Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

August 2018 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 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 August 2018Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
  2. 2nd August 2018State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
  3. 3rd August 2018A netball goal shooter records a vertical jump test score. Which skill-related component and which health-related component together help her jump higher to intercept a pass?
  4. 4th August 2018State one sporting example of how a dislocation might occur.
  5. 5th August 2018Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
  6. 6th August 2018Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
  7. 7th August 2018Define arousal in a sporting context.
  8. 8th August 2018Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  9. 9th August 2018Name the airway that air passes through directly after the trachea.
  10. 10th August 2018Define aerobic exercise.
  11. 11th August 2018What is basal metabolic rate?
  12. 12th August 2018A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
  13. 13th August 2018Which health-related component does the hand grip dynamometer test measure?
  14. 14th August 2018Define reversibility.
  15. 15th August 2018A 14-year-old female scores 24cm on the sit and reach test. Using the table (Excellent: above 30cm; Good: 25 to 30cm; Average: 15 to 24cm; Below average: 10 to 14cm; Poor: below 10cm), state her rating.
  16. 16th August 2018Name the three components of the golden triangle.
  17. 17th August 2018Define a closed skill.
  18. 18th August 2018A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
  19. 19th August 2018What is the role of a fixator muscle?
  20. 20th August 2018State one reason the aerobic system is not suitable for a 100m sprint.
  21. 21st August 2018Define wellbeing.
  22. 22nd August 2018Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
  23. 23rd August 2018Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
  24. 24th August 2018A performer's PEP increases their continuous run time by 5 minutes every 3 weeks, starting at 20 minutes. Calculate their run time in week 7.
  25. 25th August 2018Name the training method that uses varying pace and terrain within a continuous session.
  26. 26th August 2018State one role officials play in reducing the risk of injury during a match.
  27. 27th August 2018Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
  28. 28th August 2018Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  29. 29th August 2018Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  30. 30th August 2018State one practical recovery strategy, other than a cool-down, that helps replenish energy stores after exercise.
  31. 31st August 2018Give one short-term effect that could occur in the muscles during high-intensity anaerobic exercise.