Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

April 1985 5-a-day

Every sheet in April 1985

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

  1. 1st April 1985In which century did Thomas Aquinas write the Five Ways?
  2. 2nd April 1985What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
  3. 3rd April 1985Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
  4. 4th April 1985What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
  5. 5th April 1985Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
  6. 6th April 1985What is restorative justice?
  7. 7th April 1985Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
  8. 8th April 1985State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
  9. 9th April 1985State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
  10. 10th April 1985Give 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.
  11. 11th April 1985What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
  12. 12th April 1985Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
  13. 13th April 1985Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
  14. 14th April 1985What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  15. 15th April 1985What does As-Sirat mean?
  16. 16th April 1985Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
  17. 17th April 1985Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
  18. 18th April 1985Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
  19. 19th April 1985What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
  20. 20th April 1985Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
  21. 21st April 1985What is meant by cohabitation?
  22. 22nd April 1985What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?
  23. 23rd April 1985Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
  24. 24th April 1985What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?
  25. 25th April 1985Give the difference between strong (positive) atheism and weak (negative) atheism.
  26. 26th April 1985Which type of vision, in the Augustinian classification, is considered to involve no physical or imagined image at all?
  27. 27th April 1985What does the principle of discrimination require in war?
  28. 28th April 1985Suggest one reason a Humanist might oppose weapons of mass destruction without appealing to any religious teaching.
  29. 29th April 1985According to Qur'an 2:190, what limit is placed on fighting?
  30. 30th April 1985Complete the quotation: 'Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as ______' (Ephesians 4:32).