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GCE Religious Education 2044
Two held Paper 1 examinations cover work and worship, justice and authority, life and hope, family relationships, and responses to God through faith and prayer.
The papers
Paper 1
Religious Education
The paper lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and has five thematic sections, A to E. Candidates answer one question from each section, five in total, with equal marks for each complete question. Questions combine shorter religious or social knowledge tasks, a substantial biblical account or teaching, and application to life in Zambia; the held papers vary the shorter and biblical allocations between 4 and 12 marks or 6 and 10 marks, followed by 4 application marks.
Topics
How often each topic came up across the 2 GCE papers from 2016 to 2017 that we studied. Start with the topics that come up most.
- 1. Work and Service FreeIn 2 of 2 papers
- 2. Worship, Leisure and RestIn 2 of 2 papers
- 3. Justice, Authority and LoyaltyIn 2 of 2 papers
- 4. Happiness, Suffering and SuccessIn 2 of 2 papers
- 5. Death, Bereavement and HopeIn 2 of 2 papers
- 6. Marriage and Family LifeIn 1 of 2 papers
- 7. Faith, Wealth and Turning towards GodIn 1 of 2 papers
- 8. Prayer, Trust and Religious CommitmentIn 1 of 2 papers
Bright Minds practice questions in the GCE style, not official ECZ examination questions.