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.

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