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Year 10 PE - Skill Acquisition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q.1 Movement skills can be measured for proficiency by assessing which of the following?

a)

Quality

b)

Outcome

c)

Efficiency

d)

All of the above

2.

Q.3 Which of the following is the THIRD stage of skill learning/progression

a)

Autonomous

b)

Cognitive

c)

Associative

d)

Practice

3.

"The beginner's movements will often appear uncoordinated and a large number of errors are common." This relates to which stage?

a)

Associative

b)

Practice

c)

Autonomous

d)

Cognitive

4.

A teacher or coach is vital when learning a new skill as they provide the...

a)

Feedback and nutritional snacks

b)

Instructions and feedback

c)

Motivation and fun

d)

Instructions and motivation

5.

Skill acquisition is the process in which an individual learns...

a)

How to get fit

b)

Motor skills

c)

How to exercise

d)

Sensory skills

6.

Evaluating performance based on a set of standard norms is utilising...

a)

Subjective evaluation

b)

Objective evaluation

c)

Criteria

d)

Performance context

7.

Feedback of information provided to the performer about the quality or pattern of their movement, is...

a)

Quicker

b)

Knowledge of result

c)

Something that requires no teacher or coach

d)

Knowledge of performance

8.

A term that describes the acquisition or development of a new skill, using existing skills

a)

Transference

b)

Whole practice

c)

Part practice

d)

Serial

9.

Practice sessions spread out over time, with rest periods and a greater level of skill retention is...

a)

Massed practice

b)

Part practice

c)

Whole practice

d)

Distributed practice

10.

Whole practice

a)

Is used for simple skills

b)

Involves practicing the skill in one complete sequence

c)

Involves practicing the skill spread out over time

d)

Involves practicing the skill in seperate parts

11.

Receiving awards, prize money or comments from others based on your performance is...

a)

Internal feedback

b)

Knowledge of performance

c)

External feedback

d)

Effective practice

12.

Feedback can come from which of the following?

a)

Your muscles

b)

Your eyes

c)

Your coach

d)

All of the above

13.

Writing requires which type of skill?

a)

Gross motor

b)

Fine motor

c)

Continuous

d)

Discreet

14.

Discreet skills...

a)

Are several discreet skill put together into a series

b)

Are always performed in predictable environments

c)

Have no distinct beginning or end points

d)

Have distinct start and end points

15.

Which type of skills are completed under conditions where the environments or requirements for the skill are predictable?

a)

Closed skills

b)

Open skills

c)

Continuous skills

d)

Serial skills

16.

Which of the following skills is the most open?

a)

Receiving a pass in Netball, outside

b)

100m sprint

c)

Tenpin bowling

d)

Going for a walk, outside

17.

An example of a Gross motor skill is...

a)

Archery

b)

Jumping

c)

Writing

d)

All of the above

18.

Swimming is an example of a continuous skill because...

a)

The skill has no distinct beginning or end

b)

It involves rhythmic, flowing movements

c)

The start and finish are determined by the performer or an external force (eg: a set distance)

d)

All of the above

19.

Which type of movement skill involves moving the body from one point to another?

a)

Manipulative

b)

Non-Locomotor

c)

Locomotor

d)

Fine motor

20.

Running, throwing and swimming are all which types of skill?

a)

Specialised movement

b)

Sport specific

c)

Fundamental movement

d)

Serial