Grade 7 Scripture Study Unit 2 | Teacher Guide and Answers

Grade 7 Scripture Study Unit 2 | Teacher Guide and Answers

Read Proverbs 1:1–7 with the learner, then read verses 8–9 for immediate context. These original questions follow the Academy’s Week 2 plan. The primary source is Scripture; have the family use its selected Bible for exact quotation. English translation wording and renderings of the divine name vary.

Teach one lesson and eight questions each day. For Day 5, give one point per item, accepting accurate equivalent wording. For the final item, look for two accurate references, summaries supported by the text, and a separately labeled application. A suggested 6/8 guides reteaching; it is not a validated proficiency score.

Day 1: Read Proverbs 1:1–7 in context

1. Solomon.
2. David’s son.
3. King of Israel.
4. Examples: knowing wisdom and instruction, understanding words, receiving instruction in wise conduct, justice, judgment or equity.
5. Proverbs, wisdom sayings.
6. Proverbs 1:7; wording of the divine name varies by translation.
7. An appeal to hear a father’s instruction and not forsake a mother’s teaching.
8. A statement is directly expressed; an inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence and should be labeled.

Day 2: Wisdom, instruction and understanding

1. For example, to know wisdom and instruction or understand words of understanding.
2. Justice, judgment, equity or wise conduct.
3. Proverbs 1:3.
4. Yes.
5. Translations may express terms differently and English words do not automatically correspond one-to-one with Hebrew.
6. Answers vary, such as the number of sides on a triangle.
7. Answers vary; for example, consider evidence before a fair decision, linked to verse 3.
8. An application is the reader’s proposed response, not the exact words of Scripture.

Day 3: Who can learn?

1. Prudence or subtlety, depending on translation.
2. Knowledge and discretion.
3. Hear and increase learning.
4. Wise counsel or guidance.
5. No, the verse says the wise hear and increase learning.
6. The passage offers instruction and does not authorize belittling people.
7. Answers vary; for example, asking for and considering correction.
8. Answers vary; it should identify a claim from verse 5 and label a personal response.

Day 4: The beginning of knowledge

1. The fear of Yahuah.
2. Wisdom and instruction.
3. Both address instruction; verse 7 contrasts honoring Yahuah with despising wisdom and instruction.
4. Despising or rejecting wisdom and instruction.
5. The surrounding verses state the purposes and themes of the collection.
6. Speaker, setting, audience and genre.
7. Answers vary; for example, I will listen thoughtfully to correction.
8. Answers should identify the statement in verse 7 and separately label the student’s response.

Day 5: Independent Scripture assessment

1. Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.
2. Any two supported purposes, such as knowing wisdom and instruction or receiving instruction in justice and equity.
3. Knowledge and discretion.
4. Hear and increase learning.
5. Proverbs 1:6.
6. The fear of Yahuah.
7. Wisdom and instruction.
8. Answers vary; look for two accurate references, text-based summaries, and a clearly labeled application.

Reteaching and extension

Reread the passage aloud and ask the learner to point to the verse supporting each answer. For open responses, correct inaccurate claims without prescribing a personal answer. Invite an advanced learner to compare another passage in its context, noting similarities and differences.