Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 3 of the Grade 10 Health and Physical Education textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.
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Hop, step and jump: the triple jump · 4 min · 2 past exam questions worked through
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The cards filed under this chapter on the Grade 10 Health and Physical Education page. Open one at a time.
When you use it
Reach for this when asked to name or perform the long jump in order: 1 approach run, 2 take-off, 3 flight, 4 landing.
Watch out
Land in the sand with both feet together, and never fall back onto the backside in the pit, because the textbook warns this can cause serious injury.
Drafted from Grade 10 Health and Physical Education, pages 32-47, then checked twice before it went up
10 multiple-choice questions written against this chapter, each with its answer and the reason. Try one before you open the answer.
Question 1
Which two jumps are horizontal jumps?
Answer: B Long jump and triple jump
Why
The horizontal jumps are the jumps that gain horizontal distance. The unit says these are the long jump and the triple jump.
Question 2
How many phases does the long jump technique have?
Answer: B 4
Why
The long jump has 4 phases: approach run, take-off, flight and landing.
Question 3
What is the correct order of the three jumps in the triple jump?
Answer: A Hop, step, jump
Why
The triple jump is a three-step jump: a hop, then a step, then a jump into the sand.
Question 4
In which year was the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) founded?
Answer: B 1912
Why
The unit says the IAAF was founded on 17 July 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, after the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. The year 1936 is when the IAAF took over women's international track-and-field competition, so it is not the founding year.
Question 5
In the long jump, about how far must the jumper be able to accelerate and sprint at top speed?
Answer: C 40 meters
Why
The text says the long jumper must be able to accelerate and sprint at top speed over about 40 meters. This speed is needed to build enough momentum to travel far.
Question 6
Which flight style is the most commonly used mid-air action nowadays?
Answer: B Hitch-kick style
Why
The unit says the hitch-kick style is the most commonly employed mid-air action, because it ensures an effective take-off and an early preparation for landing. The scoop is a landing technique, not a flight style.
Question 7
In major high-level competitions, the take-off board is set how far from the nearer end of the sandpit for men in the triple jump?
Answer: B 13 meters
Why
The unit says the board is set 13 meters from the nearer end of the sandpit for men, and 10 meters for women. This makes sure the landing is in the sandpit.
Question 8
Which two phases are the most critical in jumps, according to the unit?
Answer: B Approach run and take-off
Why
The unit says that in jumps, the most critical phases are the approach and the take-off. These two phases largely decide how well the last two phases (flight and landing) go.
Question 9
In the triple jump, an athlete takes off on the right foot. The hop and the step are both made on the right foot. Which foot makes the final jump?
Answer: B Left foot
Why
The rule in the unit is that the hop and the step are on the same foot, and the final jump is kicked off with the other foot. So if the athlete takes off on the right foot, the final jump is kicked off with the left foot.
Question 10
Why is the hang style not recommended for beginners?
Answer: A The jumper anticipates the hang movement, so the swinging leg stays passive or is not fully brought into action.
Why
The unit says that in the hang style the jumper may anticipate the movement, so at take-off the swinging leg stays passive or is not fully brought in. For this reason the hang style is not recommended for beginners.
The app holds 12 questions on this unit, marked as you go. These are the first 10.
Unit 3 runs from page 32 to page 47 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 64 pages
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