Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

November 1996 5-a-day

Every sheet in November 1996

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st November 1996Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
  2. 2nd November 1996Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  3. 3rd November 1996Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
  4. 4th November 1996What protein within red blood cells binds to oxygen?
  5. 5th November 1996Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
  6. 6th November 1996Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
  7. 7th November 1996State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
  8. 8th November 1996Define agility.
  9. 9th November 1996What type of tissue is damaged in a sprain?
  10. 10th November 1996Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
  11. 11th November 1996Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
  12. 12th November 1996According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
  13. 13th November 1996Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  14. 14th November 1996Name the muscle that contracts and flattens during inspiration.
  15. 15th November 1996Give one reason a fast walk lasting an hour would be classed as aerobic rather than anaerobic exercise.
  16. 16th November 1996What is basal metabolic rate?
  17. 17th November 1996A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
  18. 18th November 1996State two pieces of equipment needed to carry out the multi-stage fitness test.
  19. 19th November 1996Give one way a performer could apply progressive overload to a running programme without changing how often they train.
  20. 20th November 1996Define reliability in the context of fitness testing.
  21. 21st November 1996Name the three components of the golden triangle.
  22. 22nd November 1996A footballer takes a penalty kick with no goalkeeper movement allowed until the ball is struck. State whether this is basic or complex, and justify your answer.
  23. 23rd November 1996Define assertive behaviour in sport.
  24. 24th November 1996A gymnast holds a handstand. What keeps the shoulder joint stable while other muscles work to maintain balance?
  25. 25th November 1996Name the molecule that is broken down to directly release energy for muscle contraction.
  26. 26th November 1996State the WHO definition of health.
  27. 27th November 1996Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
  28. 28th November 1996Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
  29. 29th November 1996State the purpose of retesting at the end of a PEP.
  30. 30th November 1996A weightlifter's training focuses on low reps with very heavy weights. Which fitness component is this weight training programme mainly developing?