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.

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