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Basic Swimming

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do you like swimming?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

2.

Can anyone swim?

a)

maybe yes

b)

maybe no

c)

totally no

d)

totally yes

3.

Which of these are swimming techniques?

a)

Butterfly

b)

Backstroke

c)

Breaststroke

d)

All of them

4.

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

5.

What's this?

a)

floats

b)

armbands

c)

swim

d)

none of the above

6.

Before we do swimming, we better do _________?

a)

warming up

b)

cooling down

c)

sit down

d)

joke with a friend

7.

A simple understanding of swimming is ________?

a)

Swimming is a movement that moves regularly in the water quickly using your hands and feet.

b)

Swimming is a type of exercise carried out in water, both fresh water and salt water or the sea.

c)

Swimming is a type of exercise done in water, by walking or running in water.

d)

Swimming is a type of exercise done in water, by jumping as far as it is.

8.

In order to avoid getting water up our nose when we swim, we want to make sure that we...

a)

hold our breath.

b)

blow bubbles out of our nose.

c)

breath out of our mouth.

d)

plug our nose with our fingers.

9.

When entering the pool you must always ________?

a)

sit on the side and wait for the whistle

b)

dive in

c)

jump in

d)

push your friend in

10.

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

11.

It is important to never jump in the shallow pool because you may __________?

a)

hurt yourself

b)

land on someone

c)

interrupt instruction

d)

all of the above

12.

An important pool rule is to _____?

a)

never walk on the pool deck

b)

never run on the pool deck

c)

never ask for help

d)

always get in the water quickly so that you're not cold

13.

What is the image above means at the swimming pool?

a)

You must shower at the pool side before entering to the swimming pool

b)

You must shower at home before you come to the swimming pool

c)

You must shower with shampoo before entering to the swimming pool

d)

You must turn on the shower before entering to the swimming pool

14.

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

15.

What are you allowed to eat in the swimming pool area?

a)

Bananas

b)

Ice Cream

c)

Healthy Snacks

d)

No eating is allowed in the pool area

16.

What is the length of the Olympics size swimming pool?

a)

100 meters

b)

50 meters

c)

25 meters

d)

15 meters

17.

When at the pool who is in charge? You must follow the instructions from __________?

a)

the house captain

b)

my best friend

c)

the teacher and the lifeguard

d)

the class leader

18.

What does a drowning person usually look and sound like?

a)

Screams loudly

b)

Calls out for help

c)

Floats

d)

Doesn't make too much noise and bobs up and down in the water

19.

What are items you can use to assist a drowning person?

a)

Throw a ball, a cup or a small swimming toy to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

b)

Throw a bag full of towels to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

c)

Throw a life vest, pool noodle or use a pole to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

d)

Throw a cooler full of drinks and food to assist them back to the surface of the pool.

20.

If you can't participate to swimming class activities what should you be doing?

a)

Run around the swimming pool

b)

Perform the activities instructed by your teacher (fitness training circuit and outside the pool swimming conditioning)

c)

Have a snack

d)

Play with the swimming equipment