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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Stages of faith

How often Stages of faith 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

Stages of faith, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Stages of faith.

(a)In childhood faith, a person usually…
  1. Questions every belief they were taught
  2. Trusts and accepts what parents teach
  3. Has a faith they chose after reflection
(b)For many teenagers, doubts and questions about religion are…
  1. Very rare and a cause for alarm
  2. A sign that faith has ended forever
  3. A normal part of developing faith
(c)Mature faith is best described as…
  1. A personal faith, freely chosen and lived out
  2. A faith that never has any questions
  3. Believing exactly what your friends and family believe
Show the answers

(a) Trusts and accepts what parents teach

(b) A normal part of developing faith

(c) A personal faith, freely chosen and lived out

Your turn: Common Level questions on Stages of faith.

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
2026Q9
2025Q2, Q3
2024Not asked
2023Q3, Q4, Q5
2022Not asked

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

Other Religious Education topics

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