Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
January 2016 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2016Name the two components of EPOC.
- 2nd January 2016Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 3rd January 2016What is osteoporosis?
- 4th January 2016Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 5th January 2016Define abduction.
- 6th January 2016A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 7th January 2016Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 8th January 2016True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 9th January 2016Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 10th January 2016Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 11th January 2016Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 12th January 2016Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 13th January 2016State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 14th January 2016Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 15th January 2016Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 16th January 2016During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
- 17th January 2016Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 18th January 2016State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 19th January 2016Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
- 20th January 2016Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
- 21st January 2016Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
- 22nd January 2016Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 23rd January 2016A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
- 24th January 2016State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
- 25th January 2016State two functions of water in the body.
- 26th January 2016Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
- 27th January 2016Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
- 28th January 2016Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
- 29th January 2016What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
- 30th January 2016Define 'sportsmanship'.
- 31st January 2016Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.