CRE Questions and Answers - Form 1 Opener Exam Term 3 2022

HISTORY
FORM 1 OPENER EXAM
TERM 3 2022

INSTRUCTIONS.

Answer all the questions
All the answers must be in English.

1. Give six benefits of learning Christian religious education in Kenya schools. (6mks)
2. Identify seven literally forms used in writing the Bible. (7mks)
3. Give seven ways in which the Bible is used by Christians in Kenya today. (7mks)
1. Outline six similarities in the Biblical stories of creation in Genesis 1 and 2 (6mks)
2. Give five attributes of God as portrayed in the Genesis stories of creation (7mks)
3. Identify seven causes of evil in Kenya today. (7mks)
1. Give five ways in which God showed his concern to the Israelites during the Exodus. (5mks)
2. Describe the breaking of the covenant at Mt.Sinai (Exodus 32:1-35) (8mks)
3. What is the importance of the ten commandments to modern Christians (7mks)
1. Explain seven reasons that prophet Samuel gave against Kingship in Israel (7mks)
2. Give seven achievements of king Solomon (7mks)
3. Identify six ways in which Christians in Kenya can demonstrate their faith in God today. (6mks)
1. Explain seven characteristics of the local Canaanite religion (7mks)
2. Describe the contest between prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel (1st King18:17-40) (8mks)
3. Identify five forms of corruption that is practiced in Kenya today (5mks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. Give six benefits of learning Christian religious education in Kenya schools. (8mks)
  - Equips the leaner with an understanding of God/Spiritual growth.
  - Helps one to acquire basic principles/teachings for Christian living/moral values
  - The learner acquires life skills to handle challenges of life
  - Explains the origin /purpose of human beings on earth
  - Leeds to careers /employment
  - Gives answers to questions/mysteries of life.
  - Enables one to understand how to relate with other people/National unity.
  - Helps one to respect his/her own/other peoples religious beliefs /culture ( 6x 1 = 6mks)
2. Identify seven literally forms used in writing the Bible. (7mks)
  - Letters
  - Gospels
  - Prayers
  - Religious epics
  - Prose/Narrative
  - Legislative texts /law expressions
  - Songs
  - Prophetic speeches
  - Philosophical essays
  - Sermons 7x1 = 7mks
3. Give seven ways in which the Bible is used by Christian in Kenya today. (7mks)
  - Read for spiritual growth/Bible study
  - Instructing new converts
  - Used as text book/ teaching CRE
  - To compose Christian songs/drama
  - Compose Christians hymns/songs/drama
  - Used for taking oaths/vows/swearing
  - Prayer book
  - Used for preaching/evangelism
1. Outline six similarities in the Biblical stories of creation in Genesis 1 and 2 (6mks)
  - In both God is the creator.
  - In both accounts human beings are special/share in God’s image/superior
  - In both human beings are given responsibilities/have authority over God’s creation.
  - There is a sense of order in both creation stories.
  - In both stories, all created things depend on God for sustenance/he is the provider
  - In both accounts God is self-existent/existed before creation
  - In both stories God is the source of life
  - In both God created male and female (6x1=6mks)
2. Give five attributes of God as portrayed in the Genesis stories of creation. (7mks)
  - God is all powerful
  - He is God
  - God is everywhere/omnipresent
  - Creator
  - Provider
  - All knowing/omniscient
  - Commander/moral obedience
  - Loving (wants personal relationship with man)
  - Everlasting/self-existent
  - Spirit
  - Source of goodness
  - Holy (7x1=7mks)
3. Identify seven causes of evil in Kenya today (7mks)
  - Poverty/affluence
  - Corruption/greed/selfishness
  - Disobedience/rebellion
  - Inability to forgive others
  - Influence from media/foreign culture
  - Permissiveness
  - Poor role models
  - Lack of guidance and counselling
  - Unemployment
  - Negative peer pressure (7x1=7mks)
1. Give five ways in which God showed his concern to the Israelites during the Exodus. (5mks)
  - Made a passage/way in the Red sea for the Israelites to cross
  - Provided them with food manna/Quails
  - Provided them with a cloud that led them at night/pillar of fire at night.
  - Defeated enemies/Amalekites
  - Provided them with water/changing bitter water to sweet water for them.
  - Provided them with leaders
  - Drowned the Egyptians chariots into the red sea.
  - Entered into covenant with them.
  - Forgave them when they broke the covenant (5x1=5mks)
2. Describe the breaking of the covenant at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 32:1-35) (8mks)
  - Moses had gone up the mountain to seek for God’s guidance.
  - Aaron had been left in-charge of the people
  - People became impatient when Moses delayed in returning.
  - Israelites pressurized Aaron to make them a god who would lead them.
  - Aaron yielded to their demands and made the golden calf.
  - Israelites worshipped the golden calf, hence breaking the covenant.
  - God was angry and set to destroy the Israelites
  - Moses interceded on behalf of the people and God relented.
  - When Moses came down from the mountain, he was angry with the people and broke the stone tablets.
  - He gave then a chance to choose who to follow, Yahweh or reject him.
  - Those opposed to God were destroyed
  - God punished them further by sending a disease upon them. (8 x 1 =8mks)
3. What is the importance of the ten commandments to modern Christians. (7mks)
  - Safeguards Christians against idol worship/promote true worship of God
  - Helps Christians to have right relationship with God/not misuses God’s name.
  - Promote good relationship between parents and their children.
  - Preserve human life
  - Guides Christians on Christian living/safeguard marriages/bring stability in families
  - Protect properties/condemns theft.
  - Teach the need of honesty/moral values
  - Enhance peaceful co-existence (7x1 = 7mks)
1. Explain seven reasons that prophet Samuel gave against Kingship in Israel. (10mks)
  - It was rejection of God as the King and leader.
  - Would become like other nations/would loose identity as covenant people.
  - Yahweh would reject them when they cry to him.
  - Would become like other nations.
  - Forced labour would be introduced
  - Would lead to oppression/suffering/pain
  - Land would be grabbed
  - King would ask for high taxes
  - Force daughters work for their wives in the king’s courtyard
  - Forceful recruitment of their sons into the army
  - Turn people into slavery (7x1=7mks)
2. Give seven achievements of king Solomon (7mks)
  - Built the temple
  - Promoted trade with neighbours
  - Initiated a building programme/built city of Megiddo/royal places/fortified Jerusalem
  - Re-organized the country into districts.
  - Established good diplomatic relations.
  - Settled disputes among people wisely
  - Composed proverbs
  - Initiated industries/exploited copper mines
  - Established a strong army/defense
  - Brought the ark of the covenant to the temple
  - Fortified major cities (7x1=7mks)
3. Identify six ways in which Christians in Kenya can demonstrate their faith in God today(6mks)
  - Praying/fasting
  - Giving offering/tithes
  - Preaching/evangelism
  - Singing/dancing for God
  - Building worshipping places
  - Helping the needy/acts of charity
  - Forgiving others/repenting sins
  - Respecting church leaders
  - Wearing special attire
  - Leading righteous live/obey God
  - Observing religious festival/rituals/sabbath/church events
  - Reading the bible/Christian compose songs/creative arts (6x1 = 6mks)
1. Explain seven characteristics of the local Canaanite religion (7mks)
  - Nature religion
  - Aimed at continued fertility of land/flock/people
  - Cyclic in nature
  - Polytheistic religion/family gods
  - Temple prostitution/cultic
  - Human sacrifices offered to gods
  - Festivals and feast celebrated
  - Symbols used to represent gods
  - Belief that God was only powerful in his own land.
  - They had false prophets/priests (7x1=7mks)
2. Describe the contest between prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel (1st King 18:17-40) (8mks)
  - Prophet Elijah asked Ahab to assemble all the people at mount Carmel
  - The king summoned all the people including the prophets of Baal
  - He suggested that two bulls be brought for each party to sacrifice
  - Challenged them that whichever party will make God to burn will be the true God.
  - Prophets of Baal were given a bull and called upon their god.
  - Elijah mocked them asked them to shout louder to their god
  - They prayed, cut themselves with knives until they bled/baal did not answer.
  - Elijah asked people to come near/repair the altar.
  - He placed sacrifice on the altar/asked people to pour water.
  - Fire consumed the sacrifices/dust around.
  - People threw themselves down and worshipped the lord as true God
  - Elijah killed the prophets of Baal. (8x 1=8mks)
3. Identify five forms of corruption that is practiced in Kenya today. (5mks)
  - Land grabbing
  - Nepotism
  - Tribalism
  - Fraud
  - Bribery
  - Cheating in business (5x1=5mks)