Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

May 2003 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 2003

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

  1. 1st May 2003State the approximate length of time an ice pack should be applied to an injury at any one time.
  2. 2nd May 2003What type of stretching is typically used during the mobility phase of a warm-up, and what type during a cool-down?
  3. 3rd May 2003Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
  4. 4th May 2003State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
  5. 5th May 2003A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
  6. 6th May 2003Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  7. 7th May 2003Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?
  8. 8th May 2003Name the liquid part of blood that transports blood cells, nutrients and waste.
  9. 9th May 2003What is a micronutrient?
  10. 10th May 2003Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  11. 11th May 2003Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
  12. 12th May 2003A performer runs the 30 metre sprint test in 4.2, 4.0 and 4.4 seconds across three trials. Calculate their mean time.
  13. 13th May 2003State two general measures a performer can take to reduce their risk of injury.
  14. 14th May 2003Define 'gamesmanship'.
  15. 15th May 2003Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
  16. 16th May 2003Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
  17. 17th May 2003Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  18. 18th May 2003Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
  19. 19th May 2003Define anaerobic exercise.
  20. 20th May 2003Why might a very active athlete need a higher daily energy intake than an inactive person of the same body size?
  21. 21st May 2003State the order of fulcrum, load and effort in a first-class lever.
  22. 22nd May 2003Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
  23. 23rd May 2003Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
  24. 24th May 2003State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
  25. 25th May 2003Why is the relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media described as a 'triangle' rather than a straight line?
  26. 26th May 2003Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
  27. 27th May 2003Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
  28. 28th May 2003Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
  29. 29th May 2003Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
  30. 30th May 2003True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
  31. 31st May 2003What is meant by 'body composition'?