Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

February 1997 5-a-day

Every sheet in February 1997

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

  1. 1st February 1997Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
  2. 2nd February 1997A 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.
  3. 3rd February 1997Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
  4. 4th February 1997True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
  5. 5th February 1997Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
  6. 6th February 1997Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
  7. 7th February 1997Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  8. 8th February 1997Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
  9. 9th February 1997State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
  10. 10th February 1997Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
  11. 11th February 1997Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
  12. 12th February 1997Define agonist.
  13. 13th February 1997Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
  14. 14th February 1997State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
  15. 15th February 1997Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
  16. 16th February 1997State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
  17. 17th February 1997A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
  18. 18th February 1997Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  19. 19th February 1997A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
  20. 20th February 1997State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
  21. 21st February 1997What is a micronutrient?
  22. 22nd February 1997Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  23. 23rd February 1997Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
  24. 24th February 1997Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
  25. 25th February 1997What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
  26. 26th February 1997Define 'gamesmanship'.
  27. 27th February 1997Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
  28. 28th February 1997Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.