Elective Physical Education and Health Mock 2025

Question 1 of 50

Which drink is best for rehydrating during ordinary exercise lasting under an hour?

Question 2 of 50

A lifestyle with very little physical activity is called

Question 3 of 50

Which disease is most strongly linked to a diet high in salt?

Question 4 of 50

Regular aerobic exercise helps prevent heart disease mainly by

Question 5 of 50

Wearing shin guards in football mainly prevents

Question 6 of 50

Training that alternates short bursts of hard work with rest or easy work is

Question 7 of 50

Rest days in a training programme are important because

Question 8 of 50

Which of these is an invasion game?

Question 9 of 50

A short document listing a person's education, skills and experience, used to apply for a job, is a

Question 10 of 50

Persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities for weeks may be a sign of

Question 11 of 50

Which is a healthy way to support a friend who seems anxious all the time?

Question 12 of 50

Negative attitudes that make people ashamed to seek help for mental illness are called

Question 13 of 50

The first aid for a suspected fracture is to

Question 14 of 50

Rehabilitation after a sports injury aims to

Question 15 of 50

Returning to full competition too soon after an injury mainly risks

Question 16 of 50

The branch of science that studies forces acting on the body in movement is

Question 17 of 50

Which career involves planning and running sports events and organisations?

Question 18 of 50

A coach who wants to work at higher levels of sport usually needs

Question 19 of 50

The bones of the spine are called

Question 20 of 50

The large muscle at the back of the thigh group is the

Question 21 of 50

Endurance athletes eat extra carbohydrate in the days before a long race mainly to

Question 22 of 50

A sprain is an injury to a

Question 23 of 50

A head injury that temporarily affects brain function after a blow is a

Question 24 of 50

The principle of specificity means that training should

Question 25 of 50

The principle that each athlete responds differently to the same training is

Question 26 of 50

A 60 kg sprinter accelerates at 5 m/s². What net force acts on her?

Question 27 of 50

A wrestler lowers the body and widens the stance mainly to

Question 28 of 50

A defence in which each player guards a particular area rather than a particular opponent is

Question 29 of 50

In periodisation, the longest training cycle, often a whole season or year, is the

Question 30 of 50

Reducing training load in the days before a major competition is

Question 31 of 50

A learner who can perform a skill smoothly without thinking about it is in the

Question 32 of 50

The muscle that forms the calf is the

Question 33 of 50

Tidal volume is the amount of air

Question 34 of 50

The maximum amount of air that can be breathed out after a maximum breath in is the

Question 35 of 50

VO₂ max is a measure of

Question 36 of 50

A sprinter of mass 70 kg accelerates at 5 m/s². The net horizontal force is

Question 37 of 50

Cardiac output equals stroke volume multiplied by

Question 38 of 50

The muscle that acts as the prime mover is the

Question 39 of 50

The principle of reversibility states that

Question 40 of 50

Newton's third law explains why a sprinter

Question 41 of 50

Lowering the centre of gravity improves

Question 42 of 50

A tear in a ligament is a

Question 43 of 50

Social facilitation suggests that an audience

Question 44 of 50

Detraining effects on aerobic fitness can begin after about

Question 45 of 50

A long jumper's range depends mainly on take-off speed, angle and

Question 46 of 50

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps people by

Question 47 of 50

A stroke volume of 70 ml and heart rate of 70 bpm give a cardiac output of

Question 48 of 50

Plyometric training mainly develops

Question 49 of 50

Using the Karvonen method, a resting HR of 60 and max HR of 200 at 70% intensity gives a target HR of

Question 50 of 50

The inverted-U theory links performance to