Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
June 2012 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day
Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in June 2012, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.
Every sheet in June 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2012Which two divine attributes does the traditional formulation of the problem of evil question?
- 2nd June 2012Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
- 3rd June 2012Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
- 4th June 2012Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
- 5th June 2012State what is meant by restorative justice.
- 6th June 2012What is 'diyya'?
- 7th June 2012Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
- 8th June 2012Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
- 9th June 2012Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
- 10th June 2012State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
- 11th June 2012State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
- 12th June 2012According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 13th June 2012What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
- 14th June 2012Define the term Rasul.
- 15th June 2012Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
- 16th June 2012What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
- 17th June 2012Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
- 18th June 2012State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
- 19th June 2012Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
- 20th June 2012Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
- 21st June 2012According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
- 22nd June 2012What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
- 23rd June 2012Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
- 24th June 2012In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
- 25th June 2012Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 26th June 2012Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
- 27th June 2012State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
- 28th June 2012In 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?
- 29th June 2012State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
- 30th June 2012Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).