Ch.22 Transferring Weight And Rolling Test Bank Docx

Student name:__________

1) Transferring weight to adjacent body parts around a central axis is the definition for ____________.

2) An important cue in weight transference to encourage children to concentrate on strong arms and shoulders when transferring weight to hands is _______________.

3) Due to safety, the authors no longer include a _______________ roll in the skill theme of rolling.

4) The cue for the control level task of transferring weight from feet to back with a rocking action is _____________________.

5) Rolling sideways in a narrow body shape is a National Standards sample grade-level outcome for grade ________.

6) Children at the control level of transferring weight are ready for all of the following activities except

A) transferring weight from feet to hands to feet.
B) transferring weight onto, over, and off of low apparatus.
C) cartwheels.
D) vaulting over apparatus.

7) The most common form of transferring weight is

A) walking.
B) rolling.
C) doing cartwheels.
D) layouts with full body twists.

8) Which of the following is not true about the forward roll?

A) The arms and hands receive the body weight just before adding the shoulders and back precontrol level of skill development.
B) The body stays in a tight curled body shape during the rollcontrol level of skill development.
C) The top of the head touches the mat. utilization level of skill development.
D) The feet are parallel, not crossed, on landing.

9) "While you are balancing in an inverted position on your hands, bring your feet together, twist a half turn, and bring your feet down quickly to face the opposite direction," would produce which of the following gymnastics experiences?

A) cartwheel
B) roundoff
C) forward roll into a backward roll
D) back handspring

10) As a prerequisite to transferring weight tasks, the teacher should first teach the actions of

A) bending, stretching, curling and twisting.
B) jumping and landing.
C) kicking and punting.
D) chasing, fleeing, and dodging.

11) Children at the precontrol level are trying to achieve which of the following?

A) control of their bodies when transferring weight in different ways
B) control of their bodies when standing still
C) control of their actions when exploring new environments
D) control of their bodies in flight

12) When given a specific cue of ‘stretch your legs', this actually means:

A) hold your legs tight
B) extend your legs upward as if to stretch toward the sky
C) lower your legs
D) make your legs horizontal

13) When performing a forward roll, transfer of weight goes from the feet to the:

A) head, back ending with a return to the feet
B) hands, shoulders, back, ending with a return to the feet
C) knees, hands, back, ending on the seat
D) shoulders, back, ending on the seat

14) The focus for exploration of equipment at the precontrol level is

A) Enjoyment.
B) Refinement of the skill.
C) Getting on and off safely.
D) Quality mounts and dismounts.

15) Which of the following are considered large apparatuses?

A) balance beam
B) crate
C) rope
D) hoop

16) Progression in gymnastics goes from

A) Mats to low apparatus only.
B) Mats only for safety reasons.
C) High apparatus, low apparatus, mats.
D) Mats, low apparatus, high apparatus.

17) A spring take-off is used for all of the following except:

A) A log roll
B) In a cartwheel
C) When shooting a lay-up
D) Mounting an apparatus

18) For safety reasons, before attempting a forward roll, the student must be able to

A) Stay in a round shape.
B) Balance in an inverted position.
C) Momentarily support their body weight with their arms.
D) Be comfortable getting dizzy.

19) The skill of rolling can be used to help recover from each of the following except

A) Falling off a skateboard.
B) Jumping off a trampoline.
C) Moving off balance from an inverted balance.
D) Increase the range of movement making a diving catch.

20) Control level learning experiences for rolling include all of the following except

A) Rolling in different directions and positions.
B) Using rolling as a response to a fall.
C) Rolling on apparatus.
D) Using rolling as a conclusion to jumping and landing.

21) Name three reasons that the authors discourage teaching proficiency level gymnastics skills in an elementary physical education teaching environment.

22) Why do the authors recommend that you focus on rolling for only part of a lesson?

23) Why is the authors' position on spotting? Why?