Exam-style questions by topic — OCR GCSE Physical Education
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Sports psychology - Characteristics of skilful movement
A dancer performs a routine that judges score highly for how beautiful and pleasing it looks to watch. Which characteristic of skilful movement is being rewarded?
Practise Sports psychology - Characteristics of skilful movementSports psychology - Classification of skills
A hockey player receives the ball and must decide whether to pass, dribble or shoot while opponents close in and teammates move around. On the environmental continuum, this skill is best placed towards which end?
Practise Sports psychology - Classification of skillsSports psychology - Goal setting
A runner who often skips midweek training agrees to complete three scheduled runs each week and ticks them off on a wall chart. Which use of goal setting does this example best illustrate?
Practise Sports psychology - Goal settingSports psychology - Mental preparation
A basketball player about to take a free throw pictures the ball arcing cleanly through the hoop, then repeats the shooting action in his mind before releasing. Which pair of techniques is he using?
Practise Sports psychology - Mental preparationSports psychology - Types of feedback
A hockey coach tells a defender that her tackling was too slow and she must close the gap sooner. Which type of feedback is this, and how should the player use it?
Practise Sports psychology - Types of feedbackSports psychology - Types of guidance
Before a basketball drill, a coach tells the players which foot to pivot on and where to hold the ball. Which type of guidance is the coach using?
Practise Sports psychology - Types of guidanceHealth, fitness and well-being
A student stops all sport and spends evenings alone online. Over a term they feel less confident and more isolated. Which classification of these consequences is correct?
Practise Health, fitness and well-beingHealth, fitness and well-being - Diet and nutrition
A swimmer who trains hard for two hours each day is advised to eat more rice, potatoes and fruit. Which benefit of this change best explains the advice?
Practise Health, fitness and well-being - Diet and nutrition1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Functions of the skeleton
A dietitian notes that bones act as a reservoir of calcium, releasing it into the blood when levels fall. Which function of the skeleton does this describe?
Practise 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Functions of the skeleton1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Location of major bones
A gymnast bends her elbow to bring her hand towards her shoulder. Which bone lies on the little-finger side of the forearm, opposite the thumb side?
Practise 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Location of major bones1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Other components of joints
A netball player lands awkwardly and over-stretches her ankle, damaging the tough bands that join the bones of the ankle together. Which structures has she most likely injured?
Practise 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Other components of joints1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of movement at hinge joints and ball and socket joints
A goalkeeper bends the knee to crouch before diving. Which movement occurs at the knee?
Practise 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of movement at hinge joints and ball and socket joints1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of synovial joint
Which bone of the elbow joint is also one of the articulating bones of the shoulder joint?
Practise 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of synovial joint1.1.b. The structure and function of the muscular system - Location of major muscle groups
A swimmer performs a front crawl arm pull, sweeping the hand from in front of the shoulder down and back through the water. Which muscle group on the front of the upper arm bends the elbow during this pull?
Practise 1.1.b. The structure and function of the muscular system - Location of major muscle groups1.1.b. The structure and function of the muscular system - The roles of muscle in movement
A swimmer pulls the arm down through the water using the latissimus dorsi, while the deltoid on the same shoulder relaxes and lengthens. What role does the deltoid play in this action?
Practise 1.1.b. The structure and function of the muscular system - The roles of muscle in movement1.1.c. Movement analysis - Lever systems
A sprinter rises onto the toes at the start, so the ankle acts as a lever. Which statement correctly identifies the class of lever at the ankle and the position of the load?
Practise 1.1.c. Movement analysis - Lever systems1.1.c. Movement analysis - Planes of movement and axes of rotation
A gymnast performs a forward somersault, rotating head over heels around a line running from side to side through the hips. Which axis of rotation does this somersault occur around?
Practise 1.1.c. Movement analysis - Planes of movement and axes of rotation1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
Which description best defines anaerobic exercise?
Practise 1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Aerobic and anaerobic exercise1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Structure and function of the cardiovascular system
Which structure separates the left and right sides of the heart?
Practise 1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Structure and function of the cardiovascular system1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Structure and function of the respiratory system
During exercise a cyclist's tidal volume is 2.5 litres and their breathing rate is 30 breaths per minute. What is their minute ventilation?
Practise 1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Structure and function of the respiratory system1.1.e. Effects of exercise on body systems - Long-term (training) effects of exercise
A trained athlete's resting stroke volume is 100 ml and resting heart rate is 50 bpm. An untrained person has a resting stroke volume of 70 ml and resting heart rate of 72 bpm. What is the difference in their resting cardiac output?
Practise 1.1.e. Effects of exercise on body systems - Long-term (training) effects of exercise1.1.e. Effects of exercise on body systems - Short-term effects of exercise
How do respiratory rate and tidal volume change during moderate exercise?
Practise 1.1.e. Effects of exercise on body systems - Short-term effects of exercise1.2.a. Components of fitness
Which description best defines agility as a component of fitness?
Practise 1.2.a. Components of fitness1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Optimising training
Two runners complete the same race. Runner A jogs gently and stretches for ten minutes afterwards; Runner B sits down immediately. Explain why Runner A is likely to recover more effectively.
Practise 1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Optimising training1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Principles of training
A runner has been comfortably completing 5 km runs and now wants to gradually increase the distance over several weeks to reach 10 km. Which principle best describes this planned, step-by-step increase?
Practise 1.2.b. Applying the principles of training - Principles of training1.2.c. Preventing injury in physical activity and training - Prevention of injury
A cricketer faces fast bowling and wears a helmet with a face guard. Which method of minimising injury does this illustrate?
Practise 1.2.c. Preventing injury in physical activity and training - Prevention of injury2.1.a. Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activities and sports - Participation in physical activity and sport
A wheelchair user finds that the only local sports hall has steps at its entrance and no ramp. Which factor is preventing their participation?
Practise 2.1.a. Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activities and sports - Participation in physical activity and sport2.1.a. Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activities and sports - Physical activity and sport in the UK
National data often shows that participation in sport varies between different activities. What does this mean for someone interpreting the figures?
Practise 2.1.a. Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activities and sports - Physical activity and sport in the UK2.1.b. Commercialisation of physical activity and sport - Commercialisation of sport
Which of the following is a positive effect of media coverage on sport?
Practise 2.1.b. Commercialisation of physical activity and sport - Commercialisation of sport2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Drugs in sport
A cyclist uses a stimulant during a race. Which effect is this drug most likely to have on the cyclist?
Practise 2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Drugs in sport2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Ethics in sport
During a tennis match a player repeatedly questions close line calls in order to unsettle the opponent, without ever breaking a rule. This behaviour is best described as which of the following?
Practise 2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Ethics in sport2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Violence in sport
A footballer is repeatedly fouled by the same opponent during a match. The referee does not penalise the opponent. The footballer then deliberately kicks the opponent. Which reason for player violence is most directly shown?
Practise 2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Violence in sport
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