AQA GCSE Physical Education Active Recall Guide (8582)
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AQA GCSE Physical Education Active Recall Guide
Every topic of specification 8582 written as exam-style questions with the answers printed after them. 653 questions across 7 topics and 41 subtopics, covering both written papers.
- AQA
- GCSE
- Specification 8582
- 653 questions
Guide overview All 7 topics Sample questions Papers and weighting Look inside Questions and answers
What the exam asks of you
AQA GCSE Physical Education has two written papers of 1 hour 15 minutes, each worth 30 per cent of the GCSE, and a practical non-exam assessment worth the other 40 per cent. Paper 1 is the human body and movement. Paper 2 is sports psychology, socio-cultural influences, and health, fitness and wellbeing.
Use of Data is examined on both papers. The practical performance and the written coursework are marked in school, so they are not in the guide.
| Paper | Covers |
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Paper 1 The human body and movement in physical activity and sport |
APPLIED ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY MOVEMENT ANALYSIS PHYSICAL TRAINING USE OF DATA |
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Paper 2 Socio-cultural influences and wellbeing in physical activity and sport |
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY SOCIO-CULTURAL INFLUENCES HEALTH, FITNESS AND WELLBEING USE OF DATA |
What is in the guide
All 7 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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Bones and the functions of the skeleton
Which bones form the knee joint, and where does the patella sit?
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The femur and the tibia form the knee joint. The patella sits at the front of the knee joint. -
Lever systems and mechanical advantage
Which lever class operates at the elbow as a football throw-in is released?
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Extension of the elbow is a first class lever. The elbow is the fulcrum, with the triceps pulling on one side and the ball on the other. -
Health, fitness and exercise
How can ill health lead to a fall in fitness?
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Ill health can leave a performer unable to train. Fitness then falls because the body loses its training adaptations. -
Collecting and presenting data
How could a survey be used to collect data on participation in sport?
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A survey could ask every pupil in a year group how many hours of sport they do each week. The replies give numbers that can be totalled and compared. -
Classification of skills
What is a complex skill?
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A complex skill needs a lot of concentration, decision making and coordination. A somersault in gymnastics and a tumble turn in swimming are complex skills. -
Engagement patterns and participation in sport
How does age affect participation in sport?
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Participation usually falls as people leave school and take on work and family commitments. Adapted activities such as walking football help older people stay active. -
Physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing
How can sport help a person control their emotions?
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Sport gives a safe outlet for frustration and anger. Performers learn to stay calm under pressure and to cope with winning and losing.
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.
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology157
- Movement Analysis49
- Physical Training134
- Use of Data34
- Sports Psychology113
- Socio-Cultural Influences94
- Health, Fitness and Wellbeing72
- What are the three parts of a lever system, and what provides each one in the body?
- Where is the fulcrum in a first class lever?
- Where is the load in a second class lever?
- Where is the effort in a third class lever?
- How does the memory aid FLE 1, 2, 3 help identify a lever class?
- Describe how a linear diagram of a second class lever is laid out.
- Which lever class operates at the elbow as a football throw-in is released?
- Which lever class operates at the elbow during the upward phase of a bicep curl?
- Which lever class operates at the ankle when a sprinter pushes off the blocks?
- A lever system has a fulcrum, an effort and a load, also called the resistance. In the body the joint is the fulcrum and the muscle supplies the effort. The load is the weight of the body part plus anything it moves.
- The fulcrum sits between the effort and the load. A seesaw is an everyday first class lever.
- The load sits between the fulcrum and the effort. A wheelbarrow works as a second class lever.
- The effort sits between the fulcrum and the load. Most levers in the body are third class.
- FLE names the part that sits in the middle of each class. The fulcrum is central in first class, the load in second and the effort in third.
- A straight bar has the fulcrum at one end and the effort at the other end. The load sits on the bar between them.
- Extension of the elbow is a first class lever. The elbow is the fulcrum, with the triceps pulling on one side and the ball on the other.
- Flexion of the elbow is a third class lever. The biceps pull between the elbow and the weight held in the hand.
- Plantar flexion at the ankle is a second class lever. The ball of the foot is the fulcrum and body weight is the load.
questions
Scroll sideways to turn through the pages.
Questions students ask first
Is my practical assessment covered?
No. Your practical performance in three activities and the written analysis are marked in school and moderated. They are 40 per cent of the GCSE and they are not examined content.
The guide covers the two written papers in full.
Which topics are on which paper?
Paper 1 is Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Movement Analysis, Physical Training and Use of Data. Paper 2 is Sports Psychology, Socio-cultural Influences, Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, and Use of Data. The breakdown is here.
What does Use of Data actually mean?
Reading and interpreting graphs and tables of sporting and physiological data, calculating from them, and explaining what the numbers show. AQA examines it on both papers, which is why it is a topic in its own right rather than an afterthought.
Do I have to name the bones and muscles?
Yes. Applied anatomy is examined on specific names: the bones, the major muscle groups, the joint types and the movements they allow, and the antagonistic pairs.
AQA GCSE Physical Education Active Recall Guide
Every question paired with its answer, grouped by topic and subtopic, ready to work in three passes.