Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

December 2006 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 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 December 2006Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
  2. 2nd December 2006Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
  3. 3rd December 2006Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  4. 4th December 2006Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
  5. 5th December 2006Define anaerobic exercise.
  6. 6th December 2006Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
  7. 7th December 2006State the equation for mechanical advantage.
  8. 8th December 2006Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
  9. 9th December 2006Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
  10. 10th December 2006State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
  11. 11th December 2006Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.
  12. 12th December 2006Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
  13. 13th December 2006Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
  14. 14th December 2006Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
  15. 15th December 2006Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
  16. 16th December 2006True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
  17. 17th December 2006Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
  18. 18th December 2006State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
  19. 19th December 2006Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
  20. 20th December 2006Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
  21. 21st December 2006Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
  22. 22nd December 2006State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
  23. 23rd December 2006Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  24. 24th December 2006Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  25. 25th December 2006Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
  26. 26th December 2006Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
  27. 27th December 2006Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
  28. 28th December 2006Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  29. 29th December 2006What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
  30. 30th December 2006Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
  31. 31st December 2006How long does a microcycle usually last?