# Junior Cert Wood Technology: Design & Communication questions

> Every Junior Cert Wood Technology exam question on Design & Communication, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Design thinking: researching a design brief, designing and sketching a product, working drawings and cutting lists.

9 past Wood Technology questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q2 (31 marks): fixings, plastics, wood preservatives - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q3 (33 marks): veneers, marking out, woodwork joints - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2025

- Q4 (36 marks): woodwork joints, planes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2024

- Q2 (22 marks): manufactured boards - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q3 (22 marks): surface finishes, chisels, marking out - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q5 (27 marks): woodturning, wood defects, workshop safety - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2023

- Q4 (33 marks): woodwork joints - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2022

- Q2 (32 marks): manufactured boards, surface finishes, sanding - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q4 (28 marks): marquetry, veneers, marking out - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

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- [Timber & Materials](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/timber-materials)
- [Joints & Assembly](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/joints-assembly)
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- [All Wood Technology past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech)