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GCSE Revision Edexcel

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the below can influence participation rates?

a)

Age

b)

Relationship with parents

c)

Socio-economic group

d)

Weight

2.

Which of the following is the most SMART target?

a)

I need to reduce my 100m breaststroke as soon as possible by 2 seconds.

b)

I will increase the amount of weight I can dead lift by 15kg in the next 8 weeks.

c)

In 30 days I will be able to lift more on pectoral fly.

d)

I need to increase my fitness by 10 seconds over 800m.

3.

Which of the following are personal factor that can effect participation?

a)

Gender

b)

Weight

c)

Socio-economic

d)

Height

4.

Which word describes the role of the skeleton which is responsible for storing iron and calcium?

a)

Mineral Store

b)

Movement

c)

Blood Production

d)

Protection

5.

What is the definition of antagonist?

a)

The muscle within the pair that, at a given time, is relaxing to allow movement to occur.

b)

A moving muscle.

c)

The relaxing one.

d)

The contracting muscle.

6.

How does an antagonistic pair work?

a)

Muscles move.

b)

Paired muscles move.

c)

Muscles relax and contract to move bones.

d)

As one muscle relaxes the other contracts to allow movement at a joint.

7.

What type of muscle can be seen in this photo?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Cardiac

8.

What is vascular shunting?

a)

When blood is moved from the digestive system to the working muscles.

b)

When blood is redistributed around the body through vasoconstriction and vasodilation to the working muscles.

c)

Widening and shutting of the lumen.

d)

Moving blood around the body.

9.

Which one of these is an immediate effect of exercise?

a)

Improvement in muscular endurance

b)

Improvement in stamina

c)

Increase in aerobic fitness

d)

Increase in heart rate

10.

Which one of these shows how to calculate the mechanical advantage of a lever?

a)

Effort arm × weight (resistance) arm

b)

Effort arm ÷ weight (resistance) arm

c)

Effort arm + weight (resistance) arm

d)

Effort arm − weight (resistance) arm

11.

Which one of these causes plantar flexion at the ankle?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Tibialis anterior

12.

Which one of these types of feedback should coaches avoid using with a beginner?

a)

Extrinsic

b)

Knowledge of results

c)

Negative

d)

Positive

13.

To train anaerobically, an athlete would need to work ...

a)

between 40-60% of their maximum heart rate.

b)

more than 80% of their maximum heart rate.

c)

less than 80% of their maximum heart rate.

d)

between 60-80% of their maximum heart rate.

14.

Which one of the following statements best describes the term ‘progression’ when training?

a)

Training is increased gradually as the

body adjusts to the increased demands

b)

Training that is suited to a particular

sport or activity

c)

Training benefits are lost when

training stops

d)

Training to make the body work harder

than normal in order to improve it

15.

A first class lever is when?

a)

Fulcrum is between the effort and the load

b)

Load between fulcrum and effort

c)

Effort between fulcrum and load

16.

A tricep dip is an example of what lever system in use?

a)

1st Class

b)

2nd Class

c)

3rd Class

17.

The arm action of the swimmer is an example of what lever system in use?

a)

1st Class

b)

2nd Class

c)

3rd Class

18.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
19.
Gaseous exchange happens...
a)
in the bronchi
b)
in the lungs
c)
in the alveoli
d)
in the heart
20.

What is a sedentary lifestyle?

a)

A lifestyle where there is a lot and frequent physical activity

b)

A lifestyle where you eat unhealthily and don't exercise

c)

A lifestyle where there is little, irregular or no physical activity

d)

A lifestyle where you eat healthily and participate in regular exercise

21.

Which one of the following is an example of an open skill?

a)

A basketball player practising a layup in a drill

b)

A javelin thrower throwing the javelin in a competition

c)

A netball player intercepting the ball during a match

d)

A golfer hitting golf balls at a driving range

22.

A swimming coach gives one of their swimmers paddles to wear on their hands to develop hand positioning in the water when they swim. Which type of guidance is this?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Verbal

c)

Visual

d)

Manual

23.

Deviance is...

a)

Naughty Behaviour

b)

Behaviour that goes against societies norms & values

c)

Behaviour goes against sports norms & values

d)

Cheating

24.

Which practice structure is best for learning low organisation or basic skills?

a)

Massed

b)

Distributed

c)

Fixed

d)

Variable

25.

What sort of movement occurs in the sagittal plane?

a)

Forwards and Backwards

b)

Flexion and Extension

c)

Sprinting

d)

Left to Right

26.

What movement occurs in the frontal plane?

a)

Abduction/Adduction

b)

Flexion/Extension

c)

Rotation

d)

Circumduction

27.

A cartwheel is an example of movement along the sagittal axis, true or false?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE