WorksheetsAssessment 1 Swimming
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the number one (1) reason why we should all learn to swim?
Dive for pearls.
Be safe in the water.
Compete for medals.
So we can go on a holiday.
What are the four strokes of swimming?
Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Forwardstroke
Breaststroke, Butterfly, Longstroke, Forwardstroke
Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle
Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke, Longstroke
Freestyle is usually the name of the [.....] technique.
Frontcrawl.
Backstroke.
Breaststroke.
Butterfly.
What must you never do around the edge of the pool?
Walk
Run
Talk
Sing
what are the benefits of swimming
Stretches the body
Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
Helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs
All of the above
Which is the only style in which swimmers are face-up in the water?
butterfly
backstroke
breaststroke
freestyle
Even when joking around, you should never
push someone under water
push someone in the pool
jump on someone in the pool
all of the above
You must never dive in the shallow water because
you could hit your head
you could get a neck and spinal injury
you could become paralyzed
all of the above
It protects your eyes from chlorine and they help you keep your eyes open while you swim.
Fins
Hand paddles
Goggles
Kickboard
These are devices made of foam or other materials that float.
Fins
Handpaddles
Goggles
Kickboard
These equipment attach to your hands and add propulsion to your arm stroke because they move more water.
Fins
Hand paddles
Goggles
Kickboard
It fits on your feet and add propulsion to your kicks (think of a duck's web foot).
Fins
Hand paddles
Goggles
Kickboard
This athlete is an Olympic bronze medallist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago.
Njisane Phillips
George Bovell
Michael Phelps
Dylan Carter
A simple explanations of swimming is that?
Swimming is the action of making progress unsupported through water using the arms and legs, whether for pleasure, exercise, or sport.
Swimming is a type of exercise carried out in water, both fresh water and salt water or the sea.
Swimming is a type of exercise done in water, by walking or running in water
Swimming is a type of exercise done in water, by jumping as far as it is.
A useful water safety skill is ?
Walking
Swimming
Treading Water
Shouting
What are items you can use to assist a drowning person
Throw a ball, a cup or a small swimming toy to assist them back to the surface of the pool.
Throw a bag full of towels to assist them back to the surface of the pool.
Throw a life vest, pool noodle or use a pole to assist them back to the surface of the pool.
Throw a cooler full of drinks and food to assist them back to the surface of the pool.
Benefits of Swimming include:
(i)Strengthen the risks of developing heart diseases, and other illnesses and ailments
(ii)Increases alertness and improves self- esteem
(iii)Provides general health, for it speeds up recovery
(iv)Gives buoyancy support and cushions to the entire body
(v)Promotes more weight and percentages of body fat
i,ii and iii
ii, iii and iv
ii, iii and v
All of the above
Swimming can be used for:
(i) Fun and recreation
(ii) Relaxation
(iii) Sports
(iv) Rescue / Saving Lives
(v) Survival
i, ii and iii
ii, iii and iv
iii, iv and v
All of the above
The international rules for swimming disciplines are laid down by FINA. What does FINA stand for?
Federation international natation
Fédération internationale de natation
Full international deed nurse
Federation of international nautical athletes
How many swimmers take part in a standard relay?
10
7
9
4
