Grade 5 Study Guide for the ACRE Test



Grade 5 Study Guide for the ACRE Assessment Survey

Please review and study all the material below over the course of the year with your class.

Playing interactive games will help reinforce concepts.

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity.

The Nicene Creed is the prayer we say at Mass that affirms our beliefs as Catholics.

When people sin, they choose to do what they know offends God.

When the prodigal son came back to his father, his father was joyful.

The sacrament Reconciliation (Penance) celebrates God’s forgiveness when we confess our sins.

Parishes collect clothing, food, and money for the poor to we may fulfill Jesus Christ’s commandment of love.

Jesus came to offer salvation and new life to all the people of the world.

A saint is a person the Church honors because they are holy.

According to the bible, our final reward for living as faithful followers of Christ is heaven.

A personal sin is when words, utterances, actions or desires are contrary to God’s Law.

“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine you did for me” means that when we serve others, we serve Jesus Christ.

The sacraments of initiation are Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.

The pastor is the head of the parish and the bishop is the head of the diocese.

The promise that God made with Moses and his people is called the covenant.

The Americas honor Our Lady of Guadalupe as her patron saint. (Her statue is in our church.)

The four evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

To care for the world and all that is in it means protecting and respecting it.

The name of the story Jesus told about the man being beaten and robbed on the road to Jericho, and the kind man who helped his is called: The Good Samaritan.

We celebrate the sacraments because they are supernatural signs of God’s grace and love.

All baptized people are called to share their faith.

Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to continue to be present in the Church.

During the Mass the lector reads from the Old Testament in the section of the Mass called the Liturgy of the Word.

Catholics practice a devotion to Mary called the Rosary.

The Assumption is when Mary is taken up into Heaven, body and soul.

Faith is the virtue that helps us trust in God’s promises even when it is difficult to do so.

Intercessions or petitions are prayers for the needs of the world and our community.

Holy Communion is Jesus Christ’s Body and Blood.

The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church all around the world.

Holy Orders is the sacrament that is received by the those who are called by God through the Church to become ordained ministers.

The Trinity is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God.

The Immaculate Conception means that Mary was conceived without original sin.

In the New Testament part of the Bible, the Gospels tell us about the life and work of Jesus.

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave 8 ways to in which God wants us to live, such as being merciful, clean of heart and by being a peacemaker. These 8 ways are called the: Beatitudes.

Oil of Chrism is used during the sacrament of Confirmation.

“I am the vine and you are the branches” means that the Church is united and dependent on Jesus Christ.

The Church teaches us that Jesus Christ is true God and true man.

As Catholics we believe that God sent his Son, Jesus Christ to into our world to save us.

When we pray the Our Father we ask God to forgive our sins and to forgive those who have hurt us.

On Pentecost Sunday, Christians celebrate the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples.

The first three commandments are about loving God and the last seven of the commandments are about loving our neighbor.

Christians consider the bible to be the library of the written word of God.

The Season of Advent prepares us for Christmas.

We know and honor Mary because she is the mother of God, and was chosen to bring Jesus to us.

When Jesus spoke with God, Jesus often called God: Father.

The Resurrection means that Jesus rose from the dead to new life.

Jesus taught his followers to day the prayer “The Our Father.”

We celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday.

To keep holy the Lord’s Day means we should participate in the Mass on Sunday or Saturday evening.

In the Bible, the New Testament, tells us about Jesus, Mary and the Apostles.

The Temptation in the Desert reminds us of Jesus’ suffering and death.

Mary is the mother of the Church.

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