Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

October 2024 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 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 October 2024Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
  2. 2nd October 2024State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
  3. 3rd October 2024Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
  4. 4th October 2024State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
  5. 5th October 2024Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
  6. 6th October 2024Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
  7. 7th October 2024State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
  8. 8th October 2024Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
  9. 9th October 2024What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
  10. 10th October 2024Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
  11. 11th October 2024Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
  12. 12th October 2024Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  13. 13th October 2024State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
  14. 14th October 2024Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
  15. 15th October 2024Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
  16. 16th October 2024Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
  17. 17th October 2024State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
  18. 18th October 2024Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
  19. 19th October 2024Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
  20. 20th October 2024Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
  21. 21st October 2024Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
  22. 22nd October 2024Define arousal in a sporting context.
  23. 23rd October 2024Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  24. 24th October 2024Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
  25. 25th October 2024Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
  26. 26th October 2024What is basal metabolic rate?
  27. 27th October 2024A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
  28. 28th October 2024Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.
  29. 29th October 2024A performer has a maximum heart rate of 190 bpm. Calculate the upper boundary of their aerobic training zone (80% of maximum heart rate).
  30. 30th October 2024What is normative data used for?
  31. 31st October 2024Name the three components of the golden triangle.