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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Symbols & sacred objects

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

CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Symbols & sacred objects, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Symbols & sacred objects.

(a)The Om (Aum) symbol is most associated with which religion?
  1. Islam
  2. Hinduism
  3. Judaism
(b)The lotus flower is an important Buddhist symbol because it…
  1. Grows only in the river Ganges
  2. Only ever blooms on the full moon of Vesak
  3. Grows from mud into a pure, clean flower
(c)A reader in a synagogue uses a yad. What is it?
  1. A pointer used to follow the Torah text
  2. A cap worn on the head during prayer
  3. A ram's horn trumpet blown at the Jewish new year
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(a) Hinduism

(b) Grows from mud into a pure, clean flower

(c) A pointer used to follow the Torah text

Your turn: Common Level questions on Symbols & sacred objects.

Common Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q7
2025Not asked
2024Q8
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

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

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