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Skill

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

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.
Which form of guidance is most useful during the cognitive phase of learning?
a)

Manual

b)
Mechanical
c)
Visual
d)
Verbal
5.
This is an example of a....
a)
Closed skill
b)
Open skill
6.
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
7.

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

8.

What is the definition of an open skill?

a)

Skills that have few sub-routines and require low level of attention

b)

Skiils that are affected by an unpredicatble and changeable enviornment

c)

Skills that are not affected by the environment

d)

Skills that are made up of lots of sub routines and require great concentration

9.

Which one of these would be the most complex skill?

a)

Baton change in relay

b)

Running 400m

c)

Golf swing

d)

Vaulting in gymnastics

10.

(a)   skills take place in a stable and predictable environment.

11.

A back somersault in trampolining is an example of what type of skill?

a)

Basic (simple)

b)

Complex

12.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of skilful movement?

a)

Fluent

b)

Aesthetic

c)

Efficient

d)

Powerful

13.

An example of a simple skill on the difficulty continuum is a handstand

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Tick as many as you think appropriate. A complex skill involves...

a)

Lots of information to be processed

b)

Many sub-routines

c)

Lots of decisions

d)

Not many decisions

e)

Doesn't need to be broken up to learn

15.

What is a MOTOR skill?

a)

An action or task that has a goal and that requires voluntary body/limb movement

b)

An action or task with a desired goal.

c)

An action or task where using as many body parts as possible is vital.

d)

An action or task where the performer is driven.

16.

Which ones are the 5 characteristics of skillful movement:

a)

Efficient, prescribed, co-ordinated, pretty and flowing.

b)

Effective, predetermined, controlled, fluent and aesthetic

c)

Efficiency, pre-determined, co-ordinated, fluent and aesthetic

d)

Efficiency, positive, controlled, flowing and agile.

17.

What is a cognitive skill?

a)

Involves no thinking when performing the skill.

b)

Involves the intellectual ability of the performer.

c)

Involves the body to perform the skill.

d)

Involves someone else helping you with the skill.

18.

Complete the definition....."Perception is a concept that involves interpretation of ............."

a)

the world!

b)

information

c)

data

d)

Stimuli

19.

Which picture best represents an example of a CLOSED skill?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which picture best represents an example of an OPEN skill?

a)
b)
c)
21.

A COMPLEX skill is defined as...

a)

simple skills such as throwing, catching, hitting a ball and running

b)

more difficult skills that require a higher level of coordination and concentration

c)

skills that are not affected by the environment or the performers within it

d)

skills that are affected by the environment; the performer has to react and adjust to the situation and this will constantly change

22.

Which picture best represents a COMPLEX skill?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

A CLOSED skill is defined as...

a)

simple skills such as throwing, catching, hitting a ball and running

b)

more difficult skills that require a higher level of coordination and concentration

c)

skills that are not affected by the environment or the performers within it

d)

skills that are affected by the environment; the performer has to react and adjust to the situation and this will constantly change