Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
March 2008 5-a-day
Every sheet in March 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2008Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
- 2nd March 2008Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
- 3rd March 2008What is hypertension?
- 4th March 2008Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 5th March 2008Define flexion.
- 6th March 2008Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
- 7th March 2008How long does a microcycle usually last?
- 8th March 2008Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.
- 9th March 2008State one reason a sponsor might end a deal with a performer.
- 10th March 2008Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
- 11th March 2008Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
- 12th March 2008State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
- 13th March 2008Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
- 14th March 2008State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
- 15th March 2008Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 16th March 2008Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 17th March 2008State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
- 18th March 2008Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
- 19th March 2008What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 20th March 2008Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 21st March 2008Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 22nd March 2008Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 23rd March 2008State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
- 24th March 2008Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
- 25th March 2008Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 26th March 2008Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 27th March 2008State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 28th March 2008Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
- 29th March 2008Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
- 30th March 2008Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 31st March 2008Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?