2024 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES A 8062/12 Paper 1
Catholic Christianity
Verified Question Paper with Marking Scheme Combined.
June 2024
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
Paper 1 Catholic Christianity
Thursday 9 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: For Examiner’s Use
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion option
you are entered for (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or Sikhism). Question Mark
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.1
01.2
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other book. 01.4
• Answer all questions.
01.5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this
book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 02.1
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be 02.2
marked. 02.3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box
around each page or on blank pages. 02.4
02.5
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 51. TOTAL
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark
question in the Beliefs section.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this religion option and 50 minutes on your other religion option.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
0 1 Catholic Christianity: Beliefs box
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following is the meaning of the term ‘purgatory’? Put
[1 mark]
a tick ( ) in the box next to the correct answer.
A A ceremony to celebrate the life of a dead person
B A journey by a believer to a holy site
C A state of cleansing to remove the effects of sin
D A story with a religious message 1
0 1 . 2 Give two Catholic beliefs about matrimony (marriage).
[2 marks]
1
2
2
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which the Genesis accounts of creation influence Christians today. box
[4 marks]
4
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Do not write
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box
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Catholic Christianity
Verified Question Paper with Marking Scheme Combined.
June 2024
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
Paper 1 Catholic Christianity
Thursday 9 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have: For Examiner’s Use
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion option
you are entered for (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or Sikhism). Question Mark
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.1
01.2
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other book. 01.4
• Answer all questions.
01.5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this
book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 02.1
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be 02.2
marked. 02.3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box
around each page or on blank pages. 02.4
02.5
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 51. TOTAL
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark
question in the Beliefs section.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this religion option and 50 minutes on your other religion option.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
0 1 Catholic Christianity: Beliefs box
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following is the meaning of the term ‘purgatory’? Put
[1 mark]
a tick ( ) in the box next to the correct answer.
A A ceremony to celebrate the life of a dead person
B A journey by a believer to a holy site
C A state of cleansing to remove the effects of sin
D A story with a religious message 1
0 1 . 2 Give two Catholic beliefs about matrimony (marriage).
[2 marks]
1
2
2
IB/M/Jun24/8062/12
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which the Genesis accounts of creation influence Christians today. box
[4 marks]
4
Question 1 continues on the next page
IB/M/Jun24/8062/12
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
Turn over ►
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