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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

GHANA

February 2020 RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION 2 l hour

(60 marks]
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2. Write on both sides of the paper unless otherwise instructed on the

question paper.

3. Begin each answer to a question on a fresh page. Leave t\vo lines

between answers where these are sub-sections to the same question.

4. The questions are in three sections; A, B and C. Answer three questio ns

in all, choosing one question from each section.

5. Write the number of each question at the top of each page.

6. Under no circumstance should you work on any other paper or

tear any part of the booklet. The question paper will be collected at the
end of the test.

7. Write in the space provided below, the NUMBERS OF THE

QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ANSWERED in the order in which you
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P APER 2 I hour
Essay
[60 mark s]

This paper consists of three Sfftions : A , B and C. Answer three questions only, choos ing one
queslion from each section .

All questions con y equal marks.

Answer all thl' questions i11 yo ur a11s1rer bookh>t .

Credit ,n"// lw g,iven for clariry of expression and orderly presentation of material.

SECTION A
RELIGION

Answer one question only from this section.

J. (a) State four usefulness each of the following things created by God:
(i) Animals; (4 marks]
(ii) Plants . (4 marks]

(b) Explain four reasons for protecting the environment. [ 12 marks]

2. (a) Describe the life of Joseph up to the time he left the house of Potipher. [ 12 marks]

(b) State four moral lessons that can be learnt from the life of Joseph
as in (a) above. [8 marks]

3. (a) Outline four impo1iant facts each about the lives of the following Traditional
religious leaders:
(i) Tweneboa Kodua; (8 marks]
(ii) Agya Ahor. [8 marks]

(b) What two lessons can be learnt from the lives of these leaders? [4 marks]

SECTION B
MORAL LIFE

Answer one question only from this Sl!Cfio11 .

4. (a) Describe four ways of leading a chaste life . [IO marks]

(b) In what four ways do you consider leading a chaste life important. llO marks]

5. (a) Identify any four acts which are considered as bad deed s. !"8 marks]

(b) Outline four ,-vays of acceptin g responsibility for bad decd s. [ 12 marks]

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 6. (a) O utlin e any fo111 · mora l tc:ic hin gs in ;\f, ic;rn traditi o na l rcli g inn. [ 12 mark , j

(b) Ex pla in an y two ways hy whi ch yo u wuu lJ ;1pply two o f th e mo ral ll: s<;n ll '> in (a)
a bove in yo tirdaily li(c. [8 ma rl-- s j

SECTION C
SOCIAL LIF E

Answer one question only from rliis section .

7. (a) Describe the nuclear famil y system. (2 mark s]

(b) Explain:
(i) three advantages of the nuclear family system; (9 mark s]
(ii) three disadvantages of the nuclear family system. [9 mark s]

8. (a) Give four reasons for which money is very useful in our lives. (8 marks]

(b) Explain four ways of spending money wisely. (12 marks]

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