Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

January 1999 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 1999

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

  1. 1st January 1999State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
  2. 2nd January 1999Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
  3. 3rd January 1999Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
  4. 4th January 1999Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
  5. 5th January 1999An athlete's 1RM on the bench press is 60kg. Calculate 75% of their 1RM.
  6. 6th January 1999Define periodisation.
  7. 7th January 1999Which UK national survey is most commonly used to track adult participation in physical activity?
  8. 8th January 1999Give one benefit of sponsorship to a sport's governing body.
  9. 9th January 1999What does the M in SMART stand for?
  10. 10th January 1999Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
  11. 11th January 1999Which structure connects muscle to bone?
  12. 12th January 1999What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
  13. 13th January 1999Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  14. 14th January 1999What is dehydration?
  15. 15th January 1999Name the agonist during elbow flexion.
  16. 16th January 1999Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
  17. 17th January 1999Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
  18. 18th January 1999State one barrier disabled people can face when trying to access sports facilities.
  19. 19th January 1999Which organisation is responsible for writing and enforcing the rules of a sport?
  20. 20th January 1999Why might an elite performer rely more on intrinsic feedback than a beginner does?
  21. 21st January 1999Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  22. 22nd January 1999Name the four chambers of the heart.
  23. 23rd January 1999State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
  24. 24th January 1999What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?
  25. 25th January 1999Which axis is paired with the sagittal plane?
  26. 26th January 1999List, in order, the four things a complete movement analysis of a joint should state.
  27. 27th January 1999Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
  28. 28th January 1999Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
  29. 29th January 1999Give one example of deviance in sport.
  30. 30th January 1999Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
  31. 31st January 1999Define arousal in a sporting context.