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.
- 1st November 2012Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 2nd November 2012Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
- 3rd November 2012Define anaerobic exercise.
- 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?
- 5th November 2012Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
- 6th November 2012Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
- 7th November 2012Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
- 8th November 2012State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
- 9th November 2012Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 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.
- 11th November 2012Define assertive behaviour in sport.
- 12th November 2012Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
- 13th November 2012Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
- 14th November 2012True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
- 15th November 2012What is dietary manipulation?
- 16th November 2012Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 17th November 2012Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
- 18th November 2012Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
- 19th November 2012Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
- 20th November 2012Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
- 21st November 2012Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 22nd November 2012Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 23rd November 2012Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
- 24th November 2012Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
- 25th November 2012What is osteoporosis?
- 26th November 2012Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 27th November 2012Define abduction.
- 28th November 2012Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
- 29th November 2012How long does a microcycle usually last?
- 30th November 2012Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.