GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) ACTUAL
2025 PAPER MERGED WITH MARK SCHEME
Section 5 Themes
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GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE)
Section 5 Themes
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45
minutes For Examiner’s Use
Materials Question Mark
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: 01.1
• the Question Paper/Answer Books for both the religion sections you are
entered for (Buddhism, Christianity, Islam or Judaism). You will have 1 hour 45 01.2
minutes to complete all three Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.3
01.4
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other two books.
02.1
• Answer both questions in this section.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 02.2
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
02.3
02.4
02.5
TOTAL
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• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each
page or on blank pages.
Information
• The maximum mark for this section is 48.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this section and 50 minutes on the religion sections.
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0 1 You should answer all questions from both themes. box
0 1 Theme A: Relationships and families
.1 Which one of the following is a term for treating women differently to men?
[1 mark] Put a tick () in the box next to the correct answer.
A Age discrimination
B Gender discrimination
C Race discrimination
0 1 1
D Religious discrimination
.2 Give two reasons why some religious believers do not support polygamy.
[2 marks]
1 2
2
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) ACTUAL
2025 PAPER MERGED WITH MARK SCHEME
Section 5 Themes
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate number
Centre number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE)
Section 5 Themes
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45
minutes For Examiner’s Use
Materials Question Mark
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: 01.1
• the Question Paper/Answer Books for both the religion sections you are
entered for (Buddhism, Christianity, Islam or Judaism). You will have 1 hour 45 01.2
minutes to complete all three Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.3
01.4
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other two books.
02.1
• Answer both questions in this section.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 02.2
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
02.3
02.4
02.5
TOTAL
, 2
Do not
write
outside the
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each
page or on blank pages.
Information
• The maximum mark for this section is 48.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this section and 50 minutes on the religion sections.
*JUN258061501* 8061/5
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V5
IB/M/Jun25/8061/5
, 3
Do not write outside the
0 1 . box
0 1 You should answer all questions from both themes. box
0 1 Theme A: Relationships and families
.1 Which one of the following is a term for treating women differently to men?
[1 mark] Put a tick () in the box next to the correct answer.
A Age discrimination
B Gender discrimination
C Race discrimination
0 1 1
D Religious discrimination
.2 Give two reasons why some religious believers do not support polygamy.
[2 marks]
1 2
2
Turn over ►
IB/M/Jun25/8061/5
, 4
Do not
write
outside the
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