Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
July 2010 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day
Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in July 2010, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.
Every sheet in July 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2010Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
- 2nd July 2010Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
- 3rd July 2010Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
- 4th July 2010State what is meant by restorative justice.
- 5th July 2010What is 'diyya'?
- 6th July 2010Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
- 7th July 2010Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
- 8th July 2010Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
- 9th July 2010State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
- 10th July 2010State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
- 11th July 2010According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 12th July 2010What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
- 13th July 2010Define the term Rasul.
- 14th July 2010Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
- 15th July 2010What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
- 16th July 2010Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
- 17th July 2010State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
- 18th July 2010Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
- 19th July 2010Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
- 20th July 2010According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
- 21st July 2010What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
- 22nd July 2010Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
- 23rd July 2010In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
- 24th July 2010Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 25th July 2010Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
- 26th July 2010State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
- 27th July 2010In restorative justice, what name is given to a meeting where the offender, the victim and community representatives discuss the harm caused and how to repair it?
- 28th July 2010State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
- 29th July 2010Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
- 30th July 2010Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.
- 31st July 2010Give 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.