Practice waec model questions vol1 christian_religious_studies 2020 Past Questions

Question 1 View Details

A church member is evaluated on two equally weighted criteria: (i) love of God and love of neighbor, each counted as one unit per possible expression, and (ii) acts of service, each counted as one unit. The member demonstrated love of God in \(4\) out of \(5\) possible expressions and love of neighbor in \(3\) out of \(4\) possible expressions. He also performed \(6\) out of \(9\) service acts. What is the overall spiritual effectiveness score expressed as a percentage, rounded to two decimal places?

A. 71.11%

B. 70.00%

C. 73.33%

Correct D. 72.22%

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2 View Details

According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus was crucified at \(3\ \text{p.m.}\) on the day of Preparation for the Sabbath (Friday) and rose early on the first day of the week (Sunday). Jewish days begin at sunset. Assuming sunset occurred at \(6\ \text{p.m.}\) on Friday and sunrise on Sunday was at \(6\ \text{a.m.}\), how many hours elapsed between the crucifixion and the resurrection?

A. 42

Correct B. 39

C. 36

D. 48

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3 View Details

A believer assigns a weight of \(2\) to actions that express love of God and a weight of \(1\) to actions that express love of neighbor. The following actions are performed: (i) daily prayer (love of God), (ii) giving alms to the poor (love of neighbor), (iii) forgiving an offender (love of neighbor). Calculate the total love score and state whether it meets or exceeds the threshold of \(4\) points required for a "full expression of love".

Correct A. Yes

B. Insufficient

C. Partially

D. No

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4 View Details

According to Genesis chapter 1, on which day did God create the sun, moon, and stars?

A. Second day

B. Third day

C. First day

Correct D. Fourth day

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5 View Details

In the Parable of the Sower, a farmer sowed \(120\) seeds. If \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the seeds fell on good soil and each seed on good soil produced \(3\) fruits, how many fruits were produced in total?

Correct A. 120

B. 40

C. 43

D. 360

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6 View Details

In the early Jerusalem church described in Acts 6, seven deacons were appointed to distribute food to widows. Suppose there were \(84\) widows in total and each widow received exactly \(3\) loaves of bread every week. Each deacon also kept aside \(2\) loaves for personal use each week. If the deacons shared the workload equally, how many loaves of bread were distributed by the whole group of deacons in one week?

Correct A. 266

B. 252

C. 258

D. 274

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7 View Details

During Paul's second missionary journey, he traveled from Antioch to Iconium (\(120\) mi), from Iconium to Lystra (\(70\) mi), and from Lystra to Derbe (\(80\) mi). He then returned to Antioch by a different route: Derbe to Attalia (\(100\) mi) and Attalia to Antioch (\(150\) mi). Historical records state that the total distance covered on this journey was \(600\) mi. Assuming the distances given are accurate, what was the length (in miles) of the direct route from Derbe back to Antioch that Paul would have saved by not taking the longer detour through Attalia?

Correct A. 80

B. 90

C. 100

D. 70

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8 View Details

According to Exodus, the Israelites received manna every day during their forty‑year wandering in the desert, except on the Sabbath when no manna fell. Assuming a year has exactly \(365\) days and that the Sabbath occurs every seventh day, how many days in total did the Israelites receive manna?

Correct A. 12515

B. 12495

C. 14600

D. 12500

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9 View Details

The Gospel accounts state that Jesus died at the ninth hour (approximately \(3\) p.m.) and was buried before sunset (approximately \(6\) p.m.) on the first day. He rose from the dead on the third day at the first hour of dawn (approximately \(6\) a.m.). Using a 24‑hour clock, calculate the total elapsed time in hours between his death and his resurrection.

A. 42

B. 36

Correct C. 39

D. 48

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10 View Details

A Christian writer presents three statements and attributes each to a biblical author:\n\n1. "We are justified by faith apart from works of the law," attributed to Paul (Ephesians 2:8‑9).\n2. "Faith without works is dead," attributed to James (James 2:17).\n3. "Works alone perfect the believer," attributed to Peter (1 Peter 2:5).\n\nThe examiner awards one point for each statement that is both the correct quotation and correctly attributed to the author cited. How many points does the writer receive?

Correct A. 2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 3

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11 View Details

Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order as described in the Synoptic Gospels: (i) The feeding of the \(5,000\), (ii) The baptism of Jesus, (iii) The transfiguration, (iv) The raising of Lazarus. Provide your answer as a sequence of Roman numerals separated by commas.

A. All of the above

B. II, I, IV, III

Correct C. II, I, III, IV

D. None of the above

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12 View Details

In the New Testament, a miracle involving saliva is recorded in the Gospel of Mark with probability \(0.2\) and in the Gospel of John with probability \(0.5\). If a randomly selected miracle involving saliva is known to come from either Mark or John, and the prior probabilities for each Gospel are equal, what is the probability that the miracle came from John? Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

A. 3\/7

B. 5\/8

C. 4\/7

Correct D. 5/7

Correct Answer: D

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Question 13 View Details

Moses was \(20\) years old when he fled to Midian. He spent a period in Midian that was one and a half times as long as the period he had lived in Egypt before fleeing. After returning to Egypt, he spent exactly the same number of years in Egypt as he had previously spent in Midian before the Exodus. If Moses was \(80\) years old at the time of the Exodus, how many years did he spend in Midian?

A. 25

B. 35

C. 40

Correct D. 30

Correct Answer: D

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Question 14 View Details

According to Genesis, on which day of creation did God create the sun, moon, and stars?

A. first day

B. third day

Correct C. fourth day

D. second day

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15 View Details

In Exodus, the first plague occurred on the 1st of Nisan. Each subsequent plague occurred after a number of days equal to the square of its order number (i.e., the 2nd plague after \(2^2 = 4\) days, the 3rd after \(3^2 = 9\) days, etc.). On which day of the calendar did the 7th plague occur? Assume each month has 30 days and give your answer as "day X of MonthY".

Correct A. 1st of Tammuz

B. 1st of Sivan

C. 20th of Av

D. 5th of Tammuz

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16 View Details

The Council of Nicaea was held in \(AD\ 325\). The second ecumenical council, Constantinople, was convened \(56\) years later. The average interval between the first three ecumenical councils is \(53\) years. In which year was the third council, Ephesus, held?

A. AD 447

B. AD 415

Correct C. AD 431

D. AD 381

Correct Answer: C

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Question 17 View Details

In the Epistle of James there are \(108\) verses. \(27\) verses mention "works", \(18\) verses mention "faith", and \(9\) verses mention both terms. (a) How many verses mention either "faith" or "works" but not both? (b) What percentage of the total verses does this represent, rounded to the nearest whole percent?

A. 18 verses; 17%

Correct B. 27 verses; 25%

C. 36 verses; 33%

D. 45 verses; 42%

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18 View Details

Abraham was called by God at the age of \(75\) years. He was \(86\) years old when his son Ishmael was born. How many years after the call did Ishmael's birth occur?

Correct A. 11

B. 10

C. 13

D. 12

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19 View Details

In Paul's letters the word "faith" occurs \(120\) times and the word "works" occurs \(45\) times. In the Epistle of James the word "faith" occurs \(30\) times and the word "works" occurs \(60\) times. Compute the ratio of "faith" to "works" occurrences for Paul and for James, and state which author gives a higher relative emphasis on works.

A. Peter

B. John

C. Paul

Correct D. James

Correct Answer: D

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Question 20 View Details

The census at the beginning of the Exodus counted \(600{,}000\) men aged twenty years and above. Assuming the number of women and children is \(2.5\) times the number of men, the total Israelite population was therefore \(2{,}400{,}000\). If \(5\%\) of the people died in the desert, how many survived the wanderings? Of the survivors, only \(20\%\) entered the Promised Land. How many entered the land?

A. 2,280,000; 480,000

B. 2,300,000; 460,000

Correct C. 2,280,000; 456,000

D. 2,286,000; 457,200

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21 View Details

Based on the following information about the chronological order of five of Paul's epistles: (i) Galatians was written before Philippians; (ii) Romans was written after Galatians but before the Thessalonians; (iii) 1\,Thessalonians was written after Philippians; (iv) 2\,Thessalonians was written after 1\,Thessalonians; (v) Romans was written immediately after Galatians; (vi) Philippians was written immediately after Romans. The total span from the earliest to the latest of these five epistles is \(8\) years, and the interval between each consecutive epistle is an integer number of years. How many years passed between the writing of Galatians and Romans?

Correct A. 2

B. 4

C. 3

D. 1

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22 View Details

The books of the prophets that begin with the letter ‘J' are Jeremiah, Joel and Jonah. Jeremiah has \(52\) chapters, Joel has \(3\) chapters and Jonah has \(4\) chapters. If the total number of chapters in these three books equals the difference between the number of chapters in Isaiah (\(66\) chapters) and the number of chapters in Micah (\(7\) chapters), what is the total number of chapters in the books of the prophets that begin with ‘J'?

A. 61

B. 60

C. 58

Correct D. 59

Correct Answer: D

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Question 23 View Details

According to Genesis 21, how old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?

A. 120

B. 110

Correct C. 100

D. 90

Correct Answer: C

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Question 24 View Details

In the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the shepherd leaves the ninety‑nine sheep to search for the one lost; in the Parable of the Lost Coin a woman searches the house until she finds the one lost coin among ten. Express each situation as a simplified fraction representing the proportion of lost items to the total items, and state which parable has the larger proportion.

A. Neither parable has a larger proportion

Correct B. Parable of the Lost Coin

C. Both parables have the same proportion

D. Parable of the Lost Sheep

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25 View Details

In the Parable of the Mustard Seed Jesus says the seed grows into a tree large enough for birds to perch, implying a minimum growth factor of \(1000\). In the Parable of the Leaven a woman mixes leaven into three measures of flour and the dough rises to fill a large bowl, implying a minimum volume increase of \(5\). If the actual growth factor of a mustard seed is about \(1500\) and the actual volume increase caused by leaven is about \(6\), calculate the percentage by which each actual factor exceeds its implied minimum, and indicate which parable's actual increase exceeds its implied minimum by the greater percentage.

A. Parable of the Leaven

B. Both parables exceed equally

Correct C. Parable of the Mustard Seed

D. Neither parable exceeds its implied minimum

Correct Answer: C

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