Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

December 1996 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 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 December 1996Give one example of appropriate clothing that would help reduce injury risk for a cyclist.
  2. 2nd December 1996Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
  3. 3rd December 1996Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  4. 4th December 1996Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  5. 5th December 1996Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
  6. 6th December 1996Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
  7. 7th December 1996Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
  8. 8th December 1996Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
  9. 9th December 1996Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
  10. 10th December 1996A training programme increases work time from a 30-second base by 5 seconds every week, while rest stays at 30 seconds. Calculate the work:rest ratio, in its simplest form, in week 3.
  11. 11th December 1996A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
  12. 12th December 1996Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
  13. 13th December 1996Give one benefit of sponsorship to a sport's governing body.
  14. 14th December 1996Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
  15. 15th December 1996Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  16. 16th December 1996Which structure connects bone to bone?
  17. 17th December 1996Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
  18. 18th December 1996Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
  19. 19th December 1996What is dehydration?
  20. 20th December 1996Name the agonist during elbow flexion.
  21. 21st December 1996What does each letter of RICE stand for?
  22. 22nd December 1996Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
  23. 23rd December 1996State one barrier disabled people can face when trying to access sports facilities.
  24. 24th December 1996Which organisation is responsible for writing and enforcing the rules of a sport?
  25. 25th December 1996Why might an elite performer rely more on intrinsic feedback than a beginner does?
  26. 26th December 1996Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  27. 27th December 1996Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  28. 28th December 1996Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
  29. 29th December 1996What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?
  30. 30th December 1996Which axis is paired with the sagittal plane?
  31. 31st December 1996List, in order, the four things a complete movement analysis of a joint should state.