Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
February 2012 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2012Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
- 2nd February 2012Give one situational factor that can increase the likelihood of spectator disorder at a match.
- 3rd February 2012Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
- 4th February 2012Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
- 5th February 2012Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 6th February 2012State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
- 7th February 2012State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
- 8th February 2012Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
- 9th February 2012State the equation for mechanical advantage.
- 10th February 2012What does body composition measure?
- 11th February 2012A 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.
- 12th February 2012Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
- 13th February 2012Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.
- 14th February 2012Why can a skill's position on the open-closed continuum change between different performances of the same skill?
- 15th February 2012According to social learning theory, what must happen for an observed aggressive behaviour to be repeated?
- 16th February 2012State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
- 17th February 2012Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
- 18th February 2012Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 19th February 2012Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
- 20th February 2012State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
- 21st February 2012Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
- 22nd February 2012Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
- 23rd February 2012Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
- 24th February 2012Give three examples of media channels through which sport is broadcast or reported.
- 25th February 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 26th February 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 27th February 2012Name one method the body uses to remove lactic acid during recovery.
- 28th February 2012State one short-term effect of exercise on muscle temperature.
- 29th February 2012Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.