Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
February 2025 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 2025
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2025Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
- 2nd February 2025Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
- 3rd February 2025Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
- 4th February 2025Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
- 5th February 2025Define 'gamesmanship'.
- 6th February 2025Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
- 7th February 2025A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
- 8th February 2025Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 9th February 2025State which extra muscles are used during forced (exercise) expiration, in addition to relaxation of the external intercostals.
- 10th February 2025State the by-product produced during anaerobic exercise that is not produced during aerobic exercise.
- 11th February 2025Why might a very active athlete need a higher daily energy intake than an inactive person of the same body size?
- 12th February 2025State the order of fulcrum, load and effort in a first-class lever.
- 13th February 2025What does body composition measure?
- 14th February 2025A 25-year-old performer trains at a heart rate of 175 bpm. Calculate their maximum heart rate and state whether they are training in the aerobic or anaerobic zone.
- 15th February 2025Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
- 16th February 2025Why is the relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media described as a 'triangle' rather than a straight line?
- 17th February 2025Explain the difference between a gross skill and a fine skill.
- 18th February 2025Name the theory that explains aggression as a result of a build-up of frustration when a goal is blocked.
- 19th February 2025State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
- 20th February 2025Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
- 21st February 2025Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 22nd February 2025What is meant by 'body composition'?
- 23rd February 2025Which axis is paired with the frontal plane?
- 24th February 2025Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
- 25th February 2025Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
- 26th February 2025Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
- 27th February 2025Give one way that increased media coverage can benefit a sport financially.
- 28th February 2025Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.