Family and Religious Studies Paper 2 Specimen 2026

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Agrind grain into meal, the daily work by which a family is fed.
2. Bcall the whole community together for a meeting at the village dare.
3. Cmeasure out the cattle paid over at a marriage negotiation.
4. Dmark the boundary between one family's field and another's.

1. Adura remai, the mother's own store of harvested grain.
2. Bzunde ramambo, worked by the whole community for the needy.
3. Chozi yamambo, the chief's store of tribute grain.
4. Ddanga, the kraal in which the family's cattle are kept.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aolder women, often those who are past childbearing age.
2. Bany young man chosen by the head of the homestead.
3. Cthe chief in person, assisted by his own councillors.
4. Da visiting trader who supplies it to the family for a small payment.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aa person is judged only by the size of his herd.
2. Ba person is a person through other people.
3. Ca person belongs to no family until he marries.
4. Da person should keep his wealth to himself.

1. ARefusing to share food with a visitor who arrives unannounced.
2. BTaking revenge on a neighbour personally rather than bringing the case to the dare.
3. CConcealing a wrongdoing from the elders of one's own family.
4. DHospitality, so that a traveller is fed before stating his business.

1. Aproverbs, folktales, taboos and the example of elders.
2. Bsermons preached at a shrine by a paid religious officer.
3. Cwritten codes kept by the chief and read out once a year.
4. Dannual examinations set for young people by the elders.

1. Alacks good character in his dealings with other people.
2. Bhas not yet been given a totem by his father's clan.
3. Cowns no cattle and cannot pay roora for a wife.
4. Dhas not attended the initiation school of his age group.

1. Acattle to the village head for permission to gather.
2. Bcash wages calculated at the end of the working day.
3. Ca share of the field to each person who has worked.
4. Dbeer and a meal for everyone who comes to work.

1. Aprevents any household from owning more than ten cattle.
2. Bensures that all the cattle are sold at the same price.
3. Callows the chief to count every beast within his own area.
4. Dfrees the other households to do different work that day.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Athe family buries the deceased alone and in silence.
2. Bonly the closest relatives are told that a death has occurred.
3. Cthe whole village digs the grave, cooks and keeps the vigil.
4. Dthe body is taken away by the village head to be buried.

1. AThe private consultation of a n'anga by a single patient at his home.
2. BThe counting by a man of the cattle he owns himself.
3. CThe use of a totem praise name by one clan member.
4. DThe mukwerera rain ceremony, to which each household gives.

1. Athe eating of bread on any day other than the Sabbath itself.
2. Bthe eating of pork and shellfish, and the mixing of meat with milk.
3. Cthe eating of any kind of meat at all during the seven days of Passover.
4. Dthe drinking of wine at any meal held in a Jewish household.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Akiddush, the blessing said over wine at the Sabbath meal.
2. Bhavdalah, the ceremony that marks the close of the Sabbath.
3. Cbar mitzvah, at which he takes on the commandments himself.
4. Dbrit milah, the sign of the covenant made with Abraham.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Athe Torah, the Nevi'im (Prophets) and the Ketuvim (Writings).
2. Bthe Mishnah, the Gemara and the codes of Jewish law.
3. Cthe Torah, the Gospels and the letters of the apostles.
4. Dthe Qur'an, the hadith and the writings of the Muslim jurists of Islam.

1. Athey are regarded as less able to keep the commandments.
2. Bhousehold and childcare duties cannot be made to wait on a clock.
3. Cthey are not counted as members of the Jewish people at any time at all.
4. Dthose commandments were given only to the tribe of Levi.

1. ASeparating the challah from the dough before it is baked.
2. BBinding the tefillin on the arm at weekday morning prayer.
3. CBlowing the shofar at the New Year service in the synagogue.
4. DReading the haftarah portion aloud after the Torah reading.

1. Asukkah, the booth built for the autumn harvest festival.
2. Bmechitza, the partition that divides the seating areas.
3. Cbimah, the platform from which the Torah is read out.
4. Dchuppah, the canopy used at a Jewish wedding service.

1. AEvery movement in Judaism today, without any exception anywhere at all.
2. BOrthodox and Haredi communities, but no others anywhere.
3. CReform and Conservative Judaism, but not Orthodox Judaism.
4. DNo movement in Judaism ordains women in any country.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aall meat is cooked before sunset on the day it is bought.
2. Bblood is drained from meat by salting and soaking it.
3. Cevery meal is eaten in silence and without any guests.
4. Dfruit is washed only in water drawn from a running river.

1. Agiven a double portion of food from the community store.
2. Bmarried only to another person with the same condition.
3. Cexamined by the priest and isolated outside the camp.
4. Dtaken at once to the Temple to offer a sin offering.

1. Aburn all refuse in a fire kept alight at the camp gate.
2. Bboil all drinking water before it is used for cooking food.
3. Cwash their hands in a bronze basin before every meal.
4. Dbury human waste outside the camp with a digging tool.

1. Amedicine may not be used at all, since healing belongs to God alone.
2. Bthe saving of a life overrides almost every other commandment.
3. Ca sick person must continue fasting until the illness passes.
4. Donly a priest may give treatment to a person who is ill.

1. Ahold gatherings at any hour of the night without regard for neighbours.
2. Bcollect money from members without keeping any record.
3. Cpractise and propagate a religion alone or with other people.
4. Drefuse to send one's own children to any school at all.

1. Areligious bodies build and run schools, clinics and orphanages.
2. Bworshippers become exempt from paying taxes on their income.
3. Cpeople of different faiths are separated into different residential areas.
4. Dthe state chooses one religion for everyone to follow.

1. Aa church chooses to build in a rural rather than an urban area.
2. Ba sect refuses medical treatment or schooling for its children.
3. Ctwo denominations disagree over the meaning of a Bible text.
4. Da congregation holds its service in a language of its own.

1. Aapproved by a vote of the members of that congregation.
2. Brecorded in the founding documents of the organisation.
3. Creasonable and justifiable in a democratic society.
4. Drequested by the largest church in the district concerned.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aif a man will not work, then neither shall he eat.
2. Bthe love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
3. Cit is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye.
4. Da labourer is worthy of the wages that he has been paid.

1. ANursing and medicine at a mission hospital such as Karanda.
2. BThe brewing and the sale of illicit spirits in the high density townships.
3. CThe operating of a gambling house at a growth point.
4. DMoney lending at high interest to members of the church.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Agive up all property and depend on the church for support.
2. Bwork with his hands so that he has something to share.
3. Cmake no further attempt to earn a living by any trade.
4. Dleave the congregation until he has repaid every debt.

1. AThat a believer must never accept any payment at all for the work he does.
2. BThat farming is the only acceptable Christian occupation.
3. CThat a Christian may not work alongside a non-believer.
4. DThat work must be honest, and that dishonest gain is forbidden.

1. Athe borrowing of money at interest to expand a business.
2. Bthe refusal of all insurance as a failure of faith in God.
3. Cthe planning and saving of resources against future need.
4. Dthe sale of family land in order to pay a church tithe.

1. Aassess what a plan will require before beginning it.
2. Bborrow whatever is needed and trust that it can be repaid.
3. Cavoid all building work until a church has given approval.
4. Dgive away every possession before starting on a project.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aarranging for the church to inherit the deceased's property.
2. Bpreventing members from attending any funeral held at another church.
3. Cpooling small regular contributions to meet the cost of a funeral.
4. Drequiring each family to sell its cattle when a death occurs.

1. Athe church should bury its dead in a marked and tended grave.
2. Bprayer should be offered for a sick member of the congregation.
3. Cbelievers should sing hymns during a service held for healing.
4. Dseeking medical treatment and insurance shows a lack of faith.

1. Abuilding factories that employ several thousand workers each.
2. Bconstructing the national road and the railway networks.
3. Coperating the largest commercial farms in the country.
4. Ddrilling boreholes that supply clean water to whole villages.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Acollecting a compulsory levy from every household in the neighbourhood.
2. Bclosing their businesses so that others may trade freely.
3. Cdistributing food hampers and sacrificial meat to poor households.
4. Drequiring non-Muslim neighbours to observe the fast as well.

1. Athe employment of workers from outside a person's family.
2. Briba, alcohol and gambling, and requires honest dealing.
3. Cthe export of goods to countries of another religion.
4. Dthe ownership of land by any private individual at all.

1. Athe religion forbids the building of schools and hospitals.
2. Bthe Muslim community is small and concentrated in the towns.
3. CIslamic teaching forbids Muslims from working with the state.
4. DMuslims are not permitted to give charity to non-Muslims.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Arecite the prayers each in his own home language.
2. Bpay a fee that is then shared among the poorer members.
3. Cstand shoulder to shoulder in rows facing one direction.
4. Dare seated according to their families' standing in the town.

1. Ais given only to members of the giver's own immediate family circle.
2. Bis paid only by those who have already performed the Hajj.
3. Cis collected by the state and spent on public road building.
4. Dtransfers wealth from richer Muslims to poorer ones as a right.

1. Aare seated in order of the wealth that they brought with them.
2. Btravel only in groups drawn from one single country each.
3. Care excused the daily prayers while they remain in Makkah.
4. Dwear the same simple garments and perform identical rites.

1. Aonly the poorer among them are required to keep the fast.
2. Beach person fasts on a different day that he chooses himself.
3. Call fast the same hours and break the fast together at iftar.
4. Dthose who fast are excused from attending the mosque at all.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aa payment made by the bride's family to the bridegroom.
2. Ba dower given by the husband to the wife as her own property.
3. Ca tax paid to the mosque before the contract can be signed.
4. Da gift given by the guests to the couple at the walimah feast.

1. Athe free consent of both parties, a guardian and two witnesses.
2. Ba period of at least one year of engagement beforehand.
3. Cthe written approval of the ruler of the town in which the couple live.
4. Da payment of zakat by both families in the same month.

1. Aprotection from the payment of taxes to the ruling authority.
2. Btranquillity, with affection and mercy placed between them.
3. Crelease from the obligation to fast in the month of Ramadan.
4. Dwealth and social standing among their own neighbours.

1. Athe husband has already performed the Hajj at least once.
2. Bthe wives all come from the same town as the husband does.
3. Che can treat them justly, and if he fears he cannot, then one.
4. Deach of the wives agrees in writing before a second marriage is made.