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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Values in everyday life

How often Values in everyday life 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.

Values in everyday life, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Values in everyday life.

(a)Values are best described as…
  1. Laws passed by the government that everyone obeys
  2. Things we believe matter, which guide our choices
  3. Rules set by a school for its students
(b)Aoife finds a wallet with €50 in it and hands it in at the Garda station. Which value does she show?
  1. Ambition
  2. Loyalty
  3. Honesty
(c)Which of these is a source of a person's values?
  1. Family, friends and religion
  2. Weather, climate and seasons
  3. Height, eye colour and age
Show the answers

(a) Things we believe matter, which guide our choices

(b) Honesty

(c) Family, friends and religion

Your turn: Common Level questions on Values in everyday life.

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
2026Q4
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q7, Q9
2022Not asked

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

More Values in everyday life questions

Values in everyday life, 2 marks

Tom gives up an hour each week to help at a local food bank. Which value does this show most?

  1. Ambition
  2. Independence
  3. Generosity
Show the answer

Generosity

Generosity means giving time, money or effort freely to others. Our values show in how we meet our responsibilities to others, not just in what we say we believe.

Values in everyday life, 3 marks

Why do shared values matter in a friendship?

  1. They let one friend control the other
  2. They build trust and respect
  3. They mean friends never disagree
Show the answer

They build trust and respect

When friends share values like honesty and loyalty, they can rely on each other. Friends can still disagree, but shared values help them sort out problems respectfully.

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