Here are free Primary 1 Christian Religious Studies first term exam questions and answers for teachers, parents and pupils. The questions follow the NERDC first term scheme of work, and the answers are at the bottom of this page.

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Primary 1 Christian Religious Studies First Term Examination

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes  |  Total: 60 marks

Section A: Objective Questions (20 marks)

Choose the correct answer from the options A to D. Each question carries ½ mark.

1. Who created the world?

(A) God    (B) Adam    (C) Moses    (D) the sun

2. On the first day, God made ____.

(A) animals    (B) man    (C) fish    (D) light

3. The story of creation is in the book of ____.

(A) Matthew    (B) Psalms    (C) Acts    (D) Genesis

4. God made everything in ____ days.

(A) six    (B) two    (C) ten    (D) one

5. On the seventh day, God ____.

(A) made fish    (B) made man    (C) rested    (D) made the sea

6. On the second day, God made the ____.

(A) animals    (B) sun    (C) fish    (D) sky

7. On the third day, God made land, seas and ____.

(A) birds    (B) plants    (C) people    (D) stars

8. On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon and ____.

(A) stars    (B) fish    (C) trees    (D) animals

9. On the fifth day, God made fish and ____.

(A) man    (B) plants    (C) the sky    (D) birds

10. The sun gives us ____.

(A) rain    (B) food    (C) light    (D) water

11. On the sixth day, God made animals and ____.

(A) fish    (B) man    (C) stars    (D) plants

12. The first man God made was ____.

(A) Noah    (B) Moses    (C) David    (D) Adam

13. The first woman God made was ____.

(A) Mary    (B) Sarah    (C) Ruth    (D) Eve

14. God made man in His own ____.

(A) house    (B) image    (C) car    (D) shoe

15. God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of ____.

(A) Egypt    (B) Lagos    (C) Eden    (D) Bethlehem

16. God gives us ____.

(A) bad things    (B) sadness    (C) life    (D) fights

17. Who gives us our parents?

(A) the market    (B) the teacher    (C) the police    (D) God

18. We should ____ God for our families.

(A) forget    (B) fight    (C) thank    (D) hide from

19. God gives us homes to ____ in.

(A) fight    (B) live    (C) break    (D) burn

20. We breathe the ____ that God gives us.

(A) sand    (B) stones    (C) air    (D) oil

21. Food gives us ____.

(A) strength    (B) sickness    (C) sadness    (D) sleep only

22. God gives us water to ____.

(A) drink    (B) throw away    (C) waste    (D) fight with

23. Before we eat, we should ____.

(A) shout    (B) fight    (C) run    (D) thank God

24. Clothes help to keep our bodies ____.

(A) warm and covered    (B) wet    (C) dirty    (D) cold

25. God sends ____ to make plants grow.

(A) fire    (B) stones    (C) rain    (D) noise

26. God gives us friends to ____ with.

(A) fight    (B) quarrel    (C) play    (D) steal

27. Good friends ____.

(A) fight    (B) share    (C) steal    (D) lie

28. Teachers help us to ____.

(A) learn    (B) sleep    (C) fight    (D) cry

29. We should be ____ to our friends.

(A) rude    (B) wicked    (C) kind    (D) mean

30. We should thank God for our school and ____.

(A) fights    (B) teachers    (C) noise    (D) lies

31. God loves the ____.

(A) dark    (B) world    (C) noise    (D) bad deeds

32. God gave the world His Son, ____.

(A) Moses    (B) Adam    (C) David    (D) Jesus

33. “For God so loved the world” is found in ____.

(A) Genesis 1:1    (B) John 3:16    (C) Psalm 23:1    (D) Acts 2:4

34. Jesus was born in ____.

(A) Bethlehem    (B) Lagos    (C) Egypt    (D) Rome

35. The mother of Jesus is ____.

(A) Eve    (B) Sarah    (C) Martha    (D) Mary

36. God’s greatest gift to us is ____.

(A) money    (B) toys    (C) Jesus    (D) cars

37. We celebrate the birth of Jesus at ____.

(A) Christmas    (B) Easter    (C) New Year    (D) Sallah

38. Jesus came to save us from ____.

(A) rain    (B) sin    (C) school    (D) food

39. We show love to Jesus by ____.

(A) telling lies    (B) obeying God    (C) fighting    (D) stealing

40. Jesus loves ____.

(A) all children    (B) only rich people    (C) only adults    (D) no one

Section B: Theory Questions (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. (a) Who created the world? What did God make on the first day? [5 marks]

(b) What did God make on (i) the fourth day (ii) the fifth day? [5 marks]

2. (a) Who were the first man and woman? Where did they live? [5 marks]

(b) Name FIVE good things God gives us. [5 marks]

3. (a) Write TWO ways we can thank God. [5 marks]

(b) Fill in the gaps: “For God so loved the ______, that he gave his only begotten ______.” [5 marks]

4. (a) Where was Jesus born, and who is His mother? [5 marks]

(b) When do we celebrate the birth of Jesus? Write TWO things we do. [5 marks]

5. Write what God made on each day of creation, from the first day to the sixth day. What did God do on the seventh day? [10 marks]

6. Write FIVE ways a child can show love for God and for other people. [10 marks]

Answer Key

Section A

1. A	2. D	3. D	4. A	5. C	6. D	7. B	8. A	9. D	10. C
11. B	12. D	13. D	14. B	15. C	16. C	17. D	18. C	19. B	20. C
21. A	22. A	23. D	24. A	25. C	26. C	27. B	28. A	29. C	30. B
31. B	32. D	33. B	34. A	35. D	36. C	37. A	38. B	39. B	40. A

Give ½ mark for each correct answer (20 marks).

Section B: Marking Guide

Question 1(a) [5 marks]

• God (2.5)
• Light (2.5)

Question 1(b) [5 marks]

• (i) the sun, moon and stars (2.5)
• (ii) fish and birds (2.5)

Question 2(a) [5 marks]

• Adam and Eve (3)
• In the Garden of Eden (2)

Question 2(b) [5 marks]

• Any five: life, air, food, water, parents, family, home, friends, clothes, school, rain (1 mark each)

Question 3(a) [5 marks]

• Any two: pray to Him; sing songs of praise; say grace before meals; obey Him; share with others (2.5 each)

Question 3(b) [5 marks]

• world (2.5)
• Son (2.5)

Question 4(a) [5 marks]

• Bethlehem (2.5)
• Mary (2.5)

Question 4(b) [5 marks]

• Christmas (2)
• Any two: go to church; sing carols; share gifts; visit family; thank God (3)

Question 5 [10 marks]

• Day 1 – light; day 2 – sky; day 3 – land, seas and plants; day 4 – sun, moon and stars; day 5 – fish and birds; day 6 – animals and man (about 1.5 marks each, 9)
• Day 7 – God rested (1)

Question 6 [10 marks]

• Any five: pray; go to church; obey parents; share with others; be kind; tell the truth; help others; say thank you (2 marks each)

Accept other correct answers written in the pupil’s own words.

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