8th Grade PE Final Review

Which of the following exercises are best for maintaining Muscular Strength?

• Push ups and Curl ups

• Running and Swimming

• Walking and Curl ups

• Planks and Cycling

Which of the following exercises best develops and maintains Muscular Endurance?

• Walking one day a week and lifting weights one day a week

• Jogging 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week

• Lifting weights once a week

• Walking 20 minutes, one day a week

Which of the following is a component of Health Related Fitness?

• Speed

• Muscular Endurance

• Agility

• Reaction Time

Why is it important to warm up prior to starting an activity?

• To increase the number of calories used during the workout

• To get a total body workout

• To avoid having blood pool in the veins

• To prevent injury

Which of the following is the best way to develop and maintain Cardiovascular Fitness?

• Ride a bike once a month

• Walk at least once a week for 2 hours

• Weight lift once a week for an hour

• Doing aerobic activity at least 3 days a week

Why is dribbling a key skill in Handball?

• Dribbling allows players and opponents to travel back and forth down the court and score by throwing the ball to any goal

• Dribbling does not help players advance the ball.

• Dribbling allows players to travel with the ball while deciding whether to pass the ball, run with the ball, or shoot on goal

• Dribbling allows players to travel with the ball while deciding whether to pass the ball, tackle an opponent, or shoot at their goal

A good way for a team to be successful in softball is to........

• Communicate with each other while fielding

• Encourage each other while batting

• Respect your opponent

• All of the above

When batting, you should:

• Not follow through

• Swing up

• Swing down

• Swing level

In Badminton, what should the server do after any type of serve is played?

• get ready for the return of the shuttle

• set the preparation for the serve

• think about where the serve is going

• hope for the best type of serve

When is a high forehand serve used in Badminton?

• to move the opponent to the front of the court

• to keep the opponent where they are at the start

• to confuse the opponent on the serve

• to push the opponent back to the rear part of the court