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Core 2 Practice Questions (MASTER)

This document contains past exam questions from 2011-2020 for the Stage 6 PDHPE Core 2 module on factors affecting performance. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of topics like energy systems, motivation, skill acquisition, training principles, nutrition, and assessing performance. A wide range of physical, physiological, psychological and social factors influencing athletic performance are addressed.

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Core 2 Practice Questions (MASTER)

This document contains past exam questions from 2011-2020 for the Stage 6 PDHPE Core 2 module on factors affecting performance. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of topics like energy systems, motivation, skill acquisition, training principles, nutrition, and assessing performance. A wide range of physical, physiological, psychological and social factors influencing athletic performance are addressed.

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STAGE 6 PDHPE – Practice Questions Master List

Core 2: Factors Affecting Performance

2011 Questions:

24a - What type of training is most suitable for each activity listed? (2 marks)

24b - Describe how different strength-training methods affect an athlete’s performance. (4 marks)

25 - Compare the dietary requirements of athletes in TWO sports that have different nutritional
needs. Provide relevant examples. (6 marks)

26 - Justify a coach’s use of objective and subjective performance measures to appraise the
performance of an athlete. Provide relevant examples. (8 marks)

2012 Questions:

25 - Outline the influence of prior experience on skill acquisition. (3 marks)

26 - Describe TWO different types of motivation that can affect performance. Provide examples. (3
marks)

27 - How can THREE principles of training be applied to improve strength? Provide examples. (6
marks)

28 - Describe the different recovery strategies used by athletes to improve performance. Provide
examples. (8 marks)
2013 Questions:

Question 25 - Describe the effect of stroke volume and cardiac output on aerobic performance. (3
marks)

Question 26 - Describe THREE characteristics of a learner that can influence his/her ability to
learn a new skill. (4 marks)

Question 27 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of protein supplementation and
creatine supplementation for improved athletic performance? (5 marks)

Question 28 - How can psychological strategies enhance motivation and manage anxiety in
athletes? Include examples in your answer. (8 marks)

2014 Questions:

Question 25 - Outline the post-performance dietary considerations of an endurance athlete. (3


marks)

Question 26 - How do anxiety and arousal differ in terms of their effect on athletic performance? (4
marks)

Question 27 - Compare the two anaerobic energy systems. (5 marks)

Question 28 - How can the skill and performance attributes of athletes be validly and reliably
appraised? (8 marks)

2015 Questions:

Question 25 - How can flexibility improve athletic performance? (3 marks)

Question 26 - Explain how different types of motivation can affect an athlete’s performance. (4
marks)

Question 27 - Why are both objective and subjective performance measures appropriate in the
assessment of an athletic performance? (5 marks)

Question 28 - Why is it important for an athlete to develop the elements of performance? (8


marks)
2016 Questions:

Question 24 (7 marks total) –

24(a) - Outline the stages of skill acquisition. (3 Marks)

24(b) - Outline, using specific examples, the types of feedback that are appropriate at each stage
of skill acquisition. (4 Marks)

Question 25 - Using examples, distinguish between valid tests and reliable tests of athletic
performance. (5 marks)

Question 26 - Justify the psychological strategies used by athletes to enhance their motivation and
to manage anxiety. (8 marks)

2017 Questions:

Question 24 - Using examples, explain how specific vitamins and/or minerals affect athletic
performance. (5 marks)

Question 25 - Compare TWO different energy systems by exploring their duration, sources of fuel
and causes of fatigue. Use examples to support your answer. (7 marks)

Question 26 - Explain the physiological adaptations an individual develops in response to the


different principles of training. Use examples to support your answer. (8 marks)

2018 Questions:

Question 25 - Explain why the optimal level of arousal varies for different sports. (5 marks)

Question 26 - Evaluate how the characteristics of a skilled performer can be used to appraise elite
performance. (7 marks)

Question 27 - Explain why marathon runners use physiological and neural strategies during
recovery. Use examples to support your answer. (8 marks)
2019 Questions:

Question 21 - Outline how goal setting can influence an athlete’s motivation level. Use examples
to support your answer. (3 marks)

Question 22 - Justify whether carbohydrate loading could improve performance for an athlete
competing in a 100-metre running race. (4 marks)

Question 24 - How can characteristics of the learner influence skill acquisition? Use examples to
support your answer. (5 marks)

Question 27 - An athlete is participating in a 12-week aerobic training program. Analyse how


progressive overload and training thresholds can result in physiological adaptations for the athlete.
(8 marks)

2020 Questions:

Question 23 (7 marks total) –

An athlete ran in the 100-metre final at an Olympic Games.

23a - In the table below, identify the predominant energy system used by the athlete, and the
features of that energy system. (3 marks)

Predominant energy system used


by the athlete
Source of fuel
Energy system duration
Cause of fatigue
Rate of recovery

23b - Compare how anxiety and arousal may have affected the athlete’s performance when
competing in this 100-metre final. Provide examples to support your answer. (4 marks)

Question 24 - Explain how TWO flexibility training methods can improve the performance of an
athlete in ONE sport. Provide examples to support your answer. (5 marks)

Question 27 - Analyse how different types of feedback affect a learner’s progress through the
stages of skill acquisition. Provide examples to support your answer. (8 marks)

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