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VCE Physical EducationWritten examination – November

Examination specifications

Overall conditionsThe examination will be sat at a time and date to be set annually by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.There will be 15 minutes reading time and 2 hours of writing time.VCAA examination rules will apply. Details of these rules are published annually in the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook.The examination will be marked by a panel appointed by the VCAA.The examination will contribute 50 per cent to the Study Score.

ContentAll outcomes in Units 3 and 4 of the VCE Physical Education 2011–2014 Study Design will be examined. All of the key knowledge and skills that underpin the outcomes in Units 3 and 4 are examinable.

FormatThe examination will be presented in a question and answer book.The examination will consist of two sections.

Section A will consist of 15 multiple-choice questions worth one mark each.Section B will consist of a variety of question types including short answer, multiple part, and extended response. Questions will be worth 1–8 marks.The examination may include items which involve short scenarios and/or refer to a variety of stimulus material.All outcomes/areas of study will be examined in each section.All questions will be compulsory.The examination will be out of 120 marks.

AdviceDuring the 2011–2014 accreditation period for VCE Physical Education the examinations will be prepared according to the Examination specifications above. Each examination will conform to these specifications and will test a representative sample of the key knowledge and skills.Detailed advice about the social-ecological model and physical activity is available from the VCAA website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/physicaledu/phyeduindex.html

The questions in the attached sample paper relate toUnit 3 AOS 1 – Section A 2, 6 and 11; Section B 2, 7 and 9Unit 3 AOS 2 – Section A 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14; Section B 1, 8, 10 and 11Unit 4 AOS 1 – Section A 15; Section B 4, 6, 10 and 11Unit 4 AOS 2 – Section A 4, 7 and 13; Section B 3, 5 and 12.

Answers to multiple-choice questions are provided on page 19.Answers to other questions are not provided.

© VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2011

Version 2 – October 2011

S A M P L EPHYSICAL EDUCATION

Written examinationDay Date 2011

Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

AB

1512

1512

15105

Total 120

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orwhiteoutliquid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof18pages.• Answersheetformultiple-choicequestions.

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Checkthatyournameandstudent numberasprintedonyouranswersheetformultiple-choice

questionsarecorrect,andsignyournameinthespaceprovidedtoverifythis.

• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

At the end of the examination• Placetheanswersheetformultiple-choicequestionsinsidethefrontcoverofthisbook.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2011

Version2–October2011

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SECTION A–continued

Question 1AYear12studentrunsfor30minutesat75%heartratemax.AttheconclusionofthisruntherewouldbeA. anincreaseinVO2max.B. adecreaseina-VO2difference.C. adecreaseinbloodplasmavolume.D. anincreaseinintra-muscularfuelstores.

Question 2Onedisadvantageofusingasubjectivemethodtomeasurechildren’sphysicalactivitylevelsisA. itavoidsrecallproblems.B. itisexpensivetoadminister.C. alargenumberofparticipantsareneeded.D. itrequiresahighlevelofcognitiveability.

Question 3Whichoneofthefollowingoccursduringsub-maximalexerciseatthetissue-capillaryinterface?A. Diffusionrateswilldecreasesolessoxygenentersthelungs.B. Diffusionrateswilldecreasesolesscarbondioxideentersthebloodstream.C. Diffusionrateswillincreasetoallowgreateramountsofoxygentoenterthelungs.D. Diffusionrateswillincreasetoallowgreateramountsofoxygentoenterthemuscle.

Question 4Anathletewhouseserythropoietin(EPO)islikelytoseeanimprovementinA. speedduetoincreasedstimulationofthecentralnervoussystem.B. aerobiccapacityduetoincreasedoxygencarryingcapacityoftheblood.C. muscularstrengthduetoincreasedcross-sectionalareaofthefilaments.D. anaerobiccapacityduetoincreasedoxygencarryingcapacityoftheblood.

Question 5Carbohydrate→glycogen→________________→CO2+H2O+heat+energyWhichoneofthefollowingcompletestheformulaabove?A. ATPB. ADPC. lacticacidD. pyruvicacid

SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions

Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpencilontheanswersheetprovidedformultiple-choicequestions.Choosetheresponsethatiscorrectorthatbest answersthequestion.Acorrectanswerscores1,anincorrectanswerscores0.Markswillnotbedeductedforincorrectanswers.Nomarkswillbegivenifmorethanoneansweriscompletedforanyquestion.

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SECTION A–continuedTURN OVER

Question 6Whichoneofthefollowingphysicalactivitymeasureswouldbetheleastpracticalbutmostaccuratemeasureofphysicalactivity?A. pedometersB. accelerometersC. directobservationD. physicalactivitylogs

Question 7TherationalefortheimplementationoftheWorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA)CodeistoA. ensurethatalleventsatanationalandinternationallevelarefreeofdopingviolations.B. protecttheathletesandsupportstaffrightstoprivacywhenanti-dopingrulesareviolated.C. ensurethatallsportshavetheirownanti-dopingprogramsattheinternationalandnationalleveltodetect

dopingviolations.D. protecttheathlete’sfundamentalrighttoparticipateindoping-freesportandpromotehealth,fairnessand

equalityforathletesworldwide.

Question 8Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthecharacteristicsassociatedwithenergyproductionfromanaerobicglycolysis?A. MaximumATPproductionis0.7moles.B. ATPproductionoccursinthemitochondria.C. Peakpowerduringmaximaleffortsoccursin5–15seconds.D. Energyproductionislimitedbytheamountofchemicalfuelstoredinthemuscles.

Question 9TheenergysubstratestoredinthebodywhichcanproducethemostamountofATPisA. lipids.B. proteins.C. carbohydrates.D. phosphatecreatine.

Question 10Lactatelevelsincreaseasanimmediate(acute)responsetoexercise.Oncesteadystateisreached,lactatelevelswillplateaubecauseA. oxygensupplyequalsdemandatsteadystate.B. thereissufficientoxygenavailabletobreakdownthelacticacid.C. energyproductionisnolongerreliantonthelacticacidenergysystem.D. energyisnowbeingproducedentirelyfromtheaerobicenergysystem.


SECTION A–continued

Question 11Thesocialecologicalmodelidentifiesfourlevels(showninthetableasA,B,CandD)thatinfluencephysicalactivitybehaviour.

A B C D

Urbanplanninglegislation

Levelofeducation Accesstofacilitiessuchasparksandsportinggrounds

Culturalbackground

Fromthetable,thenamesofthefourcorrectlevelsareA. A–individual,B–socialenvironment,C–physicalenvironment,D–policy.B. A–policy,B–socialenvironment,C–physicalenvironment,D–individual.C. A–policy,B–individual,C–physicalenvironment,D–socialenvironment.D. A–physicalenvironment,B–individual,C–policy,D–socialenvironment.

Question 12Anactiverecoveryisrecommendedaftera400-metresprintbecauseA. lactateacidhasaccumulated.B. itallowsfortherapidrestorationofphosphocreatine(PC).C. itallowsformuscleglycogentoreturntopre-exerciselevelsmorequickly.D. itfacilitatesandincreasestherateofremovalofaccumulatedbyproductsbymaintainingoxygenlevels.

Question 13Whatarethemainfunctionsofnutritionalandhydrationstrategiesusedduringrecovery?A. restoringmuscle glycogen, replacing lost fluids and electrolytes and relaxing ofmuscles through

massageB. restoringmuscleglycogen,replacinglostfluidsandelectrolytesandmanufacturingnewmuscleandred

bloodcellsintherepairandadaptationprocessC. replacinglostfluidsandelectrolytes,allowingtheimmunesystemstohandleanydamagecausedbythe

exerciseboutandpreventingdelayedonsetmuscularsorenessD. replacinglostfluidsandelectrolytes,manufacturingnewmuscleandredbloodcells in therepairand

adaptationprocessandpreventingdelayedonsetmuscularsoreness


END OF SECTION ATURN OVER

Question 14

ATP-CPanaerobic glycolysisaerobic

energy supply

(mL O2 Eq/kg/min)

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00 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

time (seconds)50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90

Fromthegraph,atwhattimedoesaerobicenergysupplyexceedanaerobicenergysupply?A. 5secondsB. 10secondsC. 20secondsD. 35seconds

Question 15Adriennehasbeentrainingwitharunningteamformanyyearsandparticipatesregularlyinfunrunsthatrangefrom5kmtohalfmarathons.Theresultsofthefourmusclebiopsiesareshowninthetablebelow.

Fast-twitch fibre concentration

Mitochondria level Capillary density

muscleA low high high

muscleB moderate moderate low

muscleC high low low

muscleD low moderate moderate

Basedontheresultsabove,whichadaptationsaremostlikelytobeevidentinAdrienne’squadricepsmuscle?A. muscleAB. muscleBC. muscleCD. muscleD


SECTION B – Question 2–continued

Question 1Redistribution of blood flow is an acute response to exercise.This is an importantmechanism in thethermoregulationofthebody.Explainhowbloodflowtotheskinassistsinregulatingthebody’stemperatureduringsub-maximalexercise.

3marks

Question 2The social ecologicalmodel canbeused as a toolwhendesigning and evaluating programs that promotephysicalactivity.a. Usingthesocialecologicalmodelasaframework,drawandlabelasimplediagramtoillustratethelevels

ofthemodelandonyourdiagramprovideoneexampleofafactorateachlevelthatmightinfluenceolderadults’(65+years)participationinphysicalactivity.

5marks

b. Describeastrategythatcouldbeimplementedtotargetoneofthefactorsidentifiedinpart a.

2marks

SECTION B

Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.


SECTION B–continuedTURN OVER

c. Thesocial-ecologicalmodelneedstobetailoredtosuitparticularpopulationgroups. Suggesthowplanningmightbedifferent if aphysical activity interventionwas targetingadolescents

insteadofolderadults.

4marks

Question 3Anathleterunningahalfmarathonisofferedachoiceofdrinksatadrinkstationatthe10-kmmarkoftherace.Theathletehasachoiceofeitherahypotonic,hypertonicorisotonicdrink.a. Whichdrinkwouldbethebestchoiceatthispointoftherace?

1mark

b. Comparethethreetypesofdrinksandjustifyyourchoiceinpart a.

4marks


SECTION B–continued

Question 4CharlotteisdoingYear12PhysicalEducationandisplanningher6-weektrainingprogram.Thereareanumberofstepsshemustcompletetocollecttherelevantdataneededtodesign,implementandevaluatetheprogram.a. Placethefollowingstepsintheordertheywouldneedtobeundertaken.Useanumberfrom1to5to

indicatethecorrectorder.

1 evaluation

2 activityanalysis

3 trainingprogram

4 pre-assessmentoffitness

5 post-assessmentoffitness

1mark

Thefollowingdatawascollectedfromtheinitialfitnessassessment.

Test Resultbeeptest Level7

7stagesit-uptest Level6

60secondpushuptest 8

sitandreachtest +15cm

phosphaterecoverytest 28%

Illinoisagilitytest 15.8seconds

verticaljump 35cm

b. Fromthedata,identifytwohealth-relatedfitnesscomponentsthatCharlottecouldfocusoninhertrainingprogramandcirclewhethersheneedstomaintainorimprovetheselectedfitnesscomponent.

1.________________________ maintain/improve

2.________________________ maintain/improve4marks

c. i. Stateanappropriatetrainingmethodtoimproveoneofthefitnesscomponentsidentifiedinpart b.

Method

ii. Usethetemplatebelowtodemonstratehowyouwouldapplythetrainingprinciplesoffrequency,intensityandspecificitytothemethodoftrainingidentifiedinpart i.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1+6=7marks



Question 5Optimalarousallevelsareimportantforasuccessfulperformanceinsportingactivities.a. Ontheaxesbelow,drawagraphtodemonstratetherelationshipbetweenarousallevelsandperformance.

Labelbothaxes.

2marks

b. Optimalarousallevelsarenotthesameforallsports.Usingspecificsportingexamples,discusshowarousallevelsdifferindifferentsportingsituations.

3marks

c. Outlineaspecificpsychologicalstrategyacoachmayuseto• lowerheartrateandincreaseanathlete’sfocusbeforetheirevent

• increasemotivationduringtheirevent.

2marks



Question 6Participantsinasix-weekendurancetrainingprogramcompletedrunningtraining3–5daysperweekfor20–30minutespersession.Thesubjectscompletedanidenticalsub-maximaltestonatreadmillbeforeandafterthesixweeksoftraining.a. Giveareasonforperformingafitnesstestinthissituation.

1markb. Listthreeelementsthetestadministratorswouldneedtoconsidertoensurethatthetestsareadministered

inareliablemanner.

1.

2.

3.3marks

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3000VO2(mL/min)

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Line ALine B

2 3 4 5 6 7

Oxygen uptake (VO2) response of subjectat sub-maximal intensity

time (minutes)8 9 10 11 12 13 14

c. Whichlineonthegraphaboverepresentstheresultsofthetreadmilltestposttraining?

1markd. Explaintheresultshowninthegraphbycomparingthetwotestsbetweenthreeandeightminutes.

2markse. Identifyonechronicmuscularadaptationthatwouldresultfromthesix-weekendurancetrainingprogram

andexplainhowitwouldleadtotheimprovementshowninthegraph.

Adaptation

Explanation

3marks



Question 7

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100minutes120140160180200

48%

Average accumulated time spent sedentaryacross school day

5–6 years

51%

10–12 years

a. Definetheterm‘sedentarybehaviour’andprovideanexampleofatypicalsedentarybehaviourforthesestudents.

2marks

b. Suggestareasonwhythereisadifferenceinresultsforthetwoagegroupsinthegraphshownabove.

1mark

c. i. Stateonesubjectivemethodthatcouldbeusedtomeasurehowmuchtimechildrenaged10–12yearsspendsedentarythroughouttheschoolday.

ii. Outlinebrieflyhowitcouldbeused. Inyouranswer,includepossibledisadvantagesofusingthismethod.

1+2=3marks

d. Describeastrategythatcouldbeimplementedduringtheschooldaytodecreasethesedentarybehaviourof10to12-year-oldAustralianchildren.

2marks



Question 8Thegraphbelowisarepresentationofanindividual’soxygenuptakepriorto,during,andafterexerciseinanoutsidetemperatureof20°C.a. Onthegraphprovidedbelow,shadetheregionofexcesspost-exerciseoxygenconsumption(EPOC).

VO2 (L/min)

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

00 2 4 6 8

time (minutes)10 12 14 16

1mark

b. i. WhatwouldhappentoEPOCafter30minutesofrunningatthesamepaceinanoutsidetemperatureof35°Ccomparedto20°C?

ii. Whydoesthisoccur?

1+1=2marks

c. i. WhatstrategycouldanathleteusetoreduceEPOCinthissituation?

ii. Provideapracticalexampleofhowthiscouldbeachieved.

1+1=2marks



Question 9PartoftheVictorianGovernment’s‘Goforyourlife’campaignisthePremier’sActiveFamilyChallenge,whichencouragesVictorianstodo30minutesofphysicalactivityeachdayfor30days.a. i. Thefamilyenvironmentcanbeusedtoinfluencephysicalactivitybehaviour,listtwowaysthiscan

beachieved.

ii. From those listed, explain how theymay lead to an increase in physical activity levels of thefamily.

2+2=4marks

b. OutlinetwostrategiesthatcouldbeusedtoencouragefamiliestocompletethePremier’sActiveFamilyChallenge.

2marks

c. Discussthreefactorsthatneedtobeconsideredwhenplanninginterventionstotargetfamilyphysicalactivity.

6marks


Question 10

a. Fromthediagramabove,provideoneskill-related andonehealth-related fitnesscomponentrequiredtoperformthisaction.Defineeachfitnesscomponentandexplainwhyitisimportantinperformingthismanoeuvre.

Skill-relatedfitnesscomponent

Health-relatedfitnesscomponent

8marks

SECTION B – Question 10–continued



Surfingcontestsrequirethesurfertoperforminheatsandthenfinals.Eachheatlastsfor20minutesandthesurfersarescoredontheirbestfourwaves.Ineachheatthesurferhasto• sprinttothewaterwiththeirsurfboard• paddleout• sitandwaitforagoodwave• pickthebetterwavesandthenperformaseriesoftechnicalmanoeuvresandcrazytricks• haveastoundingbodycontrolonthewaterandintheair.Thebodyalsohastoabsorbforceswhenlanding

tricks• paddlebackoutaftereachwavethatthey‘ride’andwaitforthenextgoodwave.

b. Usingtheinformationprovided,discusstheinterplayofthethreeenergysystemsinsurfing.

6marks


SECTION B – Question 11 –continued

Question 11ThefollowingdatareferstothescoresobtainedfromtwoelitelevelAFLfootballplayersinarepeatedsprinttest.Belowisasummaryofhowthetestwasconducted.• PlayersjogfrompointAtopointB.• AtpointBplayersacceleratesothatwhentheygettopointCtheyareatmaximumspeed.• Maximumspeedismaintainedover10mfrompointCtopointD(flyzone).Thetimetakentocoverthe

10mintheflyzoneisrecordedandthespeediscalculated.• FrompointDtopointEtheplayerdecelerates(slowsdown).• PlayersjogfrompointEtopointF.• Playersrestfor25secondsbetweensprints.• Playersperform10repetitions.

A B C D E F

15 m 20 m 10 m 20 m 15 mfly zone

total repetitions = 10total length = 80 m

Thegraphsshowthemaximumspeedreachedintheflyzonebythetwoplayers.

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Player 1

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a. Whichcomponentoffitnessdoestherepeatedsprinttestmeasure?

1mark

Asthetestprogresses,theabilityoftheathletetorunatthesamespeedduringtheflyzonediminishes.b. Withreferencetotherecoveryrateofthedominantenergysystem,explainwhythisoccurs.

4marks

Havingawell-developedcardiorespiratorysystemisbeneficialtoasuccessfulperformanceinthistest.c. Whyishavingagoodmaximumoxygenuptakeimportantinthistest?Givetworeasons.

1.

2.

2marks

d. Identifythemulti-factorialfatiguemechanismsassociatedwiththisactivityandexplainhowtheymayleadtothedecreaseinspeedfromthe1sttothe10threpetition.

4marks


Question 12

Drug good as goldInjectionsofhumangrowthhormone (HGH)can transformanOlympicalso-ran into agoldmedallist, anAustralianstudyhasconfirmed.Research financed by theWorldAnti-DopingAgency (WADA) has determined the time advantage thatunscrupulousathletescanreapfromthe‘extensivelyabused’naturalsubstance.Thestudyrevealeda4percentimprovementinsprintcapacity.So,ina10-secondsprint(about100m),thedrugwouldequatetoa0.4secadvantage,accordingtoProfKenHo,ofSydney’sGarvanInstituteofMedicalResearch.

Herald Sun,Wednesday5May2010

a. ExplainhowtheuseofHGHmayleadtoanincreaseinasprinter’sperformance.

3marks

b. OutlinetwophysiologicalreasonswhyWADAhasbannedtheuseofHGHbyathletes.

2marks

c. OutlinetworeasonsforthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheWADACode.

2marks

END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK


Answers to multiple-choice questions

Question Answer

1 C

2 D

3 D

4 B

5 D

6 C

7 D

8 C

9 A

10 B

11 C

12 D

13 B

14 D

15 A

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