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GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE)
Section 1: Buddhism
Tuesday 23 May 2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have:
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion section
you are entered for (Christianity, Islam or Judaism)
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for Section 5 (Themes).
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete all three
Question Paper/Answer Books.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other two books.
• Answer all questions.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book.
Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
For Examiner’s Use
Question Mark
01.1
01.2
01.3
01.4
01.5
TOTAL
Information
• The maximum mark for this section is 27.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark question.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on the religion sections and 50 minutes on Section 5 (Themes).
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