Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

September 2014 5-a-day

Every sheet in September 2014

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

  1. 1st September 2014Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  2. 2nd September 2014Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
  3. 3rd September 2014Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
  4. 4th September 2014Define a sedentary lifestyle.
  5. 5th September 2014Name the three somatotypes.
  6. 6th September 2014Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
  7. 7th September 2014A training programme increases work time from a 30-second base by 5 seconds every week, while rest stays at 30 seconds. Calculate the work:rest ratio, in its simplest form, in week 3.
  8. 8th September 2014A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
  9. 9th September 2014Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
  10. 10th September 2014Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
  11. 11th September 2014Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
  12. 12th September 2014Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  13. 13th September 2014Which structure connects bone to bone?
  14. 14th September 2014Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
  15. 15th September 2014Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
  16. 16th September 2014Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
  17. 17th September 2014Define agonist.
  18. 18th September 2014What does each letter of RICE stand for?
  19. 19th September 2014Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
  20. 20th September 2014Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
  21. 21st September 2014State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
  22. 22nd September 2014A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
  23. 23rd September 2014Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  24. 24th September 2014Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  25. 25th September 2014Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
  26. 26th September 2014What is a micronutrient?
  27. 27th September 2014Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  28. 28th September 2014Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
  29. 29th September 2014Name the test used to measure power.
  30. 30th September 2014A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?