Health-Related Physical Fitness 2

While observing students practicing skipping in class, the PE teacher notices a few students who are not performing the skill correctly and will need extra help. The type of assessment the PE teacher used was:

formative assessment

When planning components of a physical education lesson, it is important to include all of the following except:

names of students who will likely have disciplinary issues during the lesson

In gymnastics, which axes and planes are involved in the movement of a cartwheel?

sagittal and frontal axis and frontal and sagittal plane

Why is it important for students to be exposed to a wide variety of activities and variety of skills in their physical education class?

It is the most likely way to improve the chance that the student will participate in some form of lifelong physical activity.

A new high school basketball coach has been encouraging his team to talk and increase verbal communication while playing. By the end of the season, the team had an average score that was 10 points higher than before the new coach arrived. What is the best possible explanation for the increased scores?

The team incorporated more auditory cues into their plays.

Asking students to practice throwing and catching a baseball best promotes which of the following skills?

Manipulative skills

Which of the following activities focuses on the use of locomotor skills?

running a mile

Constructive feedback is an important part of developing different kinds of skills. Which of the following situations shows how feedback can improve PE performance?

feedback on hand position when throwing a football to make a spiral

The concept of readiness during motor task analysis refers to all of the following except:

a student's reading comprehension level.

In order to improve student retention of information and skills, a PE teacher should consistently do which of the following?

regularly review previously taught skills and information

A factor that can increase stability is:

a large base of support.

Which of the following is the best example of a non-locomotor activity?

Have students stand back to back and have them practice passing a basketball between each other by rotating their hips while remaining in place

During a class introducing the sport of soccer, a few students are having particular trouble controlling the direction of their kicks because they are kicking with the tips of their toes instead of the inside of their foot. How can the teacher best support their skill development?

Point to the part of their foot that they should be kicking with and provide opportunities for repetitive practice.

In order to reach the mature stage of motor development, children must have:

An appropriate learning environment along with feedback and effective instruction

Which of the following activities would best help develop the movement concept of spatial awareness?

throwing balls into buckets at varying distances

Movement analysis uses data to describe how an object moves. Movement analysis can be applied to aiding rehabilitation, improving athletic performance, and understanding child development. Which of the following is not a method for movement analysis of a child's walking gait?

stress test by asking the child to run on a treadmill at increasing speeds over 5 minutes

Mr. Alberts is an elementary physical education teacher. For an activity, he writes various letters on large poster boards and has his class stand in a line perpendicular to him. He holds up a poster board with a letter and the students think of a way to shape their body to mimic the shape of the letter. This activity is most likely to promote the students' physical development in which of the following areas?

Body awareness

A third-grade physical education teacher has his students stand straight up with their feet close together and he gently pushes their chest to push them off balance. Next, the teacher requires they stand straight up with their feet a little more than shoulder width and gently pushes their chest again. He then asks the students in which position did they feel more stable and comfortable. This activity is most likely to promote the students':

awareness of how to achieve the best stable body position.

When teaching a cartwheel, which of the following types of equipment may be best to use to assist the student?

mat

Which of the following types of games focuses on players working together to solve challenges while building teamwork and communication skills?

cooperative games

Freestyle or crawl is the fastest swimming stroke. Which of the following correctly identifies the force-producing action of freestyle swimming?

pulling against the water with the arms and kicking down with the legs

A group of aspiring PE teachers is in a lecture on biomechanics. Which of the following is the best explanation for why biomechanics is important for teaching physical education?

An understanding of biomechanics can improve sports performance and reduce the risk of injury.

The coach can observe a mature motor pattern when students playing kickball do which of the following?

A player continues the motion through the kick in the direction that they are kicking the ball.

Motor development is driven by sensory perception of the environment. Which of the following correctly lists a sense and its role in motor development?

Kinesthetic - the ability to feel internal changes from body movements

Assessments to evaluate student performance are broken down into formative assessments and summative assessments. Which of the following correctly defines each assessment?

Formative assessments occur regularly and test ongoing skills and competencies, while summative assessments occur at key stages of the school year.

Which of the following activities is a combination movement that combines locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills together?

a basketball player dribbling down the court

In a swimming class for a group of students with special needs, the instructors are teaching the participants how to use different body positions to change their buoyancy. Which of the following positions is the most buoyant and the most stable for a child of average size and body composition?

star float on the back

Which of the following is true regarding force absorption in sports and active play?

It decreases impact-related injuries and stress on the body.

Which of the following best describes an average four-year-old's ability to walk?

Their walking is automatic and has an adult style

Which of the following is not true regarding center of gravity?

Moving the body closer to the middle of one's stance will decrease stability.