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February 2005 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in February 2005, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in February 2005

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

  1. 1st February 2005What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
  2. 2nd February 2005Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
  3. 3rd February 2005Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
  4. 4th February 2005State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
  5. 5th February 2005Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
  6. 6th February 2005In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
  7. 7th February 2005What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
  8. 8th February 2005Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
  9. 9th February 2005What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
  10. 10th February 2005Name 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.
  11. 11th February 2005Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
  12. 12th February 2005What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
  13. 13th February 2005Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
  14. 14th February 2005What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
  15. 15th February 2005Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
  16. 16th February 2005Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.
  17. 17th February 2005According to Qur'an 9:60, name two groups of people that Zakah funds may be given to.
  18. 18th February 2005Give 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.
  19. 19th February 2005In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
  20. 20th February 2005Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
  21. 21st February 2005State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
  22. 22nd February 2005What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  23. 23rd February 2005What does Al-Mizan represent?
  24. 24th February 2005Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
  25. 25th February 2005State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
  26. 26th February 2005State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.
  27. 27th February 2005Which Islamic festival coincides with the end of the Hajj period, marked by animal sacrifice?
  28. 28th February 2005Give one reason why cohabiting parents might still be regarded as a stable family by most people in Britain today.