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.

  1. 1st November 2014Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
  2. 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.
  3. 3rd November 2014Explain one way sponsorship can restrict a performer's freedom.
  4. 4th November 2014Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
  5. 5th November 2014Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  6. 6th November 2014Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
  7. 7th November 2014State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
  8. 8th November 2014Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
  9. 9th November 2014Give one reason hydration is especially important during exercise in hot weather.
  10. 10th November 2014Define antagonist.
  11. 11th November 2014Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
  12. 12th November 2014State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
  13. 13th November 2014Explain why cost can be a barrier to participation for people in a lower socio-economic group.
  14. 14th November 2014Explain what is meant by 'fair play' beyond simply following the written rules.
  15. 15th November 2014Explain the difference between knowledge of results and knowledge of performance.
  16. 16th November 2014Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  17. 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.
  18. 18th November 2014State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
  19. 19th November 2014Explain why a lack of iron could reduce a performer's aerobic performance.
  20. 20th November 2014Name the three components of every lever system.
  21. 21st November 2014During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
  22. 22nd November 2014Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
  23. 23rd November 2014What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
  24. 24th November 2014What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
  25. 25th November 2014Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
  26. 26th November 2014Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
  27. 27th November 2014Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  28. 28th November 2014Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
  29. 29th November 2014Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  30. 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?