Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1971 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1971

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 1971State one practical effect of many Shia Muslims combining prayers into three periods.
  2. 2nd May 1971Which of the two forms of jihad applies to every Muslim, every day, without exception?
  3. 3rd May 1971Name the Gospel in which Jesus's teaching on lust and adultery 'in the heart' is found.
  4. 4th May 1971Give one branch of Judaism that ordains women as rabbis.
  5. 5th May 1971What is purgatory, according to Catholic teaching?
  6. 6th May 1971Which denomination of Christianity most commonly teaches belief in purgatory?
  7. 7th May 1971Give the Arabic term for the belief that life is a trust from Allah that must be protected.
  8. 8th May 1971In which of his works did Aquinas set out the Five Ways?
  9. 9th May 1971State one reason a faith school might reinforce belief in God more than a non-faith school.
  10. 10th May 1971What is the key difference between a refugee and an internally displaced person?
  11. 11th May 1971State one just war criterion, other than discrimination, that terrorism typically fails to meet.
  12. 12th May 1971Give one type of crime that involves taking someone else's property without permission.
  13. 13th May 1971Give one reason why a community sentence might cause less suffering to an offender's family than a prison sentence.
  14. 14th May 1971Give one example of an absolute right that can never lawfully be restricted.
  15. 15th May 1971State one non-financial cost of poverty that religious charities often highlight.
  16. 16th May 1971Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  17. 17th May 1971Give one title the New Testament gives to Jesus that describes his role in achieving salvation.
  18. 18th May 1971What wrongly do Job's friends assume is the cause of his suffering?
  19. 19th May 1971State who usually leads a Confirmation service in the Anglican Church.
  20. 20th May 1971According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  21. 21st May 1971Give one reason minor signs are described as 'minor' rather than 'major'.
  22. 22nd May 1971What title is traditionally given to Abu Bakr, partly because of his response to the Night Journey?
  23. 23rd May 1971Give the Arabic term for a miracle Allah grants a prophet as a sign of their message.
  24. 24th May 1971Name the three conditions of istita'ah (ability) that make Hajj obligatory.
  25. 25th May 1971How many obligatory rakahs are performed in the Fajr prayer?
  26. 26th May 1971Name one use of khums funds other than direct support for the poor.
  27. 27th May 1971What legal term is used for ending a civil partnership, as distinct from ending a marriage?
  28. 28th May 1971In Islam, what is the marriage agreement signed during the nikah called?
  29. 29th May 1971According to the Genesis creation account, on which day does God create human beings?
  30. 30th May 1971What Arabic word describes the earth being held by humans as a trust from Allah?
  31. 31st May 1971Give one psychological explanation sceptics offer for the content of dreams.