Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

July 1999 5-a-day

Every sheet in July 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 July 1999Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
  2. 2nd July 1999Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  3. 3rd July 1999A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
  4. 4th July 1999State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
  5. 5th July 1999State two functions of water in the body.
  6. 6th July 1999Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
  7. 7th July 1999Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
  8. 8th July 1999Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
  9. 9th July 1999What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
  10. 10th July 1999Define 'sportsmanship'.
  11. 11th July 1999Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
  12. 12th July 1999According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
  13. 13th July 1999Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  14. 14th July 1999Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
  15. 15th July 1999Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  16. 16th July 1999What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
  17. 17th July 1999Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.
  18. 18th July 1999Define muscular endurance.
  19. 19th July 1999What does the F in FITT stand for?
  20. 20th July 1999State one limitation of the sit and reach test's validity for a games player.
  21. 21st July 1999Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
  22. 22nd July 1999A 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.
  23. 23rd July 1999Define assertive behaviour in sport.
  24. 24th July 1999State the muscle mainly responsible for flexion at the hip.
  25. 25th July 1999Write the word equation for aerobic respiration.
  26. 26th July 1999Define fitness.
  27. 27th July 1999For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
  28. 28th July 1999Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
  29. 29th July 1999State the first stage in designing a PEP.
  30. 30th July 1999A coach sets an interval session of 20 seconds of work and 40 seconds of rest. Calculate the work:rest ratio in its simplest form.
  31. 31st July 1999Explain why cold weather increases the risk of muscle strains.