Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2002 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2002Name the test used to measure power.
- 2nd December 2002A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?
- 3rd December 2002State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
- 4th December 2002Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
- 5th December 2002A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
- 6th December 2002Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 7th December 2002State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
- 8th December 2002Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
- 9th December 2002Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
- 10th December 2002Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
- 11th December 2002Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 12th December 2002Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 13th December 2002Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 14th December 2002Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.
- 15th December 2002Explain the difference between a gross skill and a fine skill.
- 16th December 2002Name the theory that explains aggression as a result of a build-up of frustration when a goal is blocked.
- 17th December 2002Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 18th December 2002State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 19th December 2002Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 20th December 2002Explain why a sprinter would gain little benefit from carbohydrate loading before a 100 metre race.
- 21st December 2002Name a sporting movement, other than a full twist, that occurs in the transverse plane.
- 22nd December 2002A 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?
- 23rd December 2002State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 24th December 2002Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 25th December 2002Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
- 26th December 2002Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 27th December 2002Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 28th December 2002Name the two components of EPOC.
- 29th December 2002Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 30th December 2002What is hypertension?
- 31st December 2002Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.