Lesson T5.1.2

T5.1.2 Demonstrating improvement to achieve a personal best Quiz: KS3 Physical Education, Unit 5

20 questions

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Lesson T5.1.2, Demonstrating improvement to achieve a personal best: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Physical Education (National Curriculum), Unit 5: Analysing and improving performance, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What does a personal best represent in sport?

    • Coach ranking grade
    • National competition record
    • Peak personal result
    • Average training score
  2. How is a new personal best officially shown?

    • Beating previous scores
    • Coach verbal praise
    • Equal matching scores
    • Lower average score
  3. Which evidence best proves improvement in the long jump?

    • Decreasing jump length
    • Constant steady height
    • Single lucky jump
    • Rising distance trend
  4. What should a runner review first to set a realistic target?

    • Recent progress rate
    • World record times
    • Random guess figures
    • Friend target goals
  5. What does the 'M' stand for in a SMART target?

    • Motivated
    • Measurable
    • Maximum
    • Meaningful
  6. A swimmer's personal best is 30.0 seconds. Which new time beats it?

    • 29.6 seconds
    • 30.0 seconds
    • 31.2 seconds
    • 30.4 seconds
  7. A thrower's best distance is 22.5 metres. Which result is a personal best?

    • 22.0 metres
    • 21.9 metres
    • 23.1 metres
    • 22.5 metres
  8. Why is achieving a personal best important for motivation?

    • Eliminates all errors
    • Shows individual progress
    • Guarantees first place
    • Impresses rival teams
  9. How is overall skill improvement best demonstrated across multiple attempts?

    • Unchanged total score
    • Random score jumps
    • Consistent key gains
    • Single lucky strike
  10. A gymnast's routine score rises from 7.2 to 7.8. What does this show?

    • Stationary plateau
    • Judge error
    • Positive progress
    • Sudden decline
  11. Which action helps most when preparing to break a personal best?

    • Ignoring coach advice
    • Targeted weak practice
    • Skipping warm ups
    • Changing sport entirely
  12. What is the main purpose of recording results in a training diary?

    • Blocking feedback
    • Passing free time
    • Tracking progress
    • Hiding bad scores
  13. A cyclist's average speed rises from 28 to 30 km/h. What does this show?

    • Slower endurance pace
    • Unchanged velocity
    • Equipment failure
    • Faster ride time
  14. Why should athletes celebrate personal bests even without winning?

    • Reflects genuine improvement
    • Changes the medal
    • Impresses sponsors
    • Guarantees a trophy
  15. Which result set best shows sustained improvement towards a personal best?

    • Steady declining figures
    • Five consecutive increases
    • Random fluctuation scores
    • Three identical results
  16. What acronym describes a well-defined and time-bound personal target?

    • FITTER
    • SMART
    • ACTIVE
    • TARGET
  17. What is the main purpose of coaching feedback when chasing a personal best?

    • Booking venues
    • Selecting kit
    • Identifying improvements
    • Timing races
  18. What proves a personal best has genuinely been achieved?

    • Estimated time
    • Guessed score
    • Verified result
    • Verbal claim
  19. An 800m time falls from 2 minutes 30 seconds to 2 minutes 25 seconds. What is the improvement?

    • 10 seconds
    • 5 seconds
    • 2 minutes
    • 5 minutes
  20. Why must a personal best target be realistic?

    • Maintains motivation
    • Guarantees winning
    • Eliminates training
    • Prevents tiredness

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