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.
- 1st October 2001State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
- 2nd October 2001Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
- 3rd October 2001Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
- 4th October 2001State the equation for mechanical advantage.
- 5th October 2001Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 6th October 2001Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 7th October 2001Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 8th October 2001Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.
- 9th October 2001Define a closed skill.
- 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?
- 11th October 2001Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 12th October 2001State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 13th October 2001Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 14th October 2001Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
- 15th October 2001State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
- 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?
- 17th October 2001State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 18th October 2001Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 19th October 2001Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
- 20th October 2001Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 21st October 2001Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 22nd October 2001Name the two components of EPOC.
- 23rd October 2001Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 24th October 2001Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
- 25th October 2001Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 26th October 2001What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
- 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.
- 28th October 2001Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 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.
- 30th October 2001Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
- 31st October 2001Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.