Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

October 2003 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 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 October 2003Which UK national survey is most commonly used to track adult participation in physical activity?
  2. 2nd October 2003Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  3. 3rd October 2003Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
  4. 4th October 2003Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
  5. 5th October 2003Which structure connects muscle to bone?
  6. 6th October 2003What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
  7. 7th October 2003Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  8. 8th October 2003State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  9. 9th October 2003Name the agonist during knee extension.
  10. 10th October 2003Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
  11. 11th October 2003Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
  12. 12th October 2003Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
  13. 13th October 2003What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
  14. 14th October 2003A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
  15. 15th October 2003Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  16. 16th October 2003Name the four chambers of the heart.
  17. 17th October 2003State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
  18. 18th October 2003Name one mineral and state one of its functions.
  19. 19th October 2003In which plane does a cartwheel occur?
  20. 20th October 2003Why is it important to state which phase of a skill (e.g. preparation, action, follow-through) your analysis of a joint refers to?
  21. 21st October 2003Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
  22. 22nd October 2003Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
  23. 23rd October 2003Give one situational factor that can increase the likelihood of spectator disorder at a match.
  24. 24th October 2003Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
  25. 25th October 2003A 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.
  26. 26th October 2003Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  27. 27th October 2003State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
  28. 28th October 2003State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
  29. 29th October 2003Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
  30. 30th October 2003State the equation for mechanical advantage.
  31. 31st October 2003What does body composition measure?