Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
June 2015 5-a-day
Every sheet in June 2015
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st June 2015What is hypertension?
- 2nd June 2015Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 3rd June 2015Define flexion.
- 4th June 2015State the approximate percentage of 1RM range typically used to develop muscular endurance.
- 5th June 2015Explain why a performer should not stop training completely during the transition period.
- 6th June 2015State one reason participation in team sport can fall among ethnic minority groups in areas with few local facilities.
- 7th June 2015State one reason a sponsor might end a deal with a performer.
- 8th June 2015A 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.
- 9th June 2015Explain one risk of relying too heavily on tangible extrinsic rewards to motivate a young performer.
- 10th June 2015Give the type of synovial joint found at the elbow and state ONE movement it allows.
- 11th June 2015State one long-term adaptation of the respiratory system to endurance training.
- 12th June 2015Give one example of a complex carbohydrate food source.
- 13th June 2015Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 14th June 2015Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 15th June 2015Why should an injured limb be elevated above the level of the heart?
- 16th June 2015Explain why a cool-down begins with light continuous exercise rather than going straight into stretching.
- 17th June 2015What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 18th June 2015Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 19th June 2015Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 20th June 2015Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 21st June 2015State the formula for cardiac output.
- 22nd June 2015Give one reason blood volume or red blood cell count might increase after a period of altitude training.
- 23rd June 2015Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 24th June 2015Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 25th June 2015State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 26th June 2015State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
- 27th June 2015Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
- 28th June 2015Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 29th June 2015Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 30th June 2015According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?