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GCSE PE OCR Paper 1 Mock Exam Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which axis of rotation will a gymnast be using when performing a somersault?

(a)  

2.

Identify the plane of movement gymnast will pass through when performing a cartwheel.

(a)  

3.

Which of the options correctly identifies a 1st class lever?

a)

Fulcrum Load Effort

b)

Effort Fulcrum Load

c)

Effort Load Fulcrum

4.

Which of the following is an example of a 2nd class lever?

a)

Neck heading a football

b)

A ballet dancer in en pointe position

c)

A bicep curl

5.

Which of the following is an example of an action in the Longitudinal axis?

a)

A Cartwheel

b)

A Somersault

c)

A pirouette

6.

The knee joint is an example of a synovial joint. Name another type of joint (other than synovial)

(a)  

7.

The articulating bones at the hip joint are the ... ?

a)

Fibula & Pelvis

b)

Pelvis & Femur

c)

Femur & Tibia

8.

During flexion at the knee, which muscle is the antagonist?

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Gastrocnemius

9.

Which of the following best describes an agonist?

a)

The muscle that starts the movement

b)

The muscle that relaxes during the movement

c)

The muscle that opposes the movement

10.

In the preparation phase of kicking a football, what is the role of the hamstrings?

a)

Agonist (contracting)

b)

Antagonist (relaxing)

c)

Fixator

11.

Which of the following is a physical benefit of completing a warm up?

a)

Remove lactic acid

b)

Prevent injury

c)

Increase heart rate

d)

Decrease muscle temperature

12.

The pulmonary vein is responsible for what?

a)

Delivering blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

Delivering blood from the lungs to the heart

c)

Delivering blood from the heart to the working muscles

d)

Delivering blood from the working muscles to the heart

13.

Which one of the following is an example of a 1st class lever?

a)

Heading a football

b)

Standing on tip-toes when performing a smash in badminton

c)

Hitting a forehand shot in tennis

14.

Overload is best described as?

a)

Using the correct method of training

b)

Working the body harder than normal

c)

Losing fitness if training stops due to injury

15.

Which of the following best describes fartlek training?

a)

Intensity is varied throughout the session

b)

A series of exercises arranged in a particular way

c)

Rapid and repeated stretching and contracting of muscles

16.

Which of the following is not a short term effect of exercise on the heart?

a)

Increased heart rate

b)

Increased stroke volume

c)

Decreased cardiac output

17.

How is Cardiac Output calculated?

(a)  

18.

What is stroke volume?

a)

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per beat

b)

The volume of blood entering the left atrium per beat

c)

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per minute

d)

The volume of blood entering the left atrium per minute

19.

The 2 components of a cool-down are stretching & (a)   ?

20.

Adduction is increasing the angle at the joint?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Heading a football is an example of a 2nd class lever

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which muscle is responsible for abduction at the shoulder

(a)  

23.

During the upwards phase of a bicep curl, which muscle is the antagonist?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Deltoid

d)

None

24.

One of the tests for power is the standing broad jump test. Which is the other?

a)

Grip Dynamometer Test

b)

Vertical Jump Test

c)

1rep-max Test

25.

What is tidal volume?

a)

The volume of air inhaled or exhaled from the lungs per minute

b)

The number of breaths taken per minute

c)

The amount of air that enters the lungs during normal inhalation at rest

26.

How do you calculate minute ventilation?

a)

Breathing rate x Tidal volume

b)

Tidal volume x tidal capacity

c)

Breathing rate + Tidal volume

27.

Where does the process of diffusion take place in the lungs?

(a)  

28.

What is breathing rate?

a)

The volume of air inspired per breath

b)

The frequency of breaths per minute

c)

The volume of air expired minute

29.

Which of the following is not a long term effect of exercise on the muscles?

a)

Increase in strength

b)

Muscular hypertrophy

c)

Decreased muscular endurance

30.

Increased bone density is a short term effect of exercise on the skeletal system?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What is vascular shunting?

a)

A long term effect of exericse

b)

The redistribution of blood flow

c)

The production of lactic acid

d)

The production of red blood cells

32.

What is the purpose of valves in veins?

a)

Prevent blood in the ventricples entering the atria

b)

Assist with the exchange of CO2 for O2

c)

Prevent the backflow of blood

33.

Which muscle is the agonist during extension at the elbow?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Deltoid

d)

Latissimus Dorsi

34.

The gluteals perform extension at the hip?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Name the muscle which performs adduction at the shoulder?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Trapezius

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Pectorals

36.

Name the two movements that take place in the sagittal plane.

a)

Flexion & Extension

b)

Adbduction & Adduction

c)

Rotation

37.

A golf swing is an example of a movement which occurs in the transverse plane.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

A pulse raiser and stretching are two components of a warm-up. Name 1 of the other 3.

(a)  

39.

Which of the following is a benefit of a warm-up?

a)

Improved pliability of ligaments and tendons

b)

Prevents injury

c)

Slowly reduces body temperature

d)

Removal of lactic acid

40.

Which of the following in an action which occurs in the frontal plane?

a)

A bicep curl

b)

A star jump

c)

A golf swing

41.

A forehand in tennis is an action which involves which type of lever?

a)

1st Class

b)

2nd Class

c)

3rd Class

42.

Which of the following is an action which occurs in the frontal axis?

a)

A pirouette

b)

A cartwheel

c)

A somersault

43.

Interval training involves no periods of rest?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which of the following is the test for coordination?

a)

Illinois Test

b)

Ruler Drop Test

c)

Wall Throw Test

d)

Press-up Test

45.

The FITT principle stands of Frequency ..... Time, & Type

a)

Intensity

b)

Interval

c)

Intercostal

d)

Inspiration

46.

Expiration is the process of .... ?

a)

Breathing in

b)

Breathing out

c)

Becoming fatigued

d)

Falling over

47.

Heading a football is an example of which type of lever?

a)

1st class

b)

2nd class

c)

3rd class

48.

Plyometric training improves which component of fitness?

a)

Cardiovascular Endurance

b)

Power

c)

Flexibility

d)

Coordination

49.

The ability of a group of muscles to contract repeatedly without fatigue defines which component of fitness?

a)

Strength

b)

Cardiovasular Endurance

c)

Muscular Endurance

d)

Power

50.

What is a hazard?

a)

Something that has the potential to cause harm

b)

The chance that someone will be harmed