COMMISSION FOR BIBLE AND CATECHETICS

DIOCESE OF MANDYA
Office: Maria Sadan, St. Thomas Forane Church, Christ School Road
Dharmaram College P.O., Bangalore-560029
Second Semester Examination – 2023-24
Answer Key
Time: 1.5 Hours
Std: VIII Total Marks: 35

I. Fill in the blanks 5 x 1 = 5 Marks

1. Apostles (pg.81)
2. Sacraments (pg.75)
3. Aug 15 (pg.93)
4. Rosary (pg.92)
5. Promise land or Land of Canaan (pg.61)
II. Answer in one word or phrase or sentence 4 x 1 = 4 Marks
6. 1992 (pg.82)
7. Holiness (pg.73)
8. St Ephrem (pg.76)
9. Open to all or embracing all (pg.86)
III. Answer any four in two or three sentences 4 x 3 =12 Marks
10. Prophetic Mission – Through Teachings,
Priestly Mission – Sanctifying the people,
Kingly Mission – Shepherding (Pg.80)
11. Dedicated completely to God’s will by accepting the word of God. As a faithful bride of
Jesus Christ and when her body and soul was taken up to heaven is the symbol of the
Church to be glorified at the end of time. (Pg. 91)
12. The Bishops in the Church are the successors of the apostles. They through the power of
the Holy Spirit given to them are the authentic teachers of faith, the high priests and
shepherds. They are the shepherds of the Lord’s sheep entrusted to their care. The Bishop
is the head of the local church, namely the diocese. In union with the Pope, a Bishop leads
and sanctifies the people entrusted to his care in a diocese. (Pg. 81)
13. There are 6 liturgical traditions in catholic Church. They are Byzantine, Antiochian,
Alexandrian, Assyrian, Armenian, and Roman or Latin traditions. (Pg. 70)
14. Pope is the first among the Bishops in the Church as he is the successor of Peter, the
apostle. He has the authority to lead, sanctify and teach the Universal Church. 1st Vatican
council declared the Primacy of the Pope as a fundamental truth. Through encyclical and
apostolic instructions, the Pope exercise his teaching authority. (Pg. 82)
15. Those who get converted to God at the last moment but do not attain the completion
of divine love at the time of their death are given an opportunity to purify themselves
and achieve perfection this is what we call purgatory. (Pg. 65)
IV. Answer any three (Additional Text Book – Questions 9 to 20) 3 x 2 = 6 Marks
16. Catechetical Diary Page 55, Q - 12
17. Catechetical Diary Page 54, Q - 9
18. Catechetical Diary Page 56, Q - 20
19. Catechetical Diary Page 56, Q - 18
20. Catechetical Diary Page 55, Q - 15
V. Case Study 1 x 5 = 5 Marks
21. Subjective to the answer.
VI. Prayer 1 x 3 = 3 Marks
22. Catechetical Diary Page 82, Prayer - 16