Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1983 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1983

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 1983What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
  2. 2nd May 1983Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
  3. 3rd May 1983What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
  4. 4th May 1983Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
  5. 5th May 1983What is restorative justice?
  6. 6th May 1983Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
  7. 7th May 1983State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
  8. 8th May 1983State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
  9. 9th May 1983Give 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 May 1983What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
  11. 11th May 1983Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
  12. 12th May 1983Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
  13. 13th May 1983What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  14. 14th May 1983What does As-Sirat mean?
  15. 15th May 1983Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
  16. 16th May 1983Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
  17. 17th May 1983Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
  18. 18th May 1983What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
  19. 19th May 1983Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
  20. 20th May 1983What is meant by cohabitation?
  21. 21st May 1983What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?
  22. 22nd May 1983Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
  23. 23rd May 1983What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?
  24. 24th May 1983Give the difference between strong (positive) atheism and weak (negative) atheism.
  25. 25th May 1983Which type of vision, in the Augustinian classification, is considered to involve no physical or imagined image at all?
  26. 26th May 1983What does the principle of discrimination require in war?
  27. 27th May 1983Suggest one reason a Humanist might oppose weapons of mass destruction without appealing to any religious teaching.
  28. 28th May 1983According to Qur'an 2:190, what limit is placed on fighting?
  29. 29th May 1983Complete the quotation: 'Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as ______' (Ephesians 4:32).
  30. 30th May 1983What does 'fitrah' mean in Islam?
  31. 31st May 1983Give one example of a structural change that could help reduce poverty in the long term.