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Section B Paper 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
100m sprint is an example of a...
a)
Continuous motor skill
b)
Open skill
c)
Fine motor skill
d)
Serial motor skill
2.
Which skill classification relates to the influence of the environmental factors on the skill performed?
a)
Fine - Gross
b)
Discrete - Serial - Continuous
c)
Open - Closed
d)
Fundamental - Sport-specific
Fine - Gross
3.
The use of large vs small muscle groups is associated with which skill classification?
a)
Simple - Complex
b)
Self Paced - Externally Paced
c)
Open - Closed
d)
Fine - Gross
4.
Throwing a dart is...
a)
A gross and open motor skill
b)
A gross and closed motor skill
c)
A fine and open motor skill
d)
A fine and closed motor skill
5.

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

a)

Autonomous

b)

Cognitive

c)

Associative

d)

Practice

6.

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

7.

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

8.

"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

9.
Which of the following practice approaches involves gaining experiences of the complete skill before refining specific aspects or subroutines
a)
Part
b)
Whole
c)
Whole-part-whole
d)
Progressive part
10.
Which approach does the term chaining refer to?
a)
Whole
b)
Part
c)
Progressive part
11.

Massed practice works best when:

a)

performers are highly motivated

b)

the task causes fatigue

c)

motivation is low

d)

the performer lacks interest

12.

Which of the following hinders the learning of a new skill?

a)

Positive Transfer

b)

Negative Transfer

c)

Proactive Transfer

d)

Bilateral Transfer

13.

Which of the following are ways to minimise negative transfer? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Progressive build up of skills

b)

Teach conflicting skills together

c)

Ensure practice and competitive environments are different

d)

Ensure skills are well learnt before teaching new ones

14.

What is the abbreviation for the characteristics of skill?

a)

ACEFACE

b)

EATCAKE

c)

BETMAKE

d)

ATEDATE

15.

A learning plateau is...

a)

Where the skill continues to improve

b)

A period of no improvement in performance

c)

There is a reduction in the quality of performance

d)

Where the performer has to think carefully about the skill

16.

Some causes of the plateau are

a)

Lack of motivation

b)

Boredom

c)

Limit of ability

d)

Fatigue

17.

Drive reduction links to which stage in the learning curve

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

18.

Why would an athlete rest as a solution to learning plateau

a)

to avoid boredom

b)

to avoid fatigue

c)

to improve motivation

d)

as a result of poor coaching

19.

How would a coach giving rewards and reinforcement be a solution to learning plateau

a)

improve ability

b)

improve motivation

c)

lessen fatigue

d)

improve coaching

20.

Operant conditioning works by strengthening the link between what?

a)

The rat and the food

b)

The Stimulus and the Response

c)

The action and the understanding

d)

The learning and the end result

21.

The 3 types of reinforcement for operant conditioning are...

a)

Negative

b)

Feedback

c)

Positive

d)

Punishment