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Junior Cycle Home Economics: Shopping & consumer choices

How often Shopping & consumer choices comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Shopping & consumer choices, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Shopping & consumer choices.

(a)Which of these is a need rather than a want?
  1. A new games console
  2. A warm winter coat
  3. Designer trainers
(b)Why is the unit price, such as the price per kg, useful when shopping?
  1. It tells you the food's use-by date
  2. It shows the price with VAT removed
  3. It compares value across pack sizes
(c)A supermarket places sweets beside the checkout. What is it hoping to encourage?
  1. Impulse buying
  2. Saving money
  3. Healthy eating
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(a) A warm winter coat

(b) It compares value across pack sizes

(c) Impulse buying

Your turn: Common Level questions on Shopping & consumer choices.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025A9
2024B13a
2023A6, B13a
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Shopping & consumer choices questions

Shopping & consumer choices, 3 marks

What does the Guaranteed Irish symbol tell you about the business selling a product?

  1. It sells only organic food grown in Ireland
  2. It gives a lifetime refund on all goods
  3. It supports jobs and communities in Ireland
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It supports jobs and communities in Ireland

Guaranteed Irish is given to businesses that provide jobs in Ireland and support Irish communities. Buying from them helps keep money in the Irish economy.

Shopping & consumer choices, 2 marks

Which is a good shopping guideline for making an informed choice?

  1. Buy whatever is on the end-of-aisle display
  2. Compare prices and quality before buying
  3. Always buy the most heavily advertised brand
Show the answer

Compare prices and quality before buying

An informed choice means doing some research: compare prices, quality, reviews, guarantees and labels, and ask yourself if you really need the item.

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