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Kelana's Skill Acquisition Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This skill is an example of...
a)
Gross motor skill
b)
Fine motor skill
2.
This skill is an example of...
a)
Serial motor skill
b)
Discrete motor skill
c)
Continuous motor skill
3.
This skill is an example of...
a)
Discrete motor skill
b)
Serial motor skill
c)
Continuous motor skill
4.
100m sprint is an example of a...
a)
Continuous motor skill
b)
Open skill
c)
Fine motor skill
d)
Serial motor skill
5.
This is an example of a....
a)
Closed skill
b)
Open skill
6.
Triple jump is an example of a...
a)
Discrete motor skill
b)
Serial motor skill
c)
Continuous motor skill
7.
Dribbling and laying up in basketball is an example of a...
a)
Discrete motor skill
b)
Serial motor skill
c)
Continuous motor skill
8.
Which skill classification relates to the influence of the environmental factors on the skill performed?
a)
Fine - Gross
b)
Discrete - Serial - Continuous
c)
Open - Closed
d)
Fundamental - Sport-specific
Fine - Gross
9.
The use of large vs small muscle groups is associated with which skill classification?
a)
Simple - Complex
b)
Self Paced - Externally Paced
c)
Open - Closed
d)
Fine - Gross
10.
A rugby tackle is...
a)
A fine and open motor skill
b)
A fine and closed motor skill
c)
A gross and open motor skill
d)
A gross and closed motor skill
11.
Throwing a dart is...
a)
A gross and open motor skill
b)
A gross and closed motor skill
c)
A fine and open motor skill
d)
A fine and closed motor skill
12.
A cheerleading routine is a good example of...
a)
Serial and gross motor skills
b)
Serial and fine motor skills
c)
Discrete and gross motor skills
d)
Discrete and fine motor skills
13.
Which of the following skills would sit closer towards the 'open' end of a continuum?
a)
Tennis serve
b)
Archery
c)
Batting in cricket
d)
Basketball free throw
14.
Which of the following skills would sit closer towards the 'closed' end of a continuum?
a)
100m sprint
b)
Goalkeeping in soccer
c)
Receiving a serve in volleyball
d)
Receiving a short corner pass in hockey
15.
This is an example of...
a)
Gross motor skill
b)
Fine motor skill
16.
Weightlifting is an example of...
a)
A gross, discrete motor skill
b)
A fine, discrete motor skill
c)
A gross, open skill
d)
A fine, open skill
17.
The recruitment of smaller muscle groups, and associated with movements requiring precision is...
a)
Open motor skills
b)
Closed motor skills
c)
Gross motor skills
d)
Fine motor skills
18.
Which type of skill would be best used to introduce a skill when teaching it for the first time?
a)
Open motor skills
b)
Closed motor skills
c)
Fine motor skills
d)
Gross motor skills
19.
The type of fundamental movement skill that enables us to move through space is:
a)
Stability skills
b)
Locomotor skills
c)
Manipulative movement skills
20.

Which of these activities is an open skill

a)

Hitting a golf ball

b)

A tackle in rugby

c)

Throwing a dart

21.

Which of these skills is self paced?

a)

A golf swing

b)

Returning a tennis serve

c)

Hitting a cricket bowl

22.

During which stage of skill acquisition is anticipation initially learned?

a)

Associative

b)

Autonomous

c)

Cognitive

d)

Developmental

23.

Which of the following is a feature of the associative stage of skill acquisition?

a)

Focusing on strategic play

b)

Understanding the processes related to the skill

c)

Sequencing and performing the skill instinctively

d)

Experiencing repeated success with a decreasing number of errors

24.

The table shows the progression of a basketballer learning to do layups.

At which stage of skill acquisition is the basketballer?

a)

Learner moving towards associative

b)

Cognitive moving towards associative

c)

Cognitive moving towards autonomous

d)

Associative moving towards autonomous

25.

What is most evident when athletes have achieved the autonomous stage of skill acquisition?

a)

They improve performance through distributed practice

b)

They fluently perform skills and tactics learnt in practice

c)

They require concurrent feedback when performing serial skills

d)

They complete serial skills successfully with coaching instruction

26.
Skills have to be adapted to the demands of the situation.
Which type of skill does this description fit?
a)
Basic skill
b)
Complex skill
c)
Open Skill
d)
Closed skill
27.
Which factor affects skill level?
a)
Age & Maturity
b)
Girl or Boy
c)
Height
d)
Hair length
28.
Which does not affect skill level
a)
Motivation
b)
Experience
c)
Weather
d)
Gender, boy or girl. 
29.
Intrinsic feedback comes from....
a)
the performer
b)
the coach
c)
the teacher
d)
the crowd
30.

When we repeat information over and over again to get the information processed and stored as memory.

a)

Copy

b)

Input

c)

Feedback

d)

Rehearse

31.

When you receive information from your senses, sight, hearing, touch.

a)

Output

b)

Input

c)

Feedback

d)

Decision making

32.

Feedback that is given to you by your coach.

a)

Intrinsic feedback

b)

Extrinsic feedback

c)

Internal input

d)

External conditions

33.

Intrinsic feedback is when

a)

You receive information from your coach

b)

Information comes from within you

c)

The crowd cheers

d)

Your friends say well done

34.
 types of feedback...
a)
extrinsic and intrinsic
b)
inter and outer
c)
out and in
d)
ecstatic and 
35.
A coach of your local sports team uses demonstration to guide their players. What type of guidance is this known as?
a)
Verbal
b)
Manual
c)
Mechanical
d)
Visual
36.
Which of the following is the correct definition of Feedback?
a)
Feedback is a method of conveying information in the form of Verbal, Visual and Manual information.
b)
Feedback is defined as a coaching shouting instructions from the side-line.
c)
Feedback is the information a performer receives about their performance and be can be given before, during and after performance/training.
d)
Feedback should only be given to an athlete by coach and nobody else.