Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
April 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2009What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 2nd April 2009Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 3rd April 2009Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 4th April 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 5th April 2009Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?
- 6th April 2009Name the liquid part of blood that transports blood cells, nutrients and waste.
- 7th April 2009Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 8th April 2009Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 9th April 2009State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 10th April 2009A performer runs the 30 metre sprint test in 4.2, 4.0 and 4.4 seconds across three trials. Calculate their mean time.
- 11th April 2009State two general measures a performer can take to reduce their risk of injury.
- 12th April 2009Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 13th April 2009Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 14th April 2009According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
- 15th April 2009Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 16th April 2009Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
- 17th April 2009Define anaerobic exercise.
- 18th April 2009What is basal metabolic rate?
- 19th April 2009A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 20th April 2009Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
- 21st April 2009Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
- 22nd April 2009State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
- 23rd April 2009Name the three components of the golden triangle.
- 24th April 2009A footballer takes a penalty kick with no goalkeeper movement allowed until the ball is struck. State whether this is basic or complex, and justify your answer.
- 25th April 2009Define assertive behaviour in sport.
- 26th April 2009Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
- 27th April 2009Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
- 28th April 2009True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
- 29th April 2009Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
- 30th April 2009Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?