Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
November 1995 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1995
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1995Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 2nd November 1995State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
- 3rd November 1995Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
- 4th November 1995What is basal metabolic rate?
- 5th November 1995A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 6th November 1995Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 7th November 1995Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 8th November 1995Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 9th November 1995Name the three components of the golden triangle.
- 10th November 1995Explain the difference between a gross skill and a fine skill.
- 11th November 1995Name the theory that explains aggression as a result of a build-up of frustration when a goal is blocked.
- 12th November 1995Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 13th November 1995State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 14th November 1995Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 15th November 1995Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
- 16th November 1995Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
- 17th November 1995A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
- 18th November 1995State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 19th November 1995Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 20th November 1995Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
- 21st November 1995Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 22nd November 1995Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 23rd November 1995Name the two components of EPOC.
- 24th November 1995Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 25th November 1995Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
- 26th November 1995Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
- 27th November 1995Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
- 28th November 1995A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 29th November 1995Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 30th November 1995True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.