Teachers' Professional License – Subject Test: Islamic Education (1): free practice test

Practice question Unit: The Qur'an and Its Sciences

1. AReplacing sad with sin in the word (al-Samad)

   Replacing one letter with another visibly changes the word, so it is a clear error.

2. BDropping the word (huwa) from (Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off)

   Dropping a word from the verse is an obvious error in the text, so it is a clear error.

3. COmitting the nasalisation in (inna) in (Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off) ✓ Correct answer

   Omitting the ghunna on a doubled nun harms refined delivery without changing meaning or grammar, so it is a subtle error.

4. DPutting a kasra on the kaf in (a'tayna-ka) in (Indeed, We have given you al-Kawthar)

   A kasra on the kaf turns the address from masculine to feminine, so it is a clear error.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.1, indicator 2, p. 8; Tajwid rules: the clear and subtle errors; Qur'an 108:1, 3

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Practice question Unit: The Qur'an and Its Sciences

1. AKhalid only

   Denying a gift is not the meaning of «تنهر»; the prohibition is on rebuking, not on withholding.

2. BMajid only

   Ignoring is not the meaning of «تنهر»; it is rebuking with harsh words.

3. CSaad and Khalid

   Saad was right, but Khalid's answer is wrong, so they do not go together.

4. DSaad only ✓ Correct answer

   «النهر» is to scold and shout harshly at the one who asks, and only Saad gave this meaning.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.2, indicator 1, p. 8; Qur'an 93:9-10

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Practice question Unit: The Sunnah and Its Sciences

1. Aa Muhajir leaving Madinah to live in Makkah soon after arriving

   Leaving Madinah contradicts the settlement and brotherhood the Prophet ﷺ intended.

2. Ban Ansari keeping away from mixing with the Muhajirun in Madinah

   Keeping away from the Muhajirun contradicts brotherhood and mutual support.

3. Ca Muhajir asking the Ansar to hand over all of their wealth

   Demanding others' wealth entirely was not the way of the Muhajirun, who asked for the market and sought work.

4. Dan Ansari offering his Muhajir brother a share of his wealth and home ✓ Correct answer

   This is what Sa'd ibn al-Rabi' did with Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (may Allah be pleased with them): he offered him his wealth and home.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.3, indicator 1, p. 9; narrated by al-Bukhari

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Practice question Unit: The Sunnah and Its Sciences

1. AHijra, Uhud, Hudaybiyyah, the Trench

   The Trench (5 AH) preceded Hudaybiyyah (6 AH); this order wrongly puts Hudaybiyyah first.

2. BHijra, the Trench, Uhud, Hudaybiyyah

   Uhud (3 AH) preceded the Trench (5 AH); this order is reversed.

3. CUhud, Hijra, the Trench, Hudaybiyyah

   The Hijra preceded Uhud, which took place in 3 AH.

4. DHijra, Uhud, the Trench, Hudaybiyyah ✓ Correct answer

   The correct order: the Hijra, then Uhud (3 AH), the Trench (5 AH), and Hudaybiyyah (6 AH).

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.3, indicator 1, p. 9; the Prophet's biography (Seerah)

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Practice question Unit: Creed ('Aqidah)

1. ATrue, only outward deeds count and not the heart

   Outward deeds do not replace soundness of belief.

2. BDeeds are accepted only with sound belief in Allah ✓ Correct answer

   Sound creed is the basis for deeds being accepted; worship does not benefit when belief is corrupt or shirk is present.

3. CCreed is for adults only and is not the concern of children at this age

   Creed is instilled from childhood and is not limited to adults.

4. DBelief is a personal matter unrelated to religion or to deeds

   Belief is the root of the religion, not a personal matter separate from it.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.4, indicator 1, p. 10

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Practice question Unit: Creed ('Aqidah)

1. AFirst: I do not accept it in creed because it is ahad, and I seek certainty from reason

   Rejecting an authentic hadith because it is ahad and seeking certainty from reason contradicts the method of Ahl al-Sunnah.

2. BSecond: I put it to my taste and feelings and accept it if I feel comfortable with it

   Taste and feelings are not a measure for accepting texts.

3. CThird: I leave the hadith and rely on the opinions of later scholars

   Leaving an authentic hadith for later opinions contradicts putting the text first.

4. DFourth: I accept it and believe its meaning, as long as it is established from the Prophet ﷺ ✓ Correct answer

   Ahl al-Sunnah accept an authentic hadith in both creed and rulings and believe what it entails.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.4, indicator 2, p. 10

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Practice question Unit: Fiqh and Conduct

1. AHe washes his left hand only

   Not enough: order is obligatory, so he must redo what follows it after washing it.

2. BHe washes his left hand and what follows it ✓ Correct answer

   He must wash the left hand and then wipe the head and wash the feet so that order is kept.

3. CHe repeats the whole wudu from the beginning

   He need not redo the parts before it: they were validly washed and the gap was not long enough for the limbs to dry.

4. DNothing, because the wudu has already ended

   Incorrect: his wudu is not valid while one of its parts remains unwashed.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.5, indicator 1, p. 11; al-Rawd al-Murbi', chapter on the obligatory elements and manner of wudu

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Practice question Unit: Fiqh and Conduct

1. AMinor, minor, major

   Emission of semen is a major impurity, not a minor one.

2. BMinor, major, major ✓ Correct answer

   Passing wind is a minor impurity requiring wudu; emission of semen with desire and the end of menstruation are major impurities requiring ghusl.

3. CMajor, major, minor

   Passing wind is a minor impurity, not a major one.

4. DMinor, major, minor

   The end of menstrual bleeding requires ghusl, so it is a major impurity, not a minor one.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.5, indicator 2, p. 11; Qur'an 5:6; Qur'an 2:222

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Practice question Unit: Fiqh and Conduct

1. AHe ate with his left hand because the dish was nearer to that side, with no need to

   Eating with the right hand is the etiquette; one does not switch to the left merely for convenience.

2. BHe named Allah and ate with his right hand from the part in front of him ✓ Correct answer

   He followed the Prophet's ﷺ guidance: «Boy, say Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is near you».

3. CHe started eating straight away without naming Allah because everyone was hungry

   Naming Allah at the start is part of the etiquette even when one is hungry.

4. DHe named Allah and ate with his right hand, but reached for the food in front of his friend because it looked better

   Naming Allah and using the right hand are correct, but taking from in front of others goes against the etiquette of sharing a dish.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.6, indicator 1, p. 11; agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim)

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Practice question Unit: Teaching the Islamic Sciences

1. APupils sort everyday situations and decide which remembrance suits each ✓ Correct answer

   Sorting and choosing is an activity the learner does himself while the teacher prepares and manages, which is the essence of active learning.

2. BPupils listen to the teacher's explanation and then write down what he said

   Listening and note-taking is a passive role for the learner, with the teacher doing most of the work.

3. CPupils repeat the remembrances after the teacher without variation each time

   Mechanical repetition after the teacher is imitation in which the pupil does not think or choose.

4. DPupils memorise the remembrances at home and recite them next lesson

   Home memorisation followed by recital is a traditional activity with no varied learning task inside the lesson.

Reference: ETEC Islamic Education Teacher Standards – Level 1 (2020), Standard 6.35.7, indicator 3, p. 12

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