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August 2004 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in August 2004, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in August 2004

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 2004What is the name for the sermon delivered as part of Jummah prayer?
  2. 2nd August 2004Which Bible verse do many Christians use to support the idea that companionship is a purpose of marriage?
  3. 3rd August 2004What is meant by a same-sex family?
  4. 4th August 2004In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  5. 5th August 2004What does the 'R' for Reduction mean in the 3Rs principle for animal research?
  6. 6th August 2004What does Peter's vision of the sheet of animals in Acts 10:9-16 come to be interpreted as meaning?
  7. 7th August 2004Name William James's philosophical approach of judging a belief partly by the practical difference it makes in a person's life.
  8. 8th August 2004What is a theodicy?
  9. 9th August 2004Name the just war criterion that requires only a recognised ruler or government, not a private group, to declare war.
  10. 10th August 2004State one reason Christians might value freedom as a route to peace.
  11. 11th August 2004Give one example of a reparative sentence a court might impose.
  12. 12th August 2004State one requirement classical Islamic law places on courts before certain fixed (hadd) punishments can be applied.
  13. 13th August 2004Give one non-legal way that prejudice in a community can be challenged.
  14. 14th August 2004Give one way a UK faith community might promote racial harmony locally.
  15. 15th August 2004Give the technical term for a theory of atonement that sees Christ's obedience as reversing or 'undoing' Adam's disobedience.
  16. 16th August 2004How many days does Acts 1:3 record that Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection, before the ascension?
  17. 17th August 2004Give one reason why some churches in Britain now offer streamed or online services.
  18. 18th August 2004A parish spends 350 pounds on hospitality for its Pentecost celebrations, shared equally across 5 identical events in the deanery. Calculate the cost per event.
  19. 19th August 2004According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
  20. 20th August 2004What title is given to Ibrahim in Qur'an 4:125?
  21. 21st August 2004Name the source (chapter and verse) that describes guardian angels protecting a person 'by the decree of Allah'.
  22. 22nd August 2004State the Islamic calendar date (day and month) on which Ashura falls.
  23. 23rd August 2004Name one obligatory payment made by many Shia Muslims in addition to zakat.
  24. 24th August 2004What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'jihad'?
  25. 25th August 2004In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that looking at someone lustfully is already a form of what?
  26. 26th August 2004Give one example of a religious role not open to women in most Orthodox Jewish communities.
  27. 27th August 2004Which biblical book, accepted by Catholics but not by most Protestants, is often cited to support praying for the dead?
  28. 28th August 2004What is the Islamic term for paradise?
  29. 29th August 2004Which form of euthanasia involves withdrawing or withholding treatment rather than actively causing death?
  30. 30th August 2004What modern scientific theory about the universe's origin is sometimes used to support the idea that the universe began to exist?
  31. 31st August 2004Give one example of a rite of passage associated with a religious upbringing.