THE GRANGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

MID-YEAR 2012

GRADE 7 RME PAPER 1

Answer all questions

1. A good friend is someone who

A. agrees with everything you say B. is not jealous

C. keeps secrets from you D. talks about you in your absence

E. you can always rely on

2. What is the other name of Jesus Christ?

A. Allah B. Eli C. Emmanuel D. Jehovah

3. Which is the holy book for Muslims?

A. Bible B. Quran C. Torah D. Gita

4. Which statement is true about God?

A. God has no favorites

B. God favours men more than women

C. God loves children more than adults

D. God loves adults more than children

5. Who was Elisha’s servant?

A. Elijah B. Gehazi C. Hagar D. Naboth

6. Noah built the ark because he

A. was obedient to God B. was helped by his family

C. was encouraged by his friends D. wanted to please the community

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7. Which of these is an act of kindness?

A. stealing some bread to give to a hungry child

B. collecting money and clothes for the destitute

C. allowing a friend to copy your homework

D. doing some work for a lazy friend.

8. In ATR, Chisi is a day

A. to drink beer B. to rest

C. to worship ancestors D. to go to church

9. In the story of the sower, the seeds are

A. different people B. the words of Jesus

C. the sinners D. our good deeds

10. is not a religion.

A. Islam B. Hinduism C. Anglican D. Christianity

11. The holy day of prayer for the Moslems is

A. Sunday B. Monday C. Wednesday D. Friday

12. The Christian Bible was written by

A. Jesus B. the prophets

C. different writers D. Abraham

13. The read the Torah.

A. Jews B. Moslems C. Christians D. Catholics

14. Which of these names means ‘saviour’?

A. Emmanuel B. Jesus C. Moses D. Isaiah

15. When friendship breaks, we should

A. forget about the friendship B. look out for new friends

C. forgive one another D. report to our parents

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16. Which one of the following is a Christian martyr?

A. Moses B. Stephen C. Joseph D. Jonathan

17. We are all equal in God’s sight. This is because we are all

A. created alike B. made in God’s image

C. born in the same century D. members of the Commonwealth

18. Complete: A friend in need is a

A. always B. who cares C. without love D. indeed

19. People without friends are usually

A. very clever B. lonely C. more cheerful

D. respectful E. trustworthy

20. Who is a good shepherd?

A. the sheep B. David C. Jesus D. angel

21. Tradition means

A. stories in the Bible

B. a story with another meaning

C. that which is handed down to us by our elders

D. past events

22. A medium is a person who is

A. afraid of B. angry with C. possessed by D. ancestor a messenger

23. Joseph’s story is in the Bible in the book of

A. Genesis B. Exodus C. Kings D. Isaiah

24. The man who prayed for Saul to get his sight back was called

A. Barnabas B. Paul C. Ananias D. Joseph

25. Lobola means

A. marriage B. bride price C. wedding D. prostitution

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26. The commandments were given to Moses.

A. two B. ten C. four D. forty

27. When tempted, Jesus

A. ran away B. gave in to temptation

C. faced Satan with a counterattack D. tempted Satan in return

28. What is faith?

A. being aggressive

B. being truthful

C. believing God is there even though you cannot see Him

D. hoping that things might not go well

29. Jesus had twelve friends. What name is given to them?

A. disciples B. fishermen C. shepherds

D. wisemen E. zealots

30. Our community in Zimbabwe is made up of

A. Jews only B. Hindus and Jews C. African believers only

D. Christians only E. People from different religions

31. Mother Theresa is well known because she

A. comes from a very wealthy Italian family D. is never angry

B. has been serving others all her life E. is a very educated woman

C. is a Roman Catholic Sister

32. Christianity involves

A. taking care of the needy C. rounding up the needy

B. praying for the needy D. preaching to the needy

33. My community service begins

A. with old people B. at school C. at home

D. with my neighbours
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34. The founder of Islam is

A. Khadijah B. Mohammed C. Abraham D. Khalifah

35. Jews worship in a

A. Mosque B. temple C. synagogue D. church

36. Who worked as a carpenter?

A. Moses B. David C. Jesus D. Nebuchadnezzar

37. A person grows spiritually by

A. reading books B. praying to God

C. preaching to people D. meeting people

38. One of these has cared for the needy in Zimbabwe in a special way:

A. Jason Moyo B. Matthew Rusike C. Mother Theresa

D. Garfield Todd E. Thomas Mapfumo

39. All that we have comes from

A. our parents B. the government C. our religion

D. God E. hard work

40. A talent is a

A. money B. good preacher

C. special gift or ability D. wisdom

41. King David was good at

A. listening to music B. caring for blind members

C. building temples D. playing the harp

42. One of the ten commandments says ‘You shall not worship …’

A. God B. the world C. idols D. Jesus

43. A person who kills time

A. has nothing important to do D. takes a gun and shoots time

B. works well only in the morning E. studies only during examinations

C. is only found in a factory

A. fight him B. punish him C. ignore him

D. forgive him E. praise him

45. Sin is

A. the same as temptation B. breaking moral law

C. not understanding the Bible D. missing the church service

46. The only sure way to avoid AIDS is to

A. use birth control methods

B. be careful about personal cleanliness

C. pray for protection

D. be faithful to one partner

E. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

47. God is more and kind than man.

A. hating B. cheating C. loving D. cunning

48. If you meet a beggar in the street you would

A. tell the beggar to go to hospital

B. take the beggar to the police station

C. laugh at the beggar

D. beat the beggar up

E. help in any way you can

49. In the story of the Prodigal Son, why was the elder brother angry?

A. his young brother was a thief

B. his young brother had spent all the money

C. he wanted his share of wealth from his father

D. the father forgave his brother

50. Which one of these was a tax collector?

A. Andrew B. James C. Joseph D. Matthew

E. Peter

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