Deck 18: Body Management Skills

Question 1

The return activity is designed to

A) allow children wait-in-line time.
B) act as the primary learning experience.
C) increase the movement potential of an apparatus activity.
D) get students in line for return to class.
E) review stop and go management skills.

Answer 1

increase the movement potential of an apparatus activity.

Question 2

Climbing ropes are best suited to develop

A) upper trunk and arms.
B) flexibility.
C) cardiorespiratory fitness.
D) upper leg strength.
E) cooperative skills.

Answer 2

upper trunk and arms.

Question 3

When working with the balance beam

A) stress the principle of controlled, deliberate movements.
B) emphasize speed of movement.
C) instruct children to teeter to maintain balance.
D) stress the higher-level demands.
E) have students start with their eyes closed to feel the beam with their feet.

Answer 3

stress the principle of controlled, deliberate movements.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a parachute activity?

A) Kite Run
B) Shaking the Rug
C) Number Exchange
D) Skin the Cat
E) Popcorn

Question 5

Which of the following are NOT activities with climbing ropes?

A) Inverted Hang
B) Lights Out
C) Leg-around Rest
D) Pull ups
E) Skin the Cat

Question 6

Side arc, tumble over, and sloth travel are skills associated with

A) low horizontal bar
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes.
D) climbing ropes.
E) parachute.

Question 7

Which of the following are NOT activities used on the exercise bar?

A) Hangs
B) Swings
C) Skin the Cat
D) Prone Pull
E) Tumble Over

Question 8

Safest hand grip(s) for rope climbing include(s) the

A) double hand method.
B) hand-over-hand method.
C) alternate hand pull-up method.
D) hand-under-hand method.
E) double-hand grip method.

Question 9

Elevator, mushroom, and blooming flower are examples of

A) low organized games.
B) tumbling and stunts.
C) creative play.
D) parachute play.
E) sport skills.

Question 10

Instep squeeze and scissors are skills associated with

A) low horizonal bar dismount.
B) climbing rope descent.
C) balance beam dismount.
D) exercise bar mount.
E) climbing rope ascent.

Question 11

Knee circles and skin the cat are skills associated with

A) a dorsal lift.
B) climbing rope.
C) balance bench.
D) low horizonal bar
E) parachute play.

Question 12

Safest hand grip(s) for descending the climbing rope include(s) the

A) double hand method.
B) hand-over-hand method.
C) alternate hand pull-up method.
D) hand-under-hand method.
E) double-hand grip method.

Question 13

Prerequisites for rope climbing

A) focus on shoulder girdle flexibility.
B) include grip and arm strength.
C) include abdominal and back strength.
D) cardiorespiratory endurance and power.
E) emphasize leg and abdominal strength.

Question 14

Visual fixation

A) strengthens performance on the exercise bar.
B) is an important skill for rope climbing.
C) can be strengthened by marking eye targets on the wall.
D) is not recommended for beginners.
E) will likely cause a performer to lose balance.

Question 15

Scooter movements and crouch jumps are skills associated with

A) balance benches.
B) low horizontal bar.
C) parachute play.
D) jumping boxes.
E) horizontal ladders.

Question 16

Elevator and dorsal lift are skills associated with

A) horizontal ladders.
B) low horizontal bar.
C) balance benches.
D) climbing ropes.
E) parachute play.

Question 17

The opposed-thumb grip is the basic grip for

A) horizontal ladders.
B) low horizontal bar.
C) disc activities.
D) climbing ropes.
E) parachute play.

Question 18

Spotters

A) should always be used for balance bench skills.
B) should be used for inverted activities on the climbing ropes.
C) are required for all balance beam activities.
D) are not recommended for rope climbing activities.
E) are highly recommended for jumping box activities.

Question 19

Speed

A) is not a goal of climbing activities.
B) is the focus of balance bench activities.
C) should increase in rope climbing activities.
D) is a major goal of horizontal ladder activities.
E) is more important than technique on jumping box skills.

Question 20

Describe four exercise activities that can be done with the parachute.

Question 21

Describe how to make a dome with the parachute.

Question 22

Describe how to make a mushroom with the parachute.

Question 23

Outline the skill progressions and indicate the instructional cues most frequently used in presenting rope climbing to students.

Question 24

Identify and describe the four suggested methods for descending a climbing rope.

Question 25

Identify the recommended grips for ascending and descending the climbing rope.

Question 26

Describe four of the suggested instructional procedures for activities on the balance beam.

Question 27

Describe the term return activity.

Question 28

List an approach, mount, and dismount to form a sequence for the jumping box.

Question 29

Describe four different traveling activities for the horizontal ladder.

Question 30

Match the following activities with the statement to which they are most closely associated.

-proceed from wider to narrower as children become more skilled

A) climbing ropes
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes
D) horizontal ladders
E) low horizontal bar

Question 31

Match the following activities with the statement to which they are most closely associated.

-good lead up for rope climbing

A) climbing ropes
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes
D) horizontal ladders
E) low horizontal bar

Question 32

Match the following activities with the statement to which they are most closely associated.

-opportunity to propel body through space

A) climbing ropes
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes
D) horizontal ladders
E) low horizontal bar

Question 33

Match the following activities with the statement to which they are most closely associated.

-high-level developmental possibilities for the upper trunk and arms

A) climbing ropes
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes
D) horizontal ladders
E) low horizontal bar

Question 34

Match the following activities with the statement to which they are most closely associated.

-potential for rotational tasks around the transverse axis

A) climbing ropes
B) balance beam
C) jumping boxes
D) horizontal ladders
E) low horizontal bar

Question 35

Outline a series of tasks that help students explore all four major movement concepts using the balance benches.

Question 36

Body management skills are required to control the body in a variety of situations.

Question 37

Climbing ropes offer opportunities for training in coordination of different body parts.

Question 38

Flexibility and lower body strength are prerequisites for climbing.

Question 39

Speed is important in moving across the balance beam.

Question 40

A rope pull-up involves pulling the body up in one motion and holding it up for a length of time (5, 10, or 20 seconds).

Question 41

Horizontal ladders can be used to help improve posture.

Question 42

Progression is important in rope climbing, and the fundamental skill progressions should be followed.

Question 43

Use the opposed-thumb grip on the horizontal ladder.

Question 44

The Shaking the Rug parachute activity involves large movements that send billows of cloth up and down.

Question 45

Visual fixation allows vision to become the major balance control mechanism.