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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Water
How often Water comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2019.
OL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Quick ones on Water.
- About one tenth
- About two thirds
- About nine tenths
- It stores heat in the skin
- It adds salt to the blood
- Evaporating sweat cools the skin
- Dark, strong smelling urine
- Cold hands
- Pale, plentiful urine
Show the answers
(a) About two thirds
(b) Evaporating sweat cools the skin
(c) Dark, strong smelling urine
Higher Level
Asked on 1 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2019.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not asked |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Not asked |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | A7 |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Not asked |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Water questions
Water, 2 marks
Guideline daily fluid intake for an adult in a temperate climate?
- About 200 ml
- About 8 litres
- About 2 litres
Show the answer
About 2 litres
Roughly 8 glasses a day, and more in hot weather or with hard exercise. Food, especially fruit and vegetables, supplies some too.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | C4 |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Q1 |
| 2022 | Not asked |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | A1 |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Not asked |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Water questions
Water, 2 marks
About how much of the body is made up of water?
- About one tenth
- Almost all of it
- About two thirds
Show the answer
About two thirds
Water is in the blood, in the cells and in every tissue, which is why losing even a little affects how a person feels.
Water, 2 marks
Name one function of water in the body.
- It supplies energy for all of the body's activities
- It carries nutrients and waste around the body
- It builds and repairs muscle after exercise
Show the answer
It carries nutrients and waste around the body
Water is the transport system of the body. It also controls temperature through sweat and keeps the gut working.
Water, 2 marks
Roughly how much fluid should an adult drink each day?
- About 2 litres
- About 200 millilitres
- About 8 litres
Show the answer
About 2 litres
Around eight to ten glasses a day is the usual guideline, and more is needed in hot weather or during sport.
Other Home Economics topics
- Food microbiology
- Meal planning
- Textiles and fibres
- Food labelling
- Lipids
- The family
- Vitamins
- Carbohydrates
- Cereals
- Food preservation
- Food safety and hygiene
- Household budgeting
- Minerals
- Protein
- Special diets
- Fruit and vegetables
- Housing
- Insurance and saving
- Consumer protection
- Cooking methods
- Food additives
- Marriage and family law
- Meat and fish
- Milk and dairy
- Social change
- Community support services
- Consumer rights
- Dietary guidelines
- Eggs
- Energy and metabolism
- Energy in the home
- Food processing
- Household appliances
- Pastry, sauces and raising agents
- The environment
- Consumer research
- Family resource management
- Digestion and absorption
- Sensory analysis
- Food commodities