Deck 16: Traveling 

Question 1

The fundamental locomotor skill,_____________,is a combination of a step and a hop,first on one foot and then on the other,that has an uneven rhythm.

Answer 1

skipping

Question 2

The fundamental locomotor skill,_____________,is a process of alternately losing balance and recovering it while moving forward in an upright position.

Answer 2

walking

Question 3

An appropriate precontrol level task for traveling skills is

A) performing locomotor sequences.
B) traveling through rope pathways.
C) combining 2 locomotor skills.
D) traveling with a partner.
E) traveling in a game.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Most traveling in the control level of skill proficiency occurs in combinations with other skill themes.

Question 5

An appropriate proficiency level task for traveling skills is the rhythmic activity tinikling.

Question 6

Modeling is the best way for young children to learn fundamental locomotor skills.

Question 7

The fundamental locomotor skill,_____________,is an extension of a run where a one-foot takeoff propels the body upward and forward to land on the opposite foot.

Question 8

Most children are able to execute the locomotor skills of hopping,leaping,sliding,galloping,and skipping in response to a verbal command by age

A) 6.
B) 8.
C) 10.
D) 12.
E) 5

Question 9

The essentials of a mature running pattern include all of the following except that the

A) trunk maintains a slight backward lean throughout the stride pattern.
B) arms swing in synchronized opposition to the leg action.
C) support foot contacts the ground flat and under the center of gravity.
D) knee of support leg bends slightly after foot has made contact with ground.
E) arms stay close to the body throughout the action.

Question 10

At the utilization and proficiency levels of skill development,traveling skills occur in games,dance,and gymnastics situations.

Question 11

By the time they begin school,most children exhibit a mature pattern of

A) jumping.
B) running.
C) hopping.
D) leaping.
E) galloping.

Question 12

The fundamental locomotor skill,_____________,is an exaggerated slide in a forward direction.

Question 13

Skipping is defined as a combination of a step and a run in a forward direction.

Question 14

There is an emphasis on body extension for height and for distance,and on bending the legs on landing to absorb force when teaching the traveling skill of

A) running.
B) slipping.
C) sliding.
D) galloping.
E) leaping.

Question 15

The fundamental locomotor skill,_____________,is a springing action from one foot landing on the same foot.