DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS DIOCESE OF FARIDABAD-DELHI SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION 2015-16 CLASS - VII Date: 24.04.2016 Marks: 100 Time: 2 Hours (2.30 PM-4.30 PM) PART-A (TEXT) I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word/words: 15x1=15 1. Each man is created with the divine ability to be. 2. The Commandments of God are the instructions to know and love God and to live in. 3. is the divine virtue that helps us to lead a holy Christian life. 4. Usually in baptism, we are given the names of who have glorified God. 5. The centre of Sunday celebration is the offering of the the greatest adoration given to God, by the whole community together. 6. We have the duty to respect the people in authority because their authority is. 7. Honour your father and mother so that you may have a in the land that your God has given to you. 8. create good communities and a happy world. 9. is the denial the authority of God, the Owner and Giver of life. 10. The purpose of the sixth commandment is to protect the of persons and family 11. A Christian has worn, the model of all holiness. 12. The basic principle of is to give what one owes to another. 13. Jesus taught in the sermon on the Mount the characteristics of a true.
14. The basis of is the good will to sacrifice one s own comfort and help others in their needs. 15. should become the basis of family relationships. II. Answer the following: 15x1=15 1. Which are the basic virtues of Christian life? 2. Which book in the Bible makes it clear that it is God who leads men and women to marital relation and family life? 3. Name the conscience which is formed according to the Word of God and the teachings of the Church? 4. What is the hallmark of Christian life? 5. To whom did Jesus give authority to explain, interpret and teach the commandments of God? 6. What is the backbone of the Church and society? 7. Who reminds us that one who loves his life partner as one s own body, loves himself? 8. Which relation is the most sacred among human relations? 9. Justice is that virtue which persuades a person to give each one his due Who said this? 10. Which is the virtue that enables us to help the poor and to contribute to the eradication of poverty by realizing that we are responsible for the poverty in this world? 11. Who qualified Sunday as the Easter day of every week? 12. Which commandment demands us to use our tongues for the glory of God and edification of others? 13. Name the act of denying or rejecting the existence of God? 14. Which is the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul? 15. Name and date of the obligatory day of the Syro-Malabar Church about the Baptism of our Lord?
III. Match the following: 5x1=5 1. Lenten seasons - a divine action 2. Forgive - center of Christ s mystery 3. Church & Society - day of mercy 4. Sunday - good families 5. Resurrection - days of sacrifice IV. Answer the following questions: 5x2=10 1. How did Jesus correct the wrong notion about the Sabbath? 2. It is man s important responsibility to protect life. Why? 3. When does earning of wealth become evil? 4. What are the special features of the love of Jesus? 5. Why is it necessary that we must form conscience? V. Answer any four of the following questions in details: 4x5=20 1. What are the duties of children to parents? 2. What things those the second commandment reminds us? 3. A Christian cannot ignore those who deserve love and compassion, why? 4. How does conscience help us in our life? 5. Write any five things those help us to live in sexual purity? PART-B (BIBLE & PRAYER) VI. Answer the following questions: 15x1=15 1. In which month did Angel Gabriel was sent by God to the in Galilee called Nazareth? 2. According to whose decree Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem for registering their names? 3. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways. Who said this about whom? 4. A Prophet came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. Who was that Prophet?
5. Who was the brother of Herod? 6. What was the advice of John the baptist to the Tax collectors? 7. Who was the Father of Joseph? 8. Among the lepers in Israel who was the only leper cleansed in the time of Prophet Elisha? 9. According to the Gospel of St. Luke, which was the first miracle of Jesus? 10. What did Jesus do before choosing his Apostles? 11. Name the town where Jesus raised the Widow s son? 12. What symbolizes the seed in the parable of sower? 13. What was the sign that Jesus gave to the generation who were seeking a sign from Him? 14. In which chapter of St. Luke s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples the Lord s Prayer? 15. W hat did Jesus ask the disciples when they woke Him up when a windstorm swept down on the lake? VII. Write the Prayer Hail Holy Queen 1x5=5 PART-C (SAINTS & GENERAL) VIII. Answer any two of the following questions: 2x5=10 1. Write a short note on St. Aloysius Gonzaga s practice of Holy Life. 2. St. Antony was a Saint who understood the power of the confession. Explain 3. How did St. Maria Goretty prepare for her Holy Communion? And how she experienced Jesus on that day? IX. Answer the following: 5x1=5 1. Where the Headquarter of the Syro-Malabar Church is situated? 2. What is the meaning of the word Hosana? 3. Write full form of I.H.S. 4. What is the name of Pope Francis new book for Children? 5. Name the first couple saints of Catholic Church canonized on October 18 th 2015?