Download SCHS Practice Exam - Unit 1

VCE Physical Education
Practice
EXAMINATION
Instructions
Reading time: 5mins
Writing time: 85mins
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of Exam
SECTION A: Multiple choice Questions: 15 (15 marks)
SECTION B: Short Answer Questions: 12 (85 marks)
Total: 27 (100 marks)
Directions to students
Materials
 Students are permitted to bring: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and
rulers.
 Students are NOT permitted to bring: blank sheets of paper and/or white out
liquid/tape.
Answer all questions
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question book.
Answers must be in pen.
Number of pages in Exam booklet = 14
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other
unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
TOTAL:
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NAME: _____________________________________
TEACHER: _________________________
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SECTION A: Please circle the best response for each of the following questions.
1. A motor unit is:
a. Controlled by the brain
b. The neuron and all the muscle fibres controlled by that neuron
c. Aided in the process of contraction by the enzyme acetylcholine
d. All of the above
2. Which of the following skills are examples of general motion?
a. A gymnast swinging on the uneven bars
b. Swimming
c. Doing a biceps curl
d. Skydiving
3. Stability refers to the body’s ability to resist being moved and having balanced disturbed.
Which one of the following would provide the greatest increase in stability?
a. Lowering one’s centre of gravity
b. Increasing the base of support
c. Ensuring your line of gravity is close to your base of support
d. All of the above
4. Which is the most important factor that affects the distance a projectile will travel?
a. Height of release
b. Speed of release
c. Angle of release
d. Mass of the object
5.
In which of the following does blood have the lowest concentration of oxygen?
a. Coronary artery
b. Inferior vena cava
c. Pulmonary vein
d. Left Atria
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Arterio – Venous oxygen difference (A-VO2 diff) is greatest at:
a. Maximal exercise
b. Sub-maximal exercise
c. Rest
d. None of the above – it remains constant
7. The chemical compound that provides the energy that allows muscular effort is:
a. Carbohydrates
b. Fats
c. Adenosine Triphosphate
d. Protein
8.
The Hamstrings and Quadriceps are an example of:
a. Reciprocal Inhibition
b. An agonist and antagonist relationship
c. A motor nerve and its partner
d. Muscles primarily made up of smooth muscle
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9. From superior to inferior, the sections of the vertebral column are:
a. Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
b. Cervical, thoracic, sacral, lumbar, coccyx
c. Thoracic, cervical, sacral, lumbar, coccyx
d. Sacral, thoracic, cervical, lumbar, coccyx
10. Which of the following activities will increase moment of inertia?
a. Using a shorter club in golf
b. Tucking the legs to somersault
c. Using a longer chain in hammer throw
d. Choosing a lighter cricket bat
11. The three types of muscles are:
a. Cardiac, smooth and rough
b. Skeletal, striated and smooth
c. Smooth, skeletal and cardiac
d. Skeletal, striated and cardiac
12. To achieve maximum speed in throwing a ball, the correct sequence of body movements are
a. Hip rotation, shoulder rotation, elbow extension, wrist flexion
b. Shoulder rotation, elbow extension, hip rotation, wrist flexion
c. Wrist flexion, elbow extension, shoulder rotation, hip rotatin
d. Shoulder rotation, hip rotation, elbow extension, wrist flexion
13. A basketball centre weighing 90kg collides with a guard weighing 70kg. Both players were
prepared for the collision with the same velocity, but the guard was knocked to the floor
because:
a. The guard was heavier
b. The centre has more momentum
c. The guard is travelling faster than the centre
d. The centre is travelling faster than the guard
14. What long bone is found superior to the metatarsals and patella, and is inferior to the coccyx:
a. Tibia
b. Femur
c. Radius
d. Humerous
15. When a bike rider is completing the upwards phase of a pedal stroke, which muscle is
producing an eccentric contraction?
a. Quadriceps
b. Hamstrings
c. Gastrocnemius
d. Soleus
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SECTION B: Short answer.
Question 1.
Explain the difference between Pulmonary Circulation and Systemic Circulation?
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Question 2.
When exercising a number of cardiorespiratory measurements change. Identify how it would change to
exercise and the reason for the acute change.
a) Respiration rate:
How would it change to exercise?
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b) Heart rate:
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c) Blood pressure:
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Question 3.
Explain in detail the sites of gaseous exchange and how it occurs within the body.
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Question 4.
a) Complete the following table:
Energy System
ATP – CP System
Lactic Acid System
Aerobic System
Fuel Source Used
Amount of ATP
produced
% of max HR
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Duration of System
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b) Which energy system will be predominantly in use during each of these activities?
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Question 5.
a) Match the following athletes (A,B,C,D,E) with their most likely fibre composition:
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b) Muscle contractions can be isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic. Provide characteristics involved in
each of these contractions in terms of muscle length, joint angle and force produced to highlight
major differences.
Isometric:
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Isotonic:
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Question 6.
Describe the path of blood as it moves around the body. Start from when oxygen enters the blood
from the lungs and then travels back to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. Include all structures,
blood vessels, valves and oxygenated / deoxygenated blood in your answer.
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Question 7.
Explain Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion and give an example of each from the game of Hockey:
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Question 8.
Explain what ‘energy system interplay’ is and how this applies to an 800m running race.
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Question 9.
a) What is angular motion and provide a sporting example?
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b) Describe a two sporting situations where it is advantageous to increase friction.
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Question 10.
Gymnasts, both male and female, are often regarded as the strongest athletes because they are
required to perform a number of movements with strength, power and speed.
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a) In the above picture identify what movement is occurring, classify the type of joint and agonist
muscle allowing such movement
Body part
Movement/ Joint
Type of Joint
Agonist
Action
Gluteus Maximus
Hip
Right knee
Flexion
Left ankle/ foot
Hinge
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b) List the four bones that make up the knee joint?
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c) Briefly discuss when the gymnast may use an isometric contraction during the floor routine?
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d) Using an example from the movement above describe reciprocal inhibition?
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Question 11.
Jonathon Brown (105kg) plays full forward for the Brisbane Lions. He is an aggressive player who
likes to crash into opposition players using his mass to gain an advantage. Complete the following
questions using this information.
a) During one passage of play Brown was travelling at 5m/s just before taking the mark.
Calculate his momentum.
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b) Just as he goes to take the mark he collides with Joel Selwood, a midfielder for the Geelong
Football Club, who has a much smaller mass than Brown (80kg). If both players were
travelling at the same velocity, identify whose momentum would undergo the greatest change
as a result of the impact and why?
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Question 12.
Justine Smethurst was a pitcher in the bronze medal winning Australian softball team in 2008
Olympics.
a) Justine can manipulate her technique using spin to create a curve ball to the ball’s flight.
Justine’s curve ball swings to the left. Using a diagram if necessary, describe how spin is
created?
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b) The human body has a variety of levers. Identify what type of lever is being used when
batting?
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c) Explain two important biomechanical principles that are evident in softball?
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d) Tee- ball is a modified version of softball taught in primary school. Describe how Newton’s
first law has been used to create the game if tee-ball.
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END OF EXAM
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