Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

May 2025 5-a-day

Every sheet in May 2025

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 2025A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
  2. 2nd May 2025Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
  3. 3rd May 2025Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
  4. 4th May 2025Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
  5. 5th May 2025Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
  6. 6th May 2025Which structure connects bone to bone?
  7. 7th May 2025Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
  8. 8th May 2025Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
  9. 9th May 2025Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
  10. 10th May 2025During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
  11. 11th May 2025What does each letter of RICE stand for?
  12. 12th May 2025Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
  13. 13th May 2025Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
  14. 14th May 2025Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
  15. 15th May 2025Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
  16. 16th May 2025Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  17. 17th May 2025Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
  18. 18th May 2025Which blood cells contain haemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body?
  19. 19th May 2025State two functions of water in the body.
  20. 20th May 2025Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
  21. 21st May 2025Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
  22. 22nd May 2025Name the test used to measure power.
  23. 23rd May 2025A tennis player pulls up sharply while sprinting for a wide shot, feeling a sudden sharp pain in the back of their thigh. Which injury is most likely, and what tissue is damaged?
  24. 24th May 2025Define 'sportsmanship'.
  25. 25th May 2025Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
  26. 26th May 2025Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
  27. 27th May 2025Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  28. 28th May 2025State the direction oxygen moves during gaseous exchange at the alveoli.
  29. 29th May 2025Name one team sport in which players use both aerobic and anaerobic exercise during a single match.
  30. 30th May 2025What happens to a person's body weight if energy intake regularly exceeds energy expenditure?
  31. 31st May 2025Explain one advantage of a lever system with a mechanical advantage above 1.