Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

August 2002 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 2002

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

  1. 1st August 2002Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  2. 2nd August 2002Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
  3. 3rd August 2002During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
  4. 4th August 2002Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
  5. 5th August 2002Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
  6. 6th August 2002Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
  7. 7th August 2002Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
  8. 8th August 2002Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
  9. 9th August 2002Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  10. 10th August 2002Name the four chambers of the heart.
  11. 11th August 2002State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
  12. 12th August 2002State two functions of water in the body.
  13. 13th August 2002Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
  14. 14th August 2002Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
  15. 15th August 2002Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
  16. 16th August 2002Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
  17. 17th August 2002Define 'sportsmanship'.
  18. 18th August 2002Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
  19. 19th August 2002Define arousal in a sporting context.
  20. 20th August 2002Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  21. 21st August 2002State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
  22. 22nd August 2002State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
  23. 23rd August 2002What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
  24. 24th August 2002Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.
  25. 25th August 2002What does body composition measure?
  26. 26th August 2002A 25-year-old performer trains at a heart rate of 175 bpm. Calculate their maximum heart rate and state whether they are training in the aerobic or anaerobic zone.
  27. 27th August 2002Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
  28. 28th August 2002Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
  29. 29th August 2002Define a closed skill.
  30. 30th August 2002A 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?
  31. 31st August 2002State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.