Junior Cert 2011: Predictions Thread

ScummyMan

Right, so theres a few threads lying around now asking for predictions, so i thought it would be a good idea to put them all in one place.
So if your teacher has made an educated guess, or even if your uncle's nephew's second cousin's son in law told you someting, let us know here! :pac:

Ill set the ball rolling:

HISTORY:
Cold war has never not come up two years in a row in Q6, and it wasnt asked last year. Very likely to appear.

Feel free to add your own!

ScummyMan

Just thought of these aswell:

ENGLISH:
My English teacher thinks a question on theme will come up in the studied play, and he is rarely wrong!

GEOGRAPHY:
My teacher reckons a question on climate will come up in section B.

Slow Show

History:
Cold War comes up pretty much every year, be it as part as 6D or People In History. It was People In History last year.
Q5 - very likely to be The Industrial Revolution, wouldn't rule out Revolutions or Reformation, but it's been a long time since the Industrial Revolution came up.

Geography:
Soils haven't come up in a while, I think carbonation is due to come up. Apparently it would be wise to study types of rainfall. My teacher predicted volcanoes and the advantages and disadvantages of dams. Population comes up pretty much every year as a long question in some shape or form. I think it's been a while since Climate came up.

Maths:
Circle theorem i.e. the angle at the centre of a circle is twice the size of the angle at the circumference, is predicted. Know constructions, they didn't come up last year.

ScummyMan

Sheesh, dont all shout at once! :pac:

P H A 7V T O M

lol Man United lad, the reason you're English teacher "thinks" a studied play will come up is because it's compulsory on paper II to answer questions on a studied play!

Here are some ideas for English and History:

History - I thought Q5 may have something on Irish History, seeing as the plantations or Famine usually comes after a year that had Age of Exploration (as did 2010's Q5). The definite ones for Q4 is (I)20th Century Relations Internationally, I think (II) 20th Century Ireland and definitely (III)Ireland Independence struggles from 1901-1950

For the "People in History" section, the topic "An Irish Monk Living in A Monastery" has come up in 2 year intervals since 2002 or 2003, so that means theres a good chance it'll appear this year, seeing as it wasn't in 2010, but in 09',07',05' ....

English - For Paper II, the studied play and novel sections will definitely, definitely will have something on relationships, so I'd have some quotes ready relating to the theme of relationship with 2 characters.

yellowsky169

I think:
History:Q4, knight maybe? Medieval seems to come up a lot and lord/lady came up last year. Or monastery? Renaissance artist from Italy hasn't come up in a while I think, so maybe that too? Who knows really but speculating is fun:D

ScummyMan

P H A 7V T O M wrote: »

lol Man Unitedlad, the reason you're English teacher "thinks" a studied play will come up is because it's compulsory on paper II to answer questions on a studied play!

:pac: Read it again, what i actually said was he thinks a question on theme will come up in the studied play!

shadowninty

Higher Maths Paper 2: that angle circle theorem
God I hate theorems

ScummyMan

Meh, i do project maths :pac:

So much harder

skregs

I predict you will fail maths and your parents will be disappointed

Desire.

P H A 7V T O M wrote: »

English - For Paper II, the studied play and novel sections will definitely, definitely will have something on relationships, so I'd have some quotes ready relating to the theme of relationship with 2 characters.

What makes you so sure? Nothing is definite.

Fifa12

Its best to just skim over everything and heavily learn topics you think might come up.

Desire.

Maths: The circle theorem.

Hopefully it comes up anyway because it's simple once you understand it.

buyer95

Any predictions on what is to come up in science and/or business( besides the usual trading p+l and balance, and ledgers).

Ps: Any predictions for anything would be appreciated, because my teachers made no predictions!

curlyclodagh

I'm absolutely screwed for maths... and science, and possibly history. My geography teacher thinks that features of river/coastal deposition and erosion are gonna come up.

im stuck! cnt tink of gud name

Maths:
Circle theorem i.e. the angle at the centre of a circle is twice the size of the angle at the circumference, is predicted. Know constructions, they didn't come up last year.[/QUOTE]

i heard that as well it's a practically a definate

curlyclodagh

Desire. wrote: »

Maths: The circle theorem.

Hopefully it comes up anyway because it's simple once you understand it.

Haha I understand absolutely none of the theorems XD ah well...

ohdechertig

Anyone have any idea what the likelihood of theorem 9 coming up? i.e. If two triangles are equiangular, then their sides are in proportion? As I can't make head or tail of it.

Desire.

ohdechertig wrote: »

Anyone have any idea what the likelihood of theorem 9 coming up? i.e. If two triangles are equiangular, then their sides are in proportion? As I can't make head or tail of it.

Well, it's less likely than the circle theorem, but if that doesn't come up, then it probably will be theorem nine as Pythagoras' theorem came up last year.

buyer95

Slow Show wrote: »

History:
Cold War comes up pretty much every year, be it as part as 6D or People In History. It was People In History last year.
Q5 - very likely to be The Industrial Revolution, wouldn't rule out Revolutions or Reformation, but it's been a long time since the Industrial Revolution came up.

Geography:
Soils haven't come up in a while, I think carbonation is due to come up. Apparently it would be wise to study types of rainfall. My teacher predicted volcanoes and the advantages and disadvantages of dams. Population comes up pretty much every year as a long question in some shape or form. I think it's been a while since Climate came up.

Maths:
Circle theorem i.e. the angle at the centre of a circle is twice the size of the angle at the circumference, is predicted. Know constructions, they didn't come up last year.

Well with geography volcanoes have been asked for the last 2 years... You really think they are going to ask it 3 years in a row?

buyer95

P H A 7V T O M wrote: »

lol Man United lad, the reason you're English teacher "thinks" a studied play will come up is because it's compulsory on paper II to answer questions on a studied play!

Here are some ideas for English and History:

History - I thought Q5 may have something on Irish History, seeing as the plantations or Famine usually comes after a year that had Age of Exploration (as did 2010's Q5). The definite ones for Q4 is (I)20th Century Relations Internationally, I think (II) 20th Century Ireland and definitely (III)Ireland Independence struggles from 1901-1950

For the "People in History" section, the topic "An Irish Monk Living in A Monastery" has come up in 2 year intervals since 2002 or 2003, so that means theres a good chance it'll appear this year, seeing as it wasn't in 2010, but in 09',07',05' ....

English - For Paper II, the studied play and novel sections will definitely, definitely will have something on relationships, so I'd have some quotes ready relating to the theme of relationship with 2 characters.

How can you say "the definite ones for question 4 are..."?.

Also for the history q4 is people in history, so what do you mean " The definite ones for Q4 is (I)20th Century Relations Internationally, I think (II) 20th Century Ireland and definitely (III)Ireland Independence struggles from 1901-1950"

And then you say, like its a different question:
For the "People in History" section, the topic "An Irish Monk Living in A Monastery" has come up in 2 year intervals since 2002 or 2003, so that means theres a good chance it'll appear this year, seeing as it wasn't in 2010, but in 09',07',05' ....

Desire.

buyer95 wrote: »

How can you say "the definite ones for question 4 are..."?.

Also for the history q4 is people in history, so what do you mean " The definite ones for Q4 is (I)20th Century Relations Internationally, I think (II) 20th Century Ireland and definitely (III)Ireland Independence struggles from 1901-1950"

I think he meant to say Question 6 for that question, as Irish History, Social Change, and International Relations come up pretty much every year.

En

Business:

Teacher suggested that the General Ledger and Trial Balance question on Paper 2 would include calculating Ordinary Share Capital and the General Journal(possibly some bad debts).

The last two years of questions have been Purchases/Sales books and Purchases/Sales returns books so it's highly likely that this year they'll switch it around.

cant wait 4 summer holls!! xxx

Hey does anyone have a sample people in history answer for sean lemass? There's nothing much on him in my book
or if anyone has the ed-co papers cud u give me the code for 2008 Q4 B (iii) so i can chek out the sample answer there
Any help you can give me will be hugely appreciated!!!!
X

shadowninty

2008 Q4B (iii)
A named political leader in the Republic of Ireland during the period, 1960-1985

digugp

Desire.

En wrote: »

Business:

Teacher suggested that the General Ledger and Trial Balance question on Paper 2 would include calculating Ordinary Share Capital and the General Journal(possibly some bad debts).

What do you do with Bad Debts?

Conran

For project maths students look at the sample paper on examinations.ie as the SEC have said it will be very close to the real thing! Also my teacher (mr. Derek Mulvany,one of the authors of project maths) said learn the proofs as they will be probably be used to show that project maths hasn't gone soft

cant wait 4 summer holls!! xxx

Thanku!!! thats exactly wat i needed! i luv those code thingyz. If I'd known that ed~co had them i'd hav bought all ed~co papers. thanx 4 all the help x

shadowninty

cant wait 4 summer holls!! xxx wrote: »

Thanku!!! thats exactly wat i needed! i luv those code thingyz. If I'd known that ed~co had them i'd hav bought all ed~co papers. thanx 4 all the help x

Haha its those codes that got my Irish homework done all year

cant wait 4 summer holls!! xxx

I envy you

ScummyMan

Desire. wrote: »

What do you do with Bad Debts?

Scream madly and run out of the exam hall! :pac:

Really though, i have no idea, but ive never seen it so hopefully it wont come up!

shadowninty

All I remember from accounting is that Dues are a liability and are bad

I just try to avoid them and guess if I have too

buyer95

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Scream madly and run out of the exam hall! :pac:

Really though, i have no idea, but ive never seen it so hopefully it wont come up!

I think you enter bad debts as an expense, not 100% sure though

Eoin_Sheehy

Any ides of the emotions/themes that will come up in the Irish Prós?

shadowninty

buyer95 wrote: »

I think you enter bad debts as an expense, not 100% sure though

youre right

Desire.

shadowninty wrote: »

All I remember from accounting is that Dues are a liability and are bad

That's not quite true. A gain due is an asset, while an expense due is a liability. Other way around for prepaid things.

Desire.

buyer95 wrote: »

I think you enter bad debts as an expense, not 100% sure though

That's for the final accounts though. His teacher said he thinks they will come up in the ledger question. I doubt it though. Here's hoping anyway.

shadowninty

Desire. wrote: »

That's not quite true. A gain due is an asset, while an expense due is a liability. Other way around for prepaid things.

Ah yes, you are right

I'm screwed

omg a kitty

Any predictions on the Irish letter/essay?
or was that already predicted? oops ill go read everything

En

Desire. wrote: »

What do you do with Bad Debts?

I have something in my book on it, if you have the book Studies in Business, it's on Page 340.
In the General Journal, you debit the Bad Debts account and Credit the Debtor's (The one who was declared bankrupt) account.
In the General Ledger, you debit the Bad debts account
In the Debtors ledger , you credit the debtor's account and then balance it off.

Desire.

En wrote: »

I have something in my book on it, if you have the book Studies in Business, it's on Page 340.
In the General Journal, you debit the Bad Debts account and Credit the Debtor's (The one who was declared bankrupt) account.
In the General Ledger, you debit the Bad debts account
In the Debtors ledger , you credit the debtor's account and then balance it off.

I have New Studies in Business, the newer version. If anyone has that book, it's on page 332.

So, it gets an account of it's own and goes into the debtors ledger. Easy enough.

yellowsky169

I was told to know all vocab about football in Spanish because they won the world cup...

buyer95

I cant believe some of y eare going to tackle the ledger question. I understand it is there every year, but there is a reason for that, it by far and away the hardest question!

Desire.

buyer95 wrote: »

I cant believe some of y eare going to tackle the ledger question. I understand it is there every year, but there is a reason for that, it by far and away the hardest question!

It's actually fairly simple once you understand what you're doing and why you're doing it. I always balance mine. The only problem is that it is quite time consuming, but you'll make up that time on the Business Documents question easily.

shadowninty

Anyone have any ideas for the French letter?

Slow Show

buyer95 wrote: »

I cant believe some of y eare going to tackle the ledger question. I understand it is there every year, but there is a reason for that, it by far and away the hardest question!

Not really, it's the same thing every year and all you need to know is the method. I can get it done in about 20 minutes and I actually enjoy doing it, but I'm the weirdo who loves accounts. :pac:

ScummyMan

For French, every second year the postcard comes up, and the note for the other years, ie it goes note, postcard, note, postcard etc etc... Note came up last year so id guess it will be a postcard this year.

buyer95

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

For French, every second year the postcard comes up, and the note for the other years, ie it goes note, postcard, note, postcard etc etc... Note came up last year so id guess it will be a postcard this year.

Ya but dont take that as a given, know your note too or you could be caught out

smily10

I hope all the HL maths papers spontainiousy combust!

shadowninty

smily10 wrote: »

I hope all the HL maths papers spontainiousy combust!

They are the one examination I am satisfied with my study for

Got 78% in Pres, reckon I can get an A if I learn theorems

jwcurtin

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

For French, every second year the postcard comes up, and the note for the other years, ie it goes note, postcard, note, postcard etc etc... Note came up last year so id guess it will be a postcard this year.

We were told that possibly a Formal Letter could come up on it's own.... ^Again, thats a big risk to take, but Postcards are definitely easier than notes.