Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

August 1990 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 1990

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

  1. 1st August 1990Give one reason why a community sentence might cause less suffering to an offender's family than a prison sentence.
  2. 2nd August 1990Give one example of an absolute right that can never lawfully be restricted.
  3. 3rd August 1990State one non-financial cost of poverty that religious charities often highlight.
  4. 4th August 1990Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  5. 5th August 1990Give one title the New Testament gives to Jesus that describes his role in achieving salvation.
  6. 6th August 1990What wrongly do Job's friends assume is the cause of his suffering?
  7. 7th August 1990State who usually leads a Confirmation service in the Anglican Church.
  8. 8th August 1990According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  9. 9th August 1990Give one reason minor signs are described as 'minor' rather than 'major'.
  10. 10th August 1990What title is traditionally given to Abu Bakr, partly because of his response to the Night Journey?
  11. 11th August 1990Give the Arabic term for a miracle Allah grants a prophet as a sign of their message.
  12. 12th August 1990Name the three conditions of istita'ah (ability) that make Hajj obligatory.
  13. 13th August 1990How many obligatory rakahs are performed in the Fajr prayer?
  14. 14th August 1990Name one use of khums funds other than direct support for the poor.
  15. 15th August 1990What legal term is used for ending a civil partnership, as distinct from ending a marriage?
  16. 16th August 1990In Islam, what is the marriage agreement signed during the nikah called?
  17. 17th August 1990According to the Genesis creation account, on which day does God create human beings?
  18. 18th August 1990What Arabic word describes the earth being held by humans as a trust from Allah?
  19. 19th August 1990Give one psychological explanation sceptics offer for the content of dreams.
  20. 20th August 1990According to the free will defence, why might a world containing evil still be more valuable than one without it?
  21. 21st August 1990State what is meant by aggression.
  22. 22nd August 1990Suggest one reason nonviolent protest might fail to bring about change.
  23. 23rd August 1990Name a Muslim organisation that carries out nonviolent peacemaking work in conflict-affected areas.
  24. 24th August 1990State what is meant by a custodial sentence.
  25. 25th August 1990What does 'qisas' mean?
  26. 26th August 1990How can a family who does not want their child to take part avoid a school's collective worship requirement?
  27. 27th August 1990How many articles make up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
  28. 28th August 1990Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  29. 29th August 1990According to 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, what kind of body is a person raised with?
  30. 30th August 1990State one practical way a pilgrim might prepare spiritually for a pilgrimage before setting out.
  31. 31st August 1990According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?