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.

  1. 1st December 2023Give one example of deviance in sport.
  2. 2nd December 2023Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
  3. 3rd December 2023Define arousal in a sporting context.
  4. 4th December 2023Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  5. 5th December 2023State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
  6. 6th December 2023State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
  7. 7th December 2023What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
  8. 8th December 2023Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
  9. 9th December 2023What does body composition measure?
  10. 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.
  11. 11th December 2023Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
  12. 12th December 2023Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
  13. 13th December 2023Define a closed skill.
  14. 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?
  15. 15th December 2023State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
  16. 16th December 2023Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
  17. 17th December 2023Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  18. 18th December 2023What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
  19. 19th December 2023In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?
  20. 20th December 2023Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
  21. 21st December 2023Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
  22. 22nd December 2023Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
  23. 23rd December 2023Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
  24. 24th December 2023Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  25. 25th December 2023Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  26. 26th December 2023Name one method the body uses to remove lactic acid during recovery.
  27. 27th December 2023State one short-term effect of exercise on muscle temperature.
  28. 28th December 2023Define a sedentary lifestyle.
  29. 29th December 2023Name the three somatotypes.
  30. 30th December 2023Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
  31. 31st December 2023Explain why a performer training for muscular endurance would use a lower percentage of 1RM than a performer training for maximal strength.