Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

January 2012 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 2012

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

  1. 1st January 2012Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
  2. 2nd January 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  3. 3rd January 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  4. 4th January 2012Explain why a light aerobic cool-down can speed up recovery from anaerobic exercise.
  5. 5th January 2012State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
  6. 6th January 2012Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
  7. 7th January 2012Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  8. 8th January 2012Define adduction.
  9. 9th January 2012An athlete's 1RM on the bench press is 60kg. Calculate 75% of their 1RM.
  10. 10th January 2012Define periodisation.
  11. 11th January 2012Which UK national survey is most commonly used to track adult participation in physical activity?
  12. 12th January 2012Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  13. 13th January 2012Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
  14. 14th January 2012Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  15. 15th January 2012Which structure connects muscle to bone?
  16. 16th January 2012What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
  17. 17th January 2012Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  18. 18th January 2012State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  19. 19th January 2012Name the agonist during knee extension.
  20. 20th January 2012Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
  21. 21st January 2012Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
  22. 22nd January 2012Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
  23. 23rd January 2012What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
  24. 24th January 2012A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
  25. 25th January 2012Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  26. 26th January 2012Name the four chambers of the heart.
  27. 27th January 2012State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
  28. 28th January 2012Name one mineral and state one of its functions.
  29. 29th January 2012In which plane does a cartwheel occur?
  30. 30th January 2012Why is it important to state which phase of a skill (e.g. preparation, action, follow-through) your analysis of a joint refers to?
  31. 31st January 2012Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?