The Early Church
11 Grade 4 Religious Education (CRE) questions on The Early Church, with worked marking schemes. 11 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markOn the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples. The disciples were then filled with power to:
A. Collect money
B. Rule over Rome
C. Preach the good news boldly
D. Build big houses
(1 mark)
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4 marksRead the passage: 'The believers met daily, prayed together and preached the good news, and their number grew each day.' (a) State two activities of the Early Church mentioned above. (b) Explain one lesson the Church in Kenya today can learn from the Early Church.
(4 marks)
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(a) Two activities, 1 mark each: meeting daily/together, praying together, preaching the good news. (b) 2 marks: any valid lesson explained - the importance of unity/fellowship, sharing with the needy, faithful prayer, spreading the gospel, caring for one another so the church grows.
Question 3
1 markThe followers of Jesus were first called 'Christians' in the city of:
A. Rome
B. Jerusalem
C. Bethlehem
D. Antioch
(1 mark)
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5 marksThe believers in the Early Church loved and cared for one another.
(a) Explain how the believers helped those who were in need.
(b) State two ways Grade 4 learners today can care for one another like the Early Church.
(5 marks)
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(a) 2-3 marks: the believers shared their possessions/belongings, sold property and gave to those in need, so that no one lacked; they ate together and cared for one another. (b) Two ways, 1 mark each: sharing food/materials with the needy, helping the sick, comforting the sad, praying for each other, including the lonely, helping classmates with work.
Question 5
1 markThe Early Church began after Jesus went back to heaven, on the day of:
A. Easter
B. Passover
C. Christmas
D. Pentecost
(1 mark)
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1 markWhich of these activities of the Early Church can Christians in Kenya still practise today?
A. Keeping wealth to themselves
B. Ignoring one another
C. Praying and helping the needy
D. Refusing to meet together
(1 mark)
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1 markWhich disciple preached to the crowd on the day of Pentecost, and about three thousand people believed?
A. Peter
B. Judas
C. Thomas
D. John
(1 mark)
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3 marksThe Early Church began on the day of Pentecost.
(a) State what came upon the disciples on that day.
(b) State two things the believers in the Early Church did together.
(3 marks)
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(a) 1 mark: the Holy Spirit. (b) Two activities, 1 mark each: prayed together, taught/learned the apostles' teaching, shared meals/breaking of bread, fellowship, shared their belongings/helped the needy, praised God, preached the good news.
Question 9
1 markThe believers in the Early Church shared their belongings so that:
A. They could compete with each other
B. No one among them was in need
C. They could become rich
D. They could hide their wealth
(1 mark)
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1 markThe special power that guided and strengthened the Early Church came from the:
A. Wise men
B. Holy Spirit
C. Temple priests
D. Roman soldiers
(1 mark)
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1 markThe believers in the Early Church spent their time in teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and:
A. Trading
B. Sleeping
C. Fighting
D. Prayer
(1 mark)
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