OCR A-Level Physical Education Active Recall Guide (H555)
OCR · A-Level
OCR A-Level Physical Education Active Recall Guide
Every topic of specification H555 written as exam-style questions with the answers printed after them. 2,133 questions across 36 topics and 148 subtopics, covering all three written components.
- OCR
- A-Level
- Specification H555
- 2,133 questions
Guide overview All 36 topics Sample questions Papers and weighting Look inside Questions and answers
What the exam asks of you
OCR A-Level Physical Education has three written papers and two non-examined assessments. Component 01 is physiological factors affecting performance, Component 02 psychological factors, and Component 03 socio-cultural issues.
The practical performance and the evaluation of performance for improvement are assessed by your teachers and are not examined content, so they are not in the guide. What is in the guide is everything the three written papers can ask for.
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Component 01 Physiological factors affecting performance |
SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ENERGY FOR EXERCISE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON BODY SYSTEMS DIET, NUTRITION AND ERGOGENIC AIDS AEROBIC TRAINING STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY TRAINING PERIODISATION OF TRAINING TRAINING AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES INJURY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES AND LEVERS LINEAR AND ANGULAR MOTION FLUID MECHANICS AND PROJECTILE MOTION |
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Component 02 Psychological factors affecting performance |
SKILL CLASSIFICATION, PRACTICE AND TRANSFER THEORIES AND STAGES OF LEARNING GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK MEMORY MODELS PERSONALITY AND ATTITUDES MOTIVATION AND AROUSAL ANXIETY AGGRESSION SOCIAL FACILITATION AND GROUP DYNAMICS GOAL SETTING ATTRIBUTION CONFIDENCE AND SELF-EFFICACY LEADERSHIP STRESS MANAGEMENT |
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Component 03 Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport |
SPORT IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN SPORT IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND GLOBAL SPORTING EVENTS DRUGS IN SPORT VIOLENCE AND GAMBLING IN SPORT COMMERCIALISATION AND THE MEDIA ROUTES TO SPORTING EXCELLENCE MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN SPORT |
What is in the guide
All 36 topics
Every topic has its own page with its subtopics, what it covers and sample questions.
Sample questions
Taken from the guide. Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Shoulder, elbow and wrist joints and muscles
Why is the shoulder more easily dislocated than the hip?
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The glenoid fossa is shallow, so the shoulder relies on muscles and ligaments for stability. The deep acetabulum of the hip holds the femur far more securely. -
Heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output at rest
Why does the left ventricle have a thicker wall than the right ventricle?
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The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the whole body. The thicker muscular wall generates the higher pressure this needs. -
Breathing frequency, tidal volume and minute ventilation
A resting minute ventilation of 6 L/min comes from 12 breaths per minute. What is the tidal volume?
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The tidal volume is 0.5 L, or 500 ml. Minute ventilation ÷ frequency = 6 L/min ÷ 12 = 0.5 L. -
ATP and coupled reactions
How many phosphate groups does ADP contain?
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ADP, adenosine diphosphate, contains two phosphate groups. ADP forms when ATP loses one phosphate. -
Altitude and oxygen delivery
Why is oxygen delivery to the muscles impaired at altitude?
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Arterial pO₂ is reduced, so the gradient between the blood and the muscle is smaller. Less oxygen diffuses into the muscle for aerobic respiration. -
Components of a balanced diet
Why might a weightlifter need more protein than an inactive person?
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Heavy resistance training damages muscle fibres, which must be repaired and rebuilt. Extra protein supports the repair and the increase in muscle mass. -
VO₂max and the factors that affect it
How does muscle fibre type affect VO₂max?
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Slow oxidative fibres contain many mitochondria and much myoglobin, so they use oxygen well. A performer with more slow oxidative fibres tends to have a higher VO₂max. -
Types of strength and strength testing
What is the difference between static and dynamic strength?
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Static strength is force applied without any change in muscle length or joint position. Dynamic strength is force applied while the limbs move.
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
Look inside
Questions for a subtopic print together and the answers for that section print after them.
- Skeletal and Muscular Systems79
- The Cardiovascular System72
- The Respiratory System60
- Energy for Exercise87
- Environmental Effects on Body Systems44
- Diet, Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids78
- Aerobic Training60
- Strength and Flexibility Training76
- Periodisation of Training42
- Training and Lifestyle Diseases42
- Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation78
- Biomechanical Principles and Levers76
- and 24 more
- Define heart rate and give a typical resting value.
- Define stroke volume and give a typical resting value.
- Define cardiac output and give a typical resting value.
- State the equation linking cardiac output, stroke volume and heart rate.
- Why does the left ventricle have a thicker wall than the right ventricle?
- A performer's pulse is counted as 18 beats in 15 seconds. What is the resting heart rate?
- A performer has a resting heart rate of 72 bpm and a stroke volume of 70 ml. What is the cardiac output?
- A performer's resting cardiac output is 5.6 L/min and heart rate is 80 bpm. Calculate the stroke volume.
- A trained rower has a resting stroke volume of 90 ml and a resting cardiac output of 5.4 L/min. What is the resting heart rate?
- Heart rate is the number of times the heart beats per minute. A typical resting value for an untrained adult is about 70–72 bpm.
- Stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle in each contraction. A typical resting value is about 70 ml.
- Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle each minute. The typical resting value is about 5 L/min.
- Cardiac output equals stroke volume multiplied by heart rate. The equation is Q = SV × HR.
- The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the whole body. The thicker muscular wall generates the higher pressure this needs.
- The resting heart rate is 72 bpm. The count × 4 gives 18 × 4 = 72 beats per minute.
- The cardiac output is 5.04 L/min. Stroke volume × heart rate = 70 ml × 72 bpm = 5,040 ml/min.
- The stroke volume is 70 ml. Cardiac output ÷ heart rate = 5,600 ml ÷ 80 = 70 ml.
- The resting heart rate is 60 bpm. Cardiac output ÷ stroke volume = 5,400 ml ÷ 90 ml = 60 bpm.
questions
Scroll sideways to turn through the pages.
Questions students ask first
Is the practical assessment covered?
No. Your practical performance and the evaluation of performance for improvement are assessed by your teachers and moderated. They are not examined content, so there is nothing to recall.
The guide covers the three written papers in full.
Which topics are on which paper?
Component 01 is the physiological half: skeletal and muscular systems through to fluid mechanics and projectile motion. Component 02 is skill acquisition and sports psychology. Component 03 is sport and society and contemporary issues. The topic list shows the split.
Is the biomechanics really that important?
It is three topics and 222 questions, and it is where the calculation and definition marks sit on Component 01. Levers, linear and angular motion, fluid mechanics and projectile motion all have precise definitions and formulae that have to be produced rather than recognised.
Do I have to name the psychological theories?
Yes. Sports psychology is marked on named theories and models, and an answer that describes the idea without naming it is credited less. The guide asks for the theory, who proposed it and what it predicts.
OCR A-Level Physical Education Active Recall Guide
Every question paired with its answer, grouped by topic and subtopic, ready to work in three passes.