Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2014 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2014Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
- 2nd August 2014What protein within red blood cells binds to oxygen?
- 3rd August 2014What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?
- 4th August 2014Which axis is paired with the sagittal plane?
- 5th August 2014List, in order, the four things a complete movement analysis of a joint should state.
- 6th August 2014Define agility.
- 7th August 2014What type of tissue is damaged in a sprain?
- 8th August 2014Give one example of deviance in sport.
- 9th August 2014Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
- 10th August 2014According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
- 11th August 2014Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 12th August 2014Name the muscle that contracts and flattens during inspiration.
- 13th August 2014Give one reason a fast walk lasting an hour would be classed as aerobic rather than anaerobic exercise.
- 14th August 2014What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
- 15th August 2014Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
- 16th August 2014State two pieces of equipment needed to carry out the multi-stage fitness test.
- 17th August 2014Give one way a performer could apply progressive overload to a running programme without changing how often they train.
- 18th August 2014Define reliability in the context of fitness testing.
- 19th August 2014Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
- 20th August 2014A 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.
- 21st August 2014Define assertive behaviour in sport.
- 22nd August 2014A gymnast holds a handstand. What keeps the shoulder joint stable while other muscles work to maintain balance?
- 23rd August 2014Name the molecule that is broken down to directly release energy for muscle contraction.
- 24th August 2014State the WHO definition of health.
- 25th August 2014What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
- 26th August 2014In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?
- 27th August 2014State the purpose of retesting at the end of a PEP.
- 28th August 2014A weightlifter's training focuses on low reps with very heavy weights. Which fitness component is this weight training programme mainly developing?
- 29th August 2014Give one example of appropriate clothing that would help reduce injury risk for a cyclist.
- 30th August 2014Explain one way technology has improved the coverage of sport for a television audience.
- 31st August 2014Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.