Revision Plan
- Use BBC Bitesize to research a topic - use the interactive exercises to test your knowledge, highlighting areas to focus on. Alternatively, think about either your Mock Exam, or your work in class, and identify topics and units that you need to work on.
- Read the relevant section in your Revision Guide. Underline key points and make notes in the margins. Spend around 15-20 minutes on a topic.
- Use either the Past Paper (see the OCR link on the right), the sample questions in your Revision Book, or Yacapaca to answer a question from the unit you have just revised.
- Look at the sample answers at the back of your Revision Book. How does your answer compare? Get your Ethics Teacher to take a look at it, and tell you what standard you have reached.
Remember that a full question (parts a, b and c) should take you around 30 minutes to complete. Most students write around 2 - 3 sides of A4 in that time.
Exam Hints
- Part a) asks you to describe something about Christian beliefs and ideas. You will need to find four or five points to make about this. Remember to describe in detail, not just in outline. Look at the "What Some Christians Think or Do" section in the Revision Book to find what to include in an answer for this part.
- Part b) asks you to explain something about the way that Christians deal with ethical issues. Remember to show why Christians do what they do - don't just describe it. Think about Bible sayings or what Famour Christians have done. Look in the Revision Book at the "Why Some Christians Think and Do This" section. Again, four or five points, in detail, should do it!
- Part c) asks you to explain your own opinion, and to give an opposing point of view. Don't forget to mention a Christian point of view too! A good way to do this is to write "Some people agree.. they think... because... Other people disagree because.... Christians think....
Remember - it takes around 2 -3 sides of A4 to answer one of these questions properly. Take around 30 minutes, and write as much as you can. You can bullet point your answers if it helps, but don't forget to use full sentences or you will miss out on the Written Communication mark!
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Ethics Revision Resources
If you've been given a username and password for Yacapaca, click here to go to the site. There's an interactive multi-choice quiz to check your knowledge, and sample exam questions to try to check your exam technique.
You can download your own copy of last year's Ethics paper here. It will give you an idea of what to expect in the exam itself! Remember that you have studied Units 6-10 - look for them on the paper. Click on one of the following options:
Sample Exam Questions
- Religion and Human Relationships
(a) Describe Christian beliefs about divorce. [8]
(b) Explain how a Christian marriage service might guide a couple in their married life. [7]
Divorce is never the best way to solve problems with a marriage. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [5]
- Religion and Medical Ethics
(a) Describe Christian attitudes towards abortion. [8]
(b) Explain how a Christian might respond to someone who was thinking about committing suicide. [7]
(c) Only God has the right to take away life. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [5]
- Religion and Equality
(a) Describe Christian beliefs about forgiveness. [8]
(b) Explain how a Christian might respond to someone who has racist opinions. [7]
(c) We know from looking around us that people are not equal. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [5]
- Religion, Poverty and Wealth
(a) Describe the main causes of hunger in the world. [8]
(b) Explain why a Christian might regularly give money to charity. [7]
(c) It does not matter how you earn your money, as long as you make enough to live on. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [5]
- Religion, Peace and Justice(a) Describe what Christians mean by a Just War. [8]
(b) Explain how Christians might respond if they see other people being treated very badly by a government. [7]
(c)Sometimes using violence is the only way to solve a problem. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [5]
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