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January 2007 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in January 2007, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in January 2007

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

  1. 1st January 2007According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  2. 2nd January 2007Which of the Sunni Six Beliefs corresponds most closely to the Shi'a root Nubuwwah?
  3. 3rd January 2007Which Qur'anic verse is most often cited as evidence for Muhammad's finality?
  4. 4th January 2007What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
  5. 5th January 2007Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
  6. 6th January 2007Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
  7. 7th January 2007State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
  8. 8th January 2007Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
  9. 9th January 2007In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
  10. 10th January 2007What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
  11. 11th January 2007Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
  12. 12th January 2007What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
  13. 13th January 2007Name 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.
  14. 14th January 2007Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
  15. 15th January 2007What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
  16. 16th January 2007Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
  17. 17th January 2007What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
  18. 18th January 2007Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
  19. 19th January 2007Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.
  20. 20th January 2007According to Qur'an 9:60, name two groups of people that Zakah funds may be given to.
  21. 21st January 2007Give 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.
  22. 22nd January 2007In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
  23. 23rd January 2007Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
  24. 24th January 2007State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
  25. 25th January 2007What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  26. 26th January 2007What does Al-Mizan represent?
  27. 27th January 2007Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
  28. 28th January 2007State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
  29. 29th January 2007State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.
  30. 30th January 2007Which Islamic festival coincides with the end of the Hajj period, marked by animal sacrifice?
  31. 31st January 2007Give one reason why cohabiting parents might still be regarded as a stable family by most people in Britain today.