Complete Test Bank Space Awareness Chapter.14

Student name:__________

1) _______________ is all the space that the body or its parts can reach without traveling away from a starting location.

2) ________________ is the category which includes the size of movements of the body or movement of body parts in space and the distances that body parts reach from the center of the body to carry out a movement.

3) ________________ in space are the dimensional possibilities into which the body or its parts can move such as up and down, right and left, forward and backward, and clockwise and counterclockwise.

4) _______________ are the horizontal layers in space where the body or its parts are positioned or can move.

5) _______________ are imaginary designs that the body or its parts can move through in space, either along the floor or through the air.

6) One of the movement concepts, space awareness, is defined as _____________ the body moves.

A) how
B) when
C) with whom or what
D) where

7) Which of the following is not a characteristics of a learner who is able to move in general space?

A) Travels without bumping into others
B) Stops and starts on signals given
C) Looks for open space while moving through general space
D) Travels primarily in the outside area of the defined general space

8) When teaching space-awareness concepts, it is important that the initial focus is on teaching young learners the movement elements of:

A) location and direction
B) levels and pathways
C) self space and general space
D) extensions

9) Which of the following best identifies what movement concept that learners are focusing on in this task as being described by the teacher below?

"When I say 'go, ' begin to walk around the room, trying not to come near anyone else and at the same time not leaving any empty spaces in the room. On the signal, stop very quickly right where you are. When you stop, you should not be able to touch anyone else. "

A) directions
B) general space
C) extensions
D) pathways

10) Movement concepts are used primarily to enhance the

A) idea of what skill is to be performed.
B) quantity of movements a student can perform.
C) quality in the development of a skill.
D) ideas of movements.

11) Which of the following are considered categories that delineate various aspects of space?

A) extensions and pathways
B) running and kicking
C) skipping and hopping
D) leading and following

12) What is self-space?

A) space that surrounds your moving environment
B) space that the body can reach without moving away from a starting location
C) space within a room that a body can penetrate by moving
D) size of movements of the body or its parts in space

13) What is true regarding teaching self space concepts?

A) children get to move everywhere they want
B) improves kinesthetic awareness of movements
C) builds stronger endurance
D) improves muscular endurance

14) Learning experiences through General Space Concepts include all of the following except:

A) warming up by performing traveling exercises
B) use the concepts of speed with the movements
C) practice of locomotor skills
D) moving body parts while staying in one location

15) Which of the following is a direction term that once taught is often used in dance experiences?

A) clockwise
B) triangular
C) square
D) perpendicular

16) Having children do a task involving placing body parts in certain positions is an example of teaching:

A) pathways
B) extensions
C) levels
D) directions

17) Which of the following are examples of pathways?

A) zigzag and straight
B) upward and downward
C) above the heart and below the knees
D) triangular and circular

18) Extensions are taught through operational differences of the following learning experiences:

A) large or small; near or far
B) fast or slow; accelerate or decelerate
C) straight or curved
D) around or about

19) Most children take a longer time to grasp the concepts of:

A) Right/left and extensions
B) self space/general space
C) up/down
D) forward/backward

20) The ability to see open spaces, move to open spaces, and to throw/kick a ball to open spaces is a key part of game play and occurs at which two developmental levels?

A) precontrol and control
B) control and utilization
C) utilization and proficiency
D) control and proficiency

21) What is meant by a functional understanding of the movement concepts?

22) Why is it more difficult for students to learn the concepts of right/left and clockwise/counterclockwise in comparison to the other directions?

23) Using the movement analysis eWheel, manipulate it to show space awareness in relation to locomotor skills. Write two sample tasks that combine a locomotor skill and a space awareness movement concept.