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Free OCR GCSE Religious Studies
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real OCR GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real OCR GCSE Religious Studies paper looks like

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.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Religious Studies syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

The Ten Commandments were given to:

  1. Abraham
  2. David
  3. Noah
  4. Moses
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✓ Answer: D — Moses
Moses received the Ten Commandments at Sinai.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

According to Islamic teaching, what is the primary purpose of marriage (nikah)?

  1. To increase family wealth through dowry
  2. To provide a lawful and stable framework for family life
  3. To ensure political alliances between families
  4. To guarantee inheritance rights for children
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✓ Answer: B — To provide a lawful and stable framework for family life
Award 1 mark for identifying that marriage provides a lawful and stable framework for family life. A is incorrect — while mahr (dowry) is part of marriage, it is not the primary purpose. C is incorrect — political alliances may have been a cultural practice but are not the Islamic teaching on the purpose of nikah. D is incorrect — inheritance rights are a consequence of legitimate family relationships, not the primary purpose of marriage.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Judaism teaches belief in:

  1. many gods
  2. no God
  3. three gods
  4. one God
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✓ Answer: D — one God
Judaism is strictly monotheistic.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

Christians believe in one God in three persons, known as the:

  1. Trinity
  2. Incarnation
  3. Resurrection
  4. Covenant
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✓ Answer: A — Trinity
The Trinity is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

The Jewish religious leader and teacher is the:

  1. guru
  2. rabbi
  3. imam
  4. priest
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✓ Answer: B — rabbi
The rabbi teaches and leads the community.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

The pilgrimage to Makkah is:

  1. Sawm
  2. Salah
  3. Hajj
  4. Zakah
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✓ Answer: C — Hajj
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

A core Sikh belief is the equality of:

  1. all people
  2. only Sikhs
  3. only men
  4. the priests
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✓ Answer: A — all people
Sikhism teaches equality of all.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

The belief in the absolute oneness of Allah is:

  1. Tawhid
  2. Risalah
  3. Akhirah
  4. Shirk
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✓ Answer: A — Tawhid
Tawhid is the oneness of God — the central belief.
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OCR GCSE Religious Studies FAQ

What does the OCR GCSE Religious Studies exam look like?
The OCR 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 OCR GCSE Religious Studies past paper?
Real OCR past papers are published directly by OCR 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 OCR 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.