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WorksheetsPE Fitness/Sports Concepts
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Warming up and cooling down are important to:
reduce risk of injury
reduce risk of dehydration
increase risk of injury
increase risk of dehydration
Examples of ways to warm up include:
Static stretches (holding stretches)
Walking/jogging
Dynamic stretches (moving stretches)
All of these are ways to warm up.
Quadriceps muscles are located:
front of upper leg
front of upper arm
back of upper leg
back of upper arm
Hamstrings muscles are located:
front of upper leg
front of upper arm
back of upper leg
back of upper arm
Biceps muscles are located:
front of upper leg
back of upper leg
front of upper arm
back of upper arm
Triceps muscles are located:
front of upper leg
back of upper leg
front of upper arm
back of upper arm
Gastrocnemius muscle is located:
Front of lower leg
Back of lower leg
Front of upper leg
Back of upper leg
The best way to start progressing toward achieving health and fitness goals is:
Sign up for a marathon
make sure you get plenty of water
develop a plan
none of these will help with health and fitness goals
The FITT principal (elements of fitness) stands for:
Front, Inside, Top, and Total
Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type
Frequently, Intermittently, Totally, and Truly
None of these
Health related fitness is:
elements of fitness that affect specific sports skills
elements of fitness that predict PACER scores
elements of fitness that affect our overall health
all of these describe health related fitness
Health related fitness includes:
Flexibility and body composition
muscular strength and endurance
cardiovascular endurance
all of these are part of health related fitness
The way to improve muscular endurance is:
high weights, 1-3 reps
low/medium weights, more than 12 reps
repeated sprints
all of these will improve muscular endurance
A good way to improve cardiovascular endurance is:
moving for less than 10 minutes, ex: stretches, lift weights
the only way is to complete triathlon races
moving for 30+ minutes, ex: running, swimming, brisk walking
none of these will improve cardiovascular endurance
To improve muscular strength, the best plan is:
Stretching at least 3 times per week
Strength training at least 3 times per week
50 meter sprints at least 3 times per week
None of these will improve muscular strength
To improve flexibility, the best plan is:
Lifting weights at least 3 times per week
Following MyPlate recommendations and eating a balanced diet.
Stretching, including static and dynamic stretching
None of these will improve flexibility
To improve/maintain a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI=healthy weight for height), you should:
Follow recommendations for 8-10 hrs of sleep each night
Follow recommendations for minimizing screen time
Follow MyPlate recommendations and eat a balanced diet
None of these affect Body Mass Index
Improving areas of health-related fitness is:
Specific: to improve any area, specific activities are needed.
General: to improve any area, do any exercise, any amount.
Random: there is no way to improve any area, it's how you are.
None of these answers apply to health-related fitness.
Things that can affect body composition include:
Gender, age, heredity (passed down from family), diet, exercise
Only age affects body composition
Only heredity (passed down from family) affects body composition
None of these affect body composition.
A heart rate monitor is the best way to measure:
your chances of having a heart attack
how far you ran
how intense your workout is
your blood pressure
This photo shows RPE, which stands for:
Rhythm of Persistent Exercise
Rate of Perceived Exertion
Rating of Possible Extension
None of these
RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) measures how intense exercise is based on:
How your heart rate responds while sleeping
How you feel while sitting/resting
How you feel thinking about moving/exercising
How you feel while moving/exercising
The daily recommended minimum amount of physical activity is:
120 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes
30 minutes
Eating healthy and being active is good because:
Reduces risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity
Keeps the body strong
Keep/maintain health and prevent diseases
All of these
Ways to reduce stress include:
make lists of things that need to be done
listen to music
exercise, spend time outside
all of these
Man to man or person to person defense is:
defending a zone of the field/court/playing area
defending only the goal
matching up with one opponent and defending that player
defending the center line
Zone defense is:
defending a zone of the field/court/playing area
defending only the goal
matching up with one opponent and defending that player
defending the center line
Offensive movement in sports/activities is important because it:
creates more open space
gives you more chances to attack and score
helps you get open to receive a pass
all of these
Defensive movement in sports/activities is important because:
it disrupts the offense's plays
it makes the offense's movements harder
it closes space for the offensive team
all of these
The ready position helps players be:
ready to let the other team score or finish the game
ready for a water break, staying hydrated is important
ready to move, participate, and play
ready to cool down and stretch
What is weight transfer?
Moving your foot from one spot to another on the floor
Moving your body weight from back to front
Moving your arms from low to high in preparation to jump
None of these
Why is weight transfer important?
Helps improve accuracy when hitting/striking or throwing
Helps improve speed when hitting/striking or throwing
Helps improve power/force when hitting/striking or throwing
None of these
True/False: The defensive player in this photo is in the ready position.
True
False
True/False: The basketball players in this photo are in the ready position.
True
False
True/False: The softball player in this photo is in the ready position.
True
False
True/False: The softball players in this photo are in the ready position.
True
False
True/False: This photo shows an example of dynamic stretching.
True
False
True/False: This photo shows an example of dynamic stretching.
True
False
