plumiAerobic training: OCR A‑Level Physical Education questions
Every OCR A-Level Physical Education exam question on 1.2.b Aerobic training, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 7 questions on Aerobic training, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q7(b)(i) (4 marks): Describe the use of the Queen’s College step test as a method of evaluating aerobic capacity. [4]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q7(b)(i) (2 marks): Define aerobic capacity. Give an example of an activity or sport in which aerobic capacity is a key fitness component. Definition: [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q7(b)(ii) (4 marks): Describe how features of an individual’s physiological make-up may affect their maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max). [4]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q7(a)(i) (2 marks): Describe one typical continuous training session. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q7(a)(ii) (3 marks): Identify three muscular adaptations from aerobic training. 1 [3]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q7(b)(i) (2 marks): Identify which performer had the greater aerobic capacity, and which performer showed greater strength endurance. Greater aerobic capacity Greater strength endu
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q7(b)(ii) (4 marks): Explain how age and gender may account for differences in VO2 max in the two performers. Age [4]
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