Religion 9 Exam Study Guide
Beatitudes
-What does the word Beatitude mean?
-How many Beatitudes are there?
-Where can you find them in the Bible?
-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
Ten Commandments
-Where can you find them in the Bible?
-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 COULD live according to a certain Commandment and how they
WOULDN’T be living according to a certain Commandment
-Explain why they are important
-Be able to explain how the fifth commandment “do not kill” is about respecting all life (no murder, no
suicide, no euthanasia, helping people who are in need, etc.)
-Be able to compare and contrast (give similarities and differences) them to the Beatitudes
Covenant
-what does it mean?
-know some examples of covenants in the Old Testament
-be able to explain why the covenant given in the Beatitudes is different from all the covenants that came
before in the Bible
Be able to give examples from the video “America’s Obsession” and/or the student group projects on how
the human body is shown positively or negatively in the media. Do you think your examples show how
the Incarnation of Christ asks people to regard the human body? Why or why not?
Incarnation
-definition
-how does the Incarnation of Christ guide us to cherish and look after our bodies? How does it teach us to
respect the bodies of other people?
Virtue – definition and examples
Sacred - definition
Chastity - definition
Sexual Intimacy - definition
“Costs” of Pre-marital sex according to Pam Stenzel (Physical, Emotional and Spiritual – know at least 1
example of each)
Know how to chart relationships on the table we used in class and explain if the relationships are healthy
or unhealthy
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 decision-making – be able to explain “S” “T” “O” “P” and apply it to examples of decisions
someone has to make
Know how to write and explain scripture passages in reference form (Book of Matthew Chapter 6 Verses 2
to the end of 11 Mt 6:2-11) (Make sure you know the short form for the 4 Gospels Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John)
Gospel – definition
Testament – definition
Grade 9 Religion Exam Outline:
Section
A
B
Question Type
Definitions
(Fill-in-theblank from a
word bank)
Site Passage
Category
Marks
Time
Knowledge
15
5 Min
Knowledge
5
15 Min
Application
5
(Read and
analyze)
C
Short Answer
Thinking
20
25 Min
D
Short Answer
Application
15
25 Min
Communication
10
Communication
10
E
Long Answer
15 Min
(Essay)
REVISION
5 Min
EXTRA TIME
30 Min
FINAL SUMMATIVE MARK
Cumulating Activity- Inspirational Person
Exam:
Total
20%
10%
30%
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
Read the following passage from Luke 15: 4-7. “The Parable of the Lost Sheep” and answer the questions
in the space provided.
“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the
wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his
shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors saying to
them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost’. Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy
in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance”
1.
2.
3.
4.
Who is the Shepherd in this story?
Who is the ‘lost sheep’?
Who are the flock (the other 99)?
How can this passage relate to your own life and/or concepts taught in the course?
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.