Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

January 1974 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 1974

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 1974State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  2. 2nd January 1974State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  3. 3rd January 1974According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  4. 4th January 1974What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  5. 5th January 1974Define the term Rasul.
  6. 6th January 1974Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  7. 7th January 1974What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  8. 8th January 1974Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  9. 9th January 1974State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  10. 10th January 1974Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  11. 11th January 1974Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  12. 12th January 1974According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  13. 13th January 1974What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  14. 14th January 1974Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  15. 15th January 1974In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  16. 16th January 1974Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  17. 17th January 1974Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  18. 18th January 1974State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  19. 19th January 1974In restorative justice, what name is given to a meeting where the offender, the victim and community representatives discuss the harm caused and how to repair it?
  20. 20th January 1974State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
  21. 21st January 1974Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
  22. 22nd January 1974Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.
  23. 23rd January 1974Give 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.
  24. 24th January 1974At which Church council, in 431 AD, was the title Theotokos formally affirmed for Mary?
  25. 25th January 1974In which Gospel do the disciples ask Jesus, 'Lord, teach us to pray'?
  26. 26th January 1974State what is meant by contemplative prayer.
  27. 27th January 1974What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  28. 28th January 1974Name the two angels believed to question the deceased in the grave.
  29. 29th January 1974Which chapter (surah) of the Qur'an contains the verse describing Allah as 'the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner'?
  30. 30th January 1974Approximately how many years passed between the first and last revelations of the Qur'an to Muhammad?
  31. 31st January 1974Give one reason Muslims are encouraged to seek Laylat al-Qadr across several nights rather than on one confirmed date.