Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

December 1985 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 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 December 1985In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
  2. 2nd December 1985Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
  3. 3rd December 1985State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
  4. 4th December 1985What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  5. 5th December 1985What does Al-Mizan represent?
  6. 6th December 1985Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
  7. 7th December 1985State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
  8. 8th December 1985State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.
  9. 9th December 1985Which Islamic festival coincides with the end of the Hajj period, marked by animal sacrifice?
  10. 10th December 1985Give one reason why cohabiting parents might still be regarded as a stable family by most people in Britain today.
  11. 11th December 1985Give one reason some religious believers view sex outside marriage as wrong.
  12. 12th December 1985Name the type of radiation detected throughout space that supports the Big Bang theory.
  13. 13th December 1985What term do Humanists use for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body and pregnancy?
  14. 14th December 1985Give one form of practical support Catholic parishes or agencies might offer a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, other than counselling.
  15. 15th December 1985What does Ockham's razor state, and how is it used to argue for atheism?
  16. 16th December 1985What term is used for the sense of insight or truth that William James said often accompanies a religious experience?
  17. 17th December 1985State one action that would breach the principle of proportionality when handling a captured, unarmed soldier.
  18. 18th December 1985Name the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction.
  19. 19th December 1985Name one Christian denomination or group that actively campaigns for unilateral nuclear disarmament.
  20. 20th December 1985According to Qur'an 64:14, what does Allah do for those who choose to pardon and overlook a wrong?
  21. 21st December 1985What is the Christian term for turning back to God and expressing sorrow for sin?
  22. 22nd December 1985Give one way financial pressure linked to poverty can affect someone emotionally.
  23. 23rd December 1985What term describes lacking enough resources to meet basic needs such as food, clean water and shelter?
  24. 24th December 1985State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  25. 25th December 1985Give one Bible reference some Christians use to argue that God chooses who will be saved before they are born.
  26. 26th December 1985State one difference between discrimination and persecution.
  27. 27th December 1985Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  28. 28th December 1985What does Asma-ul-Husna mean in English?
  29. 29th December 1985Give the Qur'anic reference commonly cited for belief that Allah has protected the Qur'an from corruption.
  30. 30th December 1985Give the Qur'anic image used to describe the moment that marks the start of the Day of Judgement.
  31. 31st December 1985What is meant by Sawm?