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.
- 1st July 1985Give one purpose of the walima.
- 2nd July 1985Give one reason someone might object to using quality of life, on its own, as the basis for a person's value.
- 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?
- 4th July 1985What does Ibrahim believe he is instructed to do through a dream, according to Qur'an 37:102?
- 5th July 1985Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
- 6th July 1985Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
- 7th July 1985Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
- 8th July 1985Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
- 9th July 1985State what is meant by restorative justice.
- 10th July 1985What is 'diyya'?
- 11th July 1985Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
- 12th July 1985Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
- 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.
- 14th July 1985State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
- 15th July 1985State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
- 16th July 1985According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 17th July 1985What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
- 18th July 1985Define the term Rasul.
- 19th July 1985Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
- 20th July 1985What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
- 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.
- 22nd July 1985State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
- 23rd July 1985Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
- 24th July 1985Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
- 25th July 1985According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
- 26th July 1985What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
- 27th July 1985Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
- 28th July 1985In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
- 29th July 1985Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 30th July 1985Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
- 31st July 1985State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.