Saint Vincent Academy of Maragusan, Inc.

Poblacion, Maragusan, Compostela Valley

S.Y. 2018- 2019
First Preliminary Examination
Religious Studies 11

Name:___________________________ Date:_______________
Grade and Section:_________________ Score:______________
Proctor:__________________________ Parent’s Signature:______________

I. True or False. Write the word True on the blank if the statement is correct and False if
it is not. (10 points)

________ 1. Religion has a single adequate definition.

________ 2. It only was during the early 18th century that scholars of religion were felt oblige to define
it.
________ 3. Religion can be solely defined by how believers worship a supernatural being.
________ 4. The mentality of woman created out from the rib of man entails inferiority and
subordination.
________ 5. God does not only gives being and existence to his creation rather He, at every moment,
upholds and sustains them in being, enables them to act and brings them to their final end.

________ 6. Freedom is all about doing what we want without any restrictions.
________ 7. The life that a person has is an investment of a life which is to come; a life with the divine.
________ 8. A person’s humanity is achievable only in the presence of another person.
________ 9. A sacrament wherein faithful received the Holy Spirit.
________ 10. Sin comes when a person does not able to reach the standard he/she is ought to live.

II. Identification. Write the exact answer on the blank provided before the item’s number.
(10 points)

________ 1. It is the etymological definition of religion which means “to bind together.”
________ 2. It is a transcendence of religion which focuses on how religion should be applied through
action towards humanity.
________ 3. It is the etymological definition of religion which means “reverence to God.”
________ 4. It is a paradise like garden made by God for the first humanity.
________ 5. The summit of God’s creation.
________ 6. The capacity of human being to choose what he/she wants in accordance with the wants
of others
________ 7. The capacity of human being which enables him/her to think of what is right and wrong.
________ 8. One of the roots of sin that connotes dependency and high regard to self.
________ 9. A transcendence of religion which solely focus on a relationship to a supernatural or
divine.
________ 10. Gives us a wider view of the reality; helps us to see the holistic beauty of something.
 III. Essay: Explain the following with not less than 150 words.

5 3
The output shows a broad
Content knowledge about the given
topic.
Ideas of the essay are well-
Coherence organized and give most
relevance to the given topic.
Proper usage of words, phrases
Grammar and punctuation marks are
observed.
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The output shows minimal The output shows no
knowledge about the given knowledge on the topic.
topic.
Ideas of the essay are Ideas of the essay are least
considerably organized and organized and irrelevant to the
shows lesser relevance to topic.
the topic.
Proper usage of words, Proper usage of words, phrases
phrases and punctuation and punctuation marks are not
marks are less observed. observed.

1. Illustrate and explain the vertical-horizontal transcendence of religion. Relate it to how you
value or practice religion in your day to day living.
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2. Given that you have your freedom and rationality. How are you going to use it as you
decide on what do you want to be in the future? Ideas should be
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“Scientia Maxime Cum Virtute”

-Teach Arvin-