ICSE 2018 Physical Education Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is a solved ICSE Class 10 Physical Education paper from 2018, with an answer under each question shown. Both Section A and Section B are marked out of 50. The pages start mid-paper, at a definition of posture, and also ask for causes of sports injuries and the calories needed by a child, an adult woman and a man doing heavy sport. Section B requires one question on each of two chosen games. Cricket, football, hockey, basketball and volleyball are included. Handball and softball appear only as headings, with the questions omitted as out of syllabus. Some answers are cross-references to other ICSE papers rather than full solutions.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Physical Education

Year

2018

Pages

7

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

• Posture
• Sports injuries
• Calorie requirements
• Cricket terms and umpiring
• Football
• Hockey
• Basketball
• Volleyball

Questions from this paper

1. Define posture.
2. Mention any three causes of sports injuries.
3. Write the calories required for a child aged 10 years, an adult female of 50 kg, and an adult male with heavy sports activity.
4. Explain a bouncer, a duck, a yorker and a century in cricket.
5. Explain an overthrow. State any three duties of a leg umpire. When can an umpire declare bad light?
6. State the full forms of ICC and BCCI. When is a batsman out bowled, what is a hat-trick, and what is the importance of the 30-yard circle?