Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
October 2025 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 2025
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2025Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
- 2nd October 2025Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 3rd October 2025Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 4th October 2025State one practical recovery strategy, other than a cool-down, that helps replenish energy stores after exercise.
- 5th October 2025Give one short-term effect that could occur in the muscles during high-intensity anaerobic exercise.
- 6th October 2025What is hypertension?
- 7th October 2025Describe the physical characteristics of a mesomorph.
- 8th October 2025Define flexion.
- 9th October 2025An interval session uses 40 seconds of work followed by 20 seconds of rest. Write this as a work:rest ratio in its simplest form.
- 10th October 2025A swimmer's 44-week year is divided into a 16-week pre-season mesocycle and a 5-week transition mesocycle. Calculate the length of the remaining competition season.
- 11th October 2025What is meant by 'participation rate' in physical activity?
- 12th October 2025State one reason a sponsor might end a deal with a performer.
- 13th October 2025Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 14th October 2025Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 15th October 2025Name the three classifications of joint by the amount of movement they allow.
- 16th October 2025State one long-term adaptation that increases a muscle's ability to store and use oxygen.
- 17th October 2025Name the three macronutrients.
- 18th October 2025Why might a sports drink containing carbohydrate and electrolytes be useful during a long training session, rather than water alone?
- 19th October 2025Name the muscle pair that acts as agonist and antagonist at the ankle.
- 20th October 2025State the approximate length of time an ice pack should be applied to an injury at any one time.
- 21st October 2025What type of stretching is typically used during the mobility phase of a warm-up, and what type during a cool-down?
- 22nd October 2025What is meant by 'socio-economic group' in the context of sport participation?
- 23rd October 2025Give one piece of technology used to support officials in tennis, and state what it checks.
- 24th October 2025Name the four stages of the information processing model, in order.
- 25th October 2025Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 26th October 2025Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta?
- 27th October 2025Name the liquid part of blood that transports blood cells, nutrients and waste.
- 28th October 2025Does water provide the body with energy? Explain your answer.
- 29th October 2025Which class of lever is most common in the human body?
- 30th October 2025State the joint type of the shoulder, and give one joint action possible there during a tennis serve.
- 31st October 2025A performer runs the 30 metre sprint test in 4.2, 4.0 and 4.4 seconds across three trials. Calculate their mean time.