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.

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