How is Leaving Certificate Technology assessed?

At both Higher and Ordinary levels there are two components: a design project worth 50% (artefact plus folder/portfolio) and a terminal written examination paper worth 50%. Section A of the paper assesses the core; Section B assesses the two options the student has studied.

Is the Technology exam multiple choice?

No. The official written paper uses short and long structured questions. The project is design-and-make work with a folio. These multiple-choice questions are an extra concept-revision aid only.

What does the Technology project involve?

Students respond to an SEC thematic brief by researching, designing, planning manufacture, making an artefact and documenting the process in a folder/portfolio that includes evaluation. The project is completed in school as the student's unaided work under SEC authentication arrangements.

How long is the written paper?

Ordinary Level is 2 hours and Higher Level is 2.5 hours, according to the Technology syllabus and guidelines.

Are these official SEC practice questions?

No. These are original OpenExamPrep questions modelled on Leaving Certificate Technology topics. The State Examinations Commission publishes official past papers, sample materials and marking schemes separately on examinations.ie.

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50% + 50%

Assessment split: design project and terminal written paper

Leaving Certificate Technology syllabus / NCCA background paper

2 hours OL / 2.5 hours HL

Written examination paper durations at Ordinary and Higher Level

Leaving Certificate Technology syllabus

Core + 2 options

All students study the full core and choose two of five options

Leaving Certificate Technology syllabus

5 options

Electronics and Control; Applied Control Systems; ICT; Manufacturing Systems; Materials Technology

Curriculum Online - Technology syllabus

Section A + B

Written paper: Section A core (~30% overall) and Section B options (~20% overall)

Technology Guidelines for Teachers

H1-H8 / O1-O8

Results use the eight-point Higher and Ordinary grade scales

State Examinations Commission grading scale

Unaided school project

Project must be completed in school as the student's unaided authenticated work

Leaving Certificate Technology syllabus

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Leaving Certificate Technology (Ireland) is a senior-cycle SEC subject combining design, materials, mechanisms, electronics, ICT and two specialist options. Assessment is project 50% (artefact + portfolio) and written paper 50% (core + two options). Written times are 2 hours Ordinary / 2.5 hours Higher. Grades use H1-H8 / O1-O8. Official papers are long-form, not MCQ; this free bank offers 100 original single-best-answer study questions.

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1In Leaving Certificate Technology, what is the main purpose of a design brief?

A.To fix the final selling price of a product before any research begins

B.To state the design problem, need or opportunity and the requirements the solution should meet

C.To list only the tools available in the workshop

D.To replace the need for evaluation at the end of a project

Explanation: A design brief interprets the challenge or theme and sets the requirements (need/opportunity and constraints) that guide research, idea generation and evaluation.

2Which document typically accompanies a completed Leaving Certificate Technology artefact?

A.A bank loan application only

B.A design folder or portfolio recording stages from brief to evaluation

C.A vehicle registration certificate

D.An employment contract

Explanation: The project includes an artefact and an accompanying folder/portfolio that records research, ideas, planning, manufacture and evaluation.

3Ohm's law relates voltage (V), current (I) and resistance (R) by which relationship?

A.V = I × R

B.V = I / R

C.V = I + R

D.V = R / I²

Explanation: Ohm's law states that voltage across a resistor equals current times resistance (V = IR), with SI units volt, ampere and ohm.

4What is the SI unit of electric current?

A.Volt (V)

B.Ohm (Ω)

C.Ampere (A)

D.Watt (W)

Explanation: Electric current is measured in amperes (A). Voltage uses volts, resistance ohms, and power watts.

5Which energy source is generally classed as renewable?

A.Coal

B.Natural gas

C.Wind

D.Petrol

Explanation: Wind is a renewable energy source. Coal, natural gas and petrol are fossil fuels treated as non-renewable on human timescales.

6A first-order lever has the fulcrum positioned:

A.At one end with load and effort coinciding always

B.Between the effort and the load

C.Only beyond both load and effort with no middle point

D.Nowhere related to load or effort

Explanation: In a first-order (class 1) lever the fulcrum lies between the effort and the load (for example, a seesaw or crowbar used as a class 1 lever).

7Triangulation is used in frame structures mainly to:

A.Increase decorative colour only

B.Stabilise the structure by forming rigid triangular shapes that resist deformation

C.Eliminate all need for any joints

D.Convert metal into polymer automatically

Explanation: Adding members to form triangles prevents parallelogram-style racking and stabilises frames under load.

8Which force tends to stretch a member along its length?

A.Compression

B.Tension

C.Torsion only in every case

D.Bending without any axial effect

Explanation: Tension pulls on a member and tends to elongate it. Compression shortens; torsion twists; bending causes combined stresses.

9In electronics, a light-dependent resistor (LDR) is primarily used as:

A.A light-sensing input component whose resistance changes with illumination

B.A permanent magnet motor housing

C.A mechanical gear tooth

D.A structural I-beam

Explanation: An LDR is a sensor whose resistance falls as light intensity rises (typically), making it suitable for light-sensing input stages.

10The main purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety goggles in the Technology workshop is to:

A.Improve product aesthetics

B.Reduce the risk of personal injury when using tools, machines and processes

C.Increase material density

D.Replace the need for machine guards

Explanation: PPE protects the user. It complements, and does not replace, safe procedures and machine guarding.

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