Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

June 2006 5-a-day

Every sheet in June 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 June 2006Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
  2. 2nd June 2006Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
  3. 3rd June 2006Which structure connects bone to bone?
  4. 4th June 2006Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
  5. 5th June 2006Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
  6. 6th June 2006Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
  7. 7th June 2006Define agonist.
  8. 8th June 2006What does each letter of RICE stand for?
  9. 9th June 2006Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
  10. 10th June 2006Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
  11. 11th June 2006State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
  12. 12th June 2006A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
  13. 13th June 2006Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  14. 14th June 2006Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  15. 15th June 2006Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
  16. 16th June 2006What is a micronutrient?
  17. 17th June 2006Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  18. 18th June 2006Which 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?
  19. 19th June 2006Name the test used to measure power.
  20. 20th June 2006A 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?
  21. 21st June 2006Define 'gamesmanship'.
  22. 22nd June 2006Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
  23. 23rd June 2006A 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.
  24. 24th June 2006Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  25. 25th June 2006State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
  26. 26th June 2006Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
  27. 27th June 2006Why might a very active athlete need a higher daily energy intake than an inactive person of the same body size?
  28. 28th June 2006State the order of fulcrum, load and effort in a first-class lever.
  29. 29th June 2006Name the test used to measure flexibility.
  30. 30th June 2006Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?