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.

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