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December 2021 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in December 2021, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in December 2021

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 2021Give one way a UK faith community might promote racial harmony locally.
  2. 2nd December 2021Give the technical term for a theory of atonement that sees Christ's obedience as reversing or 'undoing' Adam's disobedience.
  3. 3rd December 2021How many days does Acts 1:3 record that Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection, before the ascension?
  4. 4th December 2021Give one reason why some churches in Britain now offer streamed or online services.
  5. 5th December 2021A parish spends 350 pounds on hospitality for its Pentecost celebrations, shared equally across 5 identical events in the deanery. Calculate the cost per event.
  6. 6th December 2021According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
  7. 7th December 2021What title is given to Ibrahim in Qur'an 4:125?
  8. 8th December 2021Name the source (chapter and verse) that describes guardian angels protecting a person 'by the decree of Allah'.
  9. 9th December 2021State the Islamic calendar date (day and month) on which Ashura falls.
  10. 10th December 2021Name one obligatory payment made by many Shia Muslims in addition to zakat.
  11. 11th December 2021What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'jihad'?
  12. 12th December 2021In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that looking at someone lustfully is already a form of what?
  13. 13th December 2021Give one example of a religious role not open to women in most Orthodox Jewish communities.
  14. 14th December 2021Which biblical book, accepted by Catholics but not by most Protestants, is often cited to support praying for the dead?
  15. 15th December 2021What is the Islamic term for paradise?
  16. 16th December 2021Which form of euthanasia involves withdrawing or withholding treatment rather than actively causing death?
  17. 17th December 2021What modern scientific theory about the universe's origin is sometimes used to support the idea that the universe began to exist?
  18. 18th December 2021Give one example of a rite of passage associated with a religious upbringing.
  19. 19th December 2021State one difference between a refugee and an economic migrant.
  20. 20th December 2021Identify one risk of using the word 'jihad' only in its narrow, armed-struggle sense.
  21. 21st December 2021According to James 1:14-15, where does sin come from, according to this teaching?
  22. 22nd December 2021Explain one reason financial compensation cannot fully relieve a victim's suffering.
  23. 23rd December 2021Give one example of a qualified right that can sometimes be lawfully restricted.
  24. 24th December 2021Give the modern meaning of the proverb 'the borrower is slave to the lender' (Proverbs 22:7).
  25. 25th December 2021Give one word for the Christian belief that God is present and active within creation and human life, as opposed to being distant and uninvolved.
  26. 26th December 2021What name is given to the Christian doctrine that every person is born already affected by Adam and Eve's sin?
  27. 27th December 2021What happens to Job's fortunes by the end of the book, according to Job 42:10-17?
  28. 28th December 2021A 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.
  29. 29th December 2021According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, what does Paul compare the Church to?
  30. 30th December 2021State the general term for the Last Day that these signs are believed to precede.
  31. 31st December 2021What is the name given to the winged creature traditionally said to have carried Muhammad during the Isra?