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.
- 1st October 2024Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
- 2nd October 2024State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
- 3rd October 2024Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
- 4th October 2024State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
- 5th October 2024Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 6th October 2024Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 7th October 2024State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
- 8th October 2024Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
- 9th October 2024What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 10th October 2024Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 11th October 2024Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 12th October 2024Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 13th October 2024State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.
- 14th October 2024Name the component of blood responsible for clotting.
- 15th October 2024Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 16th October 2024Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 17th October 2024State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 18th October 2024Explain why balance is important for a gymnast performing a handstand.
- 19th October 2024Give the difference between a traumatic fracture and a stress fracture.
- 20th October 2024Name one report that led to major changes in UK football stadium safety and crowd control.
- 21st October 2024Which category of PED would most benefit a precision sport such as archery, and why?
- 22nd October 2024Define arousal in a sporting context.
- 23rd October 2024Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 24th October 2024Name the site where gaseous exchange takes place in the lungs.
- 25th October 2024Classify a 100m sprint as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 26th October 2024What is basal metabolic rate?
- 27th October 2024A second-class lever has an effort arm of 30 centimetres and a load arm of 10 centimetres. Calculate its mechanical advantage.
- 28th October 2024Give one sport in which cardiovascular endurance is especially important, and explain why.
- 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).
- 30th October 2024What is normative data used for?
- 31st October 2024Name the three components of the golden triangle.