Physical Education Half yearly ’16 – Form 4 – page 1 of 14

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

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. GOOD LUCK!

40%

THEORY

60% PRACTICAL

100%

FINAL SCORE

EDUCATIONAL

DANCE 1 (20%)

EDUCATIONAL

DANCE 2 (20%)

SCOUTING

REPORT (20%)

Physical Education Half yearly ’16 – Form 4 – page 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 When demand of O2 is greater than the supply.

b Oxygen Debt Maximal O2 uptake/consumption in one minute.

c Tidal Volume The largest amount of air we can exhale after

breathing in as deeply as possible.

d VO2 Max The amount of air taken in or out in one breath.

e Vital Capacity 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 13 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 14 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