Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

August 2023 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 2023

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

  1. 1st August 2023Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
  2. 2nd August 2023State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
  3. 3rd August 2023Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
  4. 4th August 2023Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
  5. 5th August 2023Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
  6. 6th August 2023State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
  7. 7th August 2023Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  8. 8th August 2023State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
  9. 9th August 2023Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
  10. 10th August 2023Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
  11. 11th August 2023Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
  12. 12th August 2023During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
  13. 13th August 2023Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
  14. 14th August 2023Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
  15. 15th August 2023State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
  16. 16th August 2023Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
  17. 17th August 2023Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
  18. 18th August 2023Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  19. 19th August 2023Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
  20. 20th August 2023Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  21. 21st August 2023Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
  22. 22nd August 2023Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
  23. 23rd August 2023Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.
  24. 24th August 2023A performer has a maximum heart rate of 190 bpm. Calculate the upper boundary of their aerobic training zone (80% of maximum heart rate).
  25. 25th August 2023What is normative data used for?
  26. 26th August 2023Explain one positive effect of commercialisation on a sport itself.
  27. 27th August 2023Why can a skill's position on the open-closed continuum change between different performances of the same skill?
  28. 28th August 2023According to social learning theory, what must happen for an observed aggressive behaviour to be repeated?
  29. 29th August 2023Name the bone that protects the brain.
  30. 30th August 2023State the fuel used by the ATP-PC system.
  31. 31st August 2023Which of the three wellbeing dimensions - physical, emotional or social - is most directly improved by joining a new sports club? Justify your choice.