Title: Overview of the Junior Cert Honours Maths Paper
1Overview of the Junior Cert Honours Maths Paper
2Paper 1
Question 1 ArithmeticPercentages, Profit and
Loss, possible currency calculations and Income
Tax/Tax Credits calculations. Speed, distance,
time. Approximation/rounding off. Question 2
Sets and a test as to how much you know about
your calculator. BEMDAS. More arithmetic. Questio
n 3Algebra. A bit of everything. (i) Solve an
equation, (ii) write one thing in terms of
another (iii) solve a quadratic equation (with
formula). Indices. Word problem involving
simultaneous equations. Question 4More
Algebra The emphasis here may be on factors and a
word problem involving a quadratic
equation. Question 5More algebra, and the
graph of a quadratic function and some questions
based on the graph. Question 6 Inequalities
and simultaneous equations. They also ask some
questions on a given graph of a quadratic
function. Other algebra as above.
3Key skills on paper 1
- Use Calculator/BEMDAS
- Percentages/interest
- Income tax
- Speed, distance, time
- Factors (4 types)
- Long division
- Solve equations (3 types)
- Word problems
- Sets
- Graph quadratic
- Questions on graph
- Changing formula subject
- Use quadratic formula
- Indices
- Approximation
4Paper 2
Question 1 Area and Volume.They will definitely
ask a question about the perimeter. The rest of
the question will be based on Cones, cylinders
and spheres. Question 2 Coordinate Geometry of
the Line.You will be tested on you knowledge of
and ability to use the (four) Coordinate Geometry
Formula. Question 3 Geometry.This will be the
main geometry QuestionThey will ask you to prove
a theorem more than likely using congruent
triangles. You may also be asked to construct a
triangle or a parallelogram. Question 4
Geometry.It is likely that in this question the
will ask you to prove one of the last 5
theorems. Question 5 TrigonometryYou can
expect a lot of the question to be based on a
right angled triangle. Use of the Sine rule will
also be examined. Question 6 Statistics.This
should be the easiest question on the paper ie
Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Histograms, Mean, Median
of a frequency table.
5Key skills on paper 2
- Use Area/volume formula (pg. 7)
- Co-ordinate geometry (5 formulae)
- Use Geometry rules, congruence
- Constructions
- Prove 10 theorems
- Trigonometry right angled (SOH CAH TOA,
Pythagoras) - Trigonometry non-right angled (Sine Rule, Area of
triangle) - Statistics (charts, mean, histogram, cumulative
frequency)