Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

August 1983 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 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 August 1983Which book, chapter and verse of the Bible describes God placing the first man in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it?
  2. 2nd August 1983What does Ibrahim believe he is instructed to do through a dream, according to Qur'an 37:102?
  3. 3rd August 1983Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
  4. 4th August 1983Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
  5. 5th August 1983Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
  6. 6th August 1983Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
  7. 7th August 1983State what is meant by restorative justice.
  8. 8th August 1983What is 'diyya'?
  9. 9th August 1983Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
  10. 10th August 1983Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
  11. 11th August 1983Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  12. 12th August 1983State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  13. 13th August 1983State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  14. 14th August 1983According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  15. 15th August 1983What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  16. 16th August 1983Define the term Rasul.
  17. 17th August 1983Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  18. 18th August 1983What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  19. 19th August 1983Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  20. 20th August 1983State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  21. 21st August 1983Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  22. 22nd August 1983Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  23. 23rd August 1983According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  24. 24th August 1983What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  25. 25th August 1983Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  26. 26th August 1983In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  27. 27th August 1983Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  28. 28th August 1983Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  29. 29th August 1983State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  30. 30th August 1983In 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?
  31. 31st August 1983State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.