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.

  1. 1st April 2024Identify the agonist and antagonist muscle pair that works at the knee joint.
  2. 2nd April 2024State roughly how long the ATP-PC system can supply energy for before it is depleted.
  3. 3rd April 2024Give one physical benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  4. 4th April 2024What is dietary manipulation?
  5. 5th April 2024Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
  6. 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?
  7. 7th April 2024State the main energy system developed by continuous training.
  8. 8th April 2024Give one piece of protective equipment used in hockey, and state what injury it helps prevent.
  9. 9th April 2024Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
  10. 10th April 2024Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  11. 11th April 2024Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  12. 12th April 2024Name the two components of EPOC.
  13. 13th April 2024Why does synovial fluid become thinner (less viscous) during a warm-up?
  14. 14th April 2024What is osteoporosis?
  15. 15th April 2024Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
  16. 16th April 2024Define abduction.
  17. 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.
  18. 18th April 2024Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
  19. 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.
  20. 20th April 2024Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
  21. 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.
  22. 22nd April 2024Explain one risk of relying too heavily on tangible extrinsic rewards to motivate a young performer.
  23. 23rd April 2024Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
  24. 24th April 2024State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
  25. 25th April 2024Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
  26. 26th April 2024Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
  27. 27th April 2024During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
  28. 28th April 2024Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
  29. 29th April 2024State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
  30. 30th April 2024Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.