Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

July 2021 5-a-day

Every sheet in July 2021

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

  1. 1st July 2021Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
  2. 2nd July 2021Which structure connects muscle to bone?
  3. 3rd July 2021What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
  4. 4th July 2021Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
  5. 5th July 2021Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
  6. 6th July 2021Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
  7. 7th July 2021Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
  8. 8th July 2021Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
  9. 9th July 2021Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
  10. 10th July 2021Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
  11. 11th July 2021State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
  12. 12th July 2021Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  13. 13th July 2021Name the four chambers of the heart.
  14. 14th July 2021State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
  15. 15th July 2021Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
  16. 16th July 2021Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
  17. 17th July 2021During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
  18. 18th July 2021Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
  19. 19th July 2021Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
  20. 20th July 2021State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
  21. 21st July 2021Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
  22. 22nd July 2021A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
  23. 23rd July 2021Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  24. 24th July 2021State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
  25. 25th July 2021State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
  26. 26th July 2021Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
  27. 27th July 2021Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
  28. 28th July 2021What does body composition measure?
  29. 29th July 2021A 25-year-old performer trains at a heart rate of 175 bpm. Calculate their maximum heart rate and state whether they are training in the aerobic or anaerobic zone.
  30. 30th July 2021Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
  31. 31st July 2021Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.