Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

November 2017 5-a-day

Every sheet in November 2017

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st November 2017State the formula for cardiac output.
  2. 2nd November 2017Give one reason blood volume or red blood cell count might increase after a period of altitude training.
  3. 3rd November 2017What is a micronutrient?
  4. 4th November 2017Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
  5. 5th November 2017Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
  6. 6th November 2017State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
  7. 7th November 2017Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
  8. 8th November 2017Define 'gamesmanship'.
  9. 9th November 2017Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
  10. 10th November 2017Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
  11. 11th November 2017Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  12. 12th November 2017State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
  13. 13th November 2017State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
  14. 14th November 2017Why might a very active athlete need a higher daily energy intake than an inactive person of the same body size?
  15. 15th November 2017State the order of fulcrum, load and effort in a first-class lever.
  16. 16th November 2017A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
  17. 17th November 2017Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
  18. 18th November 2017Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
  19. 19th November 2017Why is the relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media described as a 'triangle' rather than a straight line?
  20. 20th November 2017Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
  21. 21st November 2017A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
  22. 22nd November 2017Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
  23. 23rd November 2017Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
  24. 24th November 2017Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  25. 25th November 2017What is meant by 'body composition'?
  26. 26th November 2017Which axis is paired with the frontal plane?
  27. 27th November 2017What does SMART stand for when setting a training target?
  28. 28th November 2017Give one health risk associated with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs instead of appropriate training methods to build strength.
  29. 29th November 2017Give one example of how correct technique can reduce the risk of injury when landing from a jump.
  30. 30th November 2017How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?