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Unit 7: Careers in Sport

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AQA GCSE PE Test Quiz on Unit 7: Careers in Sport, created by Cath Warriner on 03/12/2015.
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Question 1

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These characteristics are associated with an amateur athlete except:
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  • Plays for fun
  • Gets paid to compete
  • It is their hobby
  • Train and compete in their spare time

Question 2

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A professional athlete earns enough money so they can train and compete full time.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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A semi professional athlete trains and competes full time it is their career.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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An athlete who recieves illegal payment is known as a:
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  • Amateur
  • Professional
  • Shamateur
  • Semi-professional

Question 5

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A champion needs to have physical characteristics, which of these is not a physical character?
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  • High level of skill
  • Ideal size and shape for their sport
  • Very ambitious
  • Good fitness and health

Question 6

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The following are all personal reasons why you make a champion, except:
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  • Very ambitious, desire to be the best
  • Highly motivated to train and compete
  • Ability to cope with anxiety, tension and stress
  • Top coaches available and can train full time

Question 7

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Games players need officials to be in charge during their matches. Which role is not associated with being an official?
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  • Linesman
  • Video referee
  • Umpire
  • First aider

Question 8

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A role model is someone who other people might aspire to be like, they look up and who is seen as a good example to follow.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Which footballer would not be associated with being a good role model?
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  • Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
  • Diego Costa (Chelsea)
  • David Silva (Manchester City)
  • Juan Mata (Manchester United)

Question 10

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These are all qualties of being a role model except:
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  • Playing by the rules
  • Demonstrating a high level of technique/skill
  • Retaliating after a poor challenge
  • Motivating and inspiring players around you

Question 11

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These are all pressures faced by role models except:
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  • Media pressure and lack of privacy
  • Receiving funding from Sport England
  • Being expected to promote and publicise the sport, attend sponsorship events
  • Difficulty coping with unexpected fame and money and being able to handle it

Question 12

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A young footballer would be inspired to emulate their role model by observing good standards of behaviour. Which of these activities would not be associated with being a good role model?
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  • Kicking the ball out of play following an injury to a player
  • Signing autographs and spending time with the fans as you pass in and out of the ground
  • Applauding the home fans at the end of a match
  • Celebrating a goal infront of the away fans

Question 13

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Athletes regularly compete in National competitions. Which sporting event is not a national event?
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  • The FA Cup
  • The Heineken Cup
  • The Challenge Cup
  • The Ryder Cup

Question 14

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A national competition is contested by teams from different countries.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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An international tournament invites athletes from countries from around the world to compete for the title, trophy or medals.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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These are all international sporting events,except:
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  • Six Nations
  • Tour de France
  • Challenge Cup
  • Australian Open

Question 17

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Which of these international events is not a multi-sport event?
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  • Paralympic Games
  • Youth Olympics
  • Commonwealth Games
  • Davis Cup

Question 18

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Which sporting event is not an annual event?
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  • Davis Cup
  • Grand National
  • European Athletics Championships
  • The Boat Race

Question 19

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Sporting events regularly use a variety of competition formats. The Heineken Cup uses a round robin format.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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The advantages of running a knockout tournament are that they are quick and easy to organise, cater for high numbers as half drop out each round.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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These are the advantages of running a league, except:
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  • Caters for a large entry
  • Can have lots of divisions
  • All teams play the same number of games
  • It can take years to progress to the top flight league

Question 22

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Most international events use a combination of competition formats. Which event does not use a combination format?
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  • Rugby League Wolrd Cup 2017 (Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea)
  • Davis Cup
  • UEFA EURO 2016 (France)
  • FIFA World Cup (2018 Brazil)

Question 23

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Ladder competitions are well suited to racket sports such as tennis, squash and badminton as they are simple to run and administer by local clubs.
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Etiquette in sport is the written rules of any sporting acitvity.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which sporting example reflects poor etiquette in sport?
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  • Shaking hands with the opposition at the start and the end of a match
  • Playing on when a player is down injured
  • Thanking the officials at the end of a match
  • Passing the ball back to the opposition as they kicked the ball out of play to allow an injured player to recieve treatment.

Question 26

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The crowd can demonstrate good etiquette by clapping a player out on to the field in cricket, being silent when a player is taking a shot in snooker or clapping an injured player off the field in football.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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A risk assessment is a verbal dialogue that looks at the likelihood of damage, or the possible dangers involved, in carrying out a particular action or activity.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Officials are responsible for the safety of players. Identify which part of the game the official is not responsible for.
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  • Checking the players are all in the correct age band
  • Warming up the players
  • Ensuring shin pads are worn by each player
  • Enforcing the laws and rules of the game

Question 29

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The coach of a football team is responsible for the safety of their players on match day. Which duty is ultimately down to the official?
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  • Warming up the players using the 3 phases of a warm up.
  • Ensuring players are playing at the appropriate level of competition to suit their ability.
  • Players are wearing the club kit.
  • Ensuring the nets are secure and the posts are sturdy

Question 30

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The weather can pose several difficulties for people hosting events. Which type of weather condition could pose problems at a golf tournament?
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  • Humidity
  • High temperatures
  • Thunder storm
  • Precipitation
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