Quiz: Could you answer these Leaving Cert questions?
In case you haven't been plagued by a recurrent Leaving Cert nightmare yet this year, here's a quiz to test whether you could answer these questions that came up recently.
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The questions are taken from higher level papers on the 2024 Leaving Cert exams (occasionally with some modification to put them in a quiz-friendly format).
Bonne chance.
Geography: Is it true or false that waves are known as constructive when the swash is greater than the backwash?
True
False
Biology: Which of these is NOT considered a principle of good experimentation?
Safe
Unique
Random selection
Double-blind testing
Accounting: When does an error of principle arise?
An error of principle arises when an item is posted to the incorrect side of the correct class of account
An error of principle arises when an item is posted to the correct side of the incorrect class of account
An error of principle arises when an item is posted to the incorrect side of the incorrect class of account
An error of principle arises when a school principal makes a philosophical mistake
French: "Billie vit en banlieue parisienne, dans le département de Seine-Saint-Denis. Elle en a assez des clichés qu'elle entend sur son quartier. D'après elle, la ville où elle habite est super calme."
After reading that passage, how would you answer the question, "Comment Billie décrit-elle sa ville de banlieue en Seine-Saint-Denis?"
D'après elle, la ville où elle habite est cliché.
D'après elle, la ville où elle habite est calme.
D'après elle, la ville où elle habite est super calme.
D'après elle, la ville où elle habite est super.
Maths: h: R -> R is a continuous function. The graph of h(x) has a local minimum at the point (0, 5). State whether the following statement is true or false: 'The value of h(x) must be at least 5 for all real values of x."
True
False
What??
Politics and Society: Which of these is NOT one of the ways Senators are appointed to Seanad Éireann?
Nominated by the Taoiseach
Elected by NUI and Trinity College graduates
Nominated by the President
Elected by TDs
English: Write a short story focusing on tensions either in a family or in a group of friends in which a connection between the past and the present is important.
Ah yeah, I could do that pretty well within an hour.
Uh, no, I couldn't do a good job of churning that out on the spot.
Gaeilge: Cé a chum an dán Géibheann?
Maud Gonne
Nuala NÍ Domhnaill
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Caitlín Maude
Business: Which of these is the definition of a partnership?
Two businesses join together to form a new legal entity.
A business taking control of another business by purchasing the majority of its voting shares.
A business set up, owned and controlled by its members for their mutual benefit.
A business with a minimum of two and a maximum of 20 owners.
And finally, some chemistry: Name a suitable indicator for a titration of diluted vinegar solution against a 0.09 M sodium hydroxide solution in a conical flask.
Litmus
Methyl Orange
Phenolphthalein
Indicators are for cars.
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