Religion 9 Exam Study Guide

Intro to Scripture Unit:

Literalist

Contextualist

Old and New Testament

Torah

Creation Stories

Old Testament stories

Gospels- names of Gospels

- meaning of “Gospel”

-Synoptic Gospels

-dates of first Gospel to last

-examples of places Gospels were written

-examples of audiences for Gospels

Details of Jesus’ life

Scripture Citations

Beatitudes

-What does the word Beatitude mean?

-How many Beatitudes are there?

-Where can you find them in the Bible? (Testament and Book)

-Who told them to us?

-Be able to know them well enough to recognize them on a matching or multiple-choice question

-Be able to put them in your own words

-Be able to give examples of how someone can live according to a certain Beatitude and how they WOULDN’T be living according to a certain Beatitude. These might be examples from your own life.

-Explain why they are important

-Explain why they are similar to/different than the 10 Commandments

-Explain why they are covenants

Sexuality/Relationships Unit:

Virtue– definition and examples

Sacred- definition

Chastity - definition

Sexual Intimacy– definition

Sexism

Pornography

Sexuality

Perspectives on Sex – Catholic, Biological, Media, yours

Emotional and Physical risks of sex and ways to reduce the risks

Differences between animals and humans when it comes to sex

Healthy and Unhealthy relationships

Good communication strategies

Moral Decision Making Unit:

Morality– definition

Moral– definition and example

Immoral – definition and example

Amoral– definition and example

Conscience

-non-religious and religion definition

-explain why you have to and how you can form your conscience

-explain the things that help us form our consciences (and how God influences them all):

-Scripture

-Tradition of the Church

-Magisterium

-Prayer

-Other: laws/rules of society, parents/role models, peers, culture

STOP method of moral decision making (5 steps!)

Grade 9 Religion Exam Outline:

Section

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Question Type

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Category

/

Marks

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Time

A /

Definitions

(Fill-in-the-blank from a word bank) / Knowledge / 15 / 5 Min

B

/ Site Passage
(Read and analyze) / Knowledge / 5 / 15 Min
Application / 5

C

/ Short Answer / Thinking / 20 / 25 Min

D

/ Short Answer / Application / 15 / 25 Min
Communication / 10
E / Long Answer
(Essay) / Communication / 10 / 15 Min
REVISION / 5 Min
EXTRA TIME / 30 Min

FINAL SUMMATIVE MARK

Semester Mark 80%

Exam: 20%

Total 100%

Examples of questions for each section:

Section A: Definition

1.______A statement of belief and conviction that can be either a verbal agreement or a formalized legal document. The root of the name for the two main divisions of the Bible.

Section B: Site Passage

  1. STOP method applied to a dilemma

Section C: Short Answer

What is the Incarnation? (2T) How does the Incarnation help us to understand the value of the human body? (1T)

Section D: Short Answer

How are people called to be chaste at various stages of their life? (examples- young adult, adult, married, older adult, etc).

Section E: Long Answer

Essay about the Beatitudes:

Question- Which of the beatitudes is/are the most challenging to yourself or other young people? Explain why.