Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

May 2007 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

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

Every sheet in May 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 May 2007Give one Arabic phrase, other than insha'Allah, that a Muslim might say on seeing something impressive or blessed, showing that it happened by Allah's will.
  2. 2nd May 2007Who was the first of the Twelve Imams, according to Twelver Shia belief?
  3. 3rd May 2007What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'Shahadah'?
  4. 4th May 2007Name the animal that, in the Qur'anic account, replaced Ibrahim's son as the sacrifice at the last moment.
  5. 5th May 2007Name the 1968 papal document in which the Catholic Church restated its teaching against artificial contraception.
  6. 6th May 2007Give one possible disadvantage for a nuclear family if a parent becomes seriously ill and there are no relatives living nearby.
  7. 7th May 2007Name one Christian tradition that follows a mainly or fully vegetarian diet as a matter of religious conviction.
  8. 8th May 2007Give one difference between voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia.
  9. 9th May 2007Name the scientific process, proposed by Darwin, that offers a non-design explanation for adaptation in living things.
  10. 10th May 2007Which 18th century philosopher argued that testimony for a miracle should never outweigh the evidence for the laws of nature?
  11. 11th May 2007Name the scientific theory that describes the universe expanding from a hot, dense initial state.
  12. 12th May 2007Name one method the TRC used to encourage reconciliation.
  13. 13th May 2007Give one reason a captured prisoner of war should not be harmed, according to just war principles.
  14. 14th May 2007According to Qur'an 5:45, what happens when a victim's family chooses to forgo retaliation (qisas) in charity?
  15. 15th May 2007What is the difference between a retentionist and an abolitionist?
  16. 16th May 2007What does a Fairtrade mark guarantee about the price paid to a producer?
  17. 17th May 2007Give one example of how a place of worship supports people facing food poverty in the UK.
  18. 18th May 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.
  19. 19th May 2007According to Hebrews 4:15, what did Jesus experience that shows his full humanity?
  20. 20th May 2007Name the Christian group, sometimes called the Religious Society of Friends, that traditionally practises silent, unprogrammed worship.
  21. 21st May 2007Name the Gospel in which the Lord's Prayer is taught by Jesus.
  22. 22nd May 2007What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  23. 23rd May 2007Give one feature that makes As-Sirat difficult for wrongdoers to cross.
  24. 24th May 2007Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses love.
  25. 25th May 2007Name the person who is believed to have comforted and reassured Muhammad after his first experience of revelation.
  26. 26th May 2007Which night of the last ten nights of Ramadan is most commonly favoured by tradition as Laylat al-Qadr?
  27. 27th May 2007What does the plain, white, seamless clothing worn during ihram symbolise?
  28. 28th May 2007State the year in which the Sexual Offences Act, which set the current age of consent, was passed.
  29. 29th May 2007What is meant by fostering a child?
  30. 30th May 2007Name the scientist most associated with observing that galaxies are moving apart, supporting the idea of an expanding universe.
  31. 31st May 2007What is the key difference between the sanctity of life argument and the quality of life argument in the abortion debate?