ICSE 2016 Physical Education Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is a solved ICSE Class 10 Physical Education paper from 2016, with answers written under the questions. Section A and Section B are each allotted 50 marks. What is shown of Section A begins at Question 1 and covers health education, sports injuries, nutrition and the advantages of correct posture, but it does not run through the whole section. Section B asks candidates to attempt two questions, one on each of two games. Cricket, football, hockey and volleyball have questions. Handball and softball are listed without questions, noted as out of syllabus. A few answers are not printed here and instead cite the 2017 or 2018 paper.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Physical Education

Year

2016

Pages

8

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Section A

  50 marks

  Theory questions, all to be attempted. The scan does not include the whole section

• Section B

  50 marks

  Games. Attempt two questions, one on each of two games of your choice

Topics covered

• Health education
• Sports injuries
• Nutrition
• Posture
• Cricket laws and equipment
• Football
• Hockey
• Volleyball

Questions from this paper

1. Write any two advantages of health education.
2. Name any four common sports injuries. What is nutrition?
3. State any four advantages of correct posture.
4. Explain timed out, caught out, intentional disturbance and a double hit in cricket.
5. Explain a sight screen, the appeal "How's that?", a googly and a chinaman.
6. What is ball tampering, and what is meant by a substitute?