plumiEmergence and evolution of modern sport: OCR A‑Level Physical Education questions
Every OCR A-Level Physical Education exam question on Emergence and evolution of modern sport, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 36 questions on Emergence and evolution of modern sport, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q1(a) (1 mark): Name the sport in which lower and upper classes participated together in pre-industrial Britain. [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q1(b) (1 mark): How did the roles of the lower and upper classes differ in this sport? [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q2 (2 marks): In 1846 the Baths and Wash Houses Act was passed by Parliament. This Act encouraged local authorities to build public swimming pools and baths. Outline two ways
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q3 (2 marks): Circle two examples of acceptable participation sports for women in post 1850 industrial Britain. Boxing Cycling Lawn Tennis Mob football Rugby Smock racing [2]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q4 (2 marks): American Football is a good example of a sport which has become globalised. Identify two factors which have led to its globalisation. 1 [2]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q6(a) (5 marks): In pre-industrial Britain lower class men only participated in sport occasionally whilst upper class men participated regularly. Identify the social and cultura
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q6(b) (5 marks): The timeline below shows the most popular forms of mechanised transport between 1850 and 1970. 1850 1890 1900 1970 Passenger steam trains Trams and motor buses
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q8 (10 marks): 8* ‘Historically, education has had a huge influence on the development of sport and today it makes a significant contribution to the development of sporting ex
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q1 (2 marks): Real tennis was a popular sport in pre industrial Britain. State two reasons why it was only played by the upper classes. 1 [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2 (2 marks): From the list below circle two characteristics of a professional athlete in 1800. Did not work Had a job Lived in the country Lower class Played sport for the l
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q3 (2 marks): Throughout history the law has affected sport and leisure. This table contains information about two Acts of Parliament passed in the nineteenth century. Date N
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q6(a) (4 marks): Explain how the public schools of post 1850 industrial Britain promoted ethics through sport. [4]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q6(b)(i) (3 marks): How would this photograph affect society’s view of elite women’s sport in the 1970s? [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q6(b)(ii) (3 marks): Using examples, compare elite women’s sport in the early 1970s with that of today. [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q6(c)(i) (3 marks): The availability of time and money [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q6(c)(ii) (3 marks): Social class [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q8 (10 marks): 8* At the beginning of the twentieth century there was a huge increase in the size of crowds at live sporting events. Today, however, these crowds are much smal
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q1 (2 marks): Sports that involved cruelty to animals became less popular in post 1850 industrial Britain. Examine two reasons for this. 1 [2]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q2 (2 marks): Give two ways in which the development of the railways affected competitive sport in post 1850 industrial Britain. 1 [2]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(a)(i) (3 marks): Compare the characteristics of mob football and real tennis. [3]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(a)(ii) (3 marks): In post 1850 industrial Britain mob football declined as a pastime. Explain how the following social and cultural factors contributed to this decline. Education
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(c)(i) (1 mark): What percentage of prize money did women receive in cycling and golf? Cycling % Golf % [1]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(c)(ii) (2 marks): In 2018 football and athletics awarded very different proportions of prize money to women. Suggest two social and cultural reasons for this difference. 1 [2]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(c)(iii) (3 marks): Evaluate the effect of the differences in prize money shown in Fig. 6.2 on women’s participation in sport. [3]
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q6(d) (4 marks): Each society has created its own sports and games and these have become integrated into other societies through globalisation. Explain how a sport of your choic
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q1 (2 marks): Give one example of a sport played by the lower classes in pre-industrial times and identify one characteristic of it. Example [2]
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q6(a) (6 marks): In post-1850 industrial Britain there was an increase in sports participation among the working classes. Identify the social and cultural factors that influence
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q6(c) (4 marks): The profile of elite women’s sport has risen significantly since 1980. Compare 21st century elite women’s sport with elite women’s sport in 1980. [4]
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q6(d) (6 marks): The images in Fig. 1 show the enormous crowds at the FA Cup Final in 1923. Source: gettyimages Fig. 1 The early 20th century was characterised by a huge rise in
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q8 (10 marks): 8* Discuss whether the sporting values developed in the 19th century public schools have been overtaken by the commercialisation of modern sport. Give examples
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q1 (2 marks): Identify two characteristics of upper class sport in pre-industrial Britain. 1 [2]
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q2 (2 marks): Give two examples of how developments in law and order changed the characteristics of sport in post-1850 industrial Britain. 1 [2]
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): Explain what is meant by ‘athleticism’. [1]
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q6(b) (5 marks): In 1930 a 13-year-old working class boy passed his Elementary Life Saving Award at the local swimming baths. This award had been introduced by the Royal Life Sa
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q6(c)(i) (3 marks): Identify three facts from Fig. 6.1 that show netball is a globalised sport. 1 [3]
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q8 (10 marks): 8* Using examples, describe how social class affected sports participation between pre-industrial times and the 20th century. Discuss whether commercialisation
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