Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

October 1954 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 1954

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st October 1954Give one reason someone might object to using quality of life, on its own, as the basis for a person's value.
  2. 2nd October 1954Which book, chapter and verse of the Bible describes God placing the first man in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it?
  3. 3rd October 1954What does Ibrahim believe he is instructed to do through a dream, according to Qur'an 37:102?
  4. 4th October 1954Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
  5. 5th October 1954Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
  6. 6th October 1954Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
  7. 7th October 1954Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
  8. 8th October 1954State what is meant by restorative justice.
  9. 9th October 1954What is 'diyya'?
  10. 10th October 1954Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
  11. 11th October 1954Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
  12. 12th October 1954Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  13. 13th October 1954State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  14. 14th October 1954State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  15. 15th October 1954According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  16. 16th October 1954What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  17. 17th October 1954Define the term Rasul.
  18. 18th October 1954Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  19. 19th October 1954What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  20. 20th October 1954Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  21. 21st October 1954State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  22. 22nd October 1954Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  23. 23rd October 1954Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  24. 24th October 1954According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  25. 25th October 1954What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  26. 26th October 1954Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  27. 27th October 1954In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  28. 28th October 1954Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  29. 29th October 1954Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  30. 30th October 1954State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  31. 31st October 1954In restorative justice, what name is given to a meeting where the offender, the victim and community representatives discuss the harm caused and how to repair it?