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October 2023 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

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

Every sheet in October 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 October 2023Which Act of Parliament sets out the law on abortion in England, Scotland and Wales?
  2. 2nd October 2023What ethical approach do some liberal Protestants use to justify abortion in specific circumstances?
  3. 3rd October 2023Give the difference between strong (positive) atheism and weak (negative) atheism.
  4. 4th October 2023Which type of vision, in the Augustinian classification, is considered to involve no physical or imagined image at all?
  5. 5th October 2023What does the principle of discrimination require in war?
  6. 6th October 2023Suggest one reason a Humanist might oppose weapons of mass destruction without appealing to any religious teaching.
  7. 7th October 2023According to Qur'an 2:190, what limit is placed on fighting?
  8. 8th October 2023Complete the quotation: 'Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as ______' (Ephesians 4:32).
  9. 9th October 2023What does 'fitrah' mean in Islam?
  10. 10th October 2023Give one example of a structural change that could help reduce poverty in the long term.
  11. 11th October 2023Name the United Nations goal that aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere by 2030.
  12. 12th October 2023State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  13. 13th October 2023Which Genesis verse states that God created humankind 'in his own image'?
  14. 14th October 2023Give one task typically carried out by a Christian relief or aid organisation supporting persecuted communities.
  15. 15th October 2023Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  16. 16th October 2023Give the one-word meaning of the name Al-Kareem.
  17. 17th October 2023Name the prophet associated with the Tawrat (Torah) in Islamic belief.
  18. 18th October 2023State what the term Mizan refers to in Muslim belief about the Day of Judgement.
  19. 19th October 2023Name the Pillar that involves pilgrimage to Makkah.
  20. 20th October 2023What is expected of a woman who does not fast during Ramadan due to menstruation?
  21. 21st October 2023What is the name for the sermon delivered as part of Jummah prayer?
  22. 22nd October 2023Which Bible verse do many Christians use to support the idea that companionship is a purpose of marriage?
  23. 23rd October 2023What is meant by a same-sex family?
  24. 24th October 2023In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  25. 25th October 2023What does the 'R' for Reduction mean in the 3Rs principle for animal research?
  26. 26th October 2023What does Peter's vision of the sheet of animals in Acts 10:9-16 come to be interpreted as meaning?
  27. 27th October 2023Name William James's philosophical approach of judging a belief partly by the practical difference it makes in a person's life.
  28. 28th October 2023What is a theodicy?
  29. 29th October 2023Name the just war criterion that requires only a recognised ruler or government, not a private group, to declare war.
  30. 30th October 2023State one reason Christians might value freedom as a route to peace.
  31. 31st October 2023Give one example of a reparative sentence a court might impose.