Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

December 2024 5-a-day

Every sheet in December 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 December 2024Explain why a cool-down begins with light continuous exercise rather than going straight into stretching.
  2. 2nd December 2024State one barrier disabled people can face when trying to access sports facilities.
  3. 3rd December 2024Which organisation is responsible for writing and enforcing the rules of a sport?
  4. 4th December 2024Why might an elite performer rely more on intrinsic feedback than a beginner does?
  5. 5th December 2024Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  6. 6th December 2024State the formula for cardiac output.
  7. 7th December 2024Give one reason blood volume or red blood cell count might increase after a period of altitude training.
  8. 8th December 2024What is fibre and why is it important in the diet?
  9. 9th December 2024Which axis is paired with the sagittal plane?
  10. 10th December 2024List, in order, the four things a complete movement analysis of a joint should state.
  11. 11th December 2024State the equipment needed for the Illinois agility run.
  12. 12th December 2024Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
  13. 13th December 2024Give one example of deviance in sport.
  14. 14th December 2024Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
  15. 15th December 2024Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
  16. 16th December 2024Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  17. 17th December 2024State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
  18. 18th December 2024State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
  19. 19th December 2024What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
  20. 20th December 2024Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
  21. 21st December 2024A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
  22. 22nd December 2024Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
  23. 23rd December 2024Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
  24. 24th December 2024Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
  25. 25th December 2024Give one example of a fine skill in sport.
  26. 26th December 2024A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
  27. 27th December 2024Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
  28. 28th December 2024Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
  29. 29th December 2024Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  30. 30th December 2024What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
  31. 31st December 2024In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?