Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

March 2006 5-a-day

Every sheet in March 2006

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

  1. 1st March 2006Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
  2. 2nd March 2006State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
  3. 3rd March 2006Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
  4. 4th March 2006Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
  5. 5th March 2006Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
  6. 6th March 2006Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
  7. 7th March 2006Define arousal in a sporting context.
  8. 8th March 2006Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  9. 9th March 2006State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
  10. 10th March 2006State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
  11. 11th March 2006What is basal metabolic rate?
  12. 12th March 2006A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
  13. 13th March 2006What does body composition measure?
  14. 14th March 2006A 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.
  15. 15th March 2006Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
  16. 16th March 2006Name the three components of the golden triangle.
  17. 17th March 2006Define a closed skill.
  18. 18th March 2006A 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?
  19. 19th March 2006State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
  20. 20th March 2006Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
  21. 21st March 2006Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  22. 22nd March 2006Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
  23. 23rd March 2006Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
  24. 24th March 2006Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
  25. 25th March 2006Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
  26. 26th March 2006Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
  27. 27th March 2006Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
  28. 28th March 2006Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  29. 29th March 2006Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  30. 30th March 2006Name one method the body uses to remove lactic acid during recovery.
  31. 31st March 2006State one short-term effect of exercise on muscle temperature.