Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
April 2024 5-a-day
Every sheet in April 2024
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2024Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
- 2nd April 2024State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
- 3rd April 2024Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 4th April 2024What is dietary manipulation?
- 5th April 2024Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 6th April 2024A PEP starts with 2 training sessions a week. If progressive overload is applied by adding 1 extra session every 4 weeks, how many sessions per week will the performer be doing by week 9?
- 7th April 2024State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
- 8th April 2024Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
- 9th April 2024Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
- 10th April 2024Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 11th April 2024Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 12th April 2024Name the two components of EPOC.
- 13th April 2024Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
- 14th April 2024What is osteoporosis?
- 15th April 2024Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 16th April 2024Define abduction.
- 17th April 2024A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 18th April 2024Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 19th April 2024True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 20th April 2024Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 21st April 2024A javelin thrower currently throws 32m and wants to improve. State one reason a target of 45m in two weeks would fail the Achievable part of SMART.
- 22nd April 2024Explain one risk of relying too heavily on tangible extrinsic rewards to motivate a young performer.
- 23rd April 2024Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 24th April 2024State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 25th April 2024Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 26th April 2024Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 27th April 2024During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
- 28th April 2024Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 29th April 2024State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 30th April 2024Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.