Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

December 1992 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 1992

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 1992What is believed to have happened to the Twelfth Imam?
  2. 2nd December 1992True or false: the Shahadah is recited only once, at the moment a person converts to Islam.
  3. 3rd December 1992In which Islamic month does Ashura occur?
  4. 4th December 1992Give one condition some Muslims place on the use of contraception, even though it is generally permitted.
  5. 5th December 1992What is the Islamic term for the duty to maintain ties of kinship with relatives?
  6. 6th December 1992Which Christian tradition requires strict fasting from meat and dairy on many days of the year, including Lent?
  7. 7th December 1992Give one reason a person might travel abroad in connection with the euthanasia debate.
  8. 8th December 1992In which century did Thomas Aquinas write the Five Ways?
  9. 9th December 1992What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
  10. 10th December 1992Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
  11. 11th December 1992What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
  12. 12th December 1992Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
  13. 13th December 1992What is restorative justice?
  14. 14th December 1992Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
  15. 15th December 1992State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
  16. 16th December 1992State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
  17. 17th December 1992Give the name for the Christian interpretation of Genesis 1 which reads each 'day' as a long period of time rather than a literal 24-hour day.
  18. 18th December 1992What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
  19. 19th December 1992Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
  20. 20th December 1992Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
  21. 21st December 1992What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  22. 22nd December 1992What does As-Sirat mean?
  23. 23rd December 1992Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
  24. 24th December 1992Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
  25. 25th December 1992Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
  26. 26th December 1992What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
  27. 27th December 1992Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
  28. 28th December 1992What is meant by cohabitation?
  29. 29th December 1992What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?
  30. 30th December 1992Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
  31. 31st December 1992What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?