Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2020 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2020
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2020Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
- 2nd August 2020Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
- 3rd August 2020What is hypertension?
- 4th August 2020Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 5th August 2020Define flexion.
- 6th August 2020A training programme increases work time from a 30-second base by 5 seconds every week, while rest stays at 30 seconds. Calculate the work:rest ratio, in its simplest form, in week 3.
- 7th August 2020A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
- 8th August 2020Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
- 9th August 2020State one reason a sponsor might end a deal with a performer.
- 10th August 2020Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
- 11th August 2020Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
- 12th August 2020Which structure connects bone to bone?
- 13th August 2020Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
- 14th August 2020Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
- 15th August 2020Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 16th August 2020Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 17th August 2020What does each letter of RICE stand for?
- 18th August 2020Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
- 19th August 2020What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 20th August 2020Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 21st August 2020Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 22nd August 2020Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 23rd August 2020Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
- 24th August 2020Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
- 25th August 2020Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 26th August 2020Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 27th August 2020State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 28th August 2020Name the test used to measure power.
- 29th August 2020A 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?
- 30th August 2020Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 31st August 2020Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?