GIRLS SECONDARY - MRIEHEL HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATIONS 2015/2016 FORM: 4 PHYSICAL EDUCATION Time: 1.30mins Name: Class: Section A Section B Section C Section D TOTAL MARK THEORY PAPER (80%) 16 16 36 12 40% THEORY 60% PRACTICAL 100% FINAL SCORE EDUCATIONAL DANCE 1 (20%) EDUCATIONAL DANCE 2 (20%) SCOUTING REPORT (20%) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. GOOD LUCK! Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 1 of 14
Section A: Skill Acquisition, Movement and Physical Activities (16 marks) 1. SKILL ACQUISITION a) Rules provide basic guidelines for all activities. Mention two other important purposes of rules. i) ii) (2) b) Which International Ruling Bodies are in charge of making the rules for the following games? i) Football - (½) ii) Waterpolo - (½) c) What is the meaning of Etiquette? Give an example. i) Meaning - (1) ii) Example - (1) d) Mention one type of action which is taken if a participant fails to abide by the rules. (1) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 2 of 14
2. EDUCATIONAL DANCE a) When performing a dance routine, a dancer needs to be aware of both personal and general space. Write a simple definition of each to explain the difference between them. Personal Space - (1) General Space - (1) b) Dancers should demonstrate a degree of co-ordination. Mention another fitness component which helps to improve the quality of the performance of a dance and mention one skill related to the fitness component you mentioned. Fitness component - Skill - (1) c) Music in dance is an auditory stimulus. Give an example of a visual stimulus. (½) d) Pivoting is a way of turning in dance. From the 3 words below choose and underline the right word which also describes a way of turning. arabesque, pirouette, plié. (½) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 3 of 14
e) Movements can be classified into Locomotor and Non-locomotor. Insert the words below in the table provided. Balancing, Leaping, Sliding, Bending. Locomotor Non-locomotor (2) 3. SWIMMING a) Why is swimming considered as a good form of rehabilitation for people who have suffered an injury? (1) b) Which of the four swimming strokes is considered as the slowest? (1) c) The start in Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Individual Medley races shall be with a dive. How is the start in Backstroke and Medley Relay Races performed? (1) d) What is the name of the kick used in the Breaststroke? (1) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 4 of 14
SECTION B: HEALTH RELATED FITNESS (16 marks) 1. Food is considered as one of the primary needs of every human being. List the FOUR vital purposes of food:,,, (1) 2. Give the ideal percentages of carbohydrate, fat and protein intake as recommended by the Health Department for a balanced diet. % carbohydrates, % fats, % proteins. (1) 3. State one reason why it is important to include fibre in our diet. (½) 4. Proteins are essential for repair, growth and efficient functioning of our tissues. Can excess proteins be stored in our body? (½) 5. There are 2 types of amino acids essential and non-essential. State one property about each to indicate the difference between them. Essential - Non-essential - (2) 6. Mention a disease or health risk related to high cholesterol levels. (½) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 5 of 14
7. What advice would you give to a person who needs to reduce high levels of cholesterol? (½) 8. Martin is a long distance runner. He eats pasta regularly in order to supply his body with the energy needed. Is pasta considered as a simple or complex carbohydrate? (½) 9. Excess carbohydrates can be stored as fat in the body. When does this happen? (1) 10. Small amounts of carbohydrates are stored as, and the energy they release is transported throughout the body for immediate use by the. (1) 11. Keeping our body weight under control means getting the energy balance right. Explain. (1) 12. Name and describe one eating disorder that you have studied about Name - Description - (1) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 6 of 14
13. Explain the meaning of Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). (1) 14. Prior to an important event, marathon runners go through a process known as carbohydrate loading. Explain what this means. (1) 15. Vitamins are essential for a balanced diet. Which vitamins are considered as water soluble because they cannot be stored in our body? Vitamin and Vitamin. (½) 16. Claire has just started following a training programme. What advice would you give her regarding what to eat/drink before, during and after training? Before training During training After training (3) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 7 of 14
SECTION C: BODY SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE (36 marks) 1. Use the words provided to fill in the blanks in the sentences below: high, speeds, lighter, rest, continuous, less, heavier, more a) Fartlek training involves training at different. b) training is a training method that works the body at the same speed but for a very long period of time. c) Altitude training refers to training at very altitudes. d) In weight training, strength is increased by lifting loads with repetitions and muscular endurance is improved by lifting weights and doing repetitions. e) A training session using interval training will have periods of work followed by periods of. (4) 2. A particular type of training gives competitive advantage to endurance athletes by helping them increase their mass of red blood cells. Consequently they benefit from higher oxygen carrying capacity for a number of days. Which training method is this statement referring to? (1) 3. Give 2 advantages of Circuit training. (i) (½) (ii) (½) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 8 of 14
4. Explain the following terms related to weight training: a) Isotonic training -. b) Isometric training - (2) 5. Give a good reason why Fartlek training is ideal for people who are recovering from an injury. (1) 6. Muscle atrophy results when an athlete stops training. Explain this statement. (1) 7. Which principle of training should be applied if no progress is noticed after a long period of training? (1) 8. Explain the principle of Reversibility. (1) 9. How do we refer to the stage when it becomes hard to notice any improvement in training? (1) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 9 of 14
10. Training has to be based on the particular requirements of different sports and physical activities. Which principle of training applies to this statement? (1) 11. Paul is applying the FITT principle to his training programme. Using the words provided, write the overload factor against each of the descriptions in the table below. type, frequency, time, intensity. Description Overload factor Paul is now using heavier weights in his strength training. He used to train twice a week. Now he trains every day. Paul made a few changes in the choice of activities included in his training sessions. He used to train for 30 minutes. Now every training session lasts 45 minutes. (4) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 10 of 14
12. Write TRUE or FALSE at the end of each of the sentences below. The first one has been done for you. a) When the air passes through the nasal cavity it is filtered, warmed and moistened. TRUE b) Pneumonia is the building up of fluids in the lungs. c) When you inhale you bring oxygen into your lungs and when you exhale you blow out carbon monoxide. d) When you exhale your lungs inflate. e) The name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs is bronx. f) The windpipe is also called pharynx. g) The tiny hairs in the nose which filter dirt from the air we inhale are called cilia. h) Larynx is another word for the voice box. i) As you breathe in the palate contracts and flattens to give your lungs more room to fill up with air. (4) 13. Use the words provided to fill in the blank spaces in the paragraph below: Diaphragm, intercostal, pressure, inspiration, increase, domed, upwards, lungs. During the process of the intercostal muscles contract, lifting the ribs and outwards to expand the chest. The contracts and flattens out on the floor of the rib cage. The lungs in size to make it possible for more air to be drawn inside them. On the other hand, during expiration the muscles relax, and the chest gets smaller. The diaphragm also relaxes and is pushed back into a position. The decrease in size and as the inside them increases, air is forced out through the nose and mouth. (4) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 11 of 14
14. Label the diagram using the words below: bronchus, trachea, lung, nose, diaphragm, larynx, mouth, bronchioles (4) 15. Match the words in the left column of the table with their definitions on the right. (6) a Residual Volume b Oxygen Debt c Tidal Volume d VO2 Max e Vital Capacity When demand of O2 is greater than the supply. Maximal O2 uptake/consumption in one minute. The largest amount of air we can exhale after breathing in as deeply as possible. The amount of air taken in or out in one breath. The amount of air we can breathe in one minute. f Minute Volume The amount of air left in the lungs after breathing out as hard as possible. Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 12 of 14
SECTION D: SPORTS IN SOCIETY (12 marks) 1. The role of the International Sports Federations (ISF) is to administer a particular sport at International level. While conserving their independence and autonomy, their practices have to be recognized by the IOC. What do the initials IOC stand for? (1) 2. Put the following entities in order by writing a number (from 1 to 6) next to each, ranking the most important as number 1. Local Associations and Federations - Kunsill Malti ghall-isport - International Sports Federations - International Olympic Committee - Sports Clubs - National Governing Bodies - (3) 3. In Malta who is responsible for the development and implementation of policies, programmes and practices aimed at improving access in all aspects of sport? (1) 4. Mention one responsibility of the Malta Olympic Committee (MOC). (1) 5. Which city hosted the first edition of the Modern Olympics in 1986? (1) Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 13 of 14
6. Mention one reason why Pierre De Coubertin insisted on re-starting the Olympic Games in 1896. (1) 7. The Olympic motto is made up of 3 Latin words: Citius Altius Fortius. Give the corresponding word in English for each of these 3 words.,, (1) 8. Every how many years are the Winter Olympic Games held? (1) 9. The cities which are chosen to host the Olympic Games benefit from several advantages. Give two examples. (i) (ii) (2) END OF PAPER Physical Education Half yearly 16 Form 4 page 14 of 14