Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2000 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2000
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2000Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 2nd August 2000Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
- 3rd August 2000Why can a skill's position on the open-closed continuum change between different performances of the same skill?
- 4th August 2000According to social learning theory, what must happen for an observed aggressive behaviour to be repeated?
- 5th August 2000Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 6th August 2000State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 7th August 2000Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 8th August 2000For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
- 9th August 2000Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
- 10th August 2000A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
- 11th August 2000State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 12th August 2000Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 13th August 2000Give three examples of media channels through which sport is broadcast or reported.
- 14th August 2000Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 15th August 2000Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 16th August 2000Name the two components of EPOC.
- 17th August 2000Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 18th August 2000Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
- 19th August 2000Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 20th August 2000Define adduction.
- 21st August 2000A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 22nd August 2000Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 23rd August 2000True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 24th August 2000Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
- 25th August 2000Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
- 26th August 2000Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 27th August 2000Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 28th August 2000State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 29th August 2000Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 30th August 2000State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
- 31st August 2000Name the agonist during knee extension.