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