Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

January 2013 5-a-day

Every sheet in January 2013

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st January 2013What is normative data used for?
  2. 2nd January 2013Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
  3. 3rd January 2013Why can a skill's position on the open-closed continuum change between different performances of the same skill?
  4. 4th January 2013According to social learning theory, what must happen for an observed aggressive behaviour to be repeated?
  5. 5th January 2013Name the bone that protects the brain.
  6. 6th January 2013State the fuel used by the ATP-PC system.
  7. 7th January 2013Which of the three wellbeing dimensions - physical, emotional or social - is most directly improved by joining a new sports club? Justify your choice.
  8. 8th January 2013For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
  9. 9th January 2013Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
  10. 10th January 2013Give one reason a PEP should include an appropriate warm-up in every session.
  11. 11th January 2013Which training method uses a series of different exercise stations?
  12. 12th January 2013State one effect of playing sport in very hot weather.
  13. 13th January 2013Give three examples of media channels through which sport is broadcast or reported.
  14. 14th January 2013Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  15. 15th January 2013Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  16. 16th January 2013State roughly how long the fast component of EPOC takes to complete.
  17. 17th January 2013What term describes the redistribution of blood flow towards working muscles during exercise?
  18. 18th January 2013Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
  19. 19th January 2013Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  20. 20th January 2013Define adduction.
  21. 21st January 2013State the approximate percentage of 1RM range typically used to develop muscular endurance.
  22. 22nd January 2013Explain why a performer should not stop training completely during the transition period.
  23. 23rd January 2013State one reason participation in team sport can fall among ethnic minority groups in areas with few local facilities.
  24. 24th January 2013Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  25. 25th January 2013Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
  26. 26th January 2013Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  27. 27th January 2013Give the type of synovial joint found at the elbow and state ONE movement it allows.
  28. 28th January 2013State one long-term adaptation of the respiratory system to endurance training.
  29. 29th January 2013Give one example of a complex carbohydrate food source.
  30. 30th January 2013State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  31. 31st January 2013Name the agonist during knee extension.