Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1989 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1989

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

  1. 1st May 1989Give one Hajj-specific rite that umrah does not include.
  2. 2nd May 1989What is the term for personal, informal prayer, as opposed to the fixed ritual of salah?
  3. 3rd May 1989State the fraction of qualifying surplus income that khums represents.
  4. 4th May 1989Under the no-fault divorce process, what is the minimum number of weeks between starting proceedings and applying for a conditional order?
  5. 5th May 1989Give one purpose of the walima.
  6. 6th May 1989Give one reason someone might object to using quality of life, on its own, as the basis for a person's value.
  7. 7th May 1989Which 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?
  8. 8th May 1989What does Ibrahim believe he is instructed to do through a dream, according to Qur'an 37:102?
  9. 9th May 1989Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
  10. 10th May 1989Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
  11. 11th May 1989Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
  12. 12th May 1989Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
  13. 13th May 1989State what is meant by restorative justice.
  14. 14th May 1989What is 'diyya'?
  15. 15th May 1989Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
  16. 16th May 1989Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
  17. 17th May 1989Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  18. 18th May 1989State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
  19. 19th May 1989State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
  20. 20th May 1989According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  21. 21st May 1989What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  22. 22nd May 1989Define the term Rasul.
  23. 23rd May 1989Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  24. 24th May 1989What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  25. 25th May 1989Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  26. 26th May 1989State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  27. 27th May 1989Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  28. 28th May 1989Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  29. 29th May 1989According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  30. 30th May 1989What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  31. 31st May 1989Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.