Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
October 2010 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2010During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 2nd October 2010State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
- 3rd October 2010Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
- 4th October 2010What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
- 5th October 2010Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
- 6th October 2010Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
- 7th October 2010Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 8th October 2010State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
- 9th October 2010State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
- 10th October 2010A 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?
- 11th October 2010Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
- 12th October 2010A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
- 13th October 2010Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
- 14th October 2010Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
- 15th October 2010Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 16th October 2010Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
- 17th October 2010A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
- 18th October 2010Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
- 19th October 2010Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
- 20th October 2010Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 21st October 2010What is dietary manipulation?
- 22nd October 2010Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 23rd October 2010What does SMART stand for when setting a training target?
- 24th October 2010Give one health risk associated with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs instead of appropriate training methods to build strength.
- 25th October 2010Give one example of how correct technique can reduce the risk of injury when landing from a jump.
- 26th October 2010How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
- 27th October 2010Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 28th October 2010Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 29th October 2010Explain why a light aerobic cool-down can speed up recovery from anaerobic exercise.
- 30th October 2010State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
- 31st October 2010What is osteoporosis?