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