Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2013 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2013
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2013What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
- 2nd August 2013Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
- 3rd August 2013Name the test used to measure flexibility.
- 4th August 2013Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
- 5th August 2013Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
- 6th August 2013Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
- 7th August 2013Explain the difference between a gross skill and a fine skill.
- 8th August 2013Name the theory that explains aggression as a result of a build-up of frustration when a goal is blocked.
- 9th August 2013Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 10th August 2013State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 11th August 2013Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 12th August 2013What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
- 13th August 2013In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?
- 14th August 2013A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
- 15th August 2013State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 16th August 2013Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 17th August 2013Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
- 18th August 2013Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 19th August 2013Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 20th August 2013Name the two components of EPOC.
- 21st August 2013Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 22nd August 2013Define a sedentary lifestyle.
- 23rd August 2013Name the three somatotypes.
- 24th August 2013Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
- 25th August 2013A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 26th August 2013Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 27th August 2013True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 28th August 2013Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
- 29th August 2013A javelin thrower currently throws 32m and wants to improve. State one reason a target of 45m in two weeks would fail the Achievable part of SMART.
- 30th August 2013Explain one risk of relying too heavily on tangible extrinsic rewards to motivate a young performer.
- 31st August 2013Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.