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The Study of History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

for the Junior Certificate Examination in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

can be examined in Higher Level or Ordinary Level.

This subject is not mandatory on a national scale, however it generally mandatory within schools. Like most subjects more students choose to do higher level when studying history.

Higher Level

The Higher Level exam lasts two hours and thirty minutes (150mins).

The paper has six separate questions and a maximum of 180 marks.

Questions

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!Number
!Type
!Mark
!Recommended time to spend
|-
|Question 1
|Sources: Pictures
|15 marks
|15 minutes
|-
|Question 2
|Sources: Documents
|15 marks
|15 minutes
|-
|Question 3
|Short Questions
|20 marks
|20 minutes
|-
|Question 4
|People in History
|40 marks
|30 minutes
|-

Ordinary Level

The exam lasts one hour and thirty minutes (90 minutes).

The paper has four separate questions and a maximum of 180 marks.

Questions

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!Number
!Type
!Mark
!Recommended time to spend
|-
|Question 1
|Picture Question
|35 marks
|10 minutes
|-
|Question 2
|Document Questions
|35 marks
|10 minutes
|-
|Question 3
|Short Questions
|60 marks
|20 minutes
|-
|Question 4
|People in History
|50 marks
|25 minutes
|-
|Question 5
|Long Document Question
|30 marks
|15 minutes
|-
|Question 6
|A:Unknown til exam/B:Social Life/C: Political History/D:WWI & WWII
|60 marks
|20 minutes
|}

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