Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

January 2007 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 2007

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

  1. 1st January 2007Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.
  2. 2nd January 2007Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
  3. 3rd January 2007What does the M in SMART stand for?
  4. 4th January 2007Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
  5. 5th January 2007State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
  6. 6th January 2007Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
  7. 7th January 2007State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
  8. 8th January 2007Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
  9. 9th January 2007Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
  10. 10th January 2007State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
  11. 11th January 2007Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
  12. 12th January 2007Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
  13. 13th January 2007Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
  14. 14th January 2007State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
  15. 15th January 2007Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  16. 16th January 2007State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
  17. 17th January 2007Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
  18. 18th January 2007Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
  19. 19th January 2007Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
  20. 20th January 2007During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
  21. 21st January 2007Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
  22. 22nd January 2007Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
  23. 23rd January 2007State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
  24. 24th January 2007Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
  25. 25th January 2007Define arousal in a sporting context.
  26. 26th January 2007Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  27. 27th January 2007Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
  28. 28th January 2007Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  29. 29th January 2007Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
  30. 30th January 2007Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
  31. 31st January 2007Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.