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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Plastics & alternative materials

How often Plastics & alternative materials comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Plastics & alternative materials, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Plastics & alternative materials.

(a)Acrylic can be heated, bent and reshaped. This means acrylic is a…
  1. Thermosetting plastic
  2. Thermoplastic
  3. Composite
(b)Which is true of a thermosetting plastic?
  1. It is always soft and bendy when cold
  2. It can be melted down and reshaped many times
  3. Once set, heating will not soften it again
(c)A bird feeder has a clear acrylic front panel. What is the main advantage of acrylic here?
  1. You can see the food level inside
  2. It lets rain soak through to the food
  3. It is a natural, renewable material
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(a) Thermoplastic

(b) Once set, heating will not soften it again

(c) You can see the food level inside

Your turn: Common Level questions on Plastics & alternative materials.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2d
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

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

More Plastics & alternative materials questions

Plastics & alternative materials, 3 marks

One environmental advantage of wood over plastic is that wood is…

  1. Always cheaper to buy
  2. Waterproof without any finish
  3. Renewable and biodegradable
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Renewable and biodegradable

Wood comes from trees that can be replanted, and it breaks down naturally at the end of its life. Most plastics are made from oil, which will run out, and last for centuries.

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