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October 2005 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

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

Every sheet in October 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 October 2005What is the common name for the argument that nature's order and apparent purpose point to a designer?
  2. 2nd October 2005Besides Lourdes in France, name another well-known site associated with claimed Catholic Marian miracles.
  3. 3rd October 2005What term describes the view that God used the process of evolution as his method of creating life?
  4. 4th October 2005State one practical action a religious community might take to support reconciliation after conflict.
  5. 5th October 2005According to the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), who counts as a person's 'neighbour'?
  6. 6th October 2005According to Matthew 18:22, how many times does Jesus tell Peter to forgive someone?
  7. 7th October 2005In what year was the death penalty abolished in the UK for all remaining offences?
  8. 8th October 2005Give one difference between Fair Trade certification and the wider Trade Justice Movement.
  9. 9th October 2005Give one example of a fundraising method used by faith communities, other than a collection plate or box.
  10. 10th October 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.
  11. 11th October 2005Name the New Testament letter that states 'in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form'.
  12. 12th October 2005Name the Anglican service book, first compiled in 1549 and revised in 1662, that provides set liturgy for worship.
  13. 13th October 2005State one reason why some Christians use a physical aid, such as a prayer rope or beads, when praying.
  14. 14th October 2005What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  15. 15th October 2005Give one Qur'anic reference commonly used to support belief in Al-Mizan.
  16. 16th October 2005Give one belief that shows transcendence and immanence are not really contradictory in Muslim theology.
  17. 17th October 2005Give one reason a Muslim might consult a Tafsir when studying the Qur'an.
  18. 18th October 2005Name the charitable payment traditionally given before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, at the end of Ramadan.
  19. 19th October 2005Roughly how many pilgrims perform Hajj in a typical year?
  20. 20th October 2005Name the New Testament letter, other than 1 Corinthians, that contains Paul's teaching to 'abstain from sexual immorality'.
  21. 21st October 2005What is meant by contraception?
  22. 22nd October 2005What is meant by the steady state theory?
  23. 23rd October 2005According to many Muslim scholars, at approximately what point in pregnancy does ensoulment traditionally take place?
  24. 24th October 2005Which 1968 papal document is often cited to support Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life?
  25. 25th October 2005Which philosopher coined the term 'agnostic' in 1869?
  26. 26th October 2005In which book of the Bible is Paul's experience on the road to Damascus described?
  27. 27th October 2005Name the two main jus in bello principles.
  28. 28th October 2005Identify one risk of relying on deterrence as a long-term strategy for safety.
  29. 29th October 2005According to Isaiah 2:4, what do nations do with their swords in the prophetic vision of peace?
  30. 30th October 2005Give one way that choosing to forgive might benefit the person doing the forgiving.
  31. 31st October 2005Give one reason a religious believer might still commit a crime despite their faith's teaching.