DEPARTMENT OF CATECHESIS

SYRO MALABAR CATHOLIC CHURCH, DUBLIN, IRELAND

MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CLASS – 9 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Marks : 50

Part -A : Fill In the blanks with suitable words 5x1 =5

1. -------------Central part of the holy Qurbana?
2. ……………..is a sacrament to forgive the original sin and all personal sins?
3. Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, “The hour is coming when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in ……….. and …………?
4. The meaning of the Syriac word G’hantha ______?
5. To become true disciples of Jesus we must be rooted in the ________?

Part- B: Answer in a one or two sentence 5x 2 = 10

1. Why do we say that marriage is a covenant of love?
2. Why is the Holy Qurbana the centre of Christian life?
3. Name the sacrament of initiation, why do we qualify them thus?
4. How many Anaphora’s are there in East Syrian liturgy? Name them.?
5. The Word of God gives life. Give 3 examples.

Part- C : Answer in a Four or Five sentence 3x5 = 15

1. . How should we offer worship in spirit and truth as taught by Jesus?
2. What is the importance of sacraments in the Christian life?
3. Write a short note on Chrismation and the Christian life.

Part –D: Write the answers in two or three paragraphs 1x 10 =10

1. Which are the three important areas with in a church? Explain their symbolic
meanings.?
OR
2. What is the importance of Sacraments in the Christian life?

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Part –F : Prayers (Write any 2 prayers) 2x 5 = 10
1. The Luminous Mysteries.
2. Prayer of St .Bernard.
3. The Glorious mysteries.