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