VCE Religion and Society Past Exam Questions
Browse VCE Religion and Society exam questions from 2015–2025, including VCE papers. Filter by topic, year and paper; open the original source.
Matching results: 163 indexed questions and parts.
Section A, Question 2
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 56.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 17% of students · official report
Question 2 (3 marks) What makes a challenge significant for religious traditions or denominations?
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection A, Question 3
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 56% of available · official reportFull marks: 7% of students · official report
Question 3 (5 marks) Drawing on at least one religious tradition or denomination you have studied, explain how ‘places’ in the aspect ‘spaces, places, times and artifacts’ is inten
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection A, Question 4
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 58.3% of available · official reportFull marks: 8% of students · official report
Question 4 (6 marks) Define the role of each of these three aspects of religion. • Sacred stories • Social structures • Spiritual experiences 5 2017 REL&SOC EXAM TURN OVER
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection A, Question 5
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 46.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 3% of students · official report
Question 5 (6 marks) Explain why two aspects of religion have been involved in significant challenges to at least one religious tradition or denomination. Use examples from your st
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection A, Question 6
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 40% of available · official reportFull marks: 2% of students · official report
Question 6 (6 marks) ‘We know nothing about it all [God, the world]. All our knowledge is but the knowledge of schoolchildren. Possibly we shall know a little more than we do now.’
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 1
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 45.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 3% of students · official report
Question 1 (7 marks) Discuss the relationship between the relevant beliefs of a religious tradition or denomination concerning ultimate reality and the meaning of suffering. Draw o
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 2
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 48.8% of available · official reportFull marks: 2% of students · official report
Question 2 (8 marks) Identify one religious tradition or denomination and one of its beliefs you have studied. Religious tradition or denomination Belief Explain how the expression
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 3(a)Question part (a)
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 66.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 31% of students · official report
a. Briefly describe a significant life experience of an individual in one religious tradition or denomination you have studied. As part of your description, explain why the experie
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 3(b)Question part (b)
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 46.3% of available · official reportFull marks: 3% of students · official report
b. Explain and contrast this individual’s religious beliefs and their understanding of these beliefs before and after the significant life experience described in part a. 8 marks 1
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 3(c)Question part (c)
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 45% of available · official reportFull marks: 9% of students · official report
c. Explain the influence of this individual’s religious beliefs on their interpretation of the significant life experience described in part a. 4 marks 2017 REL&SOC EXAM 12
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 4
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 41% of available · official reportFull marks: 1% of students · official report
Question 4 (10 marks) ‘Things may appear to change but, in reality, very little actually changes.’ Referring to one example of a challenge involving ethics and/or theology you have
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportSection B, Question 5
Source index checked · not an answer check
Working not previously checked
Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 42% of available · official reportFull marks: 1% of students · official report
Question 5 (10 marks) Explain how at least one religious tradition or denomination you have studied has dealt with one or more challenges to its continued existence. Draw on releva
Search excerpt only. Open the original question for exact equations and diagrams.Source: 2017 Religion and Society exam · Report: 2017 Religion and Society exam reportHow to use ClassConnect past exam questions
- Choose a target. Filter by subject, topic, year, sitting or paper.
- Attempt it first. Work under exam conditions before opening the original question.
- Review and repeat. Compare with the official source and examiner report where available; note what to practise next.
Browse without signing in. Topic matches are approximate, not official VCAA tags. Source indexing and difficulty labels do not verify a worked solution. Check current course requirements with your teacher; classconnect is not endorsed by VCAA.
Make practice count
Create a free accountSave your next step
Sign in to save worked questions to My Library. Plus members can build topic-based exam worksheets with separate answer sheets.