SOUTHERN REGION

END OF TERM III

EXAMINATION

STD 6 2020

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Name:
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1. Which religion follows Sharia law?

A. Christianity
B. Islam
C. African Traditional Religion (ATR)
D. Hinduim

2. Why do people worship?

A. To tell the Supreme Being what to do

B. To while away time
C. To ask for forgiveness
D. To find strength to deal with life’s problems

3. The following are morally good behaviour in the society EXCEPT

A. Compassionate
B. Trustworthy
C. Stealing
D. Respect

4. Where can ab0ndment of children be reported

A. Nurse
B. Pastor
C. Child line
D. Parliament

5. Which of the following is a myth?

A. HIV/AIDS is not curable

B. HIV/AIDS can infect anybody
C. If you have sex with a virgin, you will be cured
D. HIV/AIDS is caused by witchcraft

6. Which factor leads to Juvenile delinquency?

A. Teaching young people good morals

B. Encouraging young follows to be involved in Religious activities
C. Lack of good role models in their families
D. Attend special lessons to help them change their behaviour

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7. What type of punishment do students receive at school?

A. Fine
B. Imprisonment
C. Death penalty
D. Corporal punishment

8. Special day celebrated by Christians to remember the birth of Jesus

Christ is Called _________

A. Easter Monday
B. Good Friday
C. Passover
D. Christmas

9. What is worship?

A. The way a religion celebrates its festivals and holy days

B. Singing, dancing, praying and meditating in Church or Temple
C. The activities that people do to honour God, Gods or Goddesses
D. A ceremony in which people learn about their religion

10. Which of the following traditional customs can help in the prevention
of the spread of HIV/AIDs

A. Polygamy
B. Abstinence
C. Isolating infected people
D. Having sexual relations with virgins

11. A way in which the Government of Botswana cares for destitudes

people is ______

A. By enabling them to study in one part of the village

B. By giving them food rations and clothes
C. By employing them to work in farms
D. By training them in life skills

12. Which of the following is a way in which people break religious law?

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A. Going to worship daily
B. Allowing sex before marriage
C. Marrying their distant relatives
D. Marrying at a tender age

Obonye is high talented in music and loves singing. She is popular for
leading songs at the school assembly. Even though she is good, she
refuses to teach her classmates some musical items when asked to.

13. What kind of behaviour does Obonye display

A. Selfishness
B. Kindness
C. Carelessness
D. Rudeness

14. What is the purpose of celebrating Dikgafela in African Traditional

Religion (ATR) in Botswana?

A. To thank women who brew the beer during the Festival

B. To taste the first fruits after harvesting
C. To thank men who were engaged in ploughing
D. To thank ancestors for the good harvest

15. What is the purpose of corporal punishment on children?

A. To correct their behaviours

B. To make them stubborn
C. To make them foolish
D. To cause pain on them

16. Christmas is to Christians as __________ is to Hinduism

A. Eid ul-fitr
B. Ramadan
C. Diwali
D. Pesach

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17. What does the Islamic law say about thieves?

A. Their hands should be cut

B. Their homes should be destroyed
C. They should be stoned to death
D. They should be thrown into caves

18. How does Christianity punish wrong doers?

A. One may be stoned to death

B. One may be expelled from his/her denomination
C. One may be beaten in public
D. One may be forced to kill himself

19. Which of the following can help Juvenile change their behaviour?

A. Imprisonment
B. Suspension
C. Counselling
D. Beating

20. How do people break the law in Islam Religion?

A. Members eating halal food

B. Preaching in the mosque
C. Members eating pork
D. Using the Quran

21. Most Christians worship in buildings called _________

A. Temples
B. Mosques
C. Churches
D. Shrines

22. Which of the following is benefit of morally good behaviour

A. Less crime
B. The Government spending more money fighting crime
C. People feeling frightened
D. Having houses broken by thieves

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23. How do Muslims punish the people who kill others?

A. Send them to Prison

B. Give them lashes
C. Stone them to death
D. Expel them from Church

24. What do different religions do to deter criminals

A. Followers sing in the Church

B. Criminals are punished
C. Follower pour blood over heads of criminals
D. Criminals dig roots of trees for charms

25. Which of the following is a reason for breaking the Law?

A. Employment
B. Poverty
C. Kindness
D. Education

26. Which Religion festival is correctly matched with its stories?

RELIGIOUS STORY
FESTIVAL

A. Wesak The cructification of Jesus Christ

B. Easter The time when Buddha received

enlightment

C. Pesach The time when Jesus Christ ascended to

heaven

D. Eid-ul-fitur The end of tasting period in Islam

27. Which Christian event reminds followers about the arrival of Jesus
Christ in Jerusalem riding a donkey?

A. Ascension
B. Palm Sunday
C. Resurrection
D. Passover

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28. How is corporal punishment seen as an abuse?

A. It teaches children that it is not acceptable to hit others

B. It causes injury to children’s body
C. It shows that children have no right to be protected
D. It teaches good way of behaving

29. What is the belief about sacred places?

A. It is a place where dangerous animals live

B. It is a place where it is always noisy
C. It is a place where people pray and feel closer to God
D. It is a place where animals gather to drink water

30. Which one is a Crime commonly committed by juvenile delinquents

A. Murder
B. Rape
C. Car hijacking
D. Shop lifting

31. Which of the following is a children’s right?

A. Right to education
B. Keep my home clean
C. Right to steal
D. Respect myself and who I am

32. When a child is forced to do the work which is beyond his/her age it
is termed as __________

A. Sexual abuse
B. Rights of disrespect
C. Right to steal
D. Child labour

33. Which of these is an example of morally bad behaviour?

A. Insulting your teacher and parents
B. Caring for the sick and disabled
C. Returning property to its owners
D. Helping the poor and orphans

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34. Choose Children’s Right that is matched with its responsibility

RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITY

A. Right to have a home Be a good citizen

B. Right to special care and To behave peacefully

Education if disabled

C. Right to make mistakes To learn and try to do what is

wright

D. Right to Education To study hard

35. Which of the following elements is common to both secular and

religious celebration?

A. Singing and Circumcision

B. Punishment and seclusion
C. Singing and punishing
D. Dancing and giving of gifts

36. What is Orphan hood?

A. When a child’s father has died

B. When a child lives in streets
C. When a child is very poor
D. When a child’s parents have both died

37. Which religion object is used in African Traditional Religion (ATR)?

A. Rosary
B. Prayer mats
C. Calabash Clay pots
D. Ark

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38. Where can negligence of children by their parents be reported?

A. Social Worker
B. Gate Keeper
C. Shep Keeper
D. Cleaner

39. A day old baby was found wrapped in blankets in a dustbin. Which is
the right place to take custody of the baby?

A. Prison
B. Church
C. Child line
D. Hospital

40. Which of the following would NOT cause one to abandon their
child?

A. The separation of parents

B. The disability of the child
C. Being honest and faithful
D. Being unemployed and poor

41. What do different religions do to reduce crime?

A. Some religious praise offenders

B. Some religious have prisons
C. Teaching them good morals
D. Teaching them bad morals

42. Which of the following discusses the meaning of a cross in

Christianity?

A. A cross shows the sins that we suffered because of Jesus’ death

B. A cross symbolizes the harsh words said to Jesus when he was
crucified
C. A cross is a sign to show that Jesus was crucified for our sins
D. A cross shows how our burdens were carried in calvary

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43. What is the meaning of the crescent moon in Islam?

A. A sign of purity
B. A sign of forgiveness
C. It symbolizes light and guidance
D. It symbolizes the presence of Allah

44. What is Morality?

A. Distinguishing right from wrong

B. The good way of behaving
C. The bad way of behaving
D. showing respect to others

45. How do Muslims express their identity through food

A. They kill animals with a razor blade

B. They kill and prepare the animals according to the rules of their
religions
C. They eat meat of the animals which is not killed but killed by itself
D. They shoot the animal with a catapult until it dies and then skin it

Followers do not believe in a supreme being. They worship by

meditating and chanting sections from the holy book. They sit
on floor mats when they worship.

46. Which religion’s way of worship is described above?

A. Sikhism
B. Bahai faith
C. Buddhism
D. Islam

47. Which one of the following is a violation of children rights?

A. Allowing children to do chores at home

B. Employing children to look after cattle
C. Encouraging children to pray before a meal
D. Teaching children to say sorry for their mistakes

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48. Which Setswana proverb can increase the spread of HIV/AIDS

A. Mosadi ke go rutubala
B. Monna poo ga a agelwe lesaka
C. Mosadi tshwene e jewa mabogo
D. Mogwe lekaba ga a tsofale

49. Which of the following is an example of responsible parenting?

A. Giving children little attention

B. Disciplining children when there is need
C. Allowing children to miss classes
d. Teaching children to depend on others

50. How can crime be reduced?

A. Helping criminals to cross the Country

B. Applying neighbourhood watch
C. Buying stolen goods
D. Killing all offenders

51. The following are morally good behaviour EXCEPT

A. Caring for the baby

B. Being polite to everyone
C. Being helpful
D. Gossiping about others

Thabiso, one of standard 6 pupils, lost his bag in a school trip.

All his clothes, food and toiletry were in it. Some pupils gave
him food, others clothes and toiletries.

52. What moral did the pupils display?

A. Bad manner
B. Respect
C. Good manner
D. Sharing

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53. Why is it important to take care of children?

A. To make them behave badly

B. To make them unhappy
C. To help them have high self esteem
D. To abuse them

54. How does pilgrimage affect the environment?

A. It destroys vegetation
B. conserves vegetation
C. It makes the environment beautiful
D. It provides enough food to the pilgrims

55. How do different people in the community help Orphans?

A. They provide them with food, clothes and shelter

B. They help them identify parents
C. They live them in isolation
D. They give loans to buy food

56. Muslims worship in special buildings called _______

A. Mosques
B. Churches
C. Shrines
D. Temples

57. What is crime?

A. The act of punishing wrong doers
B. The act of doing what is right before authorities
C. The act that is punishable by law
D. The act of praising wrong doers

58. How can moral value be in conflict with each other?

A. When you have to choose between doing something good and

something bad
B. when you refuse to go on errand sent by an adult
C. When you always please friends and do what they want
D. When you are very lazy to do school work

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59. How do Muslims worship?

A. Believers pray thries a day

B. Believers worship using pots, calabashes ad beads
C. Believers worship by praying, singing and dancing
D. Believers worship by washing their hands, remove their shoes and
also washing part of their body before they worship

60. Which of these is the most common object in Christian

worship?

A. Prayer beads
B. Calabash
C. Skull cap
D. Bible

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 MARKING KEY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

END OF YEAR STD 6

1. B 34. D
2. D 35. D
3.C 36. D
4. C 37. C
5. C 38. A
6. C 39. D
7. D 40. C
8. D 41. C
9. C 42. C
10. B 43. C
11. B 44. A
12. B 45. B
13. A 46. C
14. D 47. B
15. A 48. B
16. C 49. B
17. A 50. B
18. B 51. D
19. C 52. D
20. C 53. C
21. C 54. A
22. A 55. A
23. C 56. A
24. B 57. C
25. B 58. A
26. C 59. D
27. B 60. D
28. B
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. D
33. A

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