Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
October 2021 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day
Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in October 2021, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.
Every sheet in October 2021
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2021True or false: the Shahadah is recited only once, at the moment a person converts to Islam.
- 2nd October 2021In which Islamic month does Ashura occur?
- 3rd October 2021Give one condition some Muslims place on the use of contraception, even though it is generally permitted.
- 4th October 2021What is the Islamic term for the duty to maintain ties of kinship with relatives?
- 5th October 2021Which Christian tradition requires strict fasting from meat and dairy on many days of the year, including Lent?
- 6th October 2021Give one reason a person might travel abroad in connection with the euthanasia debate.
- 7th October 2021In which century did Thomas Aquinas write the Five Ways?
- 8th October 2021What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
- 9th October 2021Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
- 10th October 2021What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
- 11th October 2021Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
- 12th October 2021What is restorative justice?
- 13th October 2021Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
- 14th October 2021State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
- 15th October 2021State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
- 16th October 2021Give 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.
- 17th October 2021What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
- 18th October 2021Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
- 19th October 2021Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
- 20th October 2021What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
- 21st October 2021What does As-Sirat mean?
- 22nd October 2021Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
- 23rd October 2021Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
- 24th October 2021Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
- 25th October 2021What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
- 26th October 2021Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
- 27th October 2021What is meant by cohabitation?
- 28th October 2021What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?
- 29th October 2021Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
- 30th October 2021What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?
- 31st October 2021Give the difference between strong (positive) atheism and weak (negative) atheism.