RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION
STRUCTURE AND
SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION
There will be two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. The two
papers will be a composite paper to be taken together.
1. PAPER
1 (OBJECTIVE)
The paper will be a multiple-choice
objective paper made up of 40 questions drawn from the entire syllabus. All the
questions must be answered in 45 minutes for 40 marks.
2. PAPER
2 (ESSAY)
The paper will be made of two
sections; Section A and B to be
answered in 1 hour. Section A will
be a compulsory question and Section B
will have four questions from which candidate will be expected to answer two.
Candidates are expected to answer three questions in all for a total of 60
marks.
3. WEIGHTING
OF THE PAPER
|
PAPER
|
MARK
|
SCALING
FACTOR |
TOTAL
|
|
1 (Objective) |
40 |
1 |
100 |
|
2 (Essay) |
60 |
1 |
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
PAPER 1
(OBJECTIVES) SAMPLE
QUESTIONS OBJECTIVES
1.
Which of the following is the final stage of the
process of repentance?
A. A
request for doing wrong
B. Promise
not to repeat same bad deed
C. Request
for pardon
D. Acceptance
of one’s fault
2.
Which of the following is an important factors
to consider when greeting someone? A. The
number of children one has.
B. The
tribe of the person.
C. The
attire of the person.
D. Time
of the day.
3.
The proverb “patience moves mountains”
highlights the importance of A. education.
B. perseverance.
C. faithfulness.
D. diligence.
4.
The most significant sign of puberty that makes
girls certainly ready for childbirth is A. development
of the breast.
B. development
of hips.
C. growth
of pubic hairs.
D. onset
of menstruation.
5.
The Ten Commandments in Christianity highlight
the teaching on A. love.
B. faithfulness.
C. justice.
D. obedience.
6.
Which of the following human activities destroys
the environment?
A. Tree
planting
B. illegal
mining
C. afforestation
D. mixed
farming
7.
According to Islamic creation story, the third
step in the creation of humankind is
A. a
baby
B. clot
of blood
C. dust
D. sperm
drop
8.
Which of the following is the major role of a
Caliph in Islam? To A. succeed prophet Mohammed.
B. compile
the Quran into one volume.
C. red
out the Quran.
D. travel
from Makkah to Medina.
9.
In order to maintain a united and progressive
family, which of the following must be
adhered to?
A. Only
parents must play their roles
B. Only
children must play their roles
C. All
members must play their roles
D. Parents
and grandparents must play their roles
10. The
proverb, “Good name is better than riches” implies that
A. one’s
name identifies him or her.
B. we
must make money at all costs.
C. money
answers all things.
D. reputation
is worth more than riches.
ESSAY (PAPER 2)
SECTION A-
COMPULSORY
1. Mensah
and his friends were tasked by their class teacher to form groups of 7
membership for a project work. The project work was supposed to target
environmental problems around the school premises and find solutions to them.
Mensah and his group decided that they would plant more trees at vantage places
around the school as their project work.
(a)
Identify which environmental problem Mensah and
his group intend solving
(2 marks)
(b)
State two
other environmental problems other member of the other groups can look at.
(4 marks)
(c)
Explain four
human activities that destroys the environment
(8 marks)
(d)
Outline two
reasons for which it is important to care for the environment.
(6marks)
SECTION B
(Answer any two questions from this section)
2. Emma,
in a friendly chat with Daniel said growing up, he had always wish to be an
only child living with only his dad and mum just like him. He further went on
to say that sometimes it was a little crowded around the house with seven
brothers and sisters. What actually worries Emma was the fact that they also
have his grandparent, uncles, aunties and cousins on the same compound yet
everyone thinks it is the duty of the person to perform certain roles and at
the ends nobody does anything. He is really not a happy person.
(a) What
type of family system does Emma belongs to?
(2 marks)
(b) State
two benefits Daniel would enjoy in
his family over Emma.
(4 marks)
(c) Explain
three advantages of Emma’s family
system
(6 marks)
(d) Explain
four reasons for which all members
of a family must perform their roles
effectively.
(8 marks)
3. (a)
Highlight four ways by which a
student can profitably use his/her leisure time.
(12 marks) (b)
Identify four importance of leisure
to the student.
(8 marks)
4. Rashid
and Fati are planning on getting married by Islamic customs. They have done
everything a would-be couple would do to have a successful ceremony. They have
contacted all the people they needed to so that the day of the ceremony would
be memorable. During one of their visit, they met an elderly women who advised
them that it is good to have a wonderful ceremony but it will be more memorable
if they think of marriage beyond the ceremony.
(a) State
two differences between Islamic
marriage and Christian marriage.
(4 marks)
(b) Explain
four conditions necessary for an
Islamic marriage.
(8 marks)
(c) Outline
four ways of sustaining marriages.
(8 marks)
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