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A Level Physical Education
H555/03 Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
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OCR A Level Physical Education (H555/03) Socio-cultural issues in
physical activity and sport QUESTION PAPER AND MARK SCHEME
SUMMER 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA INSTRUCTIONS
- Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
- Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
- Answer all the questions. INFORMATION
- The total mark for this paper is 60.
- The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
- Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
- This document has 16 pages. ADVICE
- Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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SECTION A
(a) Name the sport in which lower and upper classes participated together in pre-industrial Britain. ..........................................................................................................................................................
. .................................................................................................................................................................... [1] (b) How did the roles of the lower and upper classes differ in this sport? .......................................................................................................................................................... . .................................................................................................................................................................... [1] 2 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 in which this Act might have increased sports participation in post 1850 industrial Britain. 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [2] 3 Circle two examples of acceptable participation sports for women in post 1850 industrial Britain. Boxing Cycling Lawn Tennis Mob football Rugby Smock racing [2]
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SECTION B
(a) In pre-industrial Britain lower class men only participated in sport occasionally whilst upper class men participated regularly. Identify the social and cultural reasons for this. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................................................
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Passenger steam trains Trams and motor buses Private cars (b) The timeline below shows the most popular forms of mechanised transport between 1850 and 1970. Analyse the effect of these popular forms of mechanised transport on sporting characteristics and participation. 1850 Passenger steam trains .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 1890 – 1900 Trams and motor buses ................................................................................................ .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 1970 Private cars ............................................................................................................................. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [5]
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(a) The image below shows a famous example of violence in sport. Eric Cantona attacked a spectator after receiving a red card in a Premier League football match in 1995. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND (i) Identify two possible causes of this violence. 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [2] (ii) Suggest two strategies which might have prevented it. 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [2]
© OCR 2025 (c) The urban sports of BMX riding and skateboarding were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 2021. How might this inclusion affect these sports? Give both positive and negative examples in your answer. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................................................
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© OCR 2025^ Turn^ over (d) TMO and VAR are systems which use advanced camera angles and video playback to improve fair outcomes in sport. (i) Identify another example of modern technology that is used to improve fair outcomes and explain how it achieves this. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [2] (ii) Evaluate the use of modern technology to improve fair outcomes in sport. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... . ................................................................................................................................................. [4]
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GCE
Physical Education
H555/03: Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
A Level
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