40 marks - 11 % of exam therefore 33 minutes)
Ques 5 (30 marks - 16.5% of exam therefore 25 minutes)
Ques 6 (60 marks - 33% of exam therefore 50 minutes)
YEAR 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Ques 1  Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures
Ques 1 A Celtic times Middle Ages Neolithic Ireland Neolithic Ireland Middle Ages round towers  Ireland Emergency 1940s Middle Ages
Ques 1 B Medieval manor 1916 Rising Age of Exploration Middle Ages Archaeologist at work WW2 Nazis Northern Ireland
Ques 1 C Great famine WW2 Ireland 20th Century Renaissance Printing Ireland 1919-1922 Ulster Plantation WW2
Ques 2 Documents Documents Documents Documents Documents Documents Documents
Ques 2 A WW2 Archaeology is Rubbish Renaissance Plantations Industrial Revolution Ireland early 20th century WW3
Ques 2 B Womens Movement 1971 Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 1916 Rebellion WW2 Nazis Pre WW2  Ireland 1950 Ireland 1960s
Ques 3 Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions
Ques 3 a History Sources Prehistory History Sources History Sources History Sources History Sources History Sources
Ques 3 b Neolithic times Neolithic Ireland Neolithic Ireland Neolithic Ireland Neolithic Ireland Neolithic Ireland Middle Ages
Ques 3 c Neolithic Ireland Celtic Ireland Celtic Ireland Celtic Ireland Celtic Ireland Early Christian Ireland Middle Ages
Ques 3 d Bronze age Neolithic Ireland Early Christian Ireland Celtic Ireland Normans Early Christian Ireland Middle Ages Middle Ages
Ques 3 e Early Christian Ireland Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance
Ques 3 f Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Printing Press
Ques 3 g Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance Middle Ages Age of Exploration Renaissance Age of Exploration
Ques 3 h Middle Ages Renaissance Renaissance Age of Exploration Reformation Renaissance Age of Exploration
Ques 3 i Middle Ages Renaissance Age of Exploration Age of Exploration Renaissance Renaissance Age of Exploration
Ques 3 j Reformation Agricultural/Industrial Revolution Reformation Renaissance Reformation Reformation Reformation
Ques 3 k Reformation Transport Revolution Famine Ireland Renaissance Plantations Plantations Reformation
Ques 3 l Plantations Famine War of Independence Famine Ireland French Revolution Agricultural Revolution Agricultural Revolution
Ques 3 m Industrial Revolution Revolutions and Causes Irish Economy 1920's Agricultural Revolution 1798 Rebellion Ireland Revolutions Industrial Revolution
Ques 3 n Industrial Revolution Act of Union, 1801 Anglo_irish Agreement 1938 Transport Revolution Inventors 19th century Industrial Revolution WW2
Ques 3 o Irelnad 1921 Election 1918 First Inter-Party government, 1948-1951. American Revolution Ireland 20th century  Ireland 20th century WW2
Ques 3 p Emergency 1939-1945 Irish Civil War Nazi Germany. Northern Ireland 20th century Ireland 20th century  Civil war Ireland WW2
Ques 3 q Dr Noel Browne First Inter-Party government, 1948-51 Maginot Line? WW1 WW2 WW2 Ireland and England
Ques 3 r 1959-1966 Ireland Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985 WW3 WW2 Irish Politics 1950's WW2 20th century Ireland
Ques 3 s WW2 italy WW2 International Relations in the 20th century Irish Economy 1970's Irish Politics 1960's International Relations 21st century Ireland
Ques 3 t WW2 WW2 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 22nd century Ireland
Ques 4 People in History People in History People in History People in History People in History People in History People in History
Ques 4 A (i) (i) An archaeologist working on a dig. (i) A person living in a named ancient civilisation OUTSIDE of Ireland. (20) (i) A person living in ancient (pre-Christian) Ireland. (20) (i) An archaeologist working on a dig. (20) (i) A person living in an Ancient Civilisation OUTSIDE Ireland. (20) (i) A person in ancient Ireland. (i) An archaeologist at work.
Ques 4 A (ii) (ii) The lord or lady of a medieval castle. (ii) A monk in an early Christian monastery in Ireland. (20) (ii) The lord or lady of a medieval castle. (20) (ii) A monk in an early Irish monastery. (20) (ii) A sailor on a voyage of discovery during the Age of Exploration. (20) (ii) A monk in an early Irish monastery (ii) A young person in a named ancient civilisation outside of Ireland
Ques 4 A (iii) (iii) A settler who received land during a named plantation in Ireland during the 16th or 17th
century.		 (iii) A named Renaissance artist from OUTSIDE of Italy. (20) (iii) A named religious reformer at the time of the Reformation. (20) (iii) A serf on a medieval manor. (20) (iii) A planter who settled on a named Irish plantation. (20) (iii) A knight living in a medieval castle. (iii) A named Renaissance painter or sculptor.
Ques 4 B (i) A named leader involved in a revolution (America, France or Ireland) during the period,
1770-1815.		 i) A named leader on a voyage during the Age of Exploration. (20) (i) A settler who received land during a named plantation in Ireland during the 16th or 17th century. (20) (i) A named artist or sculptor during the Renaissance. (20) (i) A supporter of a named revolutionary leader during the period, 1770-1803. (20) A named leader involved in a revolution (America, France or Ireland) during the period, 1770-1815. (i) A settler who received land during a named plantation in Ireland during the 16th or 17th century
Ques 4 B (ii) (ii) A farm labourer during the Agricultural Revolution (ii) A mine or factory worker during the Industrial Revolution. (20) (ii) A German soldier who took part in Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of Russia, June 1941). (ii) A mine or factory worker during the Industrial Revolution. (20) (ii) A farm labourer during the Agricultural Revolution. (20) A factory/mine owner during the Industrial Revolution in Britain c. 1850 (ii) An old person describing changes that have occurred in communications in Ireland since 1945
Ques 4 B (iii) (iii) A named leader involved in one of the crises during the rise of the superpowers (Berlin
Blockade; Korean War; Cuban Missile Crisis)		 (iii) A person living in Southern or Northern Ireland during the war years, 1939-45. (20) (iii) A named political leader in the Republic of Ireland during the period, 1960-1985. (20) (iii) A named leader in the struggle for Irish independence, 1900-1923. (20 (iii) A named leader involved in one of the crises during the rise of the superpowers (BerlinBlockade; Korean War; Cuban Missile Crisis). (20) A named leader involved in the struggle for Irish independence, 1916-1923. (iii) A news reporter describing a major event during the Cold War, 1945-1963.
Ques 5 THE AGE OF EXPLORATION PLANTATIONS IN IRELAND REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS Reformation RURAL IRELAND c. 1850 THE AGE OF EXPLORATION INDUSTRIAL ENGLAND AND RURAL IRELAND
Ques 5 A Columbus Henry VIII French king Louis XVI Reformation RURAL IRELAND c. 1850 Italian Explorers Ireland 1840
Ques 5 New world Plantation towns. Wolfe Tone, 1798 excerpts from the 95 Theses RURAL IRELAND c. 1851 English Explorers Famine Population decline 1840-1850
Ques 5 Explorations and effects Effects of Plantation REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS The Reformation changed the face of Europ RURAL IRELAND c. 1852 Impact of Explorations Industrial revolution
Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6 Ques 6
Ques 6 A RENAISSANCE (A) THE REFORMATION A) FROM FARM TO FACTORY: Social Change in 18th and 19th Britain. (A) ANCIENT CIVILISATION – OUTSIDE OF IRELAND (A) THE MIDDLE AGES 1100-1500 A. THE RENAISSANCE A. OUR ROOTS IN ANCIENT CIVILISATION
Ques 6 B SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (B) SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (B) SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (B) SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (B) SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND B. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND B. REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
Ques 6 C POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (C) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (C) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (C) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND (C) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND C. SOCIAL CHANGE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND C. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY IRELAND
Ques 6 D INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY D) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (D) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (D) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (D) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY D. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

 

Past Exam Breakdown Ordinary Level

History Junior Cert  Ordinary Level Topics- 1 hours 30 minutes -180 marks total
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6
Pictures (35 marks - 8.25% of exam therefore 17 minutes)
Documents (35 marks - 8.25% of exam therefore 17 minutes)
Short Questions (60 marks - 11 % of exam therefore 30 minutes)
PEOPLE IN HISTORY (50 marks - 11 % of exam therefore 25 minutes)
YEAR 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Ques 1  Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures
Ques 1 A Archaeologists Middle Ages Neolithic Ireland Early Christian Ireland Iron Age Archaeologists
Ques 1 B Early Christian Irealnd Boston Massacre Monastic Settlement Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance
Ques 1 C Middle Ages Industrial Revolution Plantations WW2 Industrial Revolution WW2
Ques 2 Documents Documents Documents Documents Documents Documents
Ques 2 A Famine Ireland Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 Exploration Exploration Exploration Famine, 1847
Ques 2 B Irish 1900's Northern Ireland 1930s Ireland 1919-1922 1916 Emergency 1939-45 Ireland 1930's
Ques 3   Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions Short Questions
Ques 3 a History Sources History Sources History Sources History Sources History Sources History Sources
Ques 3 b History Sources Stone age History Sources Neolithic Ireland History Sources History Sources
Ques 3 c Early Christian Ireland Stone age Celtic Ireland Stone age History Sources History Sources
Ques 3 d Middle Ages Civilisation Early Christian Ireland Stone age Civilisation Stone Age
Ques 3 e Middle Ages Early Christian Ireland Middle Ages Celts Ancient Ireland Bronze Age
Ques 3 f Middle Ages Early Christian Ireland Middle Ages Middle Ages Ancient Ireland Celtic Era
Ques 3 g Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Early Christian Ireland
Ques 3 h Middle Ages Middle Ages Middle Ages Renaissance Middle Ages Middle Ages
Ques 3 i Reformation Middle Ages Renaissance Age of Exploration Middle Ages Middle Ages
Ques 3 j Reformation Age of Exploration Renaissance Age of Exploration Renaissance Middle Ages
Ques 3 k Reformation Age of Exploration Renaissance Reformation Renaissance Renaissance
Ques 3 l Plantation Renaissance Plantations Reformation Renaissance Renaissance
Ques 3 m Plantation Printing Revolution Reformation Revolutions Age of Exploration Reformation
Ques 3 n Industrial Revolution Revolutions Revolutions Agricultural Revolution Agricultural Revolution Reformation
Ques 3 o Industrial Revolution Revolutions Famine Industrial Revolution Transport Revolution Revolutions
Ques 3 p Irish war of independence Famine Unionism Industrial Revolution Famine Agricultural Revolution
Ques 3 q International Relations in the 20th century Industrial Revolution WW2 Ireland 1922-now Unionism 1916
Ques 3 r International Relations in the 20th century Industrial Revolution Ireland 1930's Emergency 1939-45 Irish Politics 1950's Northern Ireland Since 1920
Ques 3 s WW2 terms International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century
Ques 3 t WW3 terms International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century International Relations in the 20th century
Ques 4 People in History People in History People in History People in History People in History People in History
Ques 4 A (i) A person living in an ancient civilisation outside of Ireland. An archaeologist at work A person living in an ancient civilisation outside of Ireland. An archaeologist working  A person in Ireland during the Stone Age or the Bronze Age or the Iron Age. A person from a named ancient civilisation outside of Ireland.
Ques 4 A (ii) A named explorer who led a voyage of discovery A person living in Celtic Ireland A monk in a medieval monastery A craftsman living in a medieval town A monk in a monastery in early Christian Ireland, c. 500 –800 AD. A knight in a castle during the Middle Ages
Ques 4 A (iii) A named Renaissance artist A named religious reformer during the Reformation A named religious reformer at the time of the Reformation A named Renaissance artist A named religious reformer at the time of the Reformation. A named explorer who led a voyage of discovery
Ques 4 B (i) A named revolutionary leader (in France, Ireland or America) during the Age of Revolutions, 1770-1815. A settler in a named plantation in Ireland A named revolutionary leader (in France, Ireland or America) during the Age of Revolutions, 1770-1815. A factory-owner or mine-owner in England around 1850 A named revolutionary leader (in France, Ireland or America) during the Age of Revolutions, 1770-1815. A settler who received land during one of the plantations in Ireland during the 16th or 17th century
Ques 4 B (ii) A worker in a factory or a mine in Industrial England around 1850. A named Irish political leader (North or South) during the years 1918-1985 A worker in a factory or a mine in Industrial England around 1850 A named leader of government in Ireland after 1945 A Gaelic landowner who lost land during one of the plantations in Ireland during the 16th or 17th century. A factory-worker or mine-worker in England around 1850
Ques 4 B (iii) A named Irish political leader, North or South, during the period 1922-1985. A named leader involved in ONE of the twentieth-century international events below A person involved in the struggle for Irish independence during the period, 1916-1922 A leader involved in one of the twentieth-century international events below A person involved in the struggle for Irish independence during the period, 1900-1922 Leader of government in Ireland since 1920

 

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