Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
February 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2009State one difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat.
- 2nd February 2009Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
- 3rd February 2009Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
- 4th February 2009Explain what should be done instead of RICE if a fracture or dislocation is suspected.
- 5th February 2009A rugby player's warm-up lasts 15 minutes, with 6 minutes spent on the pulse raiser. What percentage of the warm-up is this?
- 6th February 2009Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
- 7th February 2009Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
- 8th February 2009State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
- 9th February 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 10th February 2009Which valve is found between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
- 11th February 2009State the main role of white blood cells.
- 12th February 2009Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
- 13th February 2009Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
- 14th February 2009During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 15th February 2009A netball goal shooter records a vertical jump test score. Which skill-related component and which health-related component together help her jump higher to intercept a pass?
- 16th February 2009State one sporting example of how a dislocation might occur.
- 17th February 2009State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
- 18th February 2009Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
- 19th February 2009A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
- 20th February 2009Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 21st February 2009Name the airway that air passes through directly after the trachea.
- 22nd February 2009Define aerobic exercise.
- 23rd February 2009Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
- 24th February 2009Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
- 25th February 2009Which health-related component does the hand grip dynamometer test measure?
- 26th February 2009Define reversibility.
- 27th February 2009A 14-year-old female scores 24cm on the sit and reach test. Using the table (Excellent: above 30cm; Good: 25 to 30cm; Average: 15 to 24cm; Below average: 10 to 14cm; Poor: below 10cm), state her rating.
- 28th February 2009Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.