Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

February 2000 5-a-day

Every sheet in February 2000

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

  1. 1st February 2000Which organisation is responsible for writing and enforcing the rules of a sport?
  2. 2nd February 2000Why might an elite performer rely more on intrinsic feedback than a beginner does?
  3. 3rd February 2000Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  4. 4th February 2000State the formula for cardiac output.
  5. 5th February 2000Give one reason blood volume or red blood cell count might increase after a period of altitude training.
  6. 6th February 2000What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?
  7. 7th February 2000Which axis is paired with the sagittal plane?
  8. 8th February 2000List, in order, the four things a complete movement analysis of a joint should state.
  9. 9th February 2000State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
  10. 10th February 2000Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
  11. 11th February 2000Give one example of deviance in sport.
  12. 12th February 2000Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
  13. 13th February 2000Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
  14. 14th February 2000Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  15. 15th February 2000State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
  16. 16th February 2000State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
  17. 17th February 2000What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
  18. 18th February 2000Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
  19. 19th February 2000A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
  20. 20th February 2000Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
  21. 21st February 2000Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
  22. 22nd February 2000Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
  23. 23rd February 2000Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
  24. 24th February 2000A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
  25. 25th February 2000Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
  26. 26th February 2000Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
  27. 27th February 2000Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  28. 28th February 2000What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
  29. 29th February 2000In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?