CRE Paper 1 Questions and Answers - Maranda Mocks 2021/2022 Exams

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Paper 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

This paper consist of six questions.
Answer any five questions.

Questions

1. How does the study of Christian Religious Education promote economic development? (6marks)
2. Give SEVEN similarities between traditional African view of evil and the Biblical concept of sin. (7marks)
3. State SIX ways in which Christians in Kenya help to restore a member who has fallen into sin. (6marks)
1. Explain SIX reasons why the Israelites broke the covenant they had made with God while at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32:1 35). (6marks)
2. Identify SEVEN conditions that God gave to the Israelites during the renewal of the Sinai covenant (Exodus 34:1 35) (7marks)
3. State the importance of the Ten Commandments to Christians. (7marks)
1. Identify SEVEN reasons why Elijah was forced to escape from Israel (7marks)
2. Explain ways in which king Jeroboam I contributed to idolatry in Israel. (7marks)
3. Show how Church leaders are put to test today. (6marks)
1. Give SEVEN ways in which the Old Testament prophets passed their message for their audience. (7marks)
2. Outline SEVEN teaching of Prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord. (7marks)
3. State SIX ways in which Christians help the church leaders to perform their duties effectively today? (7marks)
1. Highlight stages followed in the renewal of the covenant during the time of Nehemiah. (7marks)
2. Explain why Nehemiah introduced the policy of separation of Jews from foreigners. (7marks)
3. How do Christians observe the day of worship today (6marks)
1. Explain SEVEN activities carried out in the African communities to ensure the newly born baby is safe. (7marks)
2. State SEVEN ways through which the youth in the traditional African communities were taught to be responsible. (7marks)
3. What is the role of a grandfather in traditional African communities? (6marks)

Marking Scheme

1. How does the study of Christian Religious Education promote economic development? (6marks)
  1. It helps to enlighten on environmental conservation.
  2. It helps to promote unity which is vital for economic development.
  3. It helps promote virtue of sharing what you have with others.
  4. It promotes hard work thus promoting economic development.
  5. It enlightens on fighting social evils like bribery and corruption which lowers economic development.
  6. It encourages people to utilize their talents thus earn a living from them.
  7. It teaches on peace,law,order and justice thus creating a conducive environment for economic growth
    Any 6X1=6marks
2. Give SEVEN similarities between traditional African view of evil and the Biblical concept of sin. (7marks)
  1. In both cases God/Supreme being is good/not the author of sin/evil.
  2. In both sin/evil is considered/known to interfere with the smooth running of the community as intended by God/Supreme being.
  3. In both sin/evil leads/results to alienation of human beings from God/interferes with good relationship
  4. In both sin/evil arises from human being disobedience/greed/selfishness
  5. In both sin/evil causes a lot of suffering to human beings.
  6. In both sin/evil may result from failing in a social/spiritual obligation/duty vii. In both human beings have the ability to overcome evil by choosing good/ right.
  7. God is the guardian of morality/law/order in both.
  8. In both sin/evil destroys the relationship among human beings/creates a situation of fear/mistrust/suspicion.
  9. In both sin/evil leads to punishment from God/can lead to destruction of God’s creation through natural calamities.
  10. In both sin/evil leads to death
  11. In both there is remedy for sin/evil
    (First 7x1=7marks)
3. State SIX ways in which Christians in Kenya help to restore a member who has fallen into sin. (6marks) i. By praying for/with the member.
  1. Through providing guidance and counselling.
  2. Visiting the member/doing a follow up after preaching to him/her.
  3. By inviting him/her to come to church.
  4. Forgiving/accepting him/her in church.
  5. Teaching/preaching the word of God to him/her.
  6. By showing him/ her love/ by providing material/financial support.
  7. By encouraging him/her to confess/repent/seek for forgiveness.
    (First 6x1=6marks)
1. Explain SIX reasons why the Israelites broke the covenant they had made with God while at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32:1 35). (6marks)
  1. Moses their leader had taken too long on the mountain.
  2. Aaron, who had been left in charge of the peoples was weak/was easily manipulated.
  3. The Israelites wanted a god they could see.
  4. The Israelites were still influenced by the Egyptian way of worship/idolatry
  5. The teaching/influence of Moses had vanished from the people’s minds.
  6. They lacked faith in God
  7. They lacked knowledge of the nature of God.
    (First 6x1=6marks)
2. Identify SEVEN conditions that God gave to the Israelites during the renewal of the Sinai covenant (Exodus 34:1 35) (7marks)
  1. The Israelites were to obey God’s commands.
  2. The Israelites were not to make any covenant treaties with other tribes.
  3. The Israelites were to destroy/break down the altars of their gods/smash their sacred stones/places of Idol worship.
  4. They were not to worship any other god but Yahweh.
  5. They were to keep the feast of unleavened bread.
  6. The Israelites were to dedicate all their first born male children/those of their flock to God.
  7. The Israelites were to rest on the seventh day/ Observe the Sabbath
  8. They were to offer to God the first fruits of their harvests/observe the feast of weeks. ix. All the male Israelites were to appear before the Lord God three times in a year. x. They were not to offer the blood of the sacrifices with leaven.
  9. They were not to intermarry.
  10. They were not to make graven images/idols.
    (First 7x1=7marks)
3. State the importance of the Ten Commandments to Christians. (7marks)
  1. The Ten Commandments safeguards Christians against idol worship/promotes the worship of one true God.
  2. They help Christians to have the right relationship with God/warns against indulging themselves in practices that drives them away from God/not to misuse God’s name.
  3. They remind Christians to keep the Sabbath day/celebrate the Sabbath day by carrying out acts of charity/fellowshipping with one another.
  4. They promote good relationship between parents and children/others.
  5. They help Christians to preserve/respect/protect human life.
  6. They act as a guide to Christian living/safeguard marriages/bring stability in families.
  7. The Ten Commandments help to protect people’s property/condemns all forms of theft.
  8. They help to teach the virtue of honesty/self control.
  9. Ten Commandments promotes good relationship with other people/enhance peaceful co existence.
    (Any 7x1=7marks)
1. Identify SEVEN reasons why Elijah was forced to escape from Israel (7marks)
  1. He openly condemned corruption during King Ahab’s reign
  2. He ordered the killing of all prophets of Baal
  3. Jezebel wanted to kill him
  4. He condemned Ahab and his wife for taking Naboth’s vineyard.
  5. He was seen as a troublemaker
  6. He condemned king Ahab for encouraging syncretism/idolatry
  7. He prophesied the three and a half year drought.
  8. He pronounced judgement over the King and his family
  9. He challenged Idolatry/refused to abandon the worship of the true God.
    (First 7x1=7marks)
2. Explain ways in which king Jeroboam I contributed to idolatry in Israel. (7marks)
  1. He made two golden calves and placed one at Bethel and another at Dan to represent Yahweh.
  2. He ignored Jerusalem as a center of worship/set up to rival places at Dan and Bethel.
  3. He made Israelites to offer sacrifices to the golden calves representing Yahweh.
  4. He chose priests from ordinary families to serve Yahweh at the centers of worship.
  5. He instituted religious festival / feasts in the month of his choice.
  6. He burnt incense at the altar of idols thus breaking the first commandment.
  7. He built other places of worship on hilltops thus coping the practices of the surrounding nations.
    (Any 6x1=6mks)
3. Show how Church leaders are put to test today. (6marks)
  1. Directives from the government to pass across information that is contrary to their Church doctrines /beliefs.
  2. Confusion resulting from religious pluralism.
  3. Feelings of despair –ie to reach a large number of people.
  4. False accusation by the congregation.
  5. Inadequate knowledge on how to deal with various groups.
  6. Temptations to acquire property unjustly.
  7. Human suffering which hinders people from accepting the message of God. (Any6x1=6marks)
1. Give SEVEN ways in which the Old Testament prophets passed their message for their audience. (7marks)
  1. Through sermons
  2. Through contests
  3. Through parables
  4. Through symbolic acts
  5. Through songs/poems
  6. Through writing down prophetic messages.
  7. Through their personal life
  8. Through letters
  9. They gave it in prose/narratives
  10. By performing miracles
  11. By brief /rhythmic utterances
    (First 7x1=7)
2. Outline SEVEN teaching of Prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord. (7marks) i. The day of the Lord would be full of darkness/no light/eclipse.
  1. It would be a day of horror/disaster.
  2. The day of the Lord will be a day of disappointment to the rich/rulers.
  3. God would punish the Israelites for their disobedience/He will remember their evil deed/God’s judgement would be upon them.
  4. There would be earthquakes/the land shall tremble/floods.
  5. There will be mourning/wailing or the day of the Lord.
  6. People will not delight in their feasts/festivals.
  7. People will thirst/hunger for the word of God.
  8. People will faint in the process of searching for the word of God.
  9. Israelites would be defeated by their enemies on the Day of the Lord.
  10. There would be famine/hunger/lack on the day of the Lord.
  11. It will be a day of disappointment to the Israelites/there will be no happiness/joy. (First 7x1=7marks)
3. State SIX ways in which Christians help the church leaders to perform their duties effectively today? (7marks)
  1. Christians support church leaders financially/give material help/basic needs. ii. They defend them against unfair criticism.
  2. By encouraging them in their work/giving them moral support.
  3. Advising/counseling them on various issues.
  4. By praying for/with them.
  5. Respecting them/participate in church activities.
  6. By practicing their teaching/obeying the word of God.
  7. By giving tithes/offering to support the church activities.
  8. By visiting the sick
  9. Calling leaders/phone calls
    (First 6x1=6marks)
1. Highlight stages followed in the renewal of the covenant during the time of Nehemiah. (7marks)
  1. People gathered in the public square in Jerusalem. –
  2. Ezra the priest read the law to the people. –
  3. The people formed repentance gestures of raising / lowering their hands /mourning/waiving/weeping.
  4. People constructed makeshift tents/shelter/ to celebrate the feast of booths. –
  5. There was a national day of confession/fasting as they wore sack clothes/public recitation of past deeds of the Lord
  6. Ezra led people in prayer of confession. –
  7. The people sealed the covenant by signing an agreement under the leadership of Nehemiah the Priest. –
  8. The people promised not to go against the Mosaic Law. –
  9. There distribution of the people in Jerusalem and the countryside/reconstitution of the people of Jerusalem.
    (First 7x1=7marks)
2. Explain why Nehemiah introduced the policy of separation of Jews from foreigners(7marks)
  1. Nehemiah wanted to keep the Jewish community pure.
  2. The Jews were a minority group which needed to preserve their identiy/culture.
  3. Nehemiah wanted to separate/unite the Jews who returned from exile.
  4. To solve conflicts over land ownership.
  5. Intermarriage would lead the Jews into idolatry.
  6. The law of Moses was against association with foreigners.
  7. Children born out of intermarriage could not speak the Hebrew language.
  8. For effectively implementation of Religious reforms.
    (Any 7x1=7marks)
3. How do Christians observe the day of worship today? (6marks)
  1. Preaching to others/Listening to preaching
  2. Repenting their sin
  3. Going to church
  4. Visiting the needy
  5. Engaging in Bible study
  6. Attending fellowship
  7. Giving church contribution(Any 6x1=6marks)
1. Explain SEVEN activities carried out in the African communities to ensure the newly born baby is safe. (7marks)
  1. Baby is born in a secure/clean place/parent’s house
  2. Baby’s birth is first announced to family member
  3. Placenta/umbilical cord is disposed in a secret place/uncultivated field/banana plantation
  4. Prayers/sacrifices/libation are offered for the wellbeing of the baby and mother v. Baby is cleansed using medicinal herb solution/treatment by medicine men /witchdoctor
  5. Both mother and baby wore protective charms
  6. Baby’s mother stayed in seclusion for a number of days
  7. Baby and mother are given nutritious food to promote their health
  8. The baby is delivered by an expert/midwife
  9. The baby is given a name
    (First 7x1=7marks)
2. State SEVEN ways through which the youth in the traditional African communities were taught to be responsible. (7marks)
  1. Through participation alongside adults
  2. Through watching adults perform duties/observance
  3. By being told stories/proverbs/riddles/singing songs related to duties
  4. By imitating adults/role play/imitation
  5. By inculcating fear verbally
  6. Through deterrent /punishment for failure
  7. Through apprenticeship
  8. By rewarding/reinforcing the duty performed
  9. They were given instructions during initiation
  10. Through guidance and counseling (First 7x1=7mks)
3. What is the role of a grandfather in traditional African communities? (6marks)
  1. He is a role model
  2. He guided and counseled family members
  3. He was a source of valuable knowledge/wisdom/experience/traditions
  4. He was consulted on matters concerning the family/society
  5. He made decisions for the family/decision maker
  6. He taught/provided entertainment by telling stories/riddles/singing songs vii. –He officiated in some family rituals/ceremonies
  7. He prescribed punishment for evil doers/disciplined evil doers
  8. He controlled family resources.
  9. He was custodian of the morals/values of the communityAny 6X1=6marks