DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS

DIOCESE OF FARIDABAD-DELHI
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2018-19

CLASS -VIII
Date : 07.04.2019 Marks: 45
Time: 1 hour Internal Assessment : 5
PART-A (TEXT)
I. Fill in the blanks with Suitable word /words 9x1=9
1. The call of God came to __________ “Before I formed you in the womb I know you,
and before you were born I consecrated you.”
2. Jesus Christ came on a _______ from the Father.
3. _____________ is a document which enumerated the sacrifices made by the Mar
Thoma Christians since the death of Mar Abraham.
4. The New Testament teaches us that we have gained ____________through Jesus
Christ who conquered death.
5. Jesus wants to unite us to His ___________ and the _____________.
6. It is God’s will that we all become ________.
7. In union with the Pope, a ________teaches, leads and sanctifies the people
entrusted to his care in a Diocese.
8. When we preserve and live the ________and__________ traditions, the universality
of the Church is clearly reflected.
9. The recitation of the__________ is a very significant and universally practiced
Marian devotion.
II. Match the following 5x1 = 5
1. Martyr - Mar Abraham
2. Varthamana Pusthakam - Mar Aprem
3. Last Metropolitan - St. Thomas More
4. Jesuit Priest - Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar
5. Syrian Church Father - Francis Rose
III Answer any four of the following questions: 4x4 = 16
1. The Church includes all peoples and Cultures: Explain
2. How do the lay people fulfil their prophetic function?
3. Every Christian is a missionary. Illustrate
4. What do you mean by Heaven and Purgatory?
5. Write a short note on the Marian Devotion of the Marthomma Nazranis.
PART – B (BIBLE & PRAYERS)
IV. Answer the following: 5x1 = 5
1. When the Pharisees questioned the authority of Jesus, He asked them a counter
question. What was it?
2. Jesus said to His Disciples “I will give you a mouth and ______which none of your
adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.”
3. “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death!” Who said this and to whom?
4. Who buried the body of Jesus and where?
5. After the ascension of Jesus, the disciples worshipped Him and returned to
____________
V. What are the requisites of a good confession? (3)
PART - C (SAINTS & GENERAL)
VI. Answer the following: 2.5x2 = 5
1. Write a short note on Fr. Damien’s work in Hawaii.
2. Explain Mother Theresa’s inner experience of ‘the darkness’.
VII. Answer the following:
1. Name the Pope who erected the Diocese of Faridabad and the year. (1)
2. What is an ‘Encyclical’. (1)