Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

April 2018 5-a-day

Every sheet in April 2018

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

  1. 1st April 2018Which structure connects bone to bone?
  2. 2nd April 2018Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
  3. 3rd April 2018Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
  4. 4th April 2018State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  5. 5th April 2018Name the agonist during knee extension.
  6. 6th April 2018What does each letter of RICE stand for?
  7. 7th April 2018Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
  8. 8th April 2018Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
  9. 9th April 2018What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
  10. 10th April 2018A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
  11. 11th April 2018Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  12. 12th April 2018Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  13. 13th April 2018Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
  14. 14th April 2018Name one mineral and state one of its functions.
  15. 15th April 2018In which plane does a cartwheel occur?
  16. 16th April 2018Why is it important to state which phase of a skill (e.g. preparation, action, follow-through) your analysis of a joint refers to?
  17. 17th April 2018Name the test used to measure power.
  18. 18th April 2018A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?
  19. 19th April 2018Give one situational factor that can increase the likelihood of spectator disorder at a match.
  20. 20th April 2018Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
  21. 21st April 2018Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
  22. 22nd April 2018Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  23. 23rd April 2018State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
  24. 24th April 2018Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
  25. 25th April 2018Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
  26. 26th April 2018State the equation for mechanical advantage.
  27. 27th April 2018Name the test used to measure flexibility.
  28. 28th April 2018Why might a training programme that never changes exercises or intensity risk breaking two principles of training at once?
  29. 29th April 2018Give one reason a coach might carry out fitness testing at the start of a season.
  30. 30th April 2018Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.