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