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Athletics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many runners per team in a relay

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Where was athletics born?

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

3.

Athletics as a modern sport started in

a)

Britain

b)

The USA

c)

Kenia

d)

New Zealand

4.

Athletics include

a)

running

b)

throwing

c)

football

d)

jumping

5.

Which are included in athletics?

a)

high jump

b)

pole-vault

c)

long jump

d)

triple jump

6.

Running requires

a)

cardiovascular endurance

b)

speed

c)

coordination

d)

None of these

7.

How many runners per team in a relay

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which event would you need one of these for?

a)

Throwing

b)

Relay

c)

Long jump

d)

High jump

9.

Where was the 2020 summer Olympics due to be held?

a)

Australia

b)

China

c)

America

d)

Japan

10.
The shortest individual running event is ______ meters on an outdoor track.
a)
400 meters 
b)
200 meters 
c)
4 X 100 meter relay 
d)
100 meters 
11.

These events belong to which sport group?

a)

Athletics

b)

Gymnastics

c)

Karate

d)

Judo

12.

To run fast..

a)

Have high knee lift

b)

Have fast arm speed

c)

Have low knee lift

d)

Straight arms

13.

To run for distance..

a)

Low hips, high knees

b)

High knees, low hips

c)

Powerful arms

d)

Relaxed arms

14.

Who is the fastest man on earth?

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Usain Bolt

c)

Carl Lewis

d)

Michael Johnson

15.

Running Techniques includes...

a)

Upright body posture

b)

Mid foot landing

c)

Arms with elbows flexed at 90 degree

d)

Slight forward lean