Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1996 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1996

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 1996Give the Arabic term for the belief that life is a trust from Allah that must be protected.
  2. 2nd May 1996In which of his works did Aquinas set out the Five Ways?
  3. 3rd May 1996State one reason a faith school might reinforce belief in God more than a non-faith school.
  4. 4th May 1996What is the key difference between a refugee and an internally displaced person?
  5. 5th May 1996State one just war criterion, other than discrimination, that terrorism typically fails to meet.
  6. 6th May 1996Give one type of crime that involves taking someone else's property without permission.
  7. 7th May 1996Give one reason why a community sentence might cause less suffering to an offender's family than a prison sentence.
  8. 8th May 1996Give one example of an absolute right that can never lawfully be restricted.
  9. 9th May 1996State one non-financial cost of poverty that religious charities often highlight.
  10. 10th May 1996Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  11. 11th May 1996Give one title the New Testament gives to Jesus that describes his role in achieving salvation.
  12. 12th May 1996What wrongly do Job's friends assume is the cause of his suffering?
  13. 13th May 1996State who usually leads a Confirmation service in the Anglican Church.
  14. 14th May 1996According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  15. 15th May 1996Give one reason minor signs are described as 'minor' rather than 'major'.
  16. 16th May 1996What title is traditionally given to Abu Bakr, partly because of his response to the Night Journey?
  17. 17th May 1996Give the Arabic term for a miracle Allah grants a prophet as a sign of their message.
  18. 18th May 1996Name the three conditions of istita'ah (ability) that make Hajj obligatory.
  19. 19th May 1996How many obligatory rakahs are performed in the Fajr prayer?
  20. 20th May 1996Name one use of khums funds other than direct support for the poor.
  21. 21st May 1996What legal term is used for ending a civil partnership, as distinct from ending a marriage?
  22. 22nd May 1996In Islam, what is the marriage agreement signed during the nikah called?
  23. 23rd May 1996According to the Genesis creation account, on which day does God create human beings?
  24. 24th May 1996What Arabic word describes the earth being held by humans as a trust from Allah?
  25. 25th May 1996Give one psychological explanation sceptics offer for the content of dreams.
  26. 26th May 1996According to the free will defence, why might a world containing evil still be more valuable than one without it?
  27. 27th May 1996State what is meant by aggression.
  28. 28th May 1996Suggest one reason nonviolent protest might fail to bring about change.
  29. 29th May 1996Name a Muslim organisation that carries out nonviolent peacemaking work in conflict-affected areas.
  30. 30th May 1996State what is meant by a custodial sentence.
  31. 31st May 1996What does 'qisas' mean?