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Components of fitness

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability to move your joints through a full range of motion.
a)
Reaction Time
b)
Flexibility
c)
Muscular Endurance
d)
Agility
2.
The ability to use your entire body for long periods of time without stopping.  This requires a strong heart, lungs, and clear blood vessels.
a)
Muscular Endurance
b)
Muscular Strength
c)
Speed
d)
Cardiovascular Fitness
3.

Using your muscles many times without tiring.

a)

Power

b)

Muscular Strength

c)

Muscular Endurance

d)

Coordination

4.

what do the heart and lungs supply to the muscles during long periods of exercise?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

5.
The ability of your muscles to exert force 
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Flexibility
d)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
6.
Which is a good example of an activity that would increase flexibility?
a)
Playing basketball
b)
Yoga
c)
Golf
d)
Tennis
7.
Jackson's ability to perform 45 pushups is an example of which component of fitness
a)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Muscular Strength
d)
Flexibility
8.

What is the ability of body parts to work together when you perform an activity?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Balance

c)

Coordination

d)

Reaction Time

9.

What is the ability to move quickly once a signal to start moving is received?

a)

Speed

b)

Reaction Time

c)

Power

d)

Body Composition

10.

What is the ability to keep the body in a steady position while standing or moving?

a)

Body Composition

b)

Coordination

c)

Muscular Strength

d)

Balance

11.

Being able to change direction quickly in a game of basketball is a good example of which skill related component?

a)

Speed

b)

Power

c)

Coordination

d)

Agility

12.

What is cardiovascular endurance?

a)

The range of movement around a joint.

b)

Distance divided by time.

c)

Ability of the cardiorespiratory system to work efficiently, supplying nutrients and oxygen to working muscles during sustained physical activity.

d)

The ability of muscle to exert maximum force.

13.

What is flexibility?

a)

The relative ratio of fat mass to fat free mass in the body.

b)

The range of movement around a joint.

c)

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repeated contractions for extended periods of time.

d)

A combination of using strength and speed at the same time.

14.

What is balance?

a)

The ability to move two or more parts of the body at the same time efficiently and accurately.

b)

The time it takes to respond to a stimulus.

c)

The ability to combine strength and speed at the same time.

d)

The ability to keep the body stable, when still or moving.

15.

What is body composition?

a)

The ability of the muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.

b)

The range of motion around a joint.

c)

The maximum amount of force generated by a muscle or group of muscles.

d)

The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone.

16.

What is reaction time?

a)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

17.

What is co-ordination?

a)

The ability to change direction quickly under control.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts in motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

18.

What is cardiovascular fitness?

a)

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to repeatedly contract over time.

b)

The range of motion around a joint.

c)

The ability of the heart, lungs and blood to provide oxygen.

d)

The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.

19.

What is agility?

a)

The ability to combine strength and speed.

b)

The ability to change direction at speed under control.

c)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

d)

The ability to keep the body stable when still or moving, by keeping the centre of gravity over the base of support.

20.

What is muscular strength?

a)

The amount of force that can be generated by muscles.

b)

The ability of the muscles to repeatedly contract over time.

c)

The measure of fat and fat free mass.

d)

The range of motion around a joint.