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Ireland — Leaving Cert questions and answers

Senior Cycle terminal exam — the #1 Irish school search. Written for readers who search this in Ireland. This page has 90 important questions and answers. Tap: green if correct, red if wrong. Come back tomorrow — the order rotates.

Practice quiz — 90 questions

90 important questions. Quick 10 is a random set; Full set plays every question.

90 questions and answers

Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original practice — not an official paper.

1. Study time for the Leaving Certificate works better as

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Answer: B) a daily short set you can finish

Come back tomorrow for a new order.

2. Current-affairs items mixed with the Leaving Certificate should be

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Answer: C) dated facts you can verify

We rotate practice; we do not invent news.

3. Internal links from a the Leaving Certificate page should go to

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Answer: B) the country hub and related exams

Students need the next tap.

4. Language of answers on this the Leaving Certificate page is

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Answer: C) English, because this desk is /en/

Hindi GK stays on the main site.

5. Group vs grade language on the Leaving Certificate must stay

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Answer: B) as the official body writes it

UPSC Group A is not RBI Grade B.

6. A calculator-allowed paper for the Leaving Certificate still needs

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Answer: A) working shown where the mark scheme asks

Method marks exist.

7. Multiple-choice on the Leaving Certificate is scored from

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Answer: D) the option you lock

Tap once; green is correct, red is wrong.

8. A “today’s 5” strip on the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: C) a daily rotate of the same 100-question bank

Order changes at midnight so you return.

9. Sharing an the Leaving Certificate admit card publicly can

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Answer: D) expose personal data

Keep numbers private.

10. Coaching claims about the Leaving Certificate cut-offs are

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Answer: B) unofficial until the authority publishes them

Treat them as gossip.

11. A practical or oral for the Leaving Certificate, if any, is

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Answer: C) part of the published assessment

Check the weighting.

12. Transfer or migration after the Leaving Certificate follows

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Answer: D) the receiving school or university rules

Get the letter in writing.

13. Disability support for the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: C) an official access arrangement

Ask the centre early.

14. A formula sheet for the Leaving Certificate is allowed only if

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Answer: D) that paper’s instructions say so

Invigilators collect extras.

15. Units in a the Leaving Certificate numerical answer should

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Answer: A) match the question (cm, $, £, R)

Unit marks are easy marks.

16. Estimation before calculating the Leaving Certificate items

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Answer: B) catches calculator slips

Sense-check the size of the answer.

17. Reading the question twice on the Leaving Certificate helps because

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Answer: A) command words change the mark scheme

Circle the command word.

18. Command words such as explain / calculate / compare on the Leaving Certificate mean

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Answer: D) different depths of answer

Marks follow the verb.

19. A data booklet for the Leaving Certificate (if issued) is

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Answer: A) part of the exam stationery

Use the values they give.

20. Revision notes for the Leaving Certificate should list

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Answer: C) definitions, exceptions, and one worked example

Short notes beat hoarding.

21. Sleep before a the Leaving Certificate paper usually beats

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Answer: A) an all-night first reading of the syllabus

Tired brains drop easy marks.

22. On the day of the Leaving Certificate, arrive

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Answer: D) with time to find the room and ID check

Centres start on time.

23. After the Leaving Certificate results, the next step is often

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Answer: D) a published admission, remark, or next paper

Use official portals.

24. Scholarships linked to the Leaving Certificate have

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Answer: D) their own forms and dates

Read the scholarship page separately.

25. University offers that mention the Leaving Certificate grades are

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Answer: B) conditional on the published offer letter

Keep the offer PDF.

26. Worked examples on this the Leaving Certificate page use

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Answer: C) original numbers, not a leaked script

Pattern practice is allowed; paper theft is not.

27. A bilingual student using this the Leaving Certificate desk should

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Answer: A) practise the English command words here

/en/ stays English.

28. When the Leaving Certificate overlaps another country exam, this page still

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Answer: D) keeps Ireland names and authorities

Local phrases win the click.

29. A parent helping with the Leaving Certificate should

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Answer: A) sit while the student taps answers

The score is for the student.

30. Returning tomorrow to the Leaving Certificate helps because

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Answer: C) the 100-question order rotates daily

Same bank, new first question.

31. Spam “guaranteed distinction in the Leaving Certificate” ads are

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Answer: D) not a study plan

Ignore miracle claims.

32. If this the Leaving Certificate page shows 100 questions, that means

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Answer: B) a full practice bank is on this URL

Use Quick 10 when short on time.

33. Green on a tap option for the Leaving Certificate means

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Answer: A) you locked the correct choice

Red means try the next item.

34. A related-topic card under the Leaving Certificate exists so

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Answer: A) you can open the next local search on this desk

Stay in the country cluster.

35. Cut-off talk for the Leaving Certificate in Ireland is unofficial until

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Answer: D) the authority publishes it

Wait for the PDF.

36. An old blog about the Leaving Certificate may be wrong because

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Answer: C) rules and paper codes change

Check the year on the spec.

37. A centre change for the Leaving Certificate must be

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Answer: C) approved in writing by the board

Admit cards show the venue.

38. Late fee windows for the Leaving Certificate are

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Answer: D) printed on the official schedule

Missing them can void the form.

39. A dummy or practice login for the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: C) not your live application

Use the live portal for the real form.

40. Invigilators for the Leaving Certificate can ask you to

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Answer: B) leave bags and phones where the centre says

Follow the room rules.

41. A clash of two the Leaving Certificate-related papers is solved by

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Answer: C) the board’s clash procedure

Tell the school exams officer.

42. Transcripts after the Leaving Certificate are requested from

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Answer: B) the awarding body or school exams office

Allow processing time.

43. Predicted grades around the Leaving Certificate are

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Answer: C) school estimates, not final results

Universities say how they use them.

44. A formula you cannot recall on the Leaving Certificate is best handled by

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Answer: A) a method you can still start

Partial credit exists on many papers.

45. Diagrams on the Leaving Certificate should be

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Answer: A) labelled and large enough to read

Labels carry marks.

46. Significant figures on the Leaving Certificate follow

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Answer: A) the question or data’s precision

Do not invent extra digits.

47. A “show that” item on the Leaving Certificate wants

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Answer: B) clear steps to the given result

The journey is the marks.

48. Error-carried-forward on the Leaving Certificate means

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Answer: B) a later part can still score after an early slip

Keep going.

49. A case-study extract on the Leaving Certificate should be

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Answer: C) quoted or used as evidence

AO marks want the source.

50. Citizenship or residency questions near the Leaving Certificate finance pages are

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Answer: D) answered from official student-finance rules

Home status changes loans.

51. Tax pages next to the Leaving Certificate exist because

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Answer: B) households in Ireland search both school and money phrases

We explain; we do not file forms.

52. Currency names on the Leaving Certificate money items must

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Answer: A) match Ireland

£, C$, A$, R, ₦, RM, S$ are not interchangeable.

53. A calendar year vs academic year mix-up on the Leaving Certificate causes

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Answer: B) wrong deadline planning

Write both dates in your planner.

54. This pad item about the Leaving Certificate exists so

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Answer: D) the page always holds 100 unique practice stems

Stems stay factual and local.

55. The Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: B) Ireland’s Senior Cycle terminal exam

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) runs the exams.

56. Higher vs Ordinary vs Foundation level is

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Answer: B) a subject-level choice that changes the paper

CAO points differ by level.

57. This page does not invent

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Answer: A) the next Leaving Cert timetable

Dates belong on examinations.ie.

58. Coursework / orals / practicals are

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Answer: D) part of many subjects’ assessment

Briefs have deadlines.

59. A remark is

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Answer: D) an official SEC process

Apply in the published window.

60. Predicted / house exams are

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Answer: A) school mocks, not the certificate

Use them as timing practice.

61. English Paper 1 vs Paper 2 is

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Answer: A) two different skills (composing vs studied texts, as specified)

Know which texts you studied.

62. Irish (Gaeilge) exemptions follow

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Answer: A) the published DES / school rules

Apply early.

63. A pass in Ordinary level is

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Answer: B) not the same points as a Higher H1

Check the current points grid.

64. SEC marking schemes help you

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Answer: B) see what words earn marks

Read last year’s scheme as a pattern, not a leak of this year.

65. Do not mix Leaving Cert with

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Answer: A) UK A-levels on this URL

Related islands, different systems.

66. Repeat Leaving Cert is

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Answer: A) a real option some students take — school rules apply

Talk to the guidance counsellor.

67. Calculated grades history (2020) is

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Answer: C) a past emergency process, not the default forever

Do not treat it as the current default without checking.

68. After results, CAO offers come

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Answer: C) on the CAO published rounds

Keep the CAO number.

69. Practice here is

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Answer: C) original map + subject facts, not a leaked script

No leaks.

70. Official rules for the Leaving Certificate in Ireland come from

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Answer: C) the authority named on the current notice

Always open the official PDF or site.

71. A practice page about the Leaving Certificate should

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Answer: C) teach the stable map, not invent a form date

GKSchools does not invent cycles.

72. If two websites disagree about the Leaving Certificate in Ireland, trust

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Answer: B) the official commission, board, or ministry

Check the domain.

73. Students search the Leaving Certificate because

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Answer: A) it is a high-intent local phrase in Ireland

Keep answers in the language of the search.

74. The safest first click for the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: B) the official explainer, then practice questions

Read the map, then tap to score.

75. Eligibility for the Leaving Certificate is decided by

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Answer: C) the published rules for that year

Rules can change by notification.

76. A mock set on the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: B) original practice, not an official paper copy

Use it to learn the pattern.

77. When the Leaving Certificate uses a calculator rule, follow

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Answer: B) the paper’s approved-calculator list

Invigilators check devices.

78. Negative marking on the Leaving Certificate, if any, is

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Answer: C) stated on that year’s instruction sheet

Do not guess the penalty.

79. Subject choice for the Leaving Certificate should match

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Answer: D) the course or career you want next

Wrong paper waste a year.

80. A resit or remark for the Leaving Certificate is

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Answer: D) an official process with a deadline

Read the board’s remark page.

81. Past papers for the Leaving Certificate are useful when

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Answer: D) you attempt them timed, then check the mark scheme

Timing builds exam stamina.

82. Syllabus changes for the Leaving Certificate appear in

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Answer: B) the current specification or circular

Confirm the year on the PDF.

83. Access arrangements for the Leaving Certificate need

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Answer: D) an approved application before the paper

Apply early through the school or centre.

84. Results for the Leaving Certificate are released

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Answer: B) on the date the official body publishes

Bookmark the results page.

85. Certificates for the Leaving Certificate are issued by

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Answer: B) the awarding body named on the paper

Keep digital and paper copies.

86. If the Leaving Certificate is an eligibility test, passing it

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Answer: D) does not by itself give a job letter

Recruitment is a later step.

87. If the Leaving Certificate is an entrance exam, a rank

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Answer: B) is used by colleges as they notify

Admission lists are separate.

88. Fees for the Leaving Certificate must be paid

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Answer: C) on the official portal named in the notice

Save the receipt.

89. Photo and ID rules for the Leaving Certificate are

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Answer: C) printed on the admit card

Carry the exact ID listed.

90. A name mismatch on the Leaving Certificate documents should be

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Answer: A) corrected through the official channel before the day

Boards reject mismatched IDs.