Leaving Certificate Physical Education Practice Test

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• Which statement correctly differentiates intrinsic and augmented feedback and provides an example of when each is most effective?
• Explain the inverted-U relationship between arousal and performance and identify strategies to optimize arousal to perform optimally.
• What are the standard SI units for velocity?
• Define torque and explain how it relates to the biomechanical advantage of a lever in human movement.
• A moving object accelerates when acted upon by a net external force. This relationship is described by which law?
• Which term describes the division of the training year into smaller units such as mesocycles and microcycles?
• When analyzing a vertical jump, identify the indicators and factors related to jump height.
• What is a typical characteristic of interval training?
• Which statement about feedback frequency is most accurate for skill development?
• In performance feedback, which statement about KR and KP is correct?
• Which statement correctly pairs a scientifically supported ergogenic aid with its typical safety considerations?
• Which word describes balance maintained in a graceful way?
• Which assessment uses a comparison to a previous test result to measure improvement?
• Which term describes the repeated actions or routines performed before competition to prepare mentally and physically?
• Which sequence best describes the information processing model of skill execution?
• Which term means the work of encouraging people to buy a product or service?
• What is the difference between knowledge of results (KR) and knowledge of performance (KP) feedback, and when might a coach emphasize each?
• What does macrocycle refer to?
• Which word defines the act of combining several elements in an organized way to form a whole?
• What concept is used to monitor training by dividing effort into heart rate–based zones?
• One group or class in society being dominant over another?
• What term describes the dominance of one group over another within a society?
• What does Beep Test measure and how is it administered?
• Differentiate isotonic and isometric muscle contractions and provide a sport example for each.
• Which assessment refers to a previous test result when calculating progress?
• What is the term for an object's change of position from its starting point?
• During a motor learning phase, which stage is characterized by many errors and heavy cognitive processing when learning a new skill?
• Which term describes learned abilities that athletes perform effectively and efficiently through training?
• The tactics a team uses to be successful, giving athletes the best chance to succeed are known as what?
• Which term describes completing a movement in an energy-saving or efficient way?
• Which term describes a physical quantity that has magnitude but no direction?
• Which energy system provides immediate energy from stored phosphocreatine?
• Believing that all members of a particular group share the same fixed personality traits is known as which term?
• Which term refers to people's behaviour towards the rules in sport?
• In interval training, how do work-to-rest ratio and work duration influence adaptations and performance outcomes?
• How would you use qualitative analysis to provide feedback to an athlete after a skill performance?
• A training scenario that presents itself to an athlete requiring a decision is called a what?
• What do you call an unfair bias toward a person or group based on characteristics such as race or sex?
• Physical Literacy describes?
• Describe cardiac output and how heart rate and stroke volume interact to influence it during exercise.
• The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration is described by which law?
• Which term describes the roles and functions assigned within a sport by organizers and teams?
• Which concept comes from feedback from your coach on the quality of a movement or performance?
• Providing money for a sports event or other activity in exchange for advertising is known as?
• Tendons are flexible and strong tissue that connects muscle to bone.
• What term describes the practice of providing equal access to opportunities for people who might otherwise be excluded?
• Periodisation in training refers to?
• Which term can be defined as justifying males' dominant position in society and accepting it as culturally normative?
• Explain how base of support and line of gravity influence balance in a dynamic movement, and give an example.
• What term describes a substance used to aid or improve athletic performance?
• Which statement describes the overload principle and gives a practical weekly example?
• In training, to make something more moveable refers to which term?
• Which term describes unwritten societal expectations about the body image?
• Which term is defined as a set of attributes and behaviours associated with femininity?
• What does VO2 max measure?
• Which quantity is a vector?
• Outline the information processing model of skill execution from input to output in sport.
• If an object's speed remains the same but its direction changes, which quantity changes?
• Which term refers to the attachment point of a muscle that usually moves during contraction?
• Which term describes a collection of fitness tests usually done to measure the demands of a sport?
• Which term means the procedure used to carry out a fitness test?
• Creatine supplementation is most associated with enhancing which type of performance?
• Which term is a table containing other people's scores used to compare your own results?
• A version of a game where rules are changed to encourage specific actions or strategies is called a ...
• Which term denotes a body's resistance to changes in its motion?
• Which drill is most effective for improving starting technique in sprinting?
• What are the primary physiological benefits of an effective warm-up before training or competition?
• A physical quantity that has magnitude but no direction is called a ?
• The set of attributes, roles or behaviours associated with boys and men (e.g., strength and leadership) is known as what?
• Which recovery modality is described as debated in evidence-based practices?
• Which term describes the initial data collected before training starts to monitor change?
• Which cycle is the smallest unit of training planning?
• Which term describes information about the outcome of a performance, such as whether you were successful?
• Which statement best describes the role of GPS data in monitoring training load and performance in team sports?
• Why is a cool-down important after intense exercise, and what elements should it include?
• List the four components of the FITT principle and give sport-specific examples for a soccer player.
• Which sequence best describes the initial management of an acute soft-tissue injury using R.I.C.E.
• Which combination of factors primarily increases cardiac output during exercise?
• What term describes a product taken to supplement daily nutrition rather than to treat disease?
• What are SMART goals, and how would you apply them to improve a sprinter's performance?
• In movement screening, what does FMS stand for?
• Differentiate between macrocycle, mesocycle, and microcycle in an annual training plan.
• Momentum is defined as what physical concept?
• Coaches use movement screening tests to identify injury risk. Which statement best describes how results should guide training?
• In motor learning, which stage involves refinement of the skill with fewer errors and more consistent performance?
• In the FITT framework, which component describes how hard the exercise is?
• Which term refers to a body's total resistance to changing its state of motion?
• The number of times you repeat the cycle in a workout before resting is called a ...
• Largely based on coaches or athletes' feelings and opinions.
• Which term describes organisations recognised as the national administrators of sport?
• Which term describes the respect for the rules and equal treatment of participants?
• A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong, is called a
• How is feedback most effectively delivered after a skill performance using video?
• Which factor is not listed as a determinant of vertical jump height?
• What term describes a sudden decrease in noticeable results from training?
• Which of the following is a component of a dynamic warm-up designed to reduce injury risk in team sports?
• Define reaction time and discuss a method to improve it in sport.
• What is a practical use of GPS data in team sports beyond fatigue monitoring?
• During high‑intensity exercise, which statement describes lactate production?
• Which statement is true about velocity and speed?
• Describe the Beep Test administration in brief.
• To make something more active and effective is to ...
• Which term describes trying to win a game by bending or stretching the rules?
• The anaerobic glycolysis system contributes most during high‑intensity exercise for what duration?
• What term refers to the force that must be applied to move an object?
• If two vehicles move at the same speed but in opposite directions, their speeds are equal but their velocities are
• What term refers to a fixed belief about gender that applies to all people?
• Which term describes learned abilities that athletes perform efficiently and effectively, developed through training and practice?
• A runner travels 100 m north in 20 s, then 100 m south in 20 s. What is the average velocity over the 40 s?
• Which term means behaviour displaying fair play and respect for opponents?
• Sport Ireland recognises which organisations as the national organisers and administrators of sport?
• The term describing attributes such as strength and leadership attributed to men is what?
• For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is which law?
• Which term describes the use of mental strategies to improve performance?
• What does the abbreviation 1RM stand for in resistance training?
• The law that describes acceleration as proportional to the resultant force acting on a mass is which law?
• How much fluid should an athlete aim to replace about 2 hours before exercise and during exercise to prevent dehydration?
• Which statement correctly defines velocity?
• Which term refers to functions within a team or event determined by organizations or groups, such as officials and captains?
• A substance that can be ingested and may affect physical or psychological functioning is a ...
• Fartlek training is best described as which feature?
• Unfair treatment of someone based on characteristics such as skin color or gender is called ...
• Which of the following best describes information that depends on the observer's feelings and general impression and may be unreliable due to measurement difficulties?
• Identify the three classes of levers in the human body and provide a sport-specific example for each.
• What is the maximum amount a person can lift in one attempt called?
• Which statement best defines massed practice?
• Which term describes the ability to meet or cope with the demands of the environment?
• Which statement best describes what is required to specify velocity?
• What acronym stands for the satellite-based navigation system used to determine location?
• Which concept focuses on how female roles in society can reflect and sustain male dominance?
• A performance goal focuses on which aspect?
• Outline two ethical considerations in sport research related to participants' data privacy and consent.
• Which term describes the practice of providing equal access to opportunities within society?
• Which term denotes the tissue connecting muscle to bone?
• Compare whole practice and part practice with a sport example where each would be most appropriate.
• Which term describes repeated practice designed to develop a skill, often used in training sessions?
• Which term describes the characteristics women display that acknowledge the dominant position of men in society?
• Which term would you use to describe planning progression using frequency, intensity, time, and type?
• Which statement best describes factors that enhance positive transfer of learning between similar sports skills?
• Which components are typically included in an effective warm-up to prepare the body for training?
• Which term describes a collection of fitness tests typically performed close together to assess the demands of a sport?
• Describe continuous, interval, and fartlek training and indicate a sport where each is particularly useful.
• Which condition is muscle soreness that typically peaks 24 to 72 hours after exercise?
• Which term refers to the general belief about people that is often incorrect?
• Which anatomical term describes where two or more bones meet?
• Which term refers to unwritten societal rules about what constitutes an admirable body shape?
• Explain how focal and broad attention strategies influence performance under pressure.
• The number of times you lift a weight or perform an exercise is called?
• Quantities that have both a magnitude and a direction are known as what?
• Which system uses satellites to determine the exact location of a device?
• Which term denotes the agreed terms that govern a sport?
• Reducing energy waste during movement improves which concept?
• Which term is a table of other people's scores used for comparing your results?
• Which term would you use to describe a coaching tool that helps identify strengths and weaknesses by mapping performance factors?
• A car moves east at 15 m/s. Which is its velocity?
• What is the fixed point at which a muscle attaches to bone and remains relatively stationary during contraction called?
• Which lever class is exemplified by standing on tiptoes during a calf raise?
• Which term is used to progressively increase training load via frequency, intensity, time, and type?
• Which strategy is least effective for maintaining an optimal arousal level during competition?
• Which term refers to a fixed and over generalised belief about gender?
• Which term defines the socially endorsed pattern that legitimizes men's dominance in society and is culturally normative?
• Which term denotes the set of attributes and behaviours associated with girls and women?
• Which term refers to waking activities characterized by low energy expenditure?
• Which term refers to the tactics or plans a team uses to achieve success?
• Define reversibility and describe its practical implications for program design during off-season breaks.
• Which of the following is an evidence-based strategy to enhance recovery after intense training?
• Name and describe the three stages of motor learning and give a sporting example for each.
• What connects bone to bone?
• What do we call aims and challenges that you set yourself in order to achieve something?
• Which term describes providing the athlete and coach with objective information to better understand performance?
• What term describes injuries resulting from long-term repetitive overloading in sports like swimming or cycling?
• What term describes a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity?
• Which term describes a form of advertising where a famous person is paid to publicly promote a product?
• Describe the transfer of learning and identify two factors that enhance positive transfer between similar skills.
• Which statement best captures the main goal of periodisation?
• Which term describes exercises performed to reduce injury risk before activity?
• Which statement is true about velocity and speed regarding signs?
• Which option is not part of the FITT principle?
• Distinguish between kinematics and kinetics in biomechanics and provide an example of each in analyzing a vertical jump.
• Which term refers to the initial collection of fitness test data used to compare fitness before and after training?
• Which structure connects bone to bone?
• Which statement best describes tidal volume and breathing rate changes during increasing exercise intensity?
• Which cycle represents the entire season?
• Which term refers to the fixed attachment point of a muscle to bone?
• Distinguish intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and provide an example in sport.
• What term is used for a product taken by mouth that is intended to supplement the diet, with advice to maintain a balanced diet?
• Which term describes a habit that athletes believe will improve performance despite lack of evidence?
• Which scenario best illustrates velocity rather than speed?
• What factors influence the distance a soccer ball travels when kicked, and how does release angle affect range?
• Which law states that an object at rest stays at rest and a moving object continues in its state of motion unless acted upon by a net external force?
• A repetitive training activity that may or may not require equipment is a ...
• The actions carried out each time an athlete goes to perform at an event are called?
• Which statement best describes energy system engagement for aerobic vs anaerobic training?
• Physical activity is defined as?
• Which type of feedback evaluates movement quality rather than the outcome?
• What is a microcycle?
• Which factors contribute to optimal mechanical efficiency during a sprint start, and how can drills improve it?
• What is the function of a performance profile?
• What term refers to the object or resistance that opposes movement?
• What term describes the speed of an object in a specific direction?
• The provision of financial support for a sports event in exchange for advertising is called?
• Occurs when an athlete is granted permission to use a banned or prohibited substance to treat a medical condition.
• What is a mesocycle?
• If unfair treatment based on a protected characteristic occurs, this is an example of what concept?
• Point of insertion is defined as?
• Compare autocratic and democratic leadership styles in sport teams and give a scenario where each might be effective.
• Continuous training is best exemplified by which activity?
• Which term describes exercises performed to reduce injury risk before activity?
• Which statement best differentiates velocity from speed?
• Which term describes the often rehearsed formation or setup of a team?
• Which quantity has both magnitude and direction?
• Which elements best characterize a typical cool-down in sport?
• The shape or formation that a team may set up, which is often rehearsed during training.
• Explain the rationale for carbohydrate consumption in the 1–4 hour window before competition and give a sample meal.
• Dependent on the observer and based on feelings, opinions and general impression; it cannot be easily measured, so is not always reliable.
• The measure of the force required to move a body is called ...
• The activity of making people aware of your products and increasing sales through advertising and events is best described as which term?
• Which term describes a rigid body that pivots around a fulcrum, enabling work to be done more easily?
• What does the principle of specificity require when designing a training program for a 100m sprinter?
• Pain or soreness usually occurring 24 to 72 hours after heavy or unfamiliar exercise is known as ...
• Which quantity is described as speed with direction?
• Which of the following are limitations of field tests for estimating VO2 max, and a common improvement?
• Which term refers to the part of a lever that pivots?
• The ATP-PC (phosphagen) energy system provides immediate energy from stored phosphocreatine for about how long?
• What considerations should be made when designing physical education programs for participants with a disability?