WorksheetsT | The Fall of Man | Gen 3
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
God commanded that Adam and Eve could not eat from:
The Tree of Life
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
The trees in the middle of the garden (God didn't specify)
The trees outside the garden
The snake / serpent is described as being
more evil than any other creature
more crafty than any other creature
more disobedient than any other creature
more godlike than any other creature
The woman replied to the snake's question: ‘Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden”?’
We can eat from all the trees
We must not eat from the Tree of Knowledge or we will become too wise
We must not eat from the tree of Life or we will surely die.
We must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and we must not touch it, or we will die.
After Adam and Eve ate the fruit what happened?
they realised they were naked so found some tunics of skin to wear
they hid in the bushes straight away
their eyes were opened, they realised that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves
they decided the fruit was delicious and ate more of it
When did Adam and Eve hide among the trees?
When they heard God walking in the garden
When they realised they were naked
When they started to blame each other
When they were lost
How did Adam respond to God: '‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?’'
He denied eating the fruit
He blamed the snake, saying that the snake gave it to him
He blamed the woman, saying she gave him the fruit
He owned up and apologised
The Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ How did she respond?
‘The snake deceived me, and I ate.’
'Adam never told me that we couldn't eat the fruit'
'The fruit was beautiful and pleasing to the eye'
'I'm really sorry'
How was the snake punished?
Die
Crawl on its belly
eat humans
eat dust
hatred between it and the woman
How was the woman punished?
Pain in childbirth
Desire for husband but he would rule
She had to work the ground
Hatred between her and Adam
How was Adam punished?
He would have to work the ground
He would die / return to dust
He would hate the woman
He would eat dust
God punished them, sending them out of the garden so:
they could not live in paradise
they could not come into conflict with the snake
so they could not get to the Tree of Life and live forever
explore other lands
What did God give to Adam and Eve before he removed them from Eden?
Fruit
Clothes
Water
Tools
What does this story teach about human nature?
Humans are basically very good; they never sin
Humans fall into temptation, particularly when persuaded, like when the snake tempted Eve.
Humans feel guilt when things go wrong; Adam and Eve hid when they heard God
Humans are happy and never embarrassed when they are naked and rarely cover themselves or wear clothes.
Humans often blame others when things go wrong like when Adam blamed Eve.
What does this story teach about God?
God is all-knowing; He knows when Adam and Eve have eaten the fruit.
God is fair; He punishes wrongdoing which is what he said he would d when he gave Adam the command.
God is loving; He gave Adam and Eve everything they needed in the garden and even afterwards, he gives them clothes.
God cannot tolerate sin because he is perfect; He has to remove them from Eden
All of the above
