Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
September 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2009What does the M in SMART stand for?
- 2nd September 2009Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
- 3rd September 2009Which structure connects muscle to bone?
- 4th September 2009What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
- 5th September 2009Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
- 6th September 2009Give one reason hydration is especially important during exercise in hot weather.
- 7th September 2009Define antagonist.
- 8th September 2009Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
- 9th September 2009Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
- 10th September 2009Explain why cost can be a barrier to participation for people in a lower socio-economic group.
- 11th September 2009Explain what is meant by 'fair play' beyond simply following the written rules.
- 12th September 2009Explain the difference between knowledge of results and knowledge of performance.
- 13th September 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 14th September 2009Name the four chambers of the heart.
- 15th September 2009State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
- 16th September 2009Explain why a lack of iron could reduce a performer's aerobic performance.
- 17th September 2009Name the three components of every lever system.
- 18th September 2009During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 19th September 2009Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
- 20th September 2009Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
- 21st September 2009What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
- 22nd September 2009Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
- 23rd September 2009Define arousal in a sporting context.
- 24th September 2009Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 25th September 2009State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
- 26th September 2009State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
- 27th September 2009A cyclist expends 2,800 kilocalories in a day and eats food providing 3,100 kilocalories. Is this a surplus or a deficit, and by how much?
- 28th September 2009Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
- 29th September 2009What does body composition measure?
- 30th September 2009A 25-year-old performer trains at a heart rate of 175 bpm. Calculate their maximum heart rate and state whether they are training in the aerobic or anaerobic zone.