Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
December 2008 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day
Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in December 2008, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.
Every sheet in December 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2008Give one way some Christians interpret hell non-literally.
- 2nd December 2008Give one criticism sometimes made of pilgrimage by Christians who do not think it is necessary for faith.
- 3rd December 2008According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 4th December 2008Which of the Sunni Six Beliefs corresponds most closely to the Shi'a root Nubuwwah?
- 5th December 2008Which Qur'anic verse is most often cited as evidence for Muhammad's finality?
- 6th December 2008What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
- 7th December 2008Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
- 8th December 2008Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
- 9th December 2008State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
- 10th December 2008Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
- 11th December 2008In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
- 12th December 2008What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
- 13th December 2008Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
- 14th December 2008What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
- 15th December 2008Name 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.
- 16th December 2008Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
- 17th December 2008What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
- 18th December 2008Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
- 19th December 2008What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
- 20th December 2008Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
- 21st December 2008Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.
- 22nd December 2008According to Qur'an 9:60, name two groups of people that Zakah funds may be given to.
- 23rd December 2008Give 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.
- 24th December 2008In which town does Luke's Gospel record that Jesus was born?
- 25th December 2008Give one example of music used in Christian worship.
- 26th December 2008State what is meant by adoration, as a type of prayer.
- 27th December 2008What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
- 28th December 2008What does Al-Mizan represent?
- 29th December 2008Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses his role as Creator.
- 30th December 2008State how the surahs (chapters) of the Qur'an are mainly arranged.
- 31st December 2008State roughly how many years a 'thousand months' (as in Qur'an 97:3) is equivalent to.