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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Compassion & justice

How often Compassion & justice comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Compassion & justice, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Compassion & justice.

(a)Compassion means…
  1. Making sure every wrongdoer is always punished
  2. Feeling for others who suffer and wanting to help
  3. Treating every single person in exactly the same way
(b)Justice is best described as…
  1. Giving each person exactly what he or she asks for
  2. Always forgiving every wrong, without any question
  3. Treating people fairly and respecting their rights
(c)In Buddhism, karuna means…
  1. Compassion for all beings
  2. Offering flowers at a shrine
  3. The rules for monks and nuns
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(a) Feeling for others who suffer and wanting to help

(b) Treating people fairly and respecting their rights

(c) Compassion for all beings

Your turn: Common Level questions on Compassion & justice.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q5
2025Q14
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q11

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

More Compassion & justice questions

Compassion & justice, 3 marks

In Judaism, tzedakah (giving to people in need) comes from the Hebrew word for…

  1. Joy
  2. Peace
  3. Justice
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Justice

Tzedakah comes from tzedek, meaning justice or righteousness. So giving is seen not just as kindness but as doing what is right. Many Jewish homes keep a tzedakah box.

Compassion & justice, 2 marks

Fr Peter McVerry, a Jesuit priest, is known for his work with…

  1. Farmers in drought-hit Africa
  2. Young homeless people in Dublin
  3. Refugees crossing the Mediterranean
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Young homeless people in Dublin

Inspired by the Gospel call to justice for the poor, he set up hostels and housing for young homeless people and campaigned to change policies that keep people poor.

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