CRE Paper 1 Questions and Answers - KCSE 2022 Kapsabet Highschool Trial 1 Pre-Mock Examination

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Answer ALL the questions.
Each question on its own foolscap.
Question must be answered neatly in a good hand writing.

QUESTIONS

1. Outline the first account of creation in Genesis 1:1-2:49 (7mks)
2. State seven responsibilities given to human beings by God in the genesis stories of creation. (7mks)
3. Outline six ways in which Christians care for God’s creation today. (6mks)
1. Explain the factors that led to the division of Israel after the death of King Solomon. (7mks)
2. Identify seven reasons that led to the Mt. Carmel contest. (7mks)
3. Statesix reasons why leaders are rejected in society today. (6mks)
1. Mention seven ways in which the old Testament prophets communicated their messages. (7mks)
2. Give seven reasons why Israel and Judah would face God’s judgement according to prophet Amos. (7mks)
3. State six ways in which modern Christians may invite Gods punishment onthem. (6mks)
1. Describe the call of prophet Jeremiah. (7mks)
2. Outline seven reasons why Jeremiah condemned human sacrifice. (7mks)
3. Statesix ways in which Christians can reduce human suffering. (6mks)
1. Identify seven factors that promote harmony and social responsibility in traditional African Community. (7mks)
2. Mention seven factors that influence the naming of children in traditional African society. (7mks)
3. Show how modern trends have affected burial rites in traditional African communities. (6mks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. OUTLINE THE FIRST ACOUNT OF CREATION IN GENESIS CH1-2:49
  - In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.
  - On the first day God created Light and separated it from darkness ( day and night)
  - On the second day God separated the waters above and waters below
  - Third day – God created seas, land and vegetation.
  - Fourth day – sun moon and stars
  - Fifth day – birds of the air and sea creatures
  - Sixth day – wild and domestic animals and man in his own image and likeness.
  - Seventh day God rested and made the day holy
    7x 1 = (7mks)
2. STATE SEVEN RESPONSIBILITES GIVEN TO HUMAN BEINGS BY GOD IN THE GENESIS STORIES OF CREATION. (7mks)
  - To procreate
  - To conserve the environment
  - To rule over the creation
  - To cultivate the Land
  - To marry
  - To eat from the fruits provided in the garden
  - To name the animals
  - To till and guard the garden of Eden
3. OUTLINE SIX WAYS IN WHICH CHRISTIANS CARE FOR GOD’S CREATION TODAY. (6mks)
  - Keeping / maintaining personal hygiene
  - Practicing responsible parenthood/bringing up children well
  - Doing works of charity/helping the needy
  - Taking care of the environment/wild animals
  - Avoiding pollution
  - Preserving human life
  - Providing medical facilities and services
  - Condemning social injustices
  - Preventing soil erosion
  - Planting of trees
  - Cleaning the environment
  - Educating the public on the need to conserve the environment
1. EXPLAIN THE FACTORS THAT LED TO THE DIVISION OF ISRAEL AFTER THE DEATH OF KING SOLOMON.
  - Solomon had married foreign princesses who brought with them foreign gods/ Solomon did not only allow his foreign people to worship their gods but built high places for them. This displeased God.
  - Solomon introduced forced labour and exempted his people from it thus practicing nepotism which made people bitter.
  - In order to support his many wives he overtaxed the people this was oppression/ made people bitter/dissatisfied
  - When Rehoboam became king, he rejected the advice of old men/accepted advice of young men/stupid answer of Rehoboam
  - Rebellion against Rehoboam who vowed to introduce harsh rules than his father/ rejection
  - Readiness of Rehoboam to lead the rebellios tribes
  - The bitterness of the norther tribes Ahija that the Kingdom would be broken during that time of Rehoboam (7x1=7 mks)
2. STATE SEVEN REASONS THAT LED TO MT. CARMEL CONTEST (7mks)
  - King Ahab had married aphoeniciah Jezebel
  - Who brought ball worship in Israel
  - Ahab build a temple for baal worship
  - Religious syncretism had been brought in Israel
  - Prophets of Yahweh had been killed/others hiding
  - There was prolonged drought which threatened Israel
  - Israelites had broken the covenant relationship with God
  - Elijah religious experienced / deep conviction about the nature of God.
  - The contest was to prove before them land
  - Their king whether its baal or Yahweh to be Worshipped
    (7x1 = 7 mks)
3. GIVE SIX REASONS WHY LEADERS ARE REJECTED IN SOCIETY TODAY (6MKS)
  - Due to Autocratic rule
  - When one fails to address problems of his/her subjects
  - When one practices discrimination for his people
  - Lack of Education and proper training for the leader
  - Misappropriation of public funds and facilities
  - Old age/ ill health
  - Injustices and unfair treatment in society
  - If the leader fails to promote peace and harmony in the society
  - If he is associated with people of questionable behavior
  - If he is immoral and corrupt
1. SEVEN WAYS IN WHICH THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS COMMUNICATED THEIR MESSAGES (7mks)
  - Writing down messages / they were read out to people
  - Acted / dramatized the messages
  - Hosea gave strange names to his children/names were symbolic
  - Lived exemplary lifestyles
  - Through prayers
  - Statements
  - Performed miracles
  - Through ecstatic moment / declared god’s will
  - Spoke directly/the word of God to the people
  - Preaching / teaching
  - Lamentation songs/poems/narrated messages
    (7x1 = 7mks)
2. SEVEN REASONS WHY ISRAEL AND JUDAH WOULD FACE GOD’S JUDGEMENT ACCORDING TO PROPHET AMOS (7mks)
  - To prove that all nations are equal before God
  - Their punishment would be more severe than other nations because they had sinned a lot
  - Israel had forgotten how God had been good to them
  - They had disregarded God’s instructions and broken the covenant way of life
  - They had failed to respect other people because they enslaved/exploited and /oppressed the poor
  - They were engaged in sexual immorality
  - They were involved in heavy drinking / forced Nazarites to drink wine
  - Women of Samaria nagged their husbands to exploit the poor/support their luxurious lifestyles
  - The rich exploited the poor by taking excessive share of the harvest/merchants cheated in business
  - The rich charged very high interest rates on money earned to the poor
    (7x1= 7mks)
3. SIX WAYS IN WHICH MODERN CHRSITIANS MAY INVITE GOD’S JUDGEMENT (6mks)
  - Disobeying the commandments of God
  - Failing to preach the good news of Jesus to others
  - Condoning evils in the society/ indifference to social evils in the community
  - Not being prayerful
  - Worshipping God with insincerity
  - Not accepting the cost of discipleship
  - Not living exemplary lives
  - Not repenting their sins and forgiving others
  - Failing to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance/ protection
  - Failing /not showing love to the needy/ poor
  - Being lured to worldly materials and wealth
    (6x1 = 6mks)
1. DESCRIBE THE CALL OF PORPHET JEREMIAH (7mks)
  - He received his call as a young man in the 13th year of the reign of king Josiah of Judah
  - God told him that he knew him before he was formed in the mother’s womb
  - He claimed he did not know how to speak for he was a youth
  - God touched Jeremiah’s mouth to symbolizes that he had given him words to speak
  - Jeremiah prophets would involve punishment and hope to destroy, uproot – build and plant
  - Jeremiah them was shown two visions a boiling pot, God of Almond
  - God assured Jeremiah of his protection
  - Jeremiah responded to God’s call in faith and obedience
    (7x1 = 7 )
2. OUTLINE SEVEN REASONS WHY JEREMIAH CONDEMNED HUMAN SACRIFICES (7mks)
  - It was a n act of idolatry which is against the second commandment
  - It indicated the infidelity of the Israelites to their one true God
  - It demonstrated Israel’s disrespect for the sacred gift of life
  - Showed lack of knowledge of the true nature of God
  - It defiled the land given to the Israel by God by spilling innocent blood
  - Showed lack of love for one another/brotherhood
  - It would lead them to severe punishment/provoked God’s anger
  - Broke the 6th commandment – not to kill
    (7x1 = 7 mks)
3. GIVE SIX WAYS IN WHICH CHRISTAINS REDUCE HUMAN SUFFERING
  - Establishing medical facilities
  - Voting out corrupt leaders
  - Creating job opportunities
  - Providing basic needs
  - Praying for the suffering
  - Advocating for just laws
  - Standing for fair distribution of resources
  - Educating the public and their rights
1. Identify seven factors that promote harmony and social responsibility in Traditional African Community (7mks)
  - political organizations
  - Communal ownership of property
  - Division of labour
  - Communal worship
  - Marriage
  - Leisure activities
  - Children
  - Rites of passage
  - Observance of taboos
  - Rules and regulations
  - Belief in common ancestry
    (7x1= 7 mks)
2. Mention seven factors that influence the naming of children in African Traditional Society (7mks)
  - Place of birth
  - Community heroes
  - Names of ancestors
  - Physical characteristics of the child
  - Expense of the mother/parents during the time of pregnancy
  - Names of grand parents
  - Seasons i.e rainy / dry et
  - Natural phenomenon
  - Time of birth e.g night
    (7x1 = 7 mks)
3. SHOW HOW MODERN TRENDS HAVE AFFECTED BURIAL RITES IN A.T.S (6mks)
  - Outbreak of infectious diseases has discouraged funeral activities like wife inheritance
  - Foreign religious have introduced new methods in burial practices
  - Economic hardships discourage elaborate burial rites
  - Some people are buried in cemeteries
  - Western education has influenced many African to adopt burial practices
  - Rural – urban migration – families are too far way to mourn together
  - Inter-marriages where cultural practices are different
    6x1 = (6mks)