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Junior Cycle Home Economics: The family

How often The family comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

The family, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on The family.

(a)Which of these describes a blended family?
  1. Parents and children living with the grandparents
  2. A couple with children from past relationships
  3. One parent raising children alone
(b)What is a nuclear family?
  1. A couple who have no children
  2. Several generations sharing one home
  3. Parents and their children living together
(c)Parents teach children manners, values and how to behave with others. What is this called?
  1. Socialisation
  2. Legislation
  3. Discrimination
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(a) A couple with children from past relationships

(b) Parents and their children living together

(c) Socialisation

Your turn: Common Level questions on The family.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026B11a, B11b
2025Not asked
2024A4, B11e, B12d
2023A10, B11e
2022B11a, B11e

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

More The family questions

The family, 3 marks

Which is a healthy way to resolve a family argument?

  1. Refuse to speak to each other for days
  2. Let the loudest person always win
  3. Listen calmly and agree a compromise
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Listen calmly and agree a compromise

Good communication means each person gets to speak while others listen, and everyone gives a little to reach a fair outcome. Staying calm stops arguments getting worse.

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