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.

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