Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2016 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2016What is the function of cartilage at a synovial joint?
- 2nd December 2016A performer's resting stroke volume increases from 60 ml to 84 ml after a training programme. Calculate the percentage increase.
- 3rd December 2016State the main role of protein in the diet.
- 4th December 2016Give one reason hydration is especially important during exercise in hot weather.
- 5th December 2016Define antagonist.
- 6th December 2016Explain why ice should never be applied directly to bare skin.
- 7th December 2016State one physiological benefit of warming up before exercise.
- 8th December 2016Explain why cost can be a barrier to participation for people in a lower socio-economic group.
- 9th December 2016Explain what is meant by 'fair play' beyond simply following the written rules.
- 10th December 2016Explain the difference between knowledge of results and knowledge of performance.
- 11th December 2016Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 12th December 2016Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
- 13th December 2016What protein within red blood cells binds to oxygen?
- 14th December 2016Explain why a lack of iron could reduce a performer's aerobic performance.
- 15th December 2016Name the three components of every lever system.
- 16th December 2016During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the knee extends. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 17th December 2016Define agility.
- 18th December 2016What type of tissue is damaged in a sprain?
- 19th December 2016What is meant by 'hooliganism' in a sporting context?
- 20th December 2016Explain how EPO (erythropoietin) improves endurance performance.
- 21st December 2016Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
- 22nd December 2016Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 23rd December 2016Name the muscle that contracts and flattens during inspiration.
- 24th December 2016Give one reason a fast walk lasting an hour would be classed as aerobic rather than anaerobic exercise.
- 25th December 2016A 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?
- 26th December 2016Give a named body example of a first-class lever.
- 27th December 2016State two pieces of equipment needed to carry out the multi-stage fitness test.
- 28th December 2016Give one way a performer could apply progressive overload to a running programme without changing how often they train.
- 29th December 2016Define reliability in the context of fitness testing.
- 30th December 2016Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 31st December 2016Give one example of a fine skill in sport.