Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
April 2001 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day
Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in April 2001, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.
Every sheet in April 2001
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2001Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
- 2nd April 2001State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
- 3rd April 2001Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
- 4th April 2001In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
- 5th April 2001What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
- 6th April 2001Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
- 7th April 2001What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
- 8th April 2001Name the medieval philosopher who defined a miracle more broadly, as something outside the usual order of nature, rather than strictly as a law-breaking event.
- 9th April 2001Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
- 10th April 2001What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
- 11th April 2001Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
- 12th April 2001What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
- 13th April 2001Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
- 14th April 2001Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.
- 15th April 2001According to Qur'an 9:60, name two groups of people that Zakah funds may be given to.
- 16th April 2001Give 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.
- 17th April 2001In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
- 18th April 2001Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
- 19th April 2001State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
- 20th April 2001What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
- 21st April 2001What does Al-Mizan represent?
- 22nd April 2001Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
- 23rd April 2001State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
- 24th April 2001State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.
- 25th April 2001Which Islamic festival coincides with the end of the Hajj period, marked by animal sacrifice?
- 26th April 2001Give one reason why cohabiting parents might still be regarded as a stable family by most people in Britain today.
- 27th April 2001Give one reason some religious believers view sex outside marriage as wrong.
- 28th April 2001Name the type of radiation detected throughout space that supports the Big Bang theory.
- 29th April 2001What term do Humanists use for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body and pregnancy?
- 30th April 2001Give one form of practical support Catholic parishes or agencies might offer a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, other than counselling.