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.

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