Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
May 1987 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1987
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1987Give one reason why some churches in Britain now offer streamed or online services.
- 2nd May 1987A parish spends 350 pounds on hospitality for its Pentecost celebrations, shared equally across 5 identical events in the deanery. Calculate the cost per event.
- 3rd May 1987According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
- 4th May 1987What title is given to Ibrahim in Qur'an 4:125?
- 5th May 1987Name the source (chapter and verse) that describes guardian angels protecting a person 'by the decree of Allah'.
- 6th May 1987State the Islamic calendar date (day and month) on which Ashura falls.
- 7th May 1987Name one obligatory payment made by many Shia Muslims in addition to zakat.
- 8th May 1987What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'jihad'?
- 9th May 1987In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that looking at someone lustfully is already a form of what?
- 10th May 1987Give one example of a religious role not open to women in most Orthodox Jewish communities.
- 11th May 1987Which biblical book, accepted by Catholics but not by most Protestants, is often cited to support praying for the dead?
- 12th May 1987What is the Islamic term for paradise?
- 13th May 1987Which form of euthanasia involves withdrawing or withholding treatment rather than actively causing death?
- 14th May 1987What modern scientific theory about the universe's origin is sometimes used to support the idea that the universe began to exist?
- 15th May 1987Give one example of a rite of passage associated with a religious upbringing.
- 16th May 1987State one difference between a refugee and an economic migrant.
- 17th May 1987Identify one risk of using the word 'jihad' only in its narrow, armed-struggle sense.
- 18th May 1987According to James 1:14-15, where does sin come from, according to this teaching?
- 19th May 1987Explain one reason financial compensation cannot fully relieve a victim's suffering.
- 20th May 1987Give one example of a qualified right that can sometimes be lawfully restricted.
- 21st May 1987Give the modern meaning of the proverb 'the borrower is slave to the lender' (Proverbs 22:7).
- 22nd May 1987Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
- 23rd May 1987What name is given to the Christian doctrine that every person is born already affected by Adam and Eve's sin?
- 24th May 1987What happens to Job's fortunes by the end of the book, according to Job 42:10-17?
- 25th May 1987A church holds Communion services attended by an average of 64 people each week. Calculate the total attendance over a 4-week month, assuming attendance stays the same.
- 26th May 1987According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
- 27th May 1987State the general term for the Last Day that these signs are believed to precede.
- 28th May 1987What is the name given to the winged creature traditionally said to have carried Muhammad during the Isra?
- 29th May 1987Give one way a Muslim today might use the story of a prophet other than Muhammad to guide their own behaviour.
- 30th May 1987Give one Hajj-specific rite that umrah does not include.
- 31st May 1987What is the term for personal, informal prayer, as opposed to the fixed ritual of salah?