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