2026 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/1 Section 1: Buddhism Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2026 [VERIFIED] (Question paper and marking scheme combined) (QP & MS Combined) (24pages)

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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