Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2023 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2023
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2023Give one example of deviance in sport.
- 2nd December 2023Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
- 3rd December 2023Define arousal in a sporting context.
- 4th December 2023Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 5th December 2023State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
- 6th December 2023State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
- 7th December 2023What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
- 8th December 2023Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
- 9th December 2023What does body composition measure?
- 10th December 2023A 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.
- 11th December 2023Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
- 12th December 2023Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
- 13th December 2023Define a closed skill.
- 14th December 2023A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
- 15th December 2023State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
- 16th December 2023Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
- 17th December 2023Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 18th December 2023What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
- 19th December 2023In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?
- 20th December 2023Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
- 21st December 2023Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
- 22nd December 2023Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
- 23rd December 2023Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
- 24th December 2023Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 25th December 2023Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 26th December 2023Name one method the body uses to remove lactic acid during recovery.
- 27th December 2023State one short-term effect of exercise on muscle temperature.
- 28th December 2023Define a sedentary lifestyle.
- 29th December 2023Name the three somatotypes.
- 30th December 2023Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
- 31st December 2023Explain why a performer training for muscular endurance would use a lower percentage of 1RM than a performer training for maximal strength.