Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

May 2009 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 2009

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 2009Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
  2. 2nd May 2009Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
  3. 3rd May 2009Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
  4. 4th May 2009Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
  5. 5th May 2009Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  6. 6th May 2009Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  7. 7th May 2009Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
  8. 8th May 2009Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
  9. 9th May 2009Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
  10. 10th May 2009Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
  11. 11th May 2009Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
  12. 12th May 2009Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
  13. 13th May 2009How long does a microcycle usually last?
  14. 14th May 2009Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.
  15. 15th May 2009Give one benefit of sponsorship to a sport's governing body.
  16. 16th May 2009Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
  17. 17th May 2009Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  18. 18th May 2009State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
  19. 19th May 2009Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
  20. 20th May 2009State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
  21. 21st May 2009What is dehydration?
  22. 22nd May 2009Name the agonist during elbow flexion.
  23. 23rd May 2009State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
  24. 24th May 2009Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
  25. 25th May 2009State one barrier disabled people can face when trying to access sports facilities.
  26. 26th May 2009Which organisation is responsible for writing and enforcing the rules of a sport?
  27. 27th May 2009Why might an elite performer rely more on intrinsic feedback than a beginner does?
  28. 28th May 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  29. 29th May 2009State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
  30. 30th May 2009Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
  31. 31st May 2009What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?