Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1958 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1958

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

  1. 1st May 1958Give one condition some Muslims place on the use of contraception, even though it is generally permitted.
  2. 2nd May 1958What is the Islamic term for the duty to maintain ties of kinship with relatives?
  3. 3rd May 1958Which Christian tradition requires strict fasting from meat and dairy on many days of the year, including Lent?
  4. 4th May 1958Give one reason a person might travel abroad in connection with the euthanasia debate.
  5. 5th May 1958In which century did Thomas Aquinas write the Five Ways?
  6. 6th May 1958What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
  7. 7th May 1958Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
  8. 8th May 1958What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
  9. 9th May 1958Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
  10. 10th May 1958What is restorative justice?
  11. 11th May 1958Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
  12. 12th May 1958State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
  13. 13th May 1958State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
  14. 14th May 1958Give the name for the Christian interpretation of Genesis 1 which reads each 'day' as a long period of time rather than a literal 24-hour day.
  15. 15th May 1958What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
  16. 16th May 1958Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
  17. 17th May 1958Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
  18. 18th May 1958What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  19. 19th May 1958What does As-Sirat mean?
  20. 20th May 1958Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
  21. 21st May 1958Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
  22. 22nd May 1958Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
  23. 23rd May 1958What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
  24. 24th May 1958Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
  25. 25th May 1958What is meant by cohabitation?
  26. 26th May 1958What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?
  27. 27th May 1958Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
  28. 28th May 1958What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?
  29. 29th May 1958Give the difference between strong (positive) atheism and weak (negative) atheism.
  30. 30th May 1958Which type of vision, in the Augustinian classification, is considered to involve no physical or imagined image at all?
  31. 31st May 1958What does the principle of discrimination require in war?