Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

November 2012 5-a-day

Every sheet in November 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 November 2012Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  2. 2nd November 2012Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
  3. 3rd November 2012Define anaerobic exercise.
  4. 4th November 2012A cyclist expends 2,800 kilocalories in a day and eats food providing 3,100 kilocalories. Is this a surplus or a deficit, and by how much?
  5. 5th November 2012Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
  6. 6th November 2012Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
  7. 7th November 2012Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
  8. 8th November 2012State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
  9. 9th November 2012Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
  10. 10th November 2012A footballer takes a penalty kick with no goalkeeper movement allowed until the ball is struck. State whether this is basic or complex, and justify your answer.
  11. 11th November 2012Define assertive behaviour in sport.
  12. 12th November 2012Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
  13. 13th November 2012Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
  14. 14th November 2012True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
  15. 15th November 2012What is dietary manipulation?
  16. 16th November 2012Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
  17. 17th November 2012Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
  18. 18th November 2012Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
  19. 19th November 2012Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
  20. 20th November 2012Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
  21. 21st November 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  22. 22nd November 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  23. 23rd November 2012Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
  24. 24th November 2012Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
  25. 25th November 2012What is osteoporosis?
  26. 26th November 2012Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
  27. 27th November 2012Define abduction.
  28. 28th November 2012Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
  29. 29th November 2012How long does a microcycle usually last?
  30. 30th November 2012Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.