Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
April 2012 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2012Give one reason a fast walk lasting an hour would be classed as aerobic rather than anaerobic exercise.
- 2nd April 2012Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
- 3rd April 2012Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
- 4th April 2012State two pieces of equipment needed to carry out the multi-stage fitness test.
- 5th April 2012Give one way a performer could apply progressive overload to a running programme without changing how often they train.
- 6th April 2012Define reliability in the context of fitness testing.
- 7th April 2012Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.
- 8th April 2012Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
- 9th April 2012Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
- 10th April 2012A gymnast holds a handstand. What keeps the shoulder joint stable while other muscles work to maintain balance?
- 11th April 2012Name the molecule that is broken down to directly release energy for muscle contraction.
- 12th April 2012State the WHO definition of health.
- 13th April 2012Explain why a sprinter would gain little benefit from carbohydrate loading before a 100 metre race.
- 14th April 2012Name a sporting movement, other than a full twist, that occurs in the transverse plane.
- 15th April 2012State the purpose of retesting at the end of a PEP.
- 16th April 2012A weightlifter's training focuses on low reps with very heavy weights. Which fitness component is this weight training programme mainly developing?
- 17th April 2012Give one example of appropriate clothing that would help reduce injury risk for a cyclist.
- 18th April 2012State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
- 19th April 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 20th April 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 21st April 2012Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
- 22nd April 2012Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
- 23rd April 2012What is hypertension?
- 24th April 2012Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 25th April 2012Define flexion.
- 26th April 2012A training programme increases work time from a 30-second base by 5 seconds every week, while rest stays at 30 seconds. Calculate the work:rest ratio, in its simplest form, in week 3.
- 27th April 2012A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
- 28th April 2012Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
- 29th April 2012State one reason a sponsor might end a deal with a performer.
- 30th April 2012What does the M in SMART stand for?