Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 2002 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in May 2002, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in May 2002

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 2002Which earlier scripture do Muslims associate with the prophet Dawud (David)?
  2. 2nd May 2002Give one way belief in Akhirah might help a Muslim cope with suffering or injustice experienced in this life.
  3. 3rd May 2002How many Obligatory Acts make up Furu al-Din in total?
  4. 4th May 2002A Muslim's qualifying savings are 5,000 pounds. Calculate 2.5 per cent zakah on this amount.
  5. 5th May 2002According to Qur'an 40:60, what does Allah promise in response to dua?
  6. 6th May 2002Give one legal protection a married couple has that a cohabiting couple does not automatically have.
  7. 7th May 2002What is meant by an 'empty nest' family?
  8. 8th May 2002In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  9. 9th May 2002Which UK Act of Parliament licenses and regulates scientific procedures on protected animals?
  10. 10th May 2002In which cave is Muhammad believed to have first encountered the angel Jibril?
  11. 11th May 2002Who wrote The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), the key study of mystical experience?
  12. 12th May 2002Give one virtue that the soul-making theodicy says can be developed through facing suffering.
  13. 13th May 2002Give one just war criterion that judges how proportionate the harm of a war is to the good it might achieve.
  14. 14th May 2002Give one Bible reference that Christians associate with peacemaking.
  15. 15th May 2002Which of the five statutory purposes of sentencing focuses on making amends to those affected by a crime?
  16. 16th May 2002Give the definition of corporal punishment.
  17. 17th May 2002Explain what religious discrimination means, giving a brief example.
  18. 18th May 2002State one Bible reference commonly used to support the equality of all races.
  19. 19th May 2002Give the technical term for a theory of atonement that sees Christ's obedience as reversing or 'undoing' Adam's disobedience.
  20. 20th May 2002According to John 16:7, why does Jesus say it is 'for your good' that he is going away?
  21. 21st May 2002A church's weekly Sunday attendance falls from 120 to 90 over five years, while its midweek 'Messy Church' grows to attract 40 new families. Calculate the percentage fall in Sunday attendance.
  22. 22nd May 2002Name the day that marks the start of Lent, on which some Christians receive an ash mark on their forehead.
  23. 23rd May 2002According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
  24. 24th May 2002According to Qur'an 2:37, how does Adam respond after his mistake, and how does Allah respond in turn?
  25. 25th May 2002Which two things are humans and jinn believed to have that angels do not?
  26. 26th May 2002Name the first four caliphs recognised by Sunni Muslims, in order.
  27. 27th May 2002Which two prayers do many Shia Muslims combine, alongside Maghrib and Isha?
  28. 28th May 2002Why does traditional Islamic teaching insist that armed jihad can only be declared by a legitimate authority, not by individuals?
  29. 29th May 2002Name the legal process a married couple must complete in England if they wish to end their marriage.
  30. 30th May 2002State one non-religious argument for treating men and women equally at work, based on the idea of shared human rights.
  31. 31st May 2002Give the Latin term for the Protestant doctrine that salvation is by faith alone.