Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 1999 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 1999
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 1999State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
- 2nd December 1999Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
- 3rd December 1999State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
- 4th December 1999Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 5th December 1999Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 6th December 1999State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
- 7th December 1999Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
- 8th December 1999What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 9th December 1999Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 10th December 1999Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 11th December 1999Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 12th December 1999State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
- 13th December 1999Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
- 14th December 1999Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 15th December 1999Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 16th December 1999State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 17th December 1999Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
- 18th December 1999Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
- 19th December 1999Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 20th December 1999Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 21st December 1999Define arousal in a sporting context.
- 22nd December 1999Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 23rd December 1999Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
- 24th December 1999Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 25th December 1999What is basal metabolic rate?
- 26th December 1999A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 27th December 1999Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.
- 28th December 1999A performer has a maximum heart rate of 190 bpm. Calculate the upper boundary of their aerobic training zone (80% of maximum heart rate).
- 29th December 1999What is normative data used for?
- 30th December 1999Name the three components of the golden triangle.
- 31st December 1999Define a closed skill.