Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

January 1956 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 1956

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

  1. 1st January 1956What wrongly do Job's friends assume is the cause of his suffering?
  2. 2nd January 1956State who usually leads a Confirmation service in the Anglican Church.
  3. 3rd January 1956According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  4. 4th January 1956Give one reason minor signs are described as 'minor' rather than 'major'.
  5. 5th January 1956What title is traditionally given to Abu Bakr, partly because of his response to the Night Journey?
  6. 6th January 1956Give the Arabic term for a miracle Allah grants a prophet as a sign of their message.
  7. 7th January 1956Name the three conditions of istita'ah (ability) that make Hajj obligatory.
  8. 8th January 1956How many obligatory rakahs are performed in the Fajr prayer?
  9. 9th January 1956Name one use of khums funds other than direct support for the poor.
  10. 10th January 1956What legal term is used for ending a civil partnership, as distinct from ending a marriage?
  11. 11th January 1956In Islam, what is the marriage agreement signed during the nikah called?
  12. 12th January 1956According to the Genesis creation account, on which day does God create human beings?
  13. 13th January 1956What Arabic word describes the earth being held by humans as a trust from Allah?
  14. 14th January 1956Give one psychological explanation sceptics offer for the content of dreams.
  15. 15th January 1956According to the free will defence, why might a world containing evil still be more valuable than one without it?
  16. 16th January 1956State what is meant by aggression.
  17. 17th January 1956Suggest one reason nonviolent protest might fail to bring about change.
  18. 18th January 1956Name a Muslim organisation that carries out nonviolent peacemaking work in conflict-affected areas.
  19. 19th January 1956State what is meant by a custodial sentence.
  20. 20th January 1956What does 'qisas' mean?
  21. 21st January 1956How can a family who does not want their child to take part avoid a school's collective worship requirement?
  22. 22nd January 1956How many articles make up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
  23. 23rd January 1956Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  24. 24th January 1956According to 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, what kind of body is a person raised with?
  25. 25th January 1956State one practical way a pilgrim might prepare spiritually for a pilgrimage before setting out.
  26. 26th January 1956According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  27. 27th January 1956How many core beliefs make up the Sunni summary of faith?
  28. 28th January 1956State one reason belief in Muhammad's finality helps maintain unity in the Muslim community.
  29. 29th January 1956What Arabic term describes reliance or trust in Allah?
  30. 30th January 1956Give one way the Imamate differs from the Sunni concept of the khalifah.
  31. 31st January 1956Name the two testimonies contained within the Shahadah.