Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

October 1961 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 1961

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 1961Give one type of crime that involves taking someone else's property without permission.
  2. 2nd October 1961Give one reason why a community sentence might cause less suffering to an offender's family than a prison sentence.
  3. 3rd October 1961Give one example of an absolute right that can never lawfully be restricted.
  4. 4th October 1961State one non-financial cost of poverty that religious charities often highlight.
  5. 5th October 1961Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  6. 6th October 1961Give one title the New Testament gives to Jesus that describes his role in achieving salvation.
  7. 7th October 1961What wrongly do Job's friends assume is the cause of his suffering?
  8. 8th October 1961State who usually leads a Confirmation service in the Anglican Church.
  9. 9th October 1961According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  10. 10th October 1961Give one reason minor signs are described as 'minor' rather than 'major'.
  11. 11th October 1961What title is traditionally given to Abu Bakr, partly because of his response to the Night Journey?
  12. 12th October 1961Give the Arabic term for a miracle Allah grants a prophet as a sign of their message.
  13. 13th October 1961Name the three conditions of istita'ah (ability) that make Hajj obligatory.
  14. 14th October 1961How many obligatory rakahs are performed in the Fajr prayer?
  15. 15th October 1961Name one use of khums funds other than direct support for the poor.
  16. 16th October 1961What legal term is used for ending a civil partnership, as distinct from ending a marriage?
  17. 17th October 1961In Islam, what is the marriage agreement signed during the nikah called?
  18. 18th October 1961According to the Genesis creation account, on which day does God create human beings?
  19. 19th October 1961What Arabic word describes the earth being held by humans as a trust from Allah?
  20. 20th October 1961Give one psychological explanation sceptics offer for the content of dreams.
  21. 21st October 1961According to the free will defence, why might a world containing evil still be more valuable than one without it?
  22. 22nd October 1961State what is meant by aggression.
  23. 23rd October 1961Suggest one reason nonviolent protest might fail to bring about change.
  24. 24th October 1961Name a Muslim organisation that carries out nonviolent peacemaking work in conflict-affected areas.
  25. 25th October 1961State what is meant by a custodial sentence.
  26. 26th October 1961What does 'qisas' mean?
  27. 27th October 1961How can a family who does not want their child to take part avoid a school's collective worship requirement?
  28. 28th October 1961How many articles make up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
  29. 29th October 1961Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  30. 30th October 1961According to 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, what kind of body is a person raised with?
  31. 31st October 1961State one practical way a pilgrim might prepare spiritually for a pilgrimage before setting out.