Junior Cert 2011: CSPE

shadowninty · 12-06-2011 09:39PM

Desire. wrote: »

The paper was set when Fianna Fáil were still in government, so they won't be pictures of the government.

The poster asked for the current ones

Desire. · 12-06-2011 09:42PM

shadowninty wrote: »

The poster asked for the current ones

I know, but they won't ask about the ministers. That's what I'm saying.

Slow Show · 12-06-2011 10:24PM

Did my only bit of study for CSPE ever there for five minutes, feel reasonably well prepared. :cool: Well they can't ask us ministers or anything this so yeah, expecting UN secretary general/chairman of the EU commission etc. Oh, and almost definitely a bit on Aung San Suu Kyi, I remember she was released at November, which is when the papers were made. There was a question on her last year though, so we'll probably just have to identify her in a picture or something.

Also, fun fact: There are 166 TD's in Dáil Eireann, go forth with this knowledge.

spurious · 12-06-2011 10:25PM

Desire. wrote: »

I know, but they won't ask about the ministers. That's what I'm saying.

The papers will have been printed relatively late. The exam could easily have current ministers in it.

Exoskeleton · 12-06-2011 10:39PM

spurious wrote: »

The papers will have been printed relatively late. The exam could easily have current ministers in it.

You are always the bearer of bad news! :pac:
Thanks though, guess I will have to look over the ministers now.

spurious · 12-06-2011 11:25PM

Exoskeleton wrote: »

You are always the bearer of bad news! :pac:
Thanks though, guess I will have to look over the ministers now.

A stunningly handsome set they are too.

Don't be worrying about picture questions - even if you don't know them they sometimes get you to match them to names so you can make an educated guess. Alternatively, give your corrector a bit of a laugh with wildly wrong answers.

cantanstrophe · 13-06-2011 08:09AM

spurious wrote: »

A stunningly handsome set they are too.

Don't be worrying about picture questions - even if you don't know them they sometimes get you to match them to names so you can make an educated guess. Alternatively, give your corrector a bit of a laugh with wildly wrong answers.

A guy in my form matched Bam Ki Moon to Mary McAleese in the Mock.

Exoskeleton · 13-06-2011 12:20PM

spurious wrote: »

A stunningly handsome set they are too.

Don't be worrying about picture questions - even if you don't know them they sometimes get you to match them to names so you can make an educated guess. Alternatively, give your corrector a bit of a laugh with wildly wrong answers.

I think I might go with the latter, maybe I'll gain extra marks if the examiner starts laughing like Mrs. Reece.

TheRedDevil10 · 13-06-2011 02:52PM

****ing failed

Lucan Bohs · 13-06-2011 03:09PM

Harder than I thought it'd be, probaly because I thought it was going to be piss which it sorta was!

TheRedDevil10 · 13-06-2011 03:14PM

its a joke tbf, left at half 2

Is maith liom caca mils · 13-06-2011 03:14PM

Was really easy.

cantanstrophe · 13-06-2011 03:15PM

Well, that was grand. Did the question about the zebra crossing.

TheRedDevil10 · 13-06-2011 03:19PM

i needed extra paper and all

Conchir · 13-06-2011 03:22PM

Did the M___ D___ in the fill in the blanks section stand for Millenium Development?

shadowninty · 13-06-2011 03:26PM

^Yup, only one I know to get it, go me!

Karl96 · 13-06-2011 03:28PM

this was grand lol left at 5 past 2! our centre was empty by 20 past
!!

nimrod86 · 13-06-2011 03:31PM

That was was easy, went outside the lines a bit on my poster though!

Think they might still give me a B despite mis-colouring a bit?

Desire. · 13-06-2011 03:36PM

Waste of time. I left as soon as we were allowed.

I'd say I got an A.

Indiego · 13-06-2011 03:43PM

Conchir wrote: »

Did the M___ D___ in the fill in the blanks section stand for Millenium Development?

haha i've never heard of that :L
I guessed multinational development, was the only one i was unsure of, at least i got the development part right :pac:

FatRat · 13-06-2011 03:49PM

I came out of it crying.

....... Half of my year did.....

Desire. · 13-06-2011 03:50PM

FatRat wrote: »

I came out of it crying.

....... Half of my year did.....

With laughter? :pac:

matthew8 · 13-06-2011 03:53PM

Presiding officer, ceann comhairle and millenium development were unusual and tougher than expected. Think I did very well on other questions though. Almost certainly an A.

ohdechertig · 13-06-2011 03:55PM

Worst part is though, if we all think we got A's, they'll mark people down

scipsss · 13-06-2011 03:57PM

Is maith liom caca mils wrote: »

Was really easy.

for all those people that refer to this exam as easy and that they left half an hour or 40 minutues or so early , it would be very embarrasing for you not to get an A now and i say that some of you wont so enjoy the walk of shame lads

least i stayed for the whole time wrote twice as much as i needed for each q so i feel fine

Slow Show · 13-06-2011 04:00PM

I found it really easy, but they asked different questions than usual this year, I can see why it might not have been as easy for people who wouldn't really know much about politics and such, like I knew a good few things in the short questions (well, maybe two) from watching election coverage. But yeah, grand job, subject done, and I got extra paper. :pac:

King John The Last · 13-06-2011 04:01PM

I stayed the whole time also.

rorrissey · 13-06-2011 04:09PM

I was done at half past but I decided I'd stay because no one else was leaving!

Exoskeleton · 13-06-2011 04:13PM

Conchir wrote: »

Did the M___ D___ in the fill in the blanks section stand for Millenium Development?

I put in May Day for the craic.

Desire. · 13-06-2011 04:13PM

rorrissey wrote: »

I was done at half past but I decided I'd stay because no one else was leaving!

Nobody had left after an hour?!

Junior Cert 2011: CSPE

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