Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
May 1997 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1997
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1997A 14-year-old female scores 24cm on the sit and reach test. Using the table (Excellent: above 30cm; Good: 25 to 30cm; Average: 15 to 24cm; Below average: 10 to 14cm; Poor: below 10cm), state her rating.
- 2nd May 1997Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 3rd May 1997Define a closed skill.
- 4th May 1997A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
- 5th May 1997What is the role of a fixator muscle?
- 6th May 1997State one reason the aerobic system is not suitable for a 100m sprint.
- 7th May 1997Define wellbeing.
- 8th May 1997What is dietary manipulation?
- 9th May 1997Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 10th May 1997A performer's PEP increases their continuous run time by 5 minutes every 3 weeks, starting at 20 minutes. Calculate their run time in week 7.
- 11th May 1997Name the training method that uses varying pace and terrain within a continuous session.
- 12th May 1997State one role officials play in reducing the risk of injury during a match.
- 13th May 1997Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
- 14th May 1997Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 15th May 1997Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 16th May 1997State one practical recovery strategy, other than a cool-down, that helps replenish energy stores after exercise.
- 17th May 1997Give one short-term effect that could occur in the muscles during high-intensity anaerobic exercise.
- 18th May 1997What is osteoporosis?
- 19th May 1997Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 20th May 1997Define abduction.
- 21st May 1997An interval session uses 40 seconds of work followed by 20 seconds of rest. Write this as a work:rest ratio in its simplest form.
- 22nd May 1997A swimmer's 44-week year is divided into a 16-week pre-season mesocycle and a 5-week transition mesocycle. Calculate the length of the remaining competition season.
- 23rd May 1997What is meant by 'participation rate' in physical activity?
- 24th May 1997Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 25th May 1997Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 26th May 1997Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 27th May 1997Name the three classifications of joint by the amount of movement they allow.
- 28th May 1997State one long-term adaptation that increases a muscle's ability to store and use oxygen.
- 29th May 1997Name the three macronutrients.
- 30th May 1997Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 31st May 1997During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?