GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A E E
Paper 2A: Thematic Studies
E E E
Tuesday 19 May 2020
E E E Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
E E E E E
Materials
ForEthisEpaperEyouEmustEhave:
anEAQAE16-pageEAnswerEBook.
Instructions
UseEblackEinkEorEblackEball-pointEpen.
WriteEtheEinformationErequiredEonEtheEfrontEofEyourEAnswerEBook.ETheEexaminingEbodyEforEthi
sEpaperEisEAQA.EETheEpaperEreferenceEisE8062/2A.
DoEallEroughEworkEinEtheEAnswerEBook.E CrossEthroughEanyEworkEyouEdoEnotEwantEtoEbeEmarked.
ChooseEfourEthemes.
AnswerEallEquestionsEonEtheEfourEthemesEyouEhaveEchosen.
Information
TheEmaximumEmarkEforEthisEpaperEisE96EplusE3EmarksEforEspelling,EpunctuationEandEgrammar.
TheEmarksEforEquestionsEareEshownEinEbrackets.
Spelling,EpunctuationEandEgrammarE(SPaG)EwillEbeEassessedEinEtheE12-
markEquestion.ETheEmarksEforESPaGEareEshownEbelowEtheEmarkEallocationEforEeachEquestion.ETheE
bestEofEtheseEmarksEwillEbeEincludedEinEyourEtotalEforEtheEpaper.
Advice
YouEareEadvisedEtoEspendE25EminutesEonEeachEtheme.
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YouEshouldEanswerEallEquestionsEfromEfourEthemes.
0 1 ThemeEA:ERelationshipsEandEfamilies
0 1 . 1
WhichEoneEofEtheEfollowingEmeansEaEmanEhavingEmoreEthanEoneEwifeEa
tEtheEsameEtime? [1Emark]
A Cohabitation
B Procreation
C Monogamy
D Polygamy
0 1 . 2 GiveEtwoEreligiousEteachingsEaboutEdivorce.
[2Emarks]
0 1 . 3
ExplainEtwoEcontrastingEreligiousEbeliefsEinEcontemporaryEBritishEsocietyEa
boutEsexualErelationshipsEbeforeEmarriage.
InEyourEanswerEyouEshouldEreferEtoEtheEmainEreligiousEtraditionEofEGreatEBritainEan
dEoneEorEmoreEotherEreligiousEtraditions.
[4Emarks]
0 1 . 4 ExplainEtwoEreligiousEviewsEaboutEsame-sexEparents.
ReferEtoEsacredEwritingsEorEanotherEsourceEofEreligiousEbeliefEandEteachingEi
nEyourEanswer.
[5Emarks]
0 1EEE . 5 ‘GenderEdiscriminationEisEalwaysEwrong.’
EvaluateEthisEstatement.
InEyourEanswerEyou:
shouldEgiveEreasonedEargumentsEinEsupportEofEthisEstatement
shouldEgiveEreasonedEargumentsEtoEsupportEaEdifferentEpointEofEview
shouldEreferEtoEreligiousEarguments
mayEreferEtoEnon-religiousEarguments
shouldEreachEaEjustifiedEconclusion.
[12Emarks]
[PlusESPaGE3Emarks
E
]
IB/G/Jun20/8062/2A
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A E E
Paper 2A: Thematic Studies
E E E
Tuesday 19 May 2020
E E E Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
E E E E E
Materials
ForEthisEpaperEyouEmustEhave:
anEAQAE16-pageEAnswerEBook.
Instructions
UseEblackEinkEorEblackEball-pointEpen.
WriteEtheEinformationErequiredEonEtheEfrontEofEyourEAnswerEBook.ETheEexaminingEbodyEforEthi
sEpaperEisEAQA.EETheEpaperEreferenceEisE8062/2A.
DoEallEroughEworkEinEtheEAnswerEBook.E CrossEthroughEanyEworkEyouEdoEnotEwantEtoEbeEmarked.
ChooseEfourEthemes.
AnswerEallEquestionsEonEtheEfourEthemesEyouEhaveEchosen.
Information
TheEmaximumEmarkEforEthisEpaperEisE96EplusE3EmarksEforEspelling,EpunctuationEandEgrammar.
TheEmarksEforEquestionsEareEshownEinEbrackets.
Spelling,EpunctuationEandEgrammarE(SPaG)EwillEbeEassessedEinEtheE12-
markEquestion.ETheEmarksEforESPaGEareEshownEbelowEtheEmarkEallocationEforEeachEquestion.ETheE
bestEofEtheseEmarksEwillEbeEincludedEinEyourEtotalEforEtheEpaper.
Advice
YouEareEadvisedEtoEspendE25EminutesEonEeachEtheme.
IB/G/Jun20/E7 8062/2A
, 2
YouEshouldEanswerEallEquestionsEfromEfourEthemes.
0 1 ThemeEA:ERelationshipsEandEfamilies
0 1 . 1
WhichEoneEofEtheEfollowingEmeansEaEmanEhavingEmoreEthanEoneEwifeEa
tEtheEsameEtime? [1Emark]
A Cohabitation
B Procreation
C Monogamy
D Polygamy
0 1 . 2 GiveEtwoEreligiousEteachingsEaboutEdivorce.
[2Emarks]
0 1 . 3
ExplainEtwoEcontrastingEreligiousEbeliefsEinEcontemporaryEBritishEsocietyEa
boutEsexualErelationshipsEbeforeEmarriage.
InEyourEanswerEyouEshouldEreferEtoEtheEmainEreligiousEtraditionEofEGreatEBritainEan
dEoneEorEmoreEotherEreligiousEtraditions.
[4Emarks]
0 1 . 4 ExplainEtwoEreligiousEviewsEaboutEsame-sexEparents.
ReferEtoEsacredEwritingsEorEanotherEsourceEofEreligiousEbeliefEandEteachingEi
nEyourEanswer.
[5Emarks]
0 1EEE . 5 ‘GenderEdiscriminationEisEalwaysEwrong.’
EvaluateEthisEstatement.
InEyourEanswerEyou:
shouldEgiveEreasonedEargumentsEinEsupportEofEthisEstatement
shouldEgiveEreasonedEargumentsEtoEsupportEaEdifferentEpointEofEview
shouldEreferEtoEreligiousEarguments
mayEreferEtoEnon-religiousEarguments
shouldEreachEaEjustifiedEconclusion.
[12Emarks]
[PlusESPaGE3Emarks
E
]
IB/G/Jun20/8062/2A
