Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

July 2009 5-a-day

Every sheet in July 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 July 2009What term describes the redistribution of blood flow towards working muscles during exercise?
  2. 2nd July 2009Define a sedentary lifestyle.
  3. 3rd July 2009Name the three somatotypes.
  4. 4th July 2009Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
  5. 5th July 2009State the approximate percentage of 1RM range typically used to develop muscular endurance.
  6. 6th July 2009Explain why a performer should not stop training completely during the transition period.
  7. 7th July 2009State one reason participation in team sport can fall among ethnic minority groups in areas with few local facilities.
  8. 8th July 2009Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
  9. 9th July 2009Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
  10. 10th July 2009Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  11. 11th July 2009Give the type of synovial joint found at the elbow and state ONE movement it allows.
  12. 12th July 2009State one long-term adaptation of the respiratory system to endurance training.
  13. 13th July 2009Give one example of a complex carbohydrate food source.
  14. 14th July 2009Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
  15. 15th July 2009Define agonist.
  16. 16th July 2009Why should an injured limb be elevated above the level of the heart?
  17. 17th July 2009Explain why a cool-down begins with light continuous exercise rather than going straight into stretching.
  18. 18th July 2009Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
  19. 19th July 2009State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
  20. 20th July 2009A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
  21. 21st July 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  22. 22nd July 2009State the formula for cardiac output.
  23. 23rd July 2009Give one reason blood volume or red blood cell count might increase after a period of altitude training.
  24. 24th July 2009What is a micronutrient?
  25. 25th July 2009Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  26. 26th July 2009Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
  27. 27th July 2009State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
  28. 28th July 2009Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
  29. 29th July 2009Define 'gamesmanship'.
  30. 30th July 2009Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
  31. 31st July 2009Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.