Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2012 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2012Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 2nd December 2012Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
- 3rd December 2012Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 4th December 2012State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
- 5th December 2012Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
- 6th December 2012State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
- 7th December 2012Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 8th December 2012During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
- 9th December 2012State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
- 10th December 2012Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
- 11th December 2012Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
- 12th December 2012Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
- 13th December 2012Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
- 14th December 2012Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 15th December 2012State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
- 16th December 2012Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
- 17th December 2012State two functions of water in the body.
- 18th December 2012Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
- 19th December 2012Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
- 20th December 2012Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
- 21st December 2012Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
- 22nd December 2012Define 'sportsmanship'.
- 23rd December 2012Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
- 24th December 2012Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
- 25th December 2012Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 26th December 2012Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
- 27th December 2012Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 28th December 2012What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
- 29th December 2012Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.
- 30th December 2012Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.
- 31st December 2012A performer has a maximum heart rate of 190 bpm. Calculate the upper boundary of their aerobic training zone (80% of maximum heart rate).