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Physical Education Literacy Questions

Christian Finley

University of Lethbridge PSIII, PIP Project

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Intro
The aim of Physical education is to enable students to develop the skills, knowledge, and habits
necessary to live a healthy lifestyle. My main focus is to create a desire in my students to
participate in a variety of activities. Students will continue to develop the physical skills that they
have been working on in years past. Students will see the benefits of being physically active as
well as being physically literate. Through cooperation and teamwork, students will further
develop their interpersonal relationship skills. Lastly, students will assume responsibility to lead
an active way of life outside of school.

Below is a collection of literacy questions that can be quizzed on Phys Ed Unit evaluations.
Brining literacy into Physical Education was the main focus of my project. I will be leaving
behind this collection of questions as well as unit posters for the Phys Ed department at St
Mary’s School.
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Ultimate Frisbee

Short Answer
1. How do you score in ultimate Frisbee?
2. Can you rip the Frisbee from a player’s hands?
3. If you have the Frisbee, are you allowed to run with it?
4. What was the penalty if you passed it, but your team didn’t catch it (it hit the ground)?
5. How many seconds did you have to throw the Frisbee? What was the penalty for this
violation?
6. Your team is on offense but you don’t personally have the Frisbee in your hands, what
should you be doing?
7. What are two ways in which Ultimate Frisbee is like other team passing sports (ie.
basketball, football, soccer, tea handball.)
8. A player on offense catches a pass 2 steps away from the goal line. The player on offense
takes 3 steps into the end-zone. Why does the team on offense not receive a point in this
situation?

Multiple Choice

1. A pass may go
a) only forward
b) Forward or sideways
c) Any direction

2. A turnover occurs when a pass is

a) dropped
b) thrown out of bounds
c) intercepted
d) knocked down
e) all of the above
f) none of the above

3. After you catch the disc you

a) may run a far as you like
b) take up to 5 steps
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c) must stop as soon as you can.

Other Questions
1. Picks and screens are allowed. True or False?
2. Players with the disc may pivot before they throw. True or False?
3. Reflection: Do you consider yourself a great player or a not so great player? Why?
4. Reflection: Did you enjoy ultimate Frisbee? Why or Why not?

Lawn Games
Short Answer
1. List 2 rules from your favourite lawn game.
2. What happens in Spikeball if I hit the ball and it touches the rim? (who gets the point?)
3. In a game of ladderball, team 1 has a bola hanging from the top step, and 1 bola hanging
from the middle step. Team 2 only has 1 bola on the ladder and it’s on the bottom step
how many points does team 1 have and how many does team 2 have.
4. Give me 2 reasons why Lawn games are great
5. In ladderball if the bola is touching the top pole as well as the middle pole, how many
points does that single bola score?
6. In Bocce Ball, how does your team score points?
7. In Spikeball, how far should the serving team be from the net?
8. How many hits does the receiving team have before they have to spike the ball back onto
the net? Do they need to use all the hits?
9. What is a pocket in Spikeball?
10. What happens if you hit the pallino in Bocceball?
11. In a game of Molkky you knock over the 12 and the 11. How many points do you get?

Multiple Choice
1. The word Bocce comes from which language?
a) Spanish
b) Italian
c) French
d) Japanese
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2. What is the throwing order in ladderball?

a) Player 1 throws all 3 of their bolas, then player 2 throws all 3 of their bolas
b) Players alternate throws (player 1, player 2, player 1, player 2, player 1, player 2)
c) Players throw their bolas at the same time.

3. How many points does a game of Spikeball go up to?

a) 11
b) 15
c) 20
d) 21

Other Questions
1. In spikeball your are allowed to use any part of your body when striking the ball. True or
False?
2. In ladder ball it is possible to score more than 9 points in a single round. True or False?
3. Only 1 team scores points in a round of bocceball. True or False?
4. Reflection: Which lawn game was your favourite? Why?

Volleyball
Short Answer
1. If the ball lands on the line is it in or out?
2. When passing (bumping) the volleyball to a teammate what part of the body should the
ball be contacting?
3. What should you say (yell) when the ball is coming towards you?
4. What are the 3 basic hits?
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5. The game of volleyball is played to what score? (not including tiebreaks)

6. Describe the footwork used in a volleyball approach and spike
7. What are 3 key components of a good volleyball ready position?

Multiple Choice
1. How many players are on one side of the volleyball court?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
2. What is the maximum number of contacts a team may have on their side before the ball
crosses the net?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
3. Are you allwed to touch the net?
a) Yes, if you’re blocking
b) No, if you ever make contact with the net it’s the other teams point
c) Yes, only if it’s an accident
4. When receiving a serve, you ideally want the first pass to be which of the folloeing?
a) Set
b) Block
c) Attack
d) Bump/forearm pass

Other Questions
1. Reflection: What was your favourite part of the volleyball unit? Why?
2. Reflection: Out of the 4 main skills (bumping, setting, spiking and serving) which do you
excel in the most? What skill(s) do you need to work on the most and why?
3. A volleyball team rotates clockwise. True or False?
4. You are allowed to block a serve. True or False?
5. You are allowed to touch the net with your body. True or False?
6. A player in the back row is allowed to block the ball. True or False?
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Soccer
Short Answer
1. List one penalty that we talked about
2. Pick one of the following positions: forward, midfield, defender, goal keeper; what is the
main job of this position, and what are 2 physical attributes that someone who plays this
position would have?
3. When looking at where we strike the ball on our foot, what is the main difference
between a pass and taking a shot in soccer. (what part of our foot do we use for each?)
4. Descibe what a proper throw in looks like
5. As a general rule, where should you pass the soccer ball in relation to your teammate?
6. What other part(s) of the body can be used to stop the soccer ball besides the foot?
7. If a player on the blue team kicks the ball and it hits a player on the red team then goes
our over the sideline, who throws the ball back in?

Multiple Choice
1. If the ball rolls out of bounds on the sideline, what is the result?
a) Free kick
b) Goal kick
c) Throw in
d) Corner kick
2. The basic skill of advancing and controlling the ball close to your feet while running.
a) Direct free kick
b) Pass
c) Dribbling
d) All of the above
3. Which of the following is NOT considered a foul in soccer?
a) Tripping
b) High kicking
c) Handball
d) Charging the goal keeper
e) None of the above
4. In an official game of soccer there are _______ players that play per side
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
5. What occurs to start a soccer game?
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a) Goal kick
b) Throw in
c) Corner kick
d) Kick off

Other Questions
1. Reflection: What did you enjoy most about the soccer unit? Why?
2. Reflection: Which position did you play the most? (forward, midfield, defender, goal
keeper). Why did you choose this position more than others?
3. Midfielders typically score more than any other position. True or False
4. Would you consider playing soccer in a league? Why?
5. The goal keeper is not allowed to score goals. True or False

Basketball

Short Answer
1. The 3 keys to dribbling are: keep your eyes up, dribble at waist height, and use our
finger tips. Give me 2 reasons why it’s important to do all 3 of these when dribbling.
2. Name 2 different types of passes
3. What type of exercise helps you become a better basketball player?
4. Name 2 of the important things we talked about when shooting the ball
5. A Player is fouled inside the 3 point line. How many free throws does the player get?
6. What is the difference between a shooting foul and a technical foul?
7. The recovery of a shot that bounces off the backboard or rim is called a?
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Multiple Choice
1. When the ball handler stops dribbling and takes 3 steps with the ball, this is:
a) Travelling
b) Goaltending
c) Double dribbling
d) Charging

2. In a game of bump you are out when

a) You miss your first shot
b) the person behind you makes a basket before you do
c) You bump another persons’ ball
d) you lose control of the ball

3. Where should the ball be in relation to your body?

a) High and outside
b) Near and low
c) Near and at your waist
d) Between your legs

Other questions
1. When doing a layup the leg that should go up is the inside leg. True or False
2. You are right handed. When you do a layup from the left side you should still use your
right hand. True or false.
3. Reflection: which did you enjoy more: shooting game (bump, horse, 21, etc) or full court
games? Why?
4. Reflection: Which part of basketball were you the best at? (dribbling, shooting, passing,
etc). What can you do to improve in other areas?

Tchoukball + Handball
Short Answer
1. 3 is the magic number, list these 3 key rules:
2. Which rebounder are you allowed to throw the ball at?
3. If the ball bounces off the rebounder but lands inside of either crease, is a point scored?
4. What should your team try to do in order to stop the other team from scoring?
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5. What happens if the ball hits the ground in Tchoukball? What happens if the ball hits the
ground in handball?
6. If people don’t seem to be passing to you, what could be a reason why?
7. When is the only time a player is allowed to go inside the crease?
8. Are you allowed to intercept the ball in tchoukball or handball?
9. What is you best form of defense in tchoukball
10. Where are free throws taken?
11. Name 3 things player are not permitted to do
12. List 2 similarities and 2 differences between tchoukball and handball

Multiple Choice
1. When a turnover happens in tchoukball, where does the defensive team get the ball?
a) On the goalline
b) Anywhere of their choosing
c) Where the turnover happened
2. A player throws the ball off of the rebounder, the ball bounces off of a defending player and then
off of an offensive player. What happens in this situation:
a) The offensive team scores a point
b) Defense gets the ball, no point.
c) The offensive team gets the ball where the defender touched the ball last.

Other Questions
1. In handball on a missed shot, the offensive team can grab the ball off the floor and shoot again.
True or false.
2. In Tchoukball you are not allowed to distract the offensive team while on defense. True or false
3. Which did you enjoy more: Tchoukball or Handball? Why?

Dodgeball

Short Answer
1. Name 2 rules that we talked about in a game of traditional dodgeball?
2. Name the dodgeball games that we played where you are allowed to hide behind objects.
How many seconds can you hide for?
3. At the start of a game what do you have to do before you throw a dodgeball?
4. What part of the body does not count if it is hit?
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Other Questions
1. What was your favourite dodgeball game that we played? Why?
2. A ball is thrown at me and I block it with a ball in my hand. It comes off of my ball and
hits my foot. I’m still in the game. True or False.
3. Explain why it’s important to play fair and be honest when playing dodgeball