Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
May 1999 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 1999
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 1999Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
- 2nd May 1999Give one reason hydration is especially important during exercise in hot weather.
- 3rd May 1999Define antagonist.
- 4th May 1999What does each letter of RICE stand for?
- 5th May 1999Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
- 6th May 1999Explain why cost can be a barrier to participation for people in a lower socio-economic group.
- 7th May 1999Explain what is meant by 'fair play' beyond simply following the written rules.
- 8th May 1999Explain the difference between knowledge of results and knowledge of performance.
- 9th May 1999Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 10th May 1999Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
- 11th May 1999Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
- 12th May 1999Explain why a lack of iron could reduce a performer's aerobic performance.
- 13th May 1999Name the three components of every lever system.
- 14th May 1999During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 15th May 1999Name the test used to measure power.
- 16th May 1999A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?
- 17th May 1999What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
- 18th May 1999Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
- 19th May 1999A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
- 20th May 1999Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 21st May 1999State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
- 22nd May 1999Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
- 23rd May 1999A cyclist expends 2,800 kilocalories in a day and eats food providing 3,100 kilocalories. Is this a surplus or a deficit, and by how much?
- 24th May 1999Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
- 25th May 1999Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 26th May 1999Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 27th May 1999Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 28th May 1999Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 29th May 1999Explain the difference between a gross skill and a fine skill.
- 30th May 1999Name the theory that explains aggression as a result of a build-up of frustration when a goal is blocked.
- 31st May 1999Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.