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January 2020 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in January 2020, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in January 2020

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

  1. 1st January 2020How many days does Acts 1:3 record that Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection, before the ascension?
  2. 2nd January 2020Give one reason why some churches in Britain now offer streamed or online services.
  3. 3rd January 2020A parish spends 350 pounds on hospitality for its Pentecost celebrations, shared equally across 5 identical events in the deanery. Calculate the cost per event.
  4. 4th January 2020According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
  5. 5th January 2020What title is given to Ibrahim in Qur'an 4:125?
  6. 6th January 2020Name the source (chapter and verse) that describes guardian angels protecting a person 'by the decree of Allah'.
  7. 7th January 2020State the Islamic calendar date (day and month) on which Ashura falls.
  8. 8th January 2020Name one obligatory payment made by many Shia Muslims in addition to zakat.
  9. 9th January 2020What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'jihad'?
  10. 10th January 2020In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that looking at someone lustfully is already a form of what?
  11. 11th January 2020Give one example of a religious role not open to women in most Orthodox Jewish communities.
  12. 12th January 2020Which biblical book, accepted by Catholics but not by most Protestants, is often cited to support praying for the dead?
  13. 13th January 2020What is the Islamic term for paradise?
  14. 14th January 2020Which form of euthanasia involves withdrawing or withholding treatment rather than actively causing death?
  15. 15th January 2020What modern scientific theory about the universe's origin is sometimes used to support the idea that the universe began to exist?
  16. 16th January 2020Give one example of a rite of passage associated with a religious upbringing.
  17. 17th January 2020State one difference between a refugee and an economic migrant.
  18. 18th January 2020Identify one risk of using the word 'jihad' only in its narrow, armed-struggle sense.
  19. 19th January 2020According to James 1:14-15, where does sin come from, according to this teaching?
  20. 20th January 2020Explain one reason financial compensation cannot fully relieve a victim's suffering.
  21. 21st January 2020Give one example of a qualified right that can sometimes be lawfully restricted.
  22. 22nd January 2020Give the modern meaning of the proverb 'the borrower is slave to the lender' (Proverbs 22:7).
  23. 23rd January 2020Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  24. 24th January 2020What name is given to the Christian doctrine that every person is born already affected by Adam and Eve's sin?
  25. 25th January 2020What happens to Job's fortunes by the end of the book, according to Job 42:10-17?
  26. 26th January 2020A church holds Communion services attended by an average of 64 people each week. Calculate the total attendance over a 4-week month, assuming attendance stays the same.
  27. 27th January 2020According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  28. 28th January 2020State the general term for the Last Day that these signs are believed to precede.
  29. 29th January 2020What is the name given to the winged creature traditionally said to have carried Muhammad during the Isra?
  30. 30th January 2020Give one way a Muslim today might use the story of a prophet other than Muhammad to guide their own behaviour.
  31. 31st January 2020Give one Hajj-specific rite that umrah does not include.