Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

April 2020 5-a-day

Every sheet in April 2020

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 2020Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
  2. 2nd April 2020Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
  3. 3rd April 2020Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
  4. 4th April 2020Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
  5. 5th April 2020Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
  6. 6th April 2020Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  7. 7th April 2020For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
  8. 8th April 2020Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
  9. 9th April 2020What does SMART stand for when setting a training target?
  10. 10th April 2020Give one health risk associated with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs instead of appropriate training methods to build strength.
  11. 11th April 2020Give one example of how correct technique can reduce the risk of injury when landing from a jump.
  12. 12th April 2020State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
  13. 13th April 2020Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  14. 14th April 2020Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  15. 15th April 2020Explain why a light aerobic cool-down can speed up recovery from anaerobic exercise.
  16. 16th April 2020State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
  17. 17th April 2020Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
  18. 18th April 2020Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  19. 19th April 2020Define adduction.
  20. 20th April 2020An athlete's 1RM on the bench press is 60kg. Calculate 75% of their 1RM.
  21. 21st April 2020Define periodisation.
  22. 22nd April 2020Which UK national survey is most commonly used to track adult participation in physical activity?
  23. 23rd April 2020Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  24. 24th April 2020What does the M in SMART stand for?
  25. 25th April 2020Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
  26. 26th April 2020Which structure connects muscle to bone?
  27. 27th April 2020What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
  28. 28th April 2020Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  29. 29th April 2020State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  30. 30th April 2020Name the agonist during knee extension.