Chapter 17 Traveling Full Test Bank

Student name:__________

1) The fundamental locomotor skill, _____________, is a combination of a step and a hop, first on one foot and then on the other foot.

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

3) 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 and continue into the run.

4) The fundamental locomotor skill, _____________, is an exaggerated slide in a forward direction where the body is momentarily airborne.

5) The fundamental locomotor skill, _____________, is lead by the side of the body in a step-close, step-close action where the body is momentarily airborne.

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

A) walking.
B) hopping.
C) leaping.
D) galloping.

7) With quality instruction, most children are able to execute the locomotor skills of hopping, sliding, galloping, and skipping in response to a verbal command by the end of grade

A) 1.
B) 2.
C) 3.
D) 5.

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

A) trunk leans slightly backward.
B) arm-leg opposition is throughout the running action.
C) arm swing is a forward backward pumping action with no crossing over the midline.
D) feet land heel to toe.

9) 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) sliding.
C) galloping.
D) leaping.

10) An appropriate precontrol level task for traveling skills is

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

11) The skill of jumping is only considered a locomotor skill when

A) Jumping for distance.
B) Jumping for height.
C) Jumping for accuracy.
D) Jumping for travel.

12) The best way for young children who do not yet have cognitive understanding of a specific locomotor skill to learn is by the teacher or a skilled student:

A) traveling with assistance
B) modeling the skill
C) verbalizing the cues
D) reading the cues

13) In the National Standards & Grade Level Outcomes for Physical Education, students should be ready to demonstrate the mature patterns of locomotor skills in dance, gymnastics and games experiences in grade _____.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

14) Learning experiences with traveling skills in games, dance, and gymnastics situations occur in which generic levels of skill proficiencies (GLSP)?

A) Precontrol and control
B) Control and utilization
C) Utilization and proficiency
D) Control and proficiency

15) Which of the following are considered precontrol level travel experiences?

A) performing locomotor sequences
B) creep on hands and knees
C) combination locomotors
D) traveling in gymnastics

16) An appropriate control level task for traveling skills is

A) meeting and parting.
B) traveling to show tradition versus change.
C) traveling in different pathways.
D) traveling with imagery.

17) The floor patterns created in dance experiences and the locomotor movements are important components of:

A) creative dance
B) square dance
C) expression
D) line dance

18) At a proficiency level, traveling learning experiences are designed to

A) be repetitive.
B) coordinate several movements simultaneously.
C) to use many changes of direction.
D) to be performed only by fifth graders.

19) Jump Bands or Aerobic Tinikling has become very popular and includes all of the following except

A) coordinated movements.
B) various jumps.
C) moving poles.
D) a variety of turns.

20) Dance experiences are an important part of most cultures. Collaborating with the classroom teacher would be a valuable experience for learning about different cultures in the subject of

A) Math.
B) Social studies.
C) Language arts.
D) Science.

21) Compare the skills of galloping and sliding. How are they the same and how are they different? Finally, how can this information be used to help teach children the two skills?

22) Select a game, gymnastic, or dance experience that you are familiar with and explain how travel is an important component.

23) List four different irregular walking movements that a physical education teacher may observe indicating there may be a developmentally delay.