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PE practice, Year 1–11
Short questions and lessons for pe across the UK curriculum, with explanations for every answer. Free, with an optional game mode.
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What is good teamwork?
Options: Keeping the ball from everyone · Sharing turns and encouraging others · Changing rules secretly
Answer: Sharing turns and encouraging others
Cooperation helps a team work fairly.
Why do games use rules?
Options: To stop anyone joining · To make every game identical · To help everyone play safely and fairly
Answer: To help everyone play safely and fairly
Rules set shared expectations and safety boundaries.
Why move into an open space in a team game?
Options: To give a teammate a passing option · To block your own team · To leave the playing area
Answer: To give a teammate a passing option
Finding space can create useful passing choices.
How can repeated practice help a movement skill?
Options: It guarantees instant perfection · It removes the need to rest · It can improve control and consistency
Answer: It can improve control and consistency
Practice supports improvement, though progress takes time.
Which is an example of cardiovascular endurance?
Options: Sustaining movement over time · Touching your toes once · Lifting one light object once
Answer: Sustaining movement over time
Cardiovascular endurance supports sustained aerobic activity.
Why include recovery in training?
Options: Recovery replaces warm-ups · The body needs time to adapt and restore · Rest always reduces fitness
Answer: The body needs time to adapt and restore
Recovery is part of a balanced training plan.
Why record training results over time?
Options: To monitor progress and adjust the plan · To avoid setting goals · To guarantee a win
Answer: To monitor progress and adjust the plan
Records can reveal trends and help inform changes.
What is one reason to use video feedback?
Options: To observe movement and identify a technique change · To replace all practice · To prove every referee wrong
Answer: To observe movement and identify a technique change
Video can provide evidence about technique for reflection.
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