Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
May 2018 5-a-day
Every sheet in May 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2018Why can a skill's position on the open-closed continuum change between different performances of the same skill?
- 2nd May 2018According to social learning theory, what must happen for an observed aggressive behaviour to be repeated?
- 3rd May 2018Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 4th May 2018State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 5th May 2018Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 6th May 2018Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
- 7th May 2018State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
- 8th May 2018A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
- 9th May 2018State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 10th May 2018Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 11th May 2018Give three examples of media channels through which sport is broadcast or reported.
- 12th May 2018Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 13th May 2018Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 14th May 2018Name the two components of EPOC.
- 15th May 2018Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 16th May 2018Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
- 17th May 2018Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 18th May 2018What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
- 19th May 2018A 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.
- 20th May 2018Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 21st May 2018True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 22nd May 2018Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
- 23rd May 2018Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
- 24th May 2018Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 25th May 2018Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 26th May 2018State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 27th May 2018Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 28th May 2018Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
- 29th May 2018Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
- 30th May 2018Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 31st May 2018State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.