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December 2018 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in December 2018, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in December 2018

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

  1. 1st December 2018Name the Gospel in which the Lord's Prayer is taught by Jesus.
  2. 2nd December 2018What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  3. 3rd December 2018Give one feature that makes As-Sirat difficult for wrongdoers to cross.
  4. 4th December 2018Give one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that expresses love.
  5. 5th December 2018Name the person who is believed to have comforted and reassured Muhammad after his first experience of revelation.
  6. 6th December 2018Which night of the last ten nights of Ramadan is most commonly favoured by tradition as Laylat al-Qadr?
  7. 7th December 2018What does the plain, white, seamless clothing worn during ihram symbolise?
  8. 8th December 2018State the year in which the Sexual Offences Act, which set the current age of consent, was passed.
  9. 9th December 2018What is meant by fostering a child?
  10. 10th December 2018Name the scientist most associated with observing that galaxies are moving apart, supporting the idea of an expanding universe.
  11. 11th December 2018What is the key difference between the sanctity of life argument and the quality of life argument in the abortion debate?
  12. 12th December 2018What term describes the Catholic Church's central teaching authority?
  13. 13th December 2018According to Freud, what psychological need does belief in God satisfy?
  14. 14th December 2018Name the three types of vision described in the Augustinian/Aquinas classification.
  15. 15th December 2018Name the international organisation most associated with monitoring the welfare of prisoners of war.
  16. 16th December 2018State one reason a country might choose to give up its weapons of mass destruction rather than rely on deterrence.
  17. 17th December 2018Which Just War principle do nuclear weapons most seriously break, according to religious critics?
  18. 18th December 2018Give one difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
  19. 19th December 2018What is the Arabic term for sincere repentance in Islam?
  20. 20th December 2018Explain briefly why charity alone might not be enough to end poverty.
  21. 21st December 2018What term describes having a lower standard of living than the average person in your own country, even though your basic needs may be met?
  22. 22nd December 2018State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  23. 23rd December 2018Which theological tradition, named after Jacobus Arminius, emphasises human free will in responding to God's grace?
  24. 24th December 2018Give one non-religious factor that can make it harder for persecuted Christians to receive outside help.
  25. 25th December 2018Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  26. 26th December 2018Give the Qur'anic reference (surah and ayah) often cited for a passage that lists many of Allah's names.
  27. 27th December 2018Which earlier scripture do Muslims associate with the prophet Isa (Jesus)?
  28. 28th December 2018Give the term for the belief that some Muslims hold that the Prophet Muhammad may intercede for believers on the Day of Judgement.
  29. 29th December 2018Give one obligatory act found in the Ten Obligatory Acts that is not one of the Five Pillars.
  30. 30th December 2018What is the name of the meal eaten just before dawn, before the fast begins each day during Ramadan?
  31. 31st December 2018According to Qur'an 62:9, what should believers do when the call to Friday prayer is made?