Locomotor Skills

13 Grade 3 Movement and Creative Activities questions on Locomotor Skills, with worked marking schemes. 13 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which activity helps make your legs strong?

   A. Blinking

   B. Whispering

   C. Skipping

   D. Yawning

   (1 mark)

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Draw yourself galloping like a horse.

   (1 mark)

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which of these is a way of moving from one place to another?

   A. Lying down

   B. Hopping on one leg

   C. Sitting on a chair

   D. Standing still

   (1 mark)

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Write one game you play at school that needs a lot of running.

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   Any running game, e.g. kati, tag, football, kaa (hide and seek). Accept any sensible answer.

5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which one of these is a locomotor skill?

   A. Clapping hands

   B. Hopping

   C. Sleeping

   D. Sitting still

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6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Describe how you skip using a rope in the field.

   (2 marks)

   Marking scheme

   Learner explains turning the rope and jumping over it as it passes under the feet; accept simple correct description.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   A frog moves by __________.

   A. Singing

   B. Reading

   C. Leaping

   D. Painting

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Moving fast like a horse, with a jump in each step, is called __________.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Run from one end of the playground to the other. Then write one word that tells how your body felt after running.

   (1 mark)

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    Draw a picture of a child hopping on one leg.

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11. Question 11

    2 marks

    Match each moving action to the correct body part used most. Draw a line to join them. 1. Hopping 2. Clapping while skipping 3. Crawling a) hands and knees b) one leg c) hands

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Match each animal to how it moves: Frog, Snake, Bird, Dog. (choose from: leaps, slides, flies, runs)

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13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Name two ways you can move your body from one place to another in the field.

    (2 marks)

    Marking scheme

    Any two valid locomotor movements, e.g. running, walking, hopping, jumping, skipping, galloping.

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