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WorksheetsExploring Motor Skills Review (Chapter 1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following activities is a motor skill?
Driving a car
Playing the piano
Riding a bicycle
All of the above
Which of the following activities is an example of a fine motor skill?
Drawing a picture
Performing a cartwheel
Throwing a javelin
Serving a tennis ball
Which of the following activities is an example of a closed motor skill?
Taking a penalty kick in extra time
Serving a tennis ball at a target on the court
Taking a free hit in a game of hockey
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of a discrete motor skill?
Taking a penalty kick in extra time
Jogging around an oval
Performing a dance routine
Riding a bicycle
Which of the following practice sessions focuses on learning in a closed environment?
A softball coach hits balls to a fielder at second base
A volleyballer receives an opponent's serve in position 6
A swimmer practises starts off the blocks
A hockey player practises shooting for goal against two defenders
Which of these classifications is most accurate for the motor skill of bowling a tenpin bowling ball?
fine, closed discrete
gross, open, serial
gross, closed, discrete
gross, closed, serial
Which of these statements is incorrect?
Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of practice
Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of maturation
Motor development is a change in performance as a direct result of practice
Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of experience
Which of the following statements about performance and learning is incorrect?
Performance is observable whereas learning is not.
Learning is a temporary change in the capability to execute a skill.
Performance is about execution of a motor skill at a point in time.
Learning suggests that some physiological change has taken place.
Which performance characteristic is demonstrated by a cricket player who can score runs on a variety of wickets against a variety of players?
Improvement
Consistency
Persistence
Adaptability
Pressuring a ball carrier to try to regain possession is an example of which of the following movement types?
Fundamental movement skills
Body and movement concept
Specialised movement sequence
Movement strategy
