Strong Hearts and Bendy Bodies: 1st Grade Fitness Quiz (Easy) Worksheet β’ Free PDF Download with Answer Key
Foundational assessment identifying how different movements help our hearts, muscles, and flexibility during playground play.
Pedagogical Overview
This assessment evaluates first-grade students on their understanding of the five components of physical fitness using familiar playground scenarios. The content employs a scaffolded approach by linking complex terms like cardiovascular endurance and body composition to relatable activities like tag and jumping rope. It is designed as a formative assessment for physical education or health units to ensure students grasp how movement impacts their internal bodily systems.
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- Identify specific playground activities that promote cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength.
- Distinguish between different components of fitness including flexibility and body composition.
- Explain the physiological benefits of stretching and active play on the human body.
All 10 Questions
- Which activity makes your heart beat fast and helps your cardiovascular endurance?A) Playing a game of tagB) Sitting on a benchC) Reading a bookD) Taking a nap
- Reaching up high to touch your toes helps your body become more flexible.A) TrueB) False
- When you use your muscles to push a heavy swing, you are using muscular ________.A) NaptimeB) StrengthC) SleepD) Wiggling
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- If you can do a 'bridge' or a 'butterfly stretch,' which fitness component are you showing?A) LoudnessB) FlexibilityC) HungerD) Speed
- Which of these is a name for what our bodies are made of, like muscle and bone?A) Body CompositionB) Lunch BoxC) BackpackD) Shoelace
- Jumping rope for a long time without getting tired is a sign of good ________ endurance.A) TiptoeB) CardiovascularC) QuietD) Silly
- Lifting your heavy backpack onto your shoulders uses muscular strength.A) TrueB) False
- What is the best way to improve your flexibility?A) Eating a snackB) Stretching every dayC) Watching TVD) Wearing a hat
- Pushing yourself up on the monkey bars is an example of using ________.A) GravityB) StrengthC) SleepD) Pajamas
- Everyone has the same body composition regardless of how much they exercise.A) TrueB) False
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this fitness quiz is an excellent no-prep health sub-plan because it uses simple language and includes a clear explanation for every answer provided.
Most first graders will complete this ten-question fitness quiz in about 15 to 20 minutes, making it an ideal lesson closer or cool-down activity.
This fitness quiz can be used for differentiated instruction by reading the questions aloud to emerging readers or using the explained answers to facilitate small-group discussions about health.
While specifically designed as a 1st grade fitness quiz, the foundational health concepts are also appropriate for kindergarteners with teacher guidance or as a review for 2nd grade students.
You can use this fitness quiz as a formative assessment by checking student responses after a gym unit to see if they can connect physical actions to health terminology.
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