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Introduction to swimming

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how many styles are there in swimming?

a)

2 styles

b)

3 styles

c)

4 styles

d)

5 styles

2.

what style of swimming is in the picture..?

a)

FreeStyle

b)

Breastroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

butterfly

3.

what style of swimming is in the picture..?

a)

freestyle

b)

breastroke

c)

backstroke

d)

butterfly

4.

before we do swimming. We better do ...?

a)

warming up

b)

cooling down

c)

sit down

d)

joke with a friend

5.

Respiratory movements are very important in swimming. How to take a good breath should take with ...?

a)

mouth

b)

nose

c)

ear

d)

blow

6.

In Backstroke your body is facedown.

a)

True.

b)

False.

7.

Freestyle is usually the name of the [.....] technique.

a)

Crawl.

b)

Backstroke.

c)

Breaststroke.

d)

Butterfly.

8.

The [......] is the movement of the arm.

a)

Kick.

b)

Stroke.

c)

Rolling.

d)

Glide.

9.

The Glide phase is the moment between the entrance in the water and the first Stroke.

a)

True.

b)

False.

10.

In what two strokes must you touch with two hands?

a)

Freestyle and Backstroke

b)

Butterfly and Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke and Freestyle

d)

Butterfly and Breaststroke

11.

What Olympic swimmer has won 28 medals total, 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze?

a)

Katie Ledecky

b)

Micheal Phelps

c)

Ryan Lochte

d)

Caeleb Dressel

12.

Finish the swimming quote:

"If you think your sport is hard..."

a)

..."try doing it while you are underwater!"

b)

..."try doing it while sprinting!"

c)

..."try doing it while swimming!"

d)

..."try doing it while holding your breath!"

13.

Choose the correct match.

a)

Wooden board =>=> float

b)

Scissors =>=> float

c)

Ballons =>=> sink

d)

Ping pong ball =>=> sink

14.

Which one will sink in the water?

a)

Coin

b)

Cotton ball

c)

Feather

d)

Popsicle stick

15.

What is the number 1 reason why we should all learn to swim?

a)

Dive for pearls.

b)

Be safe in the water.

c)

Compete for medals.

d)

So we can go on a holiday.

16.

Which of the swimming strokes are alternating strokes?

a)

Breaststroke

b)

Backstroke

c)

Front crawl

d)

Butterfly

17.

Which of the below is NOT an open water place?

a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Wave pool

d)

Sea

18.

Flutter kick is used in which 2 strokes?

a)

Front crawl

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

Butterfly

19.

What type of kick is used when swimming Butterfly?

a)

Flutter kick

b)

Frog kick

c)

Fish kick

d)

Dolphin kick

20.

Which part of the body do we use when swimming?

a)

Mouth, chest

b)

Arms, legs

21.

What must you never do around the edge of the pool?

a)

Walk

b)

Run

c)

Talk

d)

Sing

22.

Which of the following might you find in a swimmer's kit bag?

a)
b)
c)
d)

All of the above

23.

What is this?

a)

Sun glasses

b)

Goggles

c)

Mask

d)

Wrist band

24.

Even when joking around, you should never

a)

push someone under water

b)

push someone in the pool

c)

jump on someone in the pool

d)

all of the above

25.

You must never dive in the shallow pool because

a)

you could hit your head

b)

you could get a neck and spinal injury

c)

you could become paralyzed

d)

all of the above

26.

What is the order in a individual medley (IM) race?

a)

Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterly

b)

Butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle

c)

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle

d)

Anything I like

27.

When you are doing front crawl kicking drill, what equipment do you use?

a)

Water polo ball

b)

Kicking board

c)

Lifebuoy

d)

Goggles

28.

How do you finish a breaststroke race?

a)

One hand touch

b)

Two hands touch at the same time

c)

One leg touch

d)

Two legs touch at the same time

29.

Why do you need to wear a swimming cap when you are swimming?

a)

Make me look smarter

b)

Swim faster

c)

Because my teacher ask me to wear

d)

Hygiene purposes

30.

Which is the only style in which swimmers are face-up in the water?

a)

butterfly

b)

backstroke

c)

breaststroke

d)

freestyle