Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2012 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2012State the first stage in designing a PEP.
- 2nd August 2012A coach sets an interval session of 20 seconds of work and 40 seconds of rest. Calculate the work:rest ratio in its simplest form.
- 3rd August 2012Explain why cold weather increases the risk of muscle strains.
- 4th August 2012How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
- 5th August 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 6th August 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 7th August 2012What does the abbreviation EPOC stand for?
- 8th August 2012State one short-term effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system.
- 9th August 2012Define a sedentary lifestyle.
- 10th August 2012Name the three somatotypes.
- 11th August 2012Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
- 12th August 2012Define one rep max (1RM).
- 13th August 2012Name the three training seasons in the order they occur across a year.
- 14th August 2012Name one national campaign aimed at increasing women's and girls' participation in sport.
- 15th August 2012Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
- 16th August 2012Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
- 17th August 2012Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
- 18th August 2012Name the type of synovial joint found at the hip.
- 19th August 2012Name the term used for the enlargement/thickening of the heart muscle as a result of training.
- 20th August 2012State one difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat.
- 21st August 2012Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
- 22nd August 2012Define agonist.
- 23rd August 2012Explain what should be done instead of RICE if a fracture or dislocation is suspected.
- 24th August 2012A rugby player's warm-up lasts 15 minutes, with 6 minutes spent on the pulse raiser. What percentage of the warm-up is this?
- 25th August 2012Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
- 26th August 2012State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
- 27th August 2012A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
- 28th August 2012Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 29th August 2012Which valve is found between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
- 30th August 2012State the main role of white blood cells.
- 31st August 2012What is a micronutrient?