0490.1.2.07 — C1 Worship (continued) C1.4 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Christian communities and in the home.: past paper questions
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- 0490/01 · Specimen 2025 · Q1a(ii)[4]
Outline features that might be part of a Sunday worship service. (ii)
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Explain why it might be important for Christians to worship as a community.
See it on the paper → - 0490/13 · October/November 2025 · Q2b[6]
Explain what ‘acts of devotion’ might mean for individual Christians.
See it on the paper → - 0490/13 · October/November 2024 · Q2a(i)[3]
Give three forms of private devotion for Christians.
See it on the paper → - 0490/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1c[6]
‘Christians do not need to take part in public worship.’ Discuss this statement. Give your own opinion and show that you have thought about other points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0490/12 · October/November 2020 · Q2a[3]
three types of private devotion.
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‘Christians should pray only to Jesus.’ Discuss this statement. Give your own opinion and show that you have thought about other points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0490/13 · October/November 2019 · Q2b[7]
Explain why Easter is important for Christians.
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‘Easter celebrations are no longer about religion.’ Discuss this statement. Give your own opinion and show that you have thought about other points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. Section B – Islam If you have chosen this section answer all the questions.
See it on the paper → - 0490/23 · October/November 2019 · Q3a[7]
Describe how Christians observe Sunday as a special day of the week.
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Explain the advantages of having a holy day each week.
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‘Attitudes to Sunday as a holy day have changed today.’ Discuss this statement. Give your own opinion and show that you have thought about other points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. Section B – Islam If you have chosen this section answer all of the parts in two of the questions.
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What examiners said
Responses tended to be very general, offering arguments about the relative importance of public and private worship which would be of equal relevance to any religion. While this is not incorrect material, it does limit the overall response to the question, which is explicitly about Christianity. Responses which included Christian specific material commonly argued that partaking in communion was an...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0490/13 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
There were some thoughtful answers which discussed the issue in Trinitarian terms, often in relation to the teachings of Jesus, but many candidates appeared unaware that, to a Christian, Jesus is fully God and fully man, making unhelpful distinctions between God and Jesus.
— Examiner report, October/November 2020, 0490/12 Q2(c) (Cambridge)
Some good answers were offered. However, significant numbers were unaware that Easter as a feast focuses on Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, writing only about the events of Good Friday.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0490/13 Q2(b) (Cambridge)
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