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RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -28 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A series of acrobatic skills performed on floor from one corner of the mat to the other, typically beginning with a run and hurtle and ending with a major salto.

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tumbling run Question 2: A sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, agility and coordination. It evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks, including skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and circus performance skills.

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gymnastics Question 3: A gymnastics maneuver in which a person rotates around the somersault axis, moving the feet over the head.

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somersault

Question 4: The international sports governing body for gymnastics. Its name is commonly abbreviated as "FIG".

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Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique Question 5: (v.) to land an acrobatic skill, jump or dismount perfectly, without any steps, stumbles or errors.

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stick

Question 6: A position where the body is bent only in the hips.

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pike Question 7: Warm-up techniques differ from club to club, but all ultimately aim to achieve the same goals, to warm up the gymnasts muscles in order for them not to injure them selves while stretching or training.

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warm-up

Question 8: Safety equipment used in gymnastics to break falls.

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mat Question 9: A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is a long piece of material attached to a stick.

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ribbon Question 10: A bowling pin-shaped gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics.

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clubs

Question 11: A somersault

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salto Question 12: Situation on floor exercise or Vault (gymnastics) when a gymnast crosses the line indicating the border of the mat, resulting in a score deduction.

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out of bounds

Question 13: Specific equipment used in gymnastics

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apparatus Question 14: A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is made of a material that retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. It is knotted at the end.

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rope

Question 15: A perfect landing, without any steps, stumbles or errors.

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stuck landing

Question 16: A commonly used term for a gymnastics competition.

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meet Question 17: A sitting position with the legs wide. It can also be performed at height.

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straddle Question 18: The maneuver where one moves sideways, from hands to feet, in a straight line (in the motion that the wheel of a cart would follow), while keeping the back, arms, and legs straight, and the feet pointed.

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cartwheel

Question 19: A roll is a rotation over an axis in the body over a surface.

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roll Question 20: The number worn on the gymnast's back, and used in the scoring and roster sheets, to identify them to the judges.

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bib Question 21: A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is a hollow circle with an interior diameter of 80 to 90 cm.

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hoop Question 22: Carbonate of magnesia, used by gymnasts on their hands, feet and apparatus to make the surface of the equipment less slippery, or to mark lines on the mats.

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chalk Question 23: The acrobatic skills performed on floor exercise and balance beam, such as back handsprings and saltos. Also, a specific discipline of gymnastics, performed on a 25-meter-long dynamic track, in which participants perform tumbling skills.

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tumbling Question 24: (v.) To perform a routine or skill to the best of one's ability, with no major errors or deductions. Example: "He hit the dismount." May also be used as an adjective to describe a routine performed well.

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hit Question 25: A gymnastics skill in which a gymnastic performs a backwards somersault while moving forward.

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gainer