LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION OCTOBER /NOVEMBER 2013 RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE (OLD) TIME: 2 Hours 30 Minutes MARKS: 200 Stationery: 4 loose sheets 1 string INSTRUCTIONS: Read the instructions carefully before you begin. 1. Answer FIVE questions ONLY. 2. The question paper has two sections: SECTION A - SECTION B - Old Testament New Testament 3. Each question carries 40 marks only. 4. Answer at least ONE question from SECTION A (Old Testament), and at least ONE question from SECTION B (New Testament). THREE other questions may be taken from either section. 5. Number your answers CORRECTLY. 6. Use the loose answer sheets provided to answer all five questions. 7. Answers written in Sesotho will not be marked. 8. Use the string to tie the loose answer sheets. This question paper contains 8 printed pages.
2 SECTION A OLD TESTAMENT 1. THE BEGINNING (a) What does the name Genesis mean? (1) (b) How was the earth when God created the universe? (4) (c) What names did God Give to the light and darkness? (4) (d) What did God do on the seventh day? Mention only two things. (4) (e) What did God create on the 6 th day? (2) (f) (i) Who were the two sons of Eve? (2) (ii) What was the occupation of each of these sons? (4) (g) (i) Who was the first person to be killed by his brother? (1) (ii) Why did his brother kill him? (4) (h) Where did God place the first persons and why did He place them there? (6) (i) (i) Which tree did God say should not be eaten in the garden. (2) (ii) Why did He say the tree should not be eaten? (2) (j) Mention two lies that snake told the woman in the garden. (4) 2. GOD CHOOSES A PEOPLE (a) Name the two wives of Jacob. (2) (b) How many sons did Jacob have with his second wife? Name them. (3) (c) One of Jacob s many sons was a dreamer. (i) Who was he? (1) (ii) Mention two things that made his brothers to hate him. (4) (iii) What did Jacob s sons finally do to the hated brother? (2) (d) Briefly relate Joseph s second dream. (10) (e) (f) What did Joseph s brothers do with his beautiful robe? Give three points. (6) What did Jacob do when he heard that Joseph was dead? Mention two points. (4)
3 (g) Give any eight names of Jacob s sons excluding Joseph. (8) 3. GOD CALLS MOSES (a) Describe briefly how the baby Moses was found. (6) (b) Who brought Moses up and where was she living? (2) (c) Who was the king of Egypt when baby Moses was found? (1) (d) Why did Moses run away from Egypt? Mention two points. (4) (e) Who was Moses father-in-law? (1) (f) Who called Moses and where did the voice come from? (4) (g) What did the calling voice say to Moses as he approached the place? Give five points. (10) (h) What did Moses do when he heard the voice? (2) (i) What did God send Moses to do in Egypt? (2) (j) Mention four excuses Moses gave when God sent him to Egypt. (8) 4. GOD S WAYS FOR HIS PEOPLE (a) How did God help the Israelites to see their way during the day and the night on their way to Canaan? (4) (b) What was the reaction of the Israelites going without water? (2) (c) For how many days did the Israelites go without water? (1) (d) What kind of water did they find? (1) (e) Describe how Moses helped the people of Israel to get drinkable water? (8) (f) Give God s ten commandments. (20) (g) What does the name Moses mean? (2) (h) What did the Israelites find at Elim? (2)
5. GOD S PLACE FOR HIS PEOPLE 4 (a) Who became Moses successor and whose son was he? (2) (b) (c) What was the name of the river the Israelites had to cross in order to reach Canaan? (1) When crossing that river in (b) above (i) Who went ahead of the people? (1) (ii) What were they carrying? (1) (d) (i) What happened as the Israelites crossed that river? Mention four (4) points. (8) (ii) From this miracle what do we learn about God s qualities? Mention three (3). (6) (e) Mention any two feasts and two festivals which were celebrated by the Israelites. (4) (f) (i) For how many days did the Israelites go around the city of Jericho? (1) (ii) Why did the city walls collapse? (2) (iii) What happened after the city walls collapsed? (4) (g) Mention six (6) tribes the Israelites found living in Canaan. (6) (h) Why was Rahab not destroyed by the Israeli forces in Jericho? (2) (i) How old was Joshua when he died and where did he die? (2) 6. GOD RECALLS HIS PEOPLE The Prophet Jeremiah (a) What is a prophet? (2) (b) Who was Jeremiah s father? (1) (c) How old was Jeremiah when God called him? (1) (d) What did God say when he called Jeremiah? (8) (e) How did Jeremiah answer God? (6) (f) On the other hand how did God answer him. Mention six points. (12)
5 (g) What did the Lord God do to Jeremiah to give him courage? (4) (h) What was God s final instruction to Jeremiah? (6)
6 7. THE WORD BECAME FLESH SECTION B - NEW TESTAMENT (a) Mention three things Zechariah said concerning his son. (6) (b) (c) Why are the births of John the Baptist and Jesus regarded as miraculous births? (8) Where was Zechariah when the angel appeared to him? What was he doing there? (4) (d) How did Zechariah react when he saw the angel? (2) (e) Why did Zechariah not believe the angel s message? (2) (f) Why did God punish Zechariah? (2) (g) When did Zechariah s punishment end? (2) (h) Why did Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem? (2) (i) Where did Mary give birth to her first born son and why? (6) (j) (i) Who were the first people to know about the birth of Jesus? (4) (ii) What did the shepherds decide to do after the angel s message? (2) 8. JESUS AND THE SINFUL WOMAN (a) Who invited Jesus to his house and why? (4) (b) (i) What did the sinful woman bring with her and what did she do to Jesus in the Pharisee s house? (16) (ii) (iii) What did the Pharisee say to himself when he saw what the woman was doing to Jesus? (6) What did the Pharisee think of himself as compared to this woman? (2) (c) (i) In 6 to10 lines relate what Jesus said to the Pharisee about the two men who owed the money lender? (10) (ii) What did Jesus say to the sinful woman? (2)
7 9. SOME MIRACLES OF JESUS (a) In which town did Jesus meet a man with an evil spirit? (1) (b) What did the man with an evil spirit do and say when he saw Jesus? (12) (c) What did Jesus say to the evil spirit? (4) (d) How did the evil spirit behave when Jesus rebuked it? (6) (e) What did the evil spirits say about Jesus when they came out of many possessed people? (2) (f) In whose house did Jesus find Simon s mother in law? (1) (g) Describe how Jesus healed Simon s mother in law. (8) (h) What was she suffering from? (2) (i) What did Jesus say when he raised the widow s son of Nain? (4) 10. JESUS S DEATH AND RESURRECTION (a) Write Jesus last words on the cross to the following: (i) (ii) To the criminal To Mary and John (iii) When He dies (8) (b) On which day of the week did Jesus die? (1) (c) Who buried Jesus and how was he related to Him? (3) (d) (i) Name the three women who went to Jesus tomb and mention what they were carrying. (4) (ii) On their way, what were they worried about? (4) (iii) What did the women see as they entered the tomb? (6) (iv) How did they feel? (2) (v) Relate briefly what was said to the women at the tomb about Jesus. (12)
11. THE PENTECOST 8 (a) (i) Describe what happened to the believers on the Pentecost day. (18) (ii) (iii) How did the people respond to what was happening? Give three points. (6) What did the people say to Peter and other apostles after his sermon? (2) (iv) To answer the people, what did Peter say? Mention four points. (8) (b) How did the believers spend their time together after the Pentecost day? (6) 12. PAUL (SAUL) AND THE EARLY CHRISTIANS (a) Why did Saul go to the High Priest? (4) (b) In 6 to 10 lines relate Saul s conversation with the Lord on his way to Damascus. (10) (c) Why did the Lord send Ananias to Saul? (4) (d) Relate what Ananias already knew about Saul. (8) (e) Why were the people in Damascus amazed by Saul? (6) (f) Why did Paul have to escape from Damascus? (4) (g) Why is Paul regard as an apostle? (4)