Decline in Canadians’ Attendance at Religious Services

Multiple-Choice

Record the best or most correct answer on the recording sheet.

1. What word is closest to meaning “nativity”?

A. OriginB. ShrineC. CountryD. Race

2. How is “Trends in Canadian Religion Attendance, by Region” organized?

A. By degree of attendanceB. By geographic locationC. By changes over timeD. By age

3. Why is a line graph appropriate for the religious attendance, by nativity, data?

A. It shows decreasing attendance.B. It shows the significance of religious attendance.C. It shows a comparison of native versus foreign born.D. It shows an examination of the generations.

4. What was true for those born between 1934-1943?

A. They were overwhelmingly religious.B. They were entirely non-religious.C. They were more likely to attend a religious service

than current generations.D. They were affected by an increase in immigration.

5. What is an accurate conclusion that can be drawn from the information from the trends in religious attendance by region?

A. Atlantic Canada has experienced the sharpest decline of all regions.

B. Ontario is experiencing an increase in religious attendance.

C. The Prairie Provinces have remained stable.D. Quebec has more religious attendance than Ontario.

6. What conclusion can be supported by the information in this selection?

A. Quebec‘s religious attendance determines the trend for all of Canada.

B. New immigrants contribute to an increase in religious attendance.

C. Younger generations are more faith-filled than previous generations.

D. Native-born Canadians affect the attendance of new immigrants.

Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences)

Identify one reason that you believe religious attendance has decreased. Use specific details to explain how this has contributed to a society that is non-religious.

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Canada’s Changing Religious Landscape

Multiple-Choice

Record the best or most correct answer on the recording sheet.

1. What word is closest in meaning “unaffiliated” as used in the data?

A. Non-committedB. FaithfulC. relatedD. associated

2. Why is a bar graph appropriate for the religious composition data?

A. It shows increasing population.

B. It shows a comparison between different religions.

C. It shows change over time.D. It shows different races.

3. How is “Canada’s Religious Composition” organized?

A. By size of populationB. By changes over timeC. By religionD. By importance of religion

4. What was true about the Catholic faith in 1971?

A. It had decreased.B. It had fewer members than Protestant faiths.C. It had more members than other religious faiths.D. It was a relatively new faith.

5. What is an accurate conclusion that can be drawn from the information in the “Immigrants in Canada” bar graph?

A. Protestant faiths have remained stable during 1971-2011.

B. Religious minorities have increased in size while Christian faiths decreased.

C. More immigrants have lost their faith.D. There have been more Catholic immigrants in

recent years.

6. What conclusion can be supported by the information in this selection?

A. There is a greater increase in people who are religiously unaffiliated.

B. Protestant faiths depend on new immigrants to maintain their membership.

C. There has been an increase in Catholic immigrants in recent years.

D. New immigrants are more than likely atheist.

Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences).

Identify three aspects that you have seen in the religious landscape in Canada. Use specific examples to illustrate your understanding of this change.

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Trends in Canadian Disaffiliation

Multiple-ChoiceRecord the best or most correct answer on the recording sheet.

1. What word is closest in meaning “cohort”?

A. comradeB. groupingC. relationD. friend

2. Why is a line graph appropriate for the religious disaffiliation data?

A. It shows an increasing population in disaffiliated Canadians.

B. It shows a decreasing population in disaffiliated Canadians.

C. It shows the comparison among different ethnic groups.

D. It is visually attractive.

3. How is “Trends in Canadian Disaffiliation, by Generation” organized?

A. By size of populationB. By changes over timeC. By religionD. By year of birth

4. What was true about the data for younger adults in 2011?

A. It had increased by 9% in a decade.B. It had outnumbered married people.C. It has steadily increased since 1971.D. All of the above.

5. What is an accurate conclusion that can be drawn from the information in the “Trends in Disaffiliation, by Region” graph?

A. The Prairie Provinces have the most religious people in Canada.

B. British Columbia has consistently outnumbered other regions of Canada.

C. 1991 saw a sharp rise in disaffiliated Canadians.D. Most of the provinces have equal rates of

disaffiliation.

6. What conclusion can be supported by the information in this selection?

A. There is a greater increase in people who are religiously disaffiliated.

B. Native born Canadians affect the rate of disaffiliated newcomers to Canada.

C. Younger adults are more inclined to attend religious services.

D. The female population is responsible for a growing number of male atheists.

Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences).

Identify three practices that Canadians can do to make their country more hospitable for people of different faith traditions. Use specific examples to illustrate your understanding of this change.

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TEENAGERS & GOD

Multiple-ChoiceRecord the best or most correct answer on the recording sheet.

1. What word is closest in meaning “ambivalence”?

A. hatredB. uncertaintyC. fearD. passion

2. Why is a circle graph appropriate for the data?

A. It shows a process.B. It shows sequential information.C. It shows an individual part in relation to the whole.D. It shows larger components.

3. How is “Teenage Attendance in Church” organized?

A. By size of populationB. By changes over timeC. By religionD. By frequency of attendance

4. What was true about teenagers in 1984?

A. They were more inclined to be atheists.B. They were more inclined to acknowledge a higher

power.C. A majority attended Church.D. A minority attended Church.

5. What is an accurate conclusion that can be drawn from the information in the “Adults who Believe in God” graph?

A. There has been a decrease in atheists since 1985.B. The data for adults equally matched the data for

teenagers.C. 2005 saw a drastic increase in non-believers.D. Most of the data remains stable over two decades.

6. What conclusion can be supported by the information in this selection?

A. Adults are likely to impact the belief system of teenagers.

B. There is no relationship between the decrease in Church attendance and belief in a higher power.

C. Teenagers need to follow the example of adults if there is to be an increase in believers.

D. The education system is responsible for the rise in atheists.

Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences).

Identify three practices that Canadians can do to make churches more welcoming to teenagers. Use specific examples to illustrate your understanding of this change.

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