Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Extreme lack of money and basic needs is called:
- poverty
- wealth
- charity
- surplus
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✓ Answer: A — poverty
Poverty is severe lack of resources.
AQA · GCSE · Religious Studies
Free AQA GCSE Religious Studies
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Religious Studies syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus is:
- Easter
- Christmas
- Pentecost
- Lent
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✓ Answer: B — Christmas
Christmas celebrates Jesus's birth.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The building where Muslims gather to worship is the:
- church
- mosque
- temple
- gurdwara
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✓ Answer: B — mosque
Muslims worship in a mosque.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
A journey to a holy place for religious reasons is a:
- pilgrimage
- procession
- mission
- retreat
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✓ Answer: A — pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a religious journey.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The five daily prayers in Islam are called:
- Salah
- Sawm
- Hajj
- Zakah
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✓ Answer: A — Salah
Salah is the daily prayer.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
The Five Pillars are the core practices of ____ Islam.
- Sunni
- Shi'a
- Sufi
- Druze
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✓ Answer: A — Sunni
The Five Pillars are central to Sunni Islam.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
Christians believe God is the ____ of the universe.
- creator
- destroyer
- observer
- product
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✓ Answer: A — creator
God is believed to be the creator.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
Most religions teach that stealing and murder are:
- wrong (sinful)
- acceptable
- encouraged
- rewarded
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✓ Answer: A — wrong (sinful)
Such acts are condemned as wrong.
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AQA GCSE Religious Studies FAQ
What does the AQA GCSE Religious Studies exam look like?
The AQA GCSE Religious Studies exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE Religious Studies past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE Religious Studies graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.