Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

April 2022 5-a-day

Every sheet in April 2022

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 2022Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
  2. 2nd April 2022During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
  3. 3rd April 2022State the approximate length of time an ice pack should be applied to an injury at any one time.
  4. 4th April 2022What type of stretching is typically used during the mobility phase of a warm-up, and what type during a cool-down?
  5. 5th April 2022Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
  6. 6th April 2022Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
  7. 7th April 2022Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
  8. 8th April 2022Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  9. 9th April 2022Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?
  10. 10th April 2022Name the liquid part of blood that transports blood cells, nutrients and waste.
  11. 11th April 2022State two functions of water in the body.
  12. 12th April 2022Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
  13. 13th April 2022Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
  14. 14th April 2022A performer runs the 30 metre sprint test in 4.2, 4.0 and 4.4 seconds across three trials. Calculate their mean time.
  15. 15th April 2022State two general measures a performer can take to reduce their risk of injury.
  16. 16th April 2022Define 'sportsmanship'.
  17. 17th April 2022Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
  18. 18th April 2022Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
  19. 19th April 2022Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  20. 20th April 2022Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
  21. 21st April 2022Define anaerobic exercise.
  22. 22nd April 2022What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
  23. 23rd April 2022Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.
  24. 24th April 2022Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
  25. 25th April 2022Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
  26. 26th April 2022State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
  27. 27th April 2022Explain why sponsors are attracted to sports with high media coverage.
  28. 28th April 2022Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
  29. 29th April 2022A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
  30. 30th April 2022Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.