Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
October 1997 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 1997
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1997Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
- 2nd October 1997According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
- 3rd October 1997Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 4th October 1997State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
- 5th October 1997State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
- 6th October 1997Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
- 7th October 1997Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
- 8th October 1997A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
- 9th October 1997Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
- 10th October 1997Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
- 11th October 1997Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.
- 12th October 1997A 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.
- 13th October 1997Define assertive behaviour in sport.
- 14th October 1997Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
- 15th October 1997Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
- 16th October 1997Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 17th October 1997Explain why a sprinter would gain little benefit from carbohydrate loading before a 100 metre race.
- 18th October 1997Name a sporting movement, other than a full twist, that occurs in the transverse plane.
- 19th October 1997What does SMART stand for when setting a training target?
- 20th October 1997Give one health risk associated with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs instead of appropriate training methods to build strength.
- 21st October 1997Give one example of how correct technique can reduce the risk of injury when landing from a jump.
- 22nd October 1997Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
- 23rd October 1997Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 24th October 1997Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 25th October 1997Explain why a light aerobic cool-down can speed up recovery from anaerobic exercise.
- 26th October 1997State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
- 27th October 1997What is hypertension?
- 28th October 1997Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 29th October 1997Define flexion.
- 30th October 1997An athlete's 1RM on the bench press is 60kg. Calculate 75% of their 1RM.
- 31st October 1997Define periodisation.