Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

December 1975 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 1975

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

  1. 1st December 1975Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
  2. 2nd December 1975Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
  3. 3rd December 1975Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  4. 4th December 1975State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  5. 5th December 1975State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  6. 6th December 1975According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  7. 7th December 1975What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  8. 8th December 1975Define the term Rasul.
  9. 9th December 1975Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  10. 10th December 1975What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  11. 11th December 1975Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  12. 12th December 1975State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  13. 13th December 1975Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  14. 14th December 1975Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  15. 15th December 1975According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  16. 16th December 1975What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  17. 17th December 1975Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  18. 18th December 1975In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  19. 19th December 1975Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  20. 20th December 1975Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  21. 21st December 1975State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  22. 22nd December 1975In 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?
  23. 23rd December 1975State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
  24. 24th December 1975Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
  25. 25th December 1975Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.
  26. 26th December 1975Give 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.
  27. 27th December 1975At which Church council, in 431 AD, was the title Theotokos formally affirmed for Mary?
  28. 28th December 1975In which Gospel do the disciples ask Jesus, 'Lord, teach us to pray'?
  29. 29th December 1975State what is meant by contemplative prayer.
  30. 30th December 1975What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  31. 31st December 1975Name the two angels believed to question the deceased in the grave.