Core 2 Factors Affecting Performance
Multiple Choice
Questions not included here are in Gambling Quiz Game
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13 An athlete was required to complete five vertical jumps in 10 seconds.
The results are shown in the table.
These results are consistent with which of the following statements?
(A) The athlete’s ATP/PC stores have been depleted and there is insufficient recovery
time between attempts.
(B) The athlete’s glycogen stores have been used up after the second jump, and fatigue has set in.
(C) The athlete’s level of aerobic endurance is low, and this has resulted in oxygen debt.
(D) The athlete’s work at maximum effort has caused lactic acid build-up, and this has reduced performance.
17 The following set of statistics was recorded from a basketball game.
What type of appraisal do these statistics represent?
(A) Criteria referenced
(B) Objective
(C) Prescribed criteria
(D) Subjective
Use the following information to answer Questions 18 and 19.
The table shows four stages of an aerobic endurance plan.
18 What does the change in the level of intensity from Stage I to Stage II represent?
(A) Progressive overload
(B) Reversibility
(C) Specificity
(D) Variety
19 Which 30-year-old person would be best suited to starting this program at Stage I?
(A) A computer programmer with passive recreational pursuits
(B) A landscape gardener with passive recreational pursuits
(C) An aerobics instructor with active recreational pursuits
(D) An office worker with active recreational pursuits
20 Which of the following nutrient intakes would best represent the dietary needs of a
long-distance runner?
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16 Which of the following resistance training programs would be most successful in
developing muscular endurance?
19 The curves W, X, Y and Z represent the optimum level of arousal for elite athletes
performing skills in competition.
Which of the following correctly matches the skill to its optimal level of arousal curve?
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16 A sedentary 42-year-old, who has passed a pre-screening test, has participated in an
eight-week aerobic fitness program.
Based on the FITT principle, which aerobic program would BEST suit this person to
continue to improve aerobic fitness for weeks nine to twelve?
18 The diagram represents a continuum from closed to open skills.
Which group of skills could represent the points X, Y and Z?
(A) Gymnastics floor routine, high jump, defend an attacking move in hockey
(B) Long jump, dive from a 3-metre springboard, free throw in basketball
(C) Rebound in netball, return of serve in tennis, ride a wave on a surfboard
(D) Softball pitch, target shooting in archery, goal shooting in soccer
19 This graph shows physiological responses of trained and untrained athletes at rest and
during maximum VO2 exercise.
What does the dotted line on the graph represent?
(A) The cardiac output of a trained athlete
(B) The cardiac output of an untrained athlete
(C) The stroke volume of a trained athlete
(D) The stroke volume of an untrained athlete
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11 What stage of skill acquisition would be represented if a performer consistently
reproduces a routine, recognises minor errors and makes necessary adjustments in
response to cues during the performance?
(A) Associative
(B) Autonomous
(C) Cognitive
(D) Concurrent
12 In an effort to manage anxiety during an event, an athlete pays particular attention to the
opponent’s movements.
Which term describes this process?
(A) Focusing
(B) Goal setting
(C) Mental rehearsal
(D) Relaxation
13 What amount of time is required by a trained athlete to break down lactic acid build-up
after high intensity anaerobic activity lasting 60–90 seconds?
(A) 10–20 seconds
(B) 20–120 minutes
(C) 4–7 hours
(D) 2–3 days
14 A diver performs a front one-and-a-half somersault from a platform ten metres above
the pool.
Which of the following would best describe this skill?
(A) Continuous and open
(B) Continuous and closed
(C) Discrete and open
(D) Discrete and closed
15 Which sequence of steps is designed to improve flexibility of the hamstring muscles
using PNF procedures?
16 A panel of surfing judges score all performers out of ten based on variety of manoeuvres,
wave selection and estimated length of ride.
What type of judging criteria are they using?
(A) Objective and personal
(B) Subjective and personal
(C) Objective and prescribed
(D) Subjective and prescribed
17 A 40-metre sprint is selected to test the ability of athletes to change direction with speed
and balance. The same test procedure is followed for each athlete over three trials.
Electronic timing devices are used.
Which statement best describes this test?
(A) It is valid and reliable.
(B) It is valid but not reliable.
(C) It is reliable but not valid.
(D) It is neither valid nor reliable.
18 A basketballer’s successful free throw is later disallowed by a referee due to a foot
violation.
What type of feedback has the referee provided?
(A) Concurrent feedback and internal feedback
(B) Concurrent feedback and knowledge of results
(C) Delayed feedback and internal feedback
(D) Delayed feedback and knowledge of performance
19 Which practice methods would best suit a child learning to swim?
(A) Massed practice and part practice
(B) Massed practice and whole practice
(C) Distributed practice and part practice
(D) Distributed practice and whole practice
20 What are the likely physiological adaptations to resting heart rate, haemoglobin levels
and resting blood pressure in response to aerobic training?