2025 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES B 8063/2A
Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes)
Question Paper with Marking Scheme Attached
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GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES B
Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes)
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have the
Question Mark
Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option you are entered for
(either Islam or Judaism). 1.1
1.2
Instructions 1.3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
1.4
• Fill in the boxes at both the top of this page and the top of the
Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option. 1.5
• Choose two themes and answer all questions for those themes. 2.1
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 2.2
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not 2.3
want to be marked. 2.4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 2.5
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
3.1
Information 3.2
• The maximum mark for this paper is 48. 3.3
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
3.4
3.5
Advice
TOTAL
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books.
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this paper and 50 minutes on your
religion option.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Only answer the questions from TWO themes. box
Answer all the questions from your TWO chosen themes.
0 1 Theme A: Religion, relationships and families
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following commands from God shows that humans are
sexual beings?
[1 mark]
Put a tick (✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
A Be fruitful and multiply
B Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat
C Have dominion over every living thing that moves upon the earth
D Till the earth and keep it 1
0 1 . 2 Give two ways in which gender discrimination might take place in daily life.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two contrasting views in contemporary British society about same-sex box
marriage.
• You must refer to a Christian view.
• Your contrasting view may come from Christianity or from another religious or
non-religious tradition.
[4 marks]
4
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 4 Explain two reasons why the Catholic Church teaches that the use of artificial box
contraception is wrong.
Refer to scripture or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.
[5 marks]
5
IB/G/Jun25/8063/2A
Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes)
Question Paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES B
Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes)
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have the
Question Mark
Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option you are entered for
(either Islam or Judaism). 1.1
1.2
Instructions 1.3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
1.4
• Fill in the boxes at both the top of this page and the top of the
Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option. 1.5
• Choose two themes and answer all questions for those themes. 2.1
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 2.2
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not 2.3
want to be marked. 2.4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 2.5
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
3.1
Information 3.2
• The maximum mark for this paper is 48. 3.3
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
3.4
3.5
Advice
TOTAL
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books.
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this paper and 50 minutes on your
religion option.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Only answer the questions from TWO themes. box
Answer all the questions from your TWO chosen themes.
0 1 Theme A: Religion, relationships and families
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following commands from God shows that humans are
sexual beings?
[1 mark]
Put a tick (✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
A Be fruitful and multiply
B Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat
C Have dominion over every living thing that moves upon the earth
D Till the earth and keep it 1
0 1 . 2 Give two ways in which gender discrimination might take place in daily life.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
IB/G/Jun25/8063/2A
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two contrasting views in contemporary British society about same-sex box
marriage.
• You must refer to a Christian view.
• Your contrasting view may come from Christianity or from another religious or
non-religious tradition.
[4 marks]
4
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun25/8063/2A
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 4 Explain two reasons why the Catholic Church teaches that the use of artificial box
contraception is wrong.
Refer to scripture or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.
[5 marks]
5
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