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Exploring Motor Skills Review (Chapter 1)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following activities is a motor skill?

a)

Driving a car

b)

Playing the piano

c)

Riding a bicycle

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following activities is an example of a fine motor skill?

a)

Drawing a picture

b)

Performing a cartwheel

c)

Throwing a javelin

d)

Serving a tennis ball

3.

Which of the following activities is an example of a closed motor skill?

a)

Taking a penalty kick in extra time

b)

Serving a tennis ball at a target on the court

c)

Taking a free hit in a game of hockey

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following is an example of a discrete motor skill?

a)

Taking a penalty kick in extra time

b)

Jogging around an oval

c)

Performing a dance routine

d)

Riding a bicycle

5.

Which of the following practice sessions focuses on learning in a closed environment?

a)

A softball coach hits balls to a fielder at second base

b)

A volleyballer receives an opponent's serve in position 6

c)

A swimmer practises starts off the blocks

d)

A hockey player practises shooting for goal against two defenders

6.

Which of these classifications is most accurate for the motor skill of bowling a tenpin bowling ball?

a)

fine, closed discrete

b)

gross, open, serial

c)

gross, closed, discrete

d)

gross, closed, serial

7.

Which of these statements is incorrect?

a)

Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of practice

b)

Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of maturation

c)

Motor development is a change in performance as a direct result of practice

d)

Motor learning is a change in performance as a direct result of experience

8.

Which of the following statements about performance and learning is incorrect?

a)

Performance is observable whereas learning is not.

b)

Learning is a temporary change in the capability to execute a skill.

c)

Performance is about execution of a motor skill at a point in time.

d)

Learning suggests that some physiological change has taken place.

9.

Which performance characteristic is demonstrated by a cricket player who can score runs on a variety of wickets against a variety of players?

a)

Improvement

b)

Consistency

c)

Persistence

d)

Adaptability

10.

Pressuring a ball carrier to try to regain possession is an example of which of the following movement types?

a)

Fundamental movement skills

b)

Body and movement concept

c)

Specialised movement sequence

d)

Movement strategy