Non-locomotor Skills

14 Grade 3 Movement and Creative Activities questions on Non-locomotor Skills, with worked marking schemes. 14 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   When you reach up high to get a fruit and make your body long and tall, you are ______ your body.

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Stand in one place. Stretch both arms up high as if you are picking ripe mangoes from a tall tree. Hold, then bring your arms down.

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3. Question 3

   2 marks

   Balance on one leg like a stork bird standing near the river. Count slowly to five, then change legs.

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which action keeps your feet in the same place?

   A. Skipping to the gate

   B. Jumping over a rope

   C. Bending down to touch your toes

   D. Running around the field

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   You stand still and slowly lean forward to touch the ground with your fingers. This skill is called ______.

   A. bending

   B. hopping

   C. running

   D. galloping

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6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Pretend to pull a rope in a tug-of-war game with your class. Show how your body leans back as you pull.

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   Learner grips an imaginary rope and leans the body backward to show pulling, feet firmly planted.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Moving your arms back and forth like a rope on a swing is called ______.

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8. Question 8

   2 marks

   Draw a girl bending down to pick up a bowl of githeri from the floor.

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   Drawing shows a figure bending forward at the waist with knees slightly bent, reaching toward a bowl on the ground.

9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which of these can you do while standing in one place, without moving your feet away?

   A. Running to the school gate

   B. Jumping over a rope

   C. Bending down to touch your toes

   D. Skipping across the field

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    Draw yourself pushing a heavy sack of maize while your feet stay in one spot.

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    Drawing shows a figure leaning forward with arms out, pushing a sack, feet staying in place.

11. Question 11

    2 marks

    Match each action to the body part that moves the most. Actions: (1) Swinging your arms, (2) Twisting your waist, (3) Bending your knees.

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Stand in one spot and twist your body to the left and to the right without moving your feet. Write the name of this action.

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13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Draw yourself stretching your arms up high like you are picking a mango from a tree. Stay standing in one place.

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    Drawing shows a child standing in place with both arms reaching upward; no walking/running shown.

14. Question 14

    2 marks

    Show your friend how to twist your body from side to side while your feet stay in one place.

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