Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

September 2021 5-a-day

Every sheet in September 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 September 2021What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
  2. 2nd September 2021Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
  3. 3rd September 2021Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
  4. 4th September 2021Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  5. 5th September 2021Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
  6. 6th September 2021What protein within red blood cells binds to oxygen?
  7. 7th September 2021Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
  8. 8th September 2021Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
  9. 9th September 2021State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
  10. 10th September 2021Define agility.
  11. 11th September 2021What type of tissue is damaged in a sprain?
  12. 12th September 2021Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
  13. 13th September 2021Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
  14. 14th September 2021According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
  15. 15th September 2021Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  16. 16th September 2021Name the muscle that contracts and flattens during inspiration.
  17. 17th September 2021Give one reason a fast walk lasting an hour would be classed as aerobic rather than anaerobic exercise.
  18. 18th September 2021What is basal metabolic rate?
  19. 19th September 2021A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
  20. 20th September 2021State two pieces of equipment needed to carry out the multi-stage fitness test.
  21. 21st September 2021Give one way a performer could apply progressive overload to a running programme without changing how often they train.
  22. 22nd September 2021Define reliability in the context of fitness testing.
  23. 23rd September 2021Name the three components of the golden triangle.
  24. 24th September 2021A footballer takes a penalty kick with no goalkeeper movement allowed until the ball is struck. State whether this is basic or complex, and justify your answer.
  25. 25th September 2021Define assertive behaviour in sport.
  26. 26th September 2021A gymnast holds a handstand. What keeps the shoulder joint stable while other muscles work to maintain balance?
  27. 27th September 2021Name the molecule that is broken down to directly release energy for muscle contraction.
  28. 28th September 2021State the WHO definition of health.
  29. 29th September 2021Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
  30. 30th September 2021Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?