How to answer exam questions: Section 4
Religion and community
cohesion
A) What is racism?
(2 marks)
B) Do people from a different religion have the right to try to convert you?
Give two reasons for your point of view.
(4 marks)
C) Explain why Christians should help to promote racial harmony.
(8 marks)
D) ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion.
(3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you.
(3 marks)
Question A: 2 marks
Question A: What is racism?
Answer 1:
The belief that some races are superior to others.
2 marks for a correct definition of the key word.
Question B: 4 marks
Question B: Do people from a different religion have the right to try to
convert you?
Give two reasons for your point of view.
Answer 1:
No I do not think they do because trying to convert followers of other
religions when living in a multi-faith society is a type of prejudice and
discrimination.
This would get 1 mark for giving one reason.
Answer 2:
No I do not think they do because trying to convert followers of other
religions when living in a multi-faith society is a type of prejudice and
discrimination. Trying to convert other religions is discriminating
against those who do not have the same faith as you.
By developing the reason the answer moves up to 2 marks.
Question B: 4 marks
Question B: Do people from a different religion have the right to try to
convert you?
Give two reasons for your point of view.
Answer 3:
No I do not think they do because trying to convert followers of other
religions when living in a multi-faith society is a type of prejudice and
discrimination. Trying to convert other religions is discriminating
against those who do not have the same faith as you. Also, trying to
convert others can lead to arguments.
The answer now gives another reason and so it moves up to 3 marks.
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Question B: 4 marks
Question B: Do people from a different religion have the right to try to
convert you?
Give two reasons for your point of view.
Answer 4:
No I do not think they do because trying to convert followers of other
religions when living in a multi-faith society is a type of prejudice and
discrimination. Trying to convert other religions is discriminating
against those who do not have the same faith as you. Also, trying to
convert others can lead to arguments and even violence within a
multi-faith society when people are told their religion is wrong.
By developing the second reason, the answer moves up to 4 marks for
two developed reasons – full marks.
Question C: 8 marks
Question C: Explain why Christians should help to promote racial
harmony.
Answer 1:
Christians should help to promote racial harmony because this is the
teaching of Jesus especially in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
LEVEL 1: 2 marks for a reason expressed in basic English.
Question C: 8 marks
Question C: Explain why Christians should help to promote racial
harmony.
Answer 2:
Christians should help to promote racial harmony because this is the
teaching of Jesus especially in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Jesus was asked what loving your neighbour meant and he told the
parable as a reply. As Samaritans and Jews hated each other and
the Samaritan endangered himself to help a Jew, Jesus was clearly
showing that no Christian should be racist.
LEVEL 2: by developing the reason, the answer goes up to level 2 and
because the answer is written in clear English it would gain 4 marks.
Question C: 8 marks
Answer 3:
Christians should help to promote racial harmony because this is the
teaching of Jesus especially in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Jesus was asked what loving your neighbour meant and he told the
parable as a reply. As Samaritans and Jews hated each other and
the Samaritan endangered himself to help a Jew, Jesus was clearly
showing that no Christian should be racist. Also St Peter received a
vision in which God showed him that all races are equal and must be
treated equally.
LEVEL 3: by adding another reason the answer moves up to level 3 and
because the answer is written in a clear style of English with some
use of specialist vocabulary (Jesus, parable, Good Samaritan, loving
neighbour, St Peter, vision) it would gain 6 marks.
Question C: 8 marks
Answer 4:
Christians should help to promote racial harmony because this is the
teaching of Jesus especially in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Jesus was asked what loving your neighbour meant and he told the
parable as a reply. As Samaritans and Jews hated each other and
the Samaritan endangered himself to help a Jew, Jesus was clearly
showing that no Christian should be racist. Also St Peter received a
vision in which God showed him that all races are equal and must be
treated equally. Finally all the Christian Churches have made
statements in favour of working for racial harmony and Christians
should follow the teachings of their Church.
LEVEL 4: by adding a further reason, the answer moves up to level 4
and because it is written in a clear and correct style of English with
the specialist vocabulary from level 3 (plus statements from Christian
Churches) it would gain 8 marks – full marks.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
Answer 1:
(i) I agree with this because some Protestant Christians would agree
with this because they believe that men and women were created
totally equal by God.
1 mark for a personal opinion with a reason.
Answer 2:
(i) I agree with this because some Protestant Christians would agree
with this because they believe that men and women were created
totally equal by God. It says in Genesis 1 that God created male and
female equally.
The reason is developed so it moves up to 2 marks.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
Answer 3:
(i) I agree with this because some Protestant Christians would agree
with this because they believe that men and women were created
totally equal by God. It says in Genesis 1 that God created male and
female equally. Also Jesus treated women as his equals and had
women disciples showing that women should have equal rights.
The answer now gives another reason for their opinion, so it moves up
to 3 marks.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
Answer 1:
(ii) Catholic Christians might disagree with me because they think
that women cannot be priests.
1 mark for a reason why some people might disagree.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
Answer 2:
(ii) Catholic Christians might disagree with me because they think
that women cannot be priests. They believe that because Jesus only
appointed men as his apostles only men can be priests.
The reason is developed so it moves up to 2 marks.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
Answer 3:
(ii) Catholic Christians might disagree with me because they think
that women cannot be priests. They believe that because Jesus only
appointed men as his apostles only men can be priests. They would
also argue that the priest represents Jesus at Mass and as Jesus
was a man, only male priests can celebrate Mass.
The answer now gives another reason for some people disagreeing, so
it moves up to 3 marks.
Question D: 6 marks
Question D: ‘Women should have the same rights as men in religion.’
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
(ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3 marks)
(i) I agree with this because some Protestant Christians would agree
with this because they believe that men and women were created totally
equal by God. It says in Genesis 1 that God created male and female
equally. Also Jesus treated women as his equals and had women
disciples showing that women should have equal rights.
(ii) Catholic Christians might disagree with me because they think that
women cannot be priests. They believe that because Jesus only
appointed men as his apostles only men can be priests. They would
also argue that the priest represents Jesus at Mass and as Jesus was a
man, only male priests can celebrate Mass.
This answer to question D can gain full marks because both parts refer
to Christianity.