Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

June 2012 5-a-day

Every sheet in June 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 June 2012Define a closed skill.
  2. 2nd June 2012A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
  3. 3rd June 2012Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
  4. 4th June 2012State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
  5. 5th June 2012Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  6. 6th June 2012Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
  7. 7th June 2012Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
  8. 8th June 2012A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
  9. 9th June 2012State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
  10. 10th June 2012Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
  11. 11th June 2012Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
  12. 12th June 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  13. 13th June 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  14. 14th June 2012Name the two components of EPOC.
  15. 15th June 2012Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
  16. 16th June 2012Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
  17. 17th June 2012Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
  18. 18th June 2012Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
  19. 19th June 2012A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
  20. 20th June 2012Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
  21. 21st June 2012True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
  22. 22nd June 2012Give one benefit of sponsorship to a sport's governing body.
  23. 23rd June 2012Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
  24. 24th June 2012Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
  25. 25th June 2012Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
  26. 26th June 2012State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
  27. 27th June 2012Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
  28. 28th June 2012What is dehydration?
  29. 29th June 2012Name the agonist during elbow flexion.
  30. 30th June 2012Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.