Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

July 1985 5-a-day

Every sheet in July 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 July 1985Give one purpose of the walima.
  2. 2nd July 1985Give one reason someone might object to using quality of life, on its own, as the basis for a person's value.
  3. 3rd July 1985Which 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?
  4. 4th July 1985What does Ibrahim believe he is instructed to do through a dream, according to Qur'an 37:102?
  5. 5th July 1985Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
  6. 6th July 1985Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
  7. 7th July 1985Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
  8. 8th July 1985Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
  9. 9th July 1985State what is meant by restorative justice.
  10. 10th July 1985What is 'diyya'?
  11. 11th July 1985Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
  12. 12th July 1985Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
  13. 13th July 1985Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  14. 14th July 1985State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  15. 15th July 1985State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  16. 16th July 1985According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  17. 17th July 1985What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  18. 18th July 1985Define the term Rasul.
  19. 19th July 1985Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  20. 20th July 1985What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  21. 21st July 1985Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  22. 22nd July 1985State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  23. 23rd July 1985Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  24. 24th July 1985Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  25. 25th July 1985According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  26. 26th July 1985What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  27. 27th July 1985Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  28. 28th July 1985In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  29. 29th July 1985Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  30. 30th July 1985Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  31. 31st July 1985State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.