Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 1997 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 1997

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 1997Name one major sign of the Last Day involving the return of an earlier prophet.
  2. 2nd May 1997In which city did the Isra begin?
  3. 3rd May 1997Give one miracle associated with the prophet Musa (Moses), other than his staff turning into a snake.
  4. 4th May 1997According to Qur'an 3:97, on whom is the duty of pilgrimage placed?
  5. 5th May 1997Besides Jummah, name one other special congregational prayer occasion in the Muslim calendar.
  6. 6th May 1997Calculate the khums owed, at one-fifth, on a Shi'a Muslim's surplus profit of 250 pounds.
  7. 7th May 1997Give one reason non-religious people may support prioritising children's stability over keeping parents together.
  8. 8th May 1997Name one document a couple must sign at a Christian wedding to make the marriage legally binding.
  9. 9th May 1997Give one human quality, other than reason, that Humanists might say gives human life its value.
  10. 10th May 1997State one fact about the Paris Agreement.
  11. 11th May 1997What warning does Joseph, husband of Mary, receive in a dream in Matthew 2:13?
  12. 12th May 1997What is the difference between the logical and the evidential problem of evil?
  13. 13th May 1997Give one reason people might disagree about the true cause of a particular war.
  14. 14th May 1997A group organises peace talks between two communities after fighting between them has stopped. Is this best described as pacifism or peacemaking?
  15. 15th May 1997Give one method the Muslim Peacemaker Teams use to reduce violence.
  16. 16th May 1997Give one advantage of prison over a community sentence for a serious offence.
  17. 17th May 1997Give one condition classical Islamic law requires before a hudud punishment is applied.
  18. 18th May 1997Which part of Article 9 protects a person's right simply to hold a belief, without restriction?
  19. 19th May 1997Which section of the Human Rights Act 1998 requires a government minister to state whether a new bill is compatible with Convention rights before Parliament debates it?
  20. 20th May 1997Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  21. 21st May 1997Give one way some Christians interpret hell non-literally.
  22. 22nd May 1997Give one criticism sometimes made of pilgrimage by Christians who do not think it is necessary for faith.
  23. 23rd May 1997According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  24. 24th May 1997Which of the Sunni Six Beliefs corresponds most closely to the Shi'a root Nubuwwah?
  25. 25th May 1997Which Qur'anic verse is most often cited as evidence for Muhammad's finality?
  26. 26th May 1997What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
  27. 27th May 1997Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
  28. 28th May 1997Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
  29. 29th May 1997State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
  30. 30th May 1997Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
  31. 31st May 1997In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?