Sport, society and culture — IGCSE Physical Education (0413) questions by topic
Sport, society and culture covers identifying global sporting events, naming barriers to participation for performers with a disability and suggesting strategies to overcome them, describing how types of media coverage enhance a spectator's experience, and identifying performance-enhancing drugs linked to specific activities. Describe, identify, suggest, explain and outline are the top command words, each expecting concrete named examples rather than general commentary on sport in society.
Marks span from 2 to 10 across the 22 real questions here, from 2023 to 2025 papers. Practise the suggest and describe tasks by naming a specific barrier, media type or strategy and submitting your answer for instant marking, since vague comments about sport being 'important' or 'accessible' rarely score against this scheme.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
Suggest legacy implications that the host nation of a global event may want to achieve.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 11
Television is one type of media coverage. Identify two other types of media coverage.
Answer this question and get it marked →Suggest strategies that could be used to increase participation and overcome barriers for women in sport.
Answer this question and get it marked →Performers may choose to take prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PED) to increase their chance of winning. For each of the following activities, identify a different type of…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 12
Companies may be chosen to sponsor a global event such as the Olympic Games. Suggest advantages and disadvantages of being a sponsor of a global event such as the Olympic Games.…
Answer this question and get it marked →The diagram shows the sports development continuum. Identify the name of level A and level B on the sports development continuum.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 13
Many people take part in recreational activities during their leisure time. Describe what is meant by leisure time.
Answer this question and get it marked →The photograph shows a sprinter with a disability at the start of a race. Suggest how technology may be used to enhance the sprinter's performance.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 11
Suggest two different examples of sportsmanship and two different examples of gamesmanship associated with a named physical activity.
Answer this question and get it marked →Access to facilities can be a barrier to participation in physical activities for performers with a disability. Identify two other barriers that can affect participation of…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 12
Sponsorship is a common feature of sport. Describe three disadvantages of sponsorship. Use examples from sport to support your answer.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 13
The table shows three activities. Complete the table by writing a definition for each activity. activity definition --- --- physical recreation [blank] play [blank] sport [blank]
Answer this question and get it marked →Describe four traditional differences between amateur and professional performers.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
The photograph shows an athlete who has progressed to the elite level of the sports development pyramid. Describe four characteristics of the elite level of the sports development…
Answer this question and get it marked →Identify two types of media coverage that can be used to promote sport and leisure.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 12
The diagram shows the sports development pyramid with four levels: elite (top), performance, participation, foundation (bottom). Describe three characteristics of performers in…
Answer this question and get it marked →Television is one type of media coverage. Describe different ways that three other named types of media coverage can enhance the experience of sport for spectators. type of media…
Answer this question and get it marked →Being the host nation for a global sporting event has many advantages. Identify one global sporting event.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 13
Sponsorship is common in sport. Identify three advantages and three disadvantages of sponsorship for the sponsored athlete or team.
Answer this question and get it marked →Schools play an important role in introducing young people to physical activity. Identify four strategies, other than providing good facilities and equipment, that schools could…
Answer this question and get it marked →Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are used in sport. For each of the following PEDs, identify a physical activity where it might be used and give a reason why it is used in that…
Answer this question and get it marked →