Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
November 2014 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 2014
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 2014Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 2nd November 2014True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 3rd November 2014Explain one way sponsorship can restrict a performer's freedom.
- 4th November 2014Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
- 5th November 2014Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 6th November 2014Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 7th November 2014State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 8th November 2014Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 9th November 2014Give one reason hydration is especially important during exercise in hot weather.
- 10th November 2014Define antagonist.
- 11th November 2014Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 12th November 2014State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 13th November 2014Explain why cost can be a barrier to participation for people in a lower socio-economic group.
- 14th November 2014Explain what is meant by 'fair play' beyond simply following the written rules.
- 15th November 2014Explain the difference between knowledge of results and knowledge of performance.
- 16th November 2014Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 17th November 2014A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
- 18th November 2014State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
- 19th November 2014Explain why a lack of iron could reduce a performer's aerobic performance.
- 20th November 2014Name the three components of every lever system.
- 21st November 2014During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 22nd November 2014Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
- 23rd November 2014What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
- 24th November 2014What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
- 25th November 2014Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
- 26th November 2014Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
- 27th November 2014Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 28th November 2014Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
- 29th November 2014Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 30th November 2014A cyclist expends 2,800 kilocalories in a day and eats food providing 3,100 kilocalories. Is this a surplus or a deficit, and by how much?