Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

October 2001 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 2001

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

  1. 1st October 2001State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
  2. 2nd October 2001Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
  3. 3rd October 2001Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
  4. 4th October 2001State the equation for mechanical advantage.
  5. 5th October 2001Name the test used to measure flexibility.
  6. 6th October 2001Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
  7. 7th October 2001Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
  8. 8th October 2001Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.
  9. 9th October 2001Define a closed skill.
  10. 10th October 2001A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
  11. 11th October 2001Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
  12. 12th October 2001State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
  13. 13th October 2001Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  14. 14th October 2001Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
  15. 15th October 2001State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
  16. 16th October 2001A 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?
  17. 17th October 2001State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
  18. 18th October 2001Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
  19. 19th October 2001Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
  20. 20th October 2001Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  21. 21st October 2001Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  22. 22nd October 2001Name the two components of EPOC.
  23. 23rd October 2001Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
  24. 24th October 2001Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
  25. 25th October 2001Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  26. 26th October 2001What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
  27. 27th October 2001A 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.
  28. 28th October 2001Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
  29. 29th October 2001True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
  30. 30th October 2001Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
  31. 31st October 2001Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.