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PDHPE Core 2 CQ3 + CQ4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which stage of skill acquisition is typically the longest and involves practice and refinement?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Associative

c)

Autonomous

d)

Reflective

2.

Which stage of motor skill acquisition is most likely to involve the athlete to be highly conscious over their movements?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Associative

c)

Autonomous

d)

Automatic

3.

What should be encouraged to promote learning during the cognitive stage?

a)

Criticism

b)

Positive reinforcement

c)

Ignoring mistakes

d)

Competition

4.

Which stage of skill acquisition involves consistent skillful performance?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Associative

c)

Autonomous

d)

Beginner

5.

During which stage of skill acquisition does a learner begin to understand and organize the skill components?

a)

Cognitive Stage

b)

Associative Stage

c)

Autonomous Stage

d)

Advanced Stage

6.

What factors can influence the efficiency and pace at which a learner acquires a new skill?

a)

Environmental conditions

b)

Characteristics of the learner

c)

Type of skill being learned

d)

Time of day

7.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the learner?

a)

Prior experience

b)

Confidence

c)

Environmental conditions

d)

Ability

8.

Which characteristic of the learner is associated with their natural ability to perform a skill?

a)

Prior experience

b)

Confidence

c)

Heredity

d)

Personality

9.

What is a trait that elite coaches look for in athletes?

a)

Determination

b)

Height

c)

Wealth

d)

Popularity

10.

Prior experience can assist a Tennis player transferring to NRL.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

An open skill:

a)

Occurs in an environment that is unpredictable and requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

b)

Only requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

c)

Involves a movement where the timing is controlled by an external source.

d)

Occurs in a predictable environment and involves a series of smaller movements linked together to make a total skill.

12.

A closed skill:

a)

Occurs in an environment that is unpredictable and requires the use of large muscle groups for execution.

b)

Has no distinct beginning or end point.

c)

Occurs in a predictable environment and involves a series of smaller movements linked together to make a total skill.

d)

Is prescribed.

13.

What type of skill is surfing?

a)

gross and closed

b)

fine and open

c)

gross and open

d)

fine and closed

14.

What type of skill is Ten Pin Bowling ?

a)

Fine and continuous

b)

Fine and gross

c)

Gross and open

d)

Closed and serial

15.

Distributed practice works best when:

a)

performers are highly motivated

b)

performers are fresh

c)

motivation is low

d)

performers are unable to attend a number of sessions

16.

Using a stopwatch is an example of ?

a)

Internal feedback

b)

External feedback

17.

Which practice method is best suited to teaching a beginner the skill of a lay-up in basketball?

a)

Whole

b)

Part

c)

Massed

d)

Closed

18.

Which of the following best demonstrates extrinsic motivation?

a)

A swimmer trying to improve his 100-metre freestyle personal best time

b)

A netballer practising goal shooting to win the ‘highest goal scorer’ trophy

c)

A tennis player working on her serve to achieve a higher percentage of aces

d)

A baseball player focusing on hitting the ball to increase technical efficiency

19.

Using the Illinois Agility test on the same surface to test strength is

a)

Valid but not reliable

b)

Valid and reliable

c)

Not valid and not reliable

d)

Not valid, but reliable

20.

A training phase that lasts between 1 and 10 days on average is called

a)

an annual plan

b)

a mesocycle

c)

a microcycle

d)

a training session

21.

Peaking is best described as

a)

an optimal state of readiness to perform in competition

b)

an optimal state of readiness to perform in training

c)

a sub-optimal state of readiness to perform in competition

d)

a sub-optimal state of readiness to perform in training

22.

The preparation phase is categorised by

a)

low volume, low intensity

b)

low volume, high intensity

c)

high volume, high intensity

d)

high volume, low intensity

23.

During a taper which of the following would you expect to occur?

a)

Increases in fatigue

b)

Increases in strength and power

c)

Decrease is in aerobic performance

d)

Decrease is in speed

24.

If a mesocycle was designed to focus primarily on power, what would be the most suitable secondary focus for that period of training?

a)

Muscular endurance

b)

Flexibility

c)

Body composition

d)

Strength

25.

A reduction in volume and/or intensity right for the competition phase is called

a)

Tapering

b)

Specificity

c)

Progressive overload

d)

Variability