Revision 2. Exam papers / questions
Exam Paper example:
Keep an eye on the time to make sure you don’t run
out. You’ve got 1.18 mins for each mark on the
paper!
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Exam Paper example:
WHEN YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO, make sure you have both sets of sheets – the booklet
AND the insert
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Exam Paper example:
Follow these instructions! How many of you have actually read them before properly?
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Exam Paper example:
The 4 additional SPAG marks are given for your answers in
Part B. Some of you MAY want to start with this section then when your
brains are fresh.
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Exam Paper example:
You need to read the instructions etc BEFORE the time begins for the exam.Once the 1:30 starts you
should be INSIDE the booklets.
Before the end of the exam though, check again that you have written your name etc
on the front.
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Thinks to look out for…
The ‘topic’ for each section will be written at the top. All of the questions within that
section (e.g. A1) will be on that topic…
…ALWAYS READ THE HEADING
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Thinks to look out for…
E.G.On this example paper, the heading for A1 is
Euthanasia and Hospices. Therefore all of the questions will be expecting you to show
your knowledge of Euthanasia and
Hospices, and Christian attitudes towards them
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Thinks to look out for…
All of the Part A questions will have the
number of marks available in brackets at the end of the answer
lines.Use this as a guide for
what they are expecting to you write,
and how much
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Thinks to look out for…
Some questions will even give you hints –
such as these numbers…
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Thinks to look out for…
Some questions will even give you hints –
such as these numbers…
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Thinks to look out for…
Sometimes you might find a newspaper
cutting or some other piece of writing you need to read. READ
IT!!
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Thinks to look out for…
It will help give you more insight into the
purpose of the questions that follow.
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You might also want to look at the
‘types’ of questions you’ll be answering. They aren’t always the same in B5 and
B6
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If you’re ‘better’ at answering six mark questions, perhaps
one section has more of the six
mark questions, and less of the four / three mark ones
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Whichever section you choose, you must keep a very careful eye on how many
marks you need to be writing for. Remember, the answer section in the booklet for Part B does not have the
‘correct’ number of lines like it does for Part A.
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General Exam Paper tips:• don’t spend too long on each question. You
will need every minute• If a question totally stumps you, look at some
of the other questions in that group. They may help you understand what the difficult question is asking you
• If you have any spare time at the end of the exam, you MUST read back over what you have written – sometimes we lose the point of an answer half way through.
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Exam Questions:Why don’t you try some timed answers to some of the questions in the example paper…
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If you can’t remember what Civil Partnership means, the photo should give you a
clue.
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Write your answer.You have 1 ½
minutes.You must stop
when I tell you to put your pens
down.
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Write your answer.You have 3 ½
minutes.You must stop
when I tell you to put your pens
down.
Revision 3. Revision topics
Over the following slides you will see the exam board breakdown of the content for each paper…
• Christianity• Islam
Christianity Topic 1: The Right to LifeWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the sanctity and quality of life influence attitudes to abortion and euthanasia.
• Abortion– views on when life begins;– the status of the embryo/foetus;– pro-life and pro-choice arguments;– alternatives to abortion.
• Euthanasia– types of euthanasia – voluntary and non- voluntary;– the distinction between active and passive euthanasia;– views about the right to self-determination;– the hospice movement.
Christianity Topic 2: The Use of Medical TechnologyWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the sanctity of life, correction of nature and intervention in nature influence attitudes to the following: fertility and genetic treatments, cloning, and the appropriateness of embryonic research, including the question of hybrid embryos. They should also consider who, if anyone, should/should not have the right to such treatments and the implications for those involved in them and (where relevant) for resultant children.
• Fertility Treatments– artificial insemination – by husband (AIH) or donor (DI/AID);– in vitro fertilisation (IVF);– surrogacy (as an alternative to standard fertility treatments).
• Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering– saviour siblings;– somatic cell therapy;– designer babies.
• Cloning– reproductive cloning;– stem cell (therapeutic) cloning.
Christianity Topic 3: Personal ResponsibilityWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on what it means to be human and on the importance of commitment and responsibility influence attitudes and personal lifestyle in relation to sexual relationships and the use of drugs.
• Sexual Relationships– human sexuality and sexual relationships (heterosexual and homosexual);– chastity and sexual relationships outside marriage, including adultery;– the legal age of consent for sexual intercourse;– contraception.
• Drugs– medically prescribed drugs;– socially accepted drugs: alcohol and tobacco;– illegal drugs;– reasons for taking legal and illegal drugs;– the effects on those who take them, and on others.
Christianity Topic 4: Social ResponsibilityWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the importance of commitment, responsibility, equality and justice influence attitudes to marriage, and prejudice and discrimination.
• Marriage– religious and civil marriage ceremonies;– the nature and purposes of marriage;– alternatives to marriage, including cohabitation and civil partnerships;– reasons for marital breakdown and support for those experiencing this;– attitudes to divorce and remarriage;– the importance of family and the elderly.
• Prejudice and Discrimination
– causes of prejudice and discrimination; •
– types of prejudice and discrimination, including colour, race, religion, gender and disability;
– Christian responses to prejudice and discrimination, including the work of one well-known Christian.
Christianity Topic 5: Global ConcernsWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the world as God’s creation, stewardship, justice and respect for life influence attitudes to the world and its inhabitants.
• The Environment– environmental problems, including pollution, destruction of natural
habitats, use and abuse of natural resources, and climate change;– individual, community, national and international responses, e.g.
recycling, conservation projects and earth summits.• World Poverty
– characteristics of Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) and causes of poverty;
– emergency and long term aid;– the work of one of the following voluntary aid agencies: CAFOD, Christian
Aid, Tearfund, Trocaire;– ways in which individuals might respond to those in LEDCs, e.g. fair trade,
campaigning for justice.
Christianity Topic 6: ConflictWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on justice, forgiveness, reconciliation and peace influence attitudes to war and peace, and to crime and punishment.
• War and Peace– causes of war;– the Just War theory;– pacifism;– terrorism;– nuclear warfare and proliferation.
• Crime and Punishment– the causes of crime;– aims of punishment, including deterrence, protection, reformation and
retribution;– punishment and its impact on society and the individual, including fines,
imprisonment, community service, and the death penalty (capital punishment).
Islam Topic 1: Life and DeathWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim principles on the purpose and quality of life influence attitudes to the following:
– the sanctity of life (Surah 3:145);– Muslim attitudes to abortion and euthanasia;– belief in life after death, resurrection and judgment.
• Fertility Treatments– Muslim attitudes to fertility issues – contraception, in vitro fertilisation
(IVF), artificial insemination by the husband (AIH) or donor (AID or DI);– surrogacy (as an alternative to standard fertility treatments);– reproductive cloning.
• Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering– saviour siblings;– somatic cell therapy;– designer babies;– stem cell (therapeutic) cloning.
Islam Topic 2: Wealth and PovertyWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim principles such as duty to care for the poor and the concept of community influence attitudes to the following:
• characteristics of Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) and the causes of poverty;
• emergency and long term aid;• the work of Muslim organisations and agencies in world
development and the relief of poverty;• detailed knowledge and understanding of the work of Muslim
Aid and the principles on which its work is based;• ways in which Muslim communities in the UK work to relieve
poverty and suffering, including an understanding of Sadaqah;• Muslim attitudes to money and to giving to the poor and needy.
Islam Topic 2: Wealth and PovertyWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim principles such as duty to care for the poor and the concept of community influence attitudes to the following:
• characteristics of Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) and the causes of poverty;
• emergency and long term aid;• the work of Muslim organisations and agencies in world
development and the relief of poverty;• detailed knowledge and understanding of the work of Muslim
Aid and the principles on which its work is based;• ways in which Muslim communities in the UK work to relieve
poverty and suffering, including an understanding of Sadaqah;• Muslim attitudes to money and to giving to the poor and needy.
Islam Topic 3: Conflict and SufferingWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim views on purpose of life, justice, reconciliation and peace influence attitudes to the following:
• the concept of jihad – greater and lesser;• Muslim views about war, including:
– disarmament;– pacifism;– terrorism;– nuclear warfare and proliferation;
• protest – different ways of protesting and reasons for protest;• reconciliation.
Islam Topic 4: The EnvironmentWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim views on stewardship and the value of the natural world influence attitudes to the following:
• the created world – reasons why it is valued by Muslims;• causes of pollution;• Muslim attitudes to conservation;• Individual, community, national and international
responses, e.g. recycling, conservation projects and earth summits;
• animal rights – care of animals, using animals for experimentation in research;
• stewardship.
Islam Topic 5: Crime and PunishmentWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim views of law, punishment and forgiveness influence attitudes to the following:
• the causes of crime;• aims of punishment – deterrence, protection, reformation,
retribution;• punishment and its impact on society and the individual
including fines, imprisonment, community service, the death penalty (capital punishment);
• attitudes to corporal punishment and the death penalty (capital punishment);
• the teaching of the Qur’an on punishment; final judgment before Allah;
• issues of justice (Surah 41:34);• forgiveness.
Islam Topic 6: Relationships and LifestyleWithin this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Muslim beliefs and law and the principles of commitment and responsibility influence attitudes to the following:
• importance of the family; children, role of parents, the elderly;
• human sexuality and sexual relationships (heterosexual and homosexual);
• the legal age of consent for sexual intercourse;• attitudes to alcohol, tobacco, prescribed drugs and illegal
drugs; effects and impacts on individuals and on others;• attitudes to gambling;• attitudes to usury;• the role of Islamic schools.