Family and Religious Studies Paper 1 Specimen A 2026

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1. Apolygamous family.
2. Bchild headed family.
3. Cextended family.
4. Dnuclear family.

1. Adecisions about marriage are taken by the youngest members present.
2. Borphans, widows and the aged are absorbed and cared for by relatives.
3. Ceach married couple is expected to meet every need without any help.
4. Dthe family totem and lineage are dropped once children become adults.

1. Avillage head, who is called in to settle every family matter.
2. Byoungest wife of the homestead, who speaks for the elders.
3. Celdest son of the household, who will inherit the homestead.
4. Dfather's sister, known as vatete or the aunt of the family.

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1. AWritten examinations set at the end of every farming season.
2. BPrinted textbooks distributed to each homestead by the chief.
3. CCorrespondence lessons posted to homesteads by the village head.
4. DFolktales, riddles and proverbs told by elders at the evening fire.

1. Ait continues throughout life and is not limited to a fixed school age.
2. Bit is delivered by trained teachers who are paid a monthly salary.
3. Cit awards a certificate that employers in the towns will recognise.
4. Dit is examined at fixed times so that a learner's progress is graded.

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1. Aparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles within the family itself.
2. Btraders who pass through the village on their way to the market.
3. Cage mates of the child, who teach with no adult present at all.
4. Dgovernment inspectors who visit the homestead once each term.

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1. AThe regular payment of school fees for every child in the homestead.
2. BDisagreement among relatives over the sharing of a deceased person's estate.
3. CThe keeping of the chisi rest day by every household in the village.
4. DThe naming of a newborn child after a departed grandparent.

1. Arecord the dispute in writing so that it can go to a magistrate.
2. Bremove the offender permanently from the homestead and clan.
3. Cpunish the guilty party as severely as the elders see fit.
4. Drestore the broken relationship and reconcile the two parties.

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1. AThe nearest neighbours, chosen because they live closest by.
2. BThe couple's own children together with their age mates.
3. CThe village head accompanied by the district administrator.
4. DThe father's sister (vatete) and the mother's brother (sekuru).

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1. Aowned twelve fields granted to him by the king of Israel.
2. Bcarried the twelve tribes of Israel before God as he served.
3. Chad completed twelve years of training before his ordination.
4. Dwas permitted to enter the sanctuary twelve times each year.

1. Apurity, holiness and righteousness in the sight of God.
2. Bthe blood of the sacrifices offered daily at the altar.
3. Cthe wealth and the value kept in the Temple treasury.
4. Droyalty and the majesty belonging to an earthly king.

1. AScarlet, the colour of blood shed in sacrifice for atonement.
2. BBlue (tekhelet), the colour of the sky and of the divine throne.
3. CGold, the metal that stands for glory, worth and kingship.
4. DPurple, the colour worn by kings and the mark of royalty.

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1. Agive charity to a disabled person during the sabbatical year.
2. Bcurse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind.
3. Cemploy a blind person in any work carried out in the field.
4. Dallow a person who is lame to enter the synagogue at prayer.

1. AThe law of the tithe, paid to the Levites out of the produce.
2. BThe law of gleaning, set out in the book of Leviticus.
3. CThe law of the Sabbath, which forbids work on the seventh day.
4. DThe law of circumcision, carried out on the eighth day.

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1. AFailure of a household to build a booth for the feast of Sukkot.
2. BThe breaking of a clan totem rule by a member of the family.
3. CInjury from an accident, disease or the effects of old age.
4. DRefusal to pay the annual Temple tax in the city of Jerusalem.

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1. ACharging interest on a loan made to a fellow Israelite.
2. BEmploying a hired worker to labour in a vineyard for wages.
3. CSelling produce grown on land inherited from one's father.
4. DRecording a debt in writing before two named witnesses.

1. Alend money to a stranger who is passing through the land.
2. Bsell grain to a merchant who comes from another country.
3. Cbuy a field from a neighbour during the year of Jubilee.
4. Dkeep differing weights and measures in his bag and his house.

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1. Ahe works only on the days appointed for him by the village elders.
2. Bhis wages are paid to him on the same day, before the sun sets.
3. Chis wages are held by the employer until the year has ended.
4. Dhe is paid in cattle rather than in silver or in measures of grain.

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1. Ahas all power, so that nothing at all is impossible for him.
2. Bnever changes in his character or in his settled purposes.
3. Cis present everywhere in creation at the same moment.
4. Dknows all things, including the thoughts of the heart.

1. AOmniscience, since he knows all things past and future.
2. BOmnipotence, since all power belongs to him alone.
3. CImmutability, since his purposes never change at all.
4. DOmnipresence, since no place is without his presence.

1. AWithdrawing church schools and clinics from areas facing conflict.
2. BRefusing to let members of other churches attend any service.
3. CChurch leaders mediating between parties in a community dispute.
4. DRequiring every believer to settle all disputes through the courts.

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1. AThe Western Wall in Jerusalem, where Jews gather to pray.
2. BNjelele shrine in the Matopos hills, a place of rain making.
3. CThe Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, built over Jesus' birthplace.
4. DThe Kaaba at Makkah, circled seven times by pilgrims on Hajj.

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1. Aa vigil, a night of prayer kept inside the church building.
2. Ba pilgrimage, undertaken to visit and pray at a holy site.
3. Ca crusade, undertaken to preach to people of another faith.
4. Da novena, a fixed sequence of prayers said over nine days.

1. ALeaving old mission buildings unrepaired so that they age naturally.
2. BReplacing the church's oldest hymns with new songs every year.
3. CKeeping records, archives and museums of the congregation's past.
4. DDiscouraging believers from visiting the sites named in the Bible.

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1. ASection 62, which protects the right of access to information.
2. BSection 63, which protects the right to language and to culture.
3. CSection 60, which protects freedom of conscience, belief and religion.
4. DSection 61, which protects freedom of expression and of the media.

1. Aregister his personal beliefs with the local authority each year.
2. Battend services on every day of the week without any exception.
3. Cpersuade neighbours of other faiths to join his own congregation.
4. Dworship without infringing the rights and the peace of other people.

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1. Areligious bodies are free to run schools, clinics and orphanages.
2. Bonly the religion of the majority may hold public gatherings.
3. Cthe state decides which beliefs its citizens are allowed to hold.
4. Dworshippers are exempted from the ordinary laws of the country.

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1. AMawlid an-Nabi, kept in remembrance of the birth of the Prophet.
2. BEid al-Adha, at which an animal is sacrificed and its meat is shared.
3. CEid al-Fitr, celebrated once the last day of Ramadan is completed.
4. DAshura, kept as a fast on the tenth day of the month of Muharram.

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1. AZakat al-Fitr, a measure of staple food or its value given to the poor.
2. BKhums, a fifth part of certain gains set aside in some communities.
3. CKaffarah, a payment made to make up for a broken oath or vow.
4. DFidyah, a payment made by a person permanently unable to fast.

1. Aworshippers stand together in rows with no rank or class.
2. Bonly those able to afford travel are able to keep them at all.
3. Cdifferent countries observe them in different months each year.
4. Deach family observes them privately within its own home.

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1. Akeep it until the next planting season has arrived.
2. Bgive the seedling away to a neighbour before he prays.
3. Cplant it in the ground even at that late moment.
4. Dburn it, since the world is about to come to an end.

1. Awashing before the funeral prayer of a close relative.
2. Busing water drawn from a well that he owned himself.
3. Cat the side of a river that was flowing freely past him.
4. Dpreparing for the pilgrimage to Makkah later that year.

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1. Aisraf, which the Qur'an says Allah does not love at all.
2. Bshirk, which is the associating of partners with Allah.
3. Criba, which the Qur'an forbids in trade and in lending.
4. Dgharar, which makes a business contract void for uncertainty.

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1. Athe wife, who must spend her own earnings on the home.
2. Bthe eldest child, once he has begun to earn a wage.
3. Cthe mosque committee, which supports every household.
4. Dthe husband, whose earnings are a family obligation.

1. Apass to her husband on the day the marriage contract is signed.
2. Bmust be spent on the household before her husband's own income.
3. Cremain her own, and she is not obliged to spend them on the home.
4. Dare held by her guardian until her children have reached adulthood.

1. ALeading the mixed Friday congregational prayer in the main mosque.
2. BTeaching children and other women the Qur'an and the practice of faith.
3. CCollecting the taxes of the state from traders in the public market.
4. DDeciding which men in the community may travel for the Hajj.

1. Abalancing the care of the home with employment or further study.
2. Ba prohibition in the Qur'an on women receiving any education.
3. Ca requirement that women pay a higher rate of zakat than men.
4. Da rule that women may not own or inherit any property at all.