gcse-2011-questions

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Task 1.Make a list of the things that got you interested in sport and the benefits that you have experienced from taking part in sport.

2.Compare your lists with two other people and note down any differences.

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Exam questions 1. Which of the following best describes why people take part in sport? A. Gives enjoyment, encourages friendship, helps pay bills, encourages cooperation B. Changes diet, gives enjoyment, provides excitement, encourages cooperation C. Encourages friendship, gives enjoyment, provides excitement, encourages cooperation D. Provides excitement, encourages friendship, is a training principle, encourages cooperation

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2. Which of the following best describes the physical effects of taking part in physical activity? A. Strengthens bones, relieves stress, improves muscle tone, improves flexibility B. Burns stored fat, strengthens bones, improves muscle tone, improves flexibility

C. Improves muscle tone, burns stored fat, encourages cooperation, improves flexibility D. Improves flexibility, burns stored fat, strengthens bones, provides excitement

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3. Which of the following best describes the social effects of taking part in physical activity? A. Gives chance to meet others, encourages cooperation, burns fat, meet challenges with others B. Become part of a team, meet challenges with others, encourages cooperation, relieves stress C. Meet challenges with others, gives personal enjoyment, gives chance to meet others, become part of a team D. Encourages cooperation, gives chance to meet others, become part of a team, meet challenges with others

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4. Which of the following best describes the mental effects of taking part in physical activity? A. Provides excitement, promotes feel-good factor, provides personal satisfaction, relieves tension B. Relieves stress, provides excitement, opportunity to mix with others, provides personal satisfaction C. Promotes feel-good factor, burns calories, work as part of a team, relieves tension D. Provides personal satisfaction, promotes feel-good factor, relieves tension, strengthens bones

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What you have learnt in this topic: 1. The reasons for taking part in physical activity

2. The benefits of taking part in physical activity 3. The reasons for non-participation

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Learning objectives You should now be able to:

• Understand the different reasons

people take part in physical activity

• Describe why people take part in sport

• Explain the effects of barriers on people taking part in sport

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Influences 48

Exam question 1. Read the following statements and decide which option is correct. Statement 1: A key influence associated with people

impacting on participation is socio-economic. Statement 2: A key influence associated with people impacting on participation is family.

A. Both statements are true

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false C. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true

D. Both statements are false

Influences 49

What you have learnt in this topic: 1. Cultural influences 2. Health and well-being influences

3. Image influences 4. Influential people

5. Resource influences 6. Socio-economic influences

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Learning objectives You should now be able to:

•Understand various influences that affect sports participation

•Describe each of the influences •Explain the effect of each influence

Media 25

Exam question 1. What type of television broadcast is the BBC’s Question of Sport show? A. An educational programme

B. An informative programme C. An instructional programme

D. An entertainment programme

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What you have learnt in this topic: 1. Types of media

2. Types of television broadcast 3. Types of television programme 4. Competition between satellite and terrestrial television 5. The positives of satellite and terrestrial television

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Learning objectives You should now be able to:

• Understand the role of media in sport

• Describe the different types of

media and their influence on sport

• Explain the differences between satellite and terrestrial television

Opportunities in sport 25

Exam questions 1. Sport England has set up the Grow Sustain Excel initiative. What does it aim to do?

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2. What does PESSCL stand for? A. Physical Exercise and School Sport Club Links

B. Physical Education School Sport and Confidence Links C. Physical Education Social Sport and Club Links D. Physical Education School Sport and Club Links

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What you have learnt in this topic: 1. The opportunities available in sport 2. The performance pyramid 3. The PESSCL strategy 4. Other initiatives to increase participation

Health, fitness and exercise 7

To maintain a level of general fitness, you should try to:

• Exercise three to five times a week

• Increase your heart rate to above 60 per cent of your maximum

• Keep your heart rate raised for no less than 20 minutes in each session

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Exam questions 1. Health is: A. The ability to meet the demands of the environment B. Working towards improving all areas of the body C. A state of complete physical fitness and calmness D. A state of physical, mental and social well-being

Health-related exercise 21

Exam questions 1. Cardiovascular fitness relies on the efficiency of the: A. Heart and lungs B. Lungs and muscles C. Bones and blood vessels

D. Heart and blood vessels

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2. Sporting activities which most rely on muscular endurance are: A. Football, basketball, tennis, hockey B. 10,000m, marathon, long-distance canoeing, Tour de France C. Marathon running, diving, longdistance canoeing, 10,000m D. Steeplechase, long jump, triathlon, 6k run

Health-related exercise 23

What you have learnt in this topic: 1. Components of health-related exercise 2. How each component can affect your performance in sport

The principles of training 25

Exam questions 1. Progressive overload is: A. Matching the exercises to the activity

B. The degeneration of the muscles after exercise has stopped C. Working the body harder than normal and then increasing the intensity gradually D. Allowing the body to recover to maintain a high level of performance

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2. Specificity is: A. Allowing the body to recover to maintain a high level of performance

B. Matching the exercises to the activity C. The degeneration of the muscles after exercise has stopped D. Working the body harder than normal and then increasing the intensity gradually

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Exam questions 1. Progressive overload is: A. Matching the exercises to the activity

B. The degeneration of the muscles after exercise has stopped C. Working the body harder than normal and then increasing the intensity gradually D. Allowing the body to recover to maintain a high level of performance

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2. Specificity is: A. Allowing the body to recover to maintain a high level of performance

B. Matching the exercises to the activity C. The degeneration of the muscles after exercise has stopped D. Working the body harder than normal and then increasing the intensity gradually

The FITT principle 19

Exam questions 1. What is reversibility? Give an example of how this can affect a sportsperson. 2. When training for a sport, explain how one element of the FITT principle can help an athlete improve their performance.

Methods of training 40

Exam questions 1. What type of training would be most useful for a team sports athlete to increase their stamina? Explain your answer.

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2. Which of the following are types of training? A. Fartlek, continuous, contemptuous, cross, aptitude

B. Continuous, Fartlek, weight, cross, aptitude C. Potential, circuit, weight, cross, Fartlek, interval D. Circuit, continuous, weight, cross, interval

Recovery rates 19

Exam questions 1. What are the benefits of having a recovery time built into an exercise session?

The exercise session 21

Exam questions 1. What are the three components of an exercise session? 2. Describe a warm-up exercise for your chosen sport.

Diet 33

2. The seven parts of a balanced diet are:

A. Water, fibre, milk, protein, fats, carbohydrates, minerals B. Water, protein, minerals, fats, vitamins, fibre, carbohydrates C. Water, fat, protein, dairy products, vitamins, fibre, carbohydrates D. Fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, protein, sugars, milk

Diet 32

Exam questions 1. Give an example of a diet that could benefit a sports performer and explain how it works.

Diet timing 18

Exam questions 1. Why do athletes use carbohydrate loading diets?

A. To make them really strong B. To help repair damaged body tissue after injury C. To help them keep on performing for longer in an event

D. Because it is the latest fad diet

Somatotypes 13

Exam questions 1. What somatotype do sumo wrestlers tend towards? Explain your answer. 2. Using a sporting example, describe what an extreme mesomorphic person would look like.

Alcohol and smoking 22

Exam questions 1. What problems could an athlete develop from drinking too much alcohol? 2. How does smoking affect an athlete’s performance in the short term?

Drugs 34

Exam questions 1. What effects would a sportsperson experience in their performance if they used stimulants? 2. Which sportspeople are more likely to use beta-blockers? Provide examples.

The heart 34

Exam questions 1. Which of the following best describes the pulmonary circuit? A. Heart – pulmonary arteries – lungs – pulmonary vein – heart

B. Heart – aorta – lungs – pulmonary vein – heart C. Heart – pulmonary arteries – capillaries – lungs – pulmonary vein – heart D. Heart – pulmonary arteries – lungs – vena cava – heart

Blood vessels 26

Exam questions 1. Which of the following best describes a vein? A. Works at lower pressure than other blood vessels, has semi-permeable walls B. Has valves, works under high pressure, transports oxygenated blood C. Walls are thin, has valves, works at a low pressure, transports deoxygenated blood D. Transports deoxygenated blood, divides into arterioles, walls are one cell thick

Blood 36

Exam questions 1. What is the main job of the red blood cells? 2. What do white blood cells do? 3.What is the name for red and white blood cells?

Muscles and exercise 18

Exam questions 1. Exercising over a long period of time affects the muscles in different ways. Describe three of these effects. 2. Describe the cause and effect of a muscle strain.

Mechanisms of breathing 39

Exam questions 1. Explain the process of inspiration. 2. Explain the process of expiration.

Muscles and exercise 18

Exam questions 1. Exercising over a long period of time affects the muscles in different ways. Describe three of these effects. 2. Describe the cause and effect of a muscle strain.

Respiration 21

Exam questions 1. What are the two energy production systems used by the body when taking part in sport? 2. What sports does aerobic respiration help most effectively? Give two examples.

Muscle types 20

Exam questions 1. Which antagonistic pair of muscles work to bend the arm at the elbow? 2. Describe the cardiac muscle.

Muscular functions 21

Exam questions 1. Describe slow twitch muscle fibres. 2. Describe fast twitch muscle fibres.

Bones 14

The vertebrae are irregular bones. 33 of these bones make up the vertebral column.

They are placed in five groups according to where they are along the vertebral column. What are the 5 groups????

Joints 25

Exam questions 1. Which of the following best describes a joint? A. A place where bones are close B. Where several bones and muscles meet allowing movement C. Where the production of movement occurs

D. Where two or more bones meet but where there is not necessarily movement

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2. Which joint is mainly involved in the action of kicking a football?

A. Pivot joint B. Hinge joint at the elbow

C. Ball and socket joint at the hip D.Hinge joint at the knee

Movement terminology 4

Range of movements Explain each term giving a sporting example:

• • • •

Adduction Abduction Flexion Plantar flexion

• Dorsi flexion • Extension • Rotation

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Inflammatory cascade Inflammation of joints can occur after injury or short-term overuse.

After an injury there is a series of events called the inflammatory cascade…

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Injury Pro-inflammatory hormones triggered

Call out for white blood cells to clean up the damage and clear infection Causing the area to go red Leading to swelling Pain occurs

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Exam questions 1. An athlete training for a marathon suffers pain in the lower leg as the foot impacts the ground. Explain what type of fracture this is, how it occurred and what treatment should be given. .