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September 2023 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in September 2023, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in September 2023

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

  1. 1st September 2023Which chapter (surah) of the Qur'an teaches that Allah 'has already set a measure for all things'?
  2. 2nd September 2023What is believed to have happened to the Twelfth Imam?
  3. 3rd September 2023True or false: the Shahadah is recited only once, at the moment a person converts to Islam.
  4. 4th September 2023In which Islamic month does Ashura occur?
  5. 5th September 2023Give one condition some Muslims place on the use of contraception, even though it is generally permitted.
  6. 6th September 2023What is the Islamic term for the duty to maintain ties of kinship with relatives?
  7. 7th September 2023Which Christian tradition requires strict fasting from meat and dairy on many days of the year, including Lent?
  8. 8th September 2023Give one reason a person might travel abroad in connection with the euthanasia debate.
  9. 9th September 2023In which century did Thomas Aquinas write the Five Ways?
  10. 10th September 2023What is the name of the biblical account, found in John chapter 2, in which Jesus is said to have changed water into wine?
  11. 11th September 2023Which verse is often used by Christians who see Genesis and the Big Bang theory as compatible?
  12. 12th September 2023What condition did perpetrators usually have to meet to receive amnesty from the TRC?
  13. 13th September 2023Give one reason large-scale humanitarian aid after a conflict often needs government, not only individual, involvement.
  14. 14th September 2023What is restorative justice?
  15. 15th September 2023Give one argument used by supporters of the death penalty that does not depend on any religious belief.
  16. 16th September 2023State one limitation of Fair Trade certification as a solution to unfair trade.
  17. 17th September 2023State one difference between short-term charitable relief and long-term development work.
  18. 18th September 2023Give 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.
  19. 19th September 2023What title does John's Gospel use for Jesus before his human birth, in the phrase 'the Word was with God'?
  20. 20th September 2023Give one reason a Christian might choose to worship using set, written prayers rather than their own spontaneous words.
  21. 21st September 2023Give one occasion when a Christian might use intercessory prayer.
  22. 22nd September 2023What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  23. 23rd September 2023What does As-Sirat mean?
  24. 24th September 2023Name one of Allah's Ninety-Nine Names that means 'the Judge'.
  25. 25th September 2023Give the term for the scholarly explanation and interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning.
  26. 26th September 2023Give one difference between Zakat al-Fitr and the year-round obligation of Zakah.
  27. 27th September 2023What does the hadith saying 'Hajj is Arafat' teach about the importance of standing at Arafat?
  28. 28th September 2023Name a UK organisation that campaigns for decisions about relationships to be based on personal conscience rather than religious rules.
  29. 29th September 2023What is meant by cohabitation?
  30. 30th September 2023What is meant by creation 'ex nihilo'?