Test Bank Chapter 19 Bending Stretching Curling And Twisting

Student name:__________

1) ________ is a movement action which involves the spine.

2) _______ is the extension of body parts away from the trunk.

3) ______ is the creation of angles—of body parts and/or the trunk to produce a pike position of the trunk, which is the angle of body parts.

4) __________ is the rotation of the trunk or body parts around a stationary axis.

5) Twisting while striking with a bat is performed at the ____________ generic level of skill proficiency.

6) At the control level children begin:

A) practicing stretching, curling, twisting, and bending actions in isolation
B) using stretching, curling, twisting, and bending actions in to create dances
C) combining the stretching, curling, twisting, and bending actions with other skills
D) combining actions with other skill themes in complex and dynamic games

7) Stretching to catch a ball with a partner is an example of a task at what generic level of skill proficiency?

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

8) As children explore twisting, bending, stretching, and curling, they become aware of:

A) The difference between each of the actions
B) How beneficial they are to gymnastics movements
C) The physiological benefits of performing each movement
D) How each is applied to n an unpredictable environment

9) The following are examples of executing skills from a foundation of body actions—twisting, bending, stretching, and curling except:

A) the Olympic gymnast performing an aerial roll
B) rock climber reaching for the next hold
C) skipping in general space while avoiding obstacles
D) college basketball player reaching the extra inch to gain possession of the rebound

10) Extending the arms and jumping to catch a ball is an example of:

A) stretching
B) bending
C) curling
D) twisting

11) Moving the spine forward into a tight round shape, slightly to either side, or even backward is an example of:

A) stretching
B) bending
C) twisting
D) curling

12) When children are introduced to the body actions of stretching, curling, twisting, and bending, they explore the action in:

A) A large sided game
B) isolation
C) While performing a locomotor movement
D) child-created game

13) As children explore twisting, bending, stretching, and curling, they become aware of:

A) The correct vocabulary for each action
B) How each is applied to dance
C) The physiological benefits of performing each movement
D) How each is applied to gymnastics

14) The task called Jumping off while stretching and twisting must be taught in conjunction with the skill theme of:

A) Rolling
B) Jumping
C) Traveling
D) Kicking

15) Stretching to catch a ball against an opponent is an example of a task at what generic level of skill proficiency?

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

16) All of the following are examples of twisting except:

A) Rotating trunk clockwise without moving your feet
B) Crossing arms and/or legs
C) Extend your arms outward to the side; rotate your arms in a forward motion
D) Jump over piece of equipment while making your body look like a pretzel

17) Within the utilization level, the skills practiced in isolation at the control level are now put into all of the following except:

A) the unpredictable environment of game situations
B) static environments
C) more advanced gymnastics routines
D) the choreography of dance

18) Proficiency task are not included in the text because they are beyond the scope of most physical education programs. Instead, they are frequently used in:

A) intramurals
B) before or after school physical activity clubs
C) gymnastic club competitions, youth sports, and ballet or yoga classes
D) at recess

19) The cue pretzel may be used for which of the following actions?

A) Bending
B) Stretching
C) Curling
D) Twisting

20) In the National Standards & Grade Level Outcomes for Physical Education, students should be ready to demonstrate twisting, curling, bending and stretching actions by the end of grade _____.

A) K
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

21) Select a sport or activity that you like and explain how bending, stretching, curling and twisting action are used.

22) Why is the progression of jumping using stretching, curling, bending and twisting begin with jumping off and over a low object before jumping high?

23) Develop a task that combines either stretching or twisting with a locomotor skill.