AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 1 November 2021 question paper

Which one of the following muscles is a main agonist when flexion occurs at the shoulder?

Which one of the following is a direct product of beta oxidation?

Figure 1 shows a spirometer trace.

Define the term ‘tidal volume’.

Explain how and why a period of continuous exercise would impact the lung volumes in Figure 1.

Tidal volume

Expiratory reserve volume

Residual volume

Explain the role of the atrioventricular node in the cardiac conduction system.

Training can increase an athlete’s maximum A-VO₂ diff.

Analyse how the body systems adapt to allow this.

Evaluate the effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for a central midfielder in football.

Usain Bolt and Mo Farah are both multiple Olympic champions, Usain Bolt in the 100 m and Mo Farah in the 10 000 m.

Analyse how the structures of their predominant muscle fibre types differ, producing functional characteristics that impact on their performance.

Which one of the following shows the correct relationship between reaction time, response time and movement time?

Schmidt’s schema theory states that learning occurs through the development of a schema.

Which one of the following shows the correct elements of recall schema?

Define the term ‘learning plateau’.

State two potential causes of a learning plateau.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using whole practice when learning a dance routine.

Analyse how the short-term and long-term memory work together to allow an autonomous performer to make effective decisions during performance.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the different methods of guidance that could be used when teaching a swimmer who is in the cognitive stage of learning.

Great Britain’s Rebecca Romero won a silver medal in rowing at the Athens Olympics in 2004. She then changed to track cycling, winning individual pursuit gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Analyse why an elite performer would find the switch from rower to cyclist easier than if they were to move from tennis to badminton.

Use your knowledge of transfer of learning and the following skill continua:

• Open–Closed

• Discrete–Continuous

• Simple–Complex.

Which one of the following was a characteristic of 19th-century gentleman amateurs?

Which one of the following was a specific aim of the Wenlock Olympian Games?

State three physical health benefits of increased participation in sport.

Socialisation is a lifelong process where members of a society learn its norms, values, ideas, practices and roles in order to take their place in that society.

Describe how secondary socialisation differs from primary socialisation.

Explain three ways an individual may be encouraged to participate in rock climbing through secondary socialisation.

The launch of the Diamond League athletics events in 2010 introduced large cash prizes into the sport. This was one of many factors which changed the status of track and field athletes post-World War II (1950–present).

Evaluate what impact the changing status of track and field athletes has had on the sport of athletics.

Analyse how the emergence of the middle class in the industrial and post-industrial period (1780–1900) impacted on the sport of association football at this time.

Studies suggest that children with disabilities report experiencing low self-efficacy when playing sport.

Analyse how discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice can explain the children’s low self-efficacy when applied to Bandura’s model.