Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

October 1964 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 1964

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 1964Name the medieval philosopher who defined a miracle more broadly, as something outside the usual order of nature, rather than strictly as a law-breaking event.
  2. 2nd October 1964Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
  3. 3rd October 1964What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
  4. 4th October 1964Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
  5. 5th October 1964What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
  6. 6th October 1964Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
  7. 7th October 1964Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.
  8. 8th October 1964According to Qur'an 9:60, name two groups of people that Zakah funds may be given to.
  9. 9th October 1964Give 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.
  10. 10th October 1964In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
  11. 11th October 1964Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
  12. 12th October 1964State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
  13. 13th October 1964What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  14. 14th October 1964What does Al-Mizan represent?
  15. 15th October 1964Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
  16. 16th October 1964State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
  17. 17th October 1964State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.
  18. 18th October 1964Which Islamic festival coincides with the end of the Hajj period, marked by animal sacrifice?
  19. 19th October 1964Give one reason why cohabiting parents might still be regarded as a stable family by most people in Britain today.
  20. 20th October 1964Give one reason some religious believers view sex outside marriage as wrong.
  21. 21st October 1964Name the type of radiation detected throughout space that supports the Big Bang theory.
  22. 22nd October 1964What term do Humanists use for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body and pregnancy?
  23. 23rd October 1964Give one form of practical support Catholic parishes or agencies might offer a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, other than counselling.
  24. 24th October 1964What does Ockham's razor state, and how is it used to argue for atheism?
  25. 25th October 1964What term is used for the sense of insight or truth that William James said often accompanies a religious experience?
  26. 26th October 1964State one action that would breach the principle of proportionality when handling a captured, unarmed soldier.
  27. 27th October 1964Name the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction.
  28. 28th October 1964Name one Christian denomination or group that actively campaigns for unilateral nuclear disarmament.
  29. 29th October 1964According to Qur'an 64:14, what does Allah do for those who choose to pardon and overlook a wrong?
  30. 30th October 1964What is the Christian term for turning back to God and expressing sorrow for sin?
  31. 31st October 1964Give one way financial pressure linked to poverty can affect someone emotionally.