Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
May 2012 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2012Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
- 2nd May 2012Which structure connects bone to bone?
- 3rd May 2012Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
- 4th May 2012Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
- 5th May 2012Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 6th May 2012Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 7th May 2012What does each letter of RICE stand for?
- 8th May 2012Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
- 9th May 2012What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 10th May 2012Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 11th May 2012Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 12th May 2012Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 13th May 2012Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
- 14th May 2012Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
- 15th May 2012Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 16th May 2012Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 17th May 2012State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 18th May 2012Name the test used to measure power.
- 19th May 2012A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?
- 20th May 2012Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 21st May 2012Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 22nd May 2012Define arousal in a sporting context.
- 23rd May 2012Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 24th May 2012State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
- 25th May 2012Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
- 26th May 2012What is basal metabolic rate?
- 27th May 2012A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 28th May 2012Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 29th May 2012Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 30th May 2012Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 31st May 2012Name the three components of the golden triangle.