Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

October 2007 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 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 October 2007Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  2. 2nd October 2007Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
  3. 3rd October 2007State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
  4. 4th October 2007Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
  5. 5th October 2007Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
  6. 6th October 2007During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
  7. 7th October 2007Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
  8. 8th October 2007State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
  9. 9th October 2007Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
  10. 10th October 2007Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
  11. 11th October 2007Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
  12. 12th October 2007Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  13. 13th October 2007A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
  14. 14th October 2007State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
  15. 15th October 2007State two functions of water in the body.
  16. 16th October 2007Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
  17. 17th October 2007Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
  18. 18th October 2007Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
  19. 19th October 2007What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
  20. 20th October 2007Define 'sportsmanship'.
  21. 21st October 2007Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
  22. 22nd October 2007Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
  23. 23rd October 2007Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  24. 24th October 2007Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
  25. 25th October 2007Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  26. 26th October 2007What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
  27. 27th October 2007Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.
  28. 28th October 2007Define muscular endurance.
  29. 29th October 2007What does the F in FITT stand for?
  30. 30th October 2007State one limitation of the sit and reach test's validity for a games player.
  31. 31st October 2007Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.