121013 PE 1B Bowling/Golf Study Guide
Examination for Acceleration (EA)/Credit by Exam (CBE)
The exam you are interested in taking is designed to test your proficiency in the relevant subject
matter. You should be thoroughly familiar with the subject matter before you attempt to take the
exam. This EA/CBE Study Guide can help you prepare for the exam by giving you an idea of
what you need to review. You can check your familiarity level by reviewing the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for this course (see below). To refine your skills, you can refer to
any of the state-adopted textbooks.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Every question that appears on this exam is derived from the knowledge and skills statements
and student expectations within the Texas-mandated standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS). You can view the TEKS for this exam online via the following link:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter116/ch116c.html#116.55. Refer to section (c),
Knowledge and skills, 1A–6E. Throughout this guide, you’ll see references to those TEKS.
Materials Needed
You will need to bring a #2 pencil to complete the exam. You will receive a computer-graded
answer sheet when you arrive at the testing center. In addition, you must bring proof of
participation in bowling and golf activities, including 10 bowling and 10 golf scorecards and
receipts, and 2 activity logs. You will attach these proofs of participation to the back of the exam.
Exam Structure
You will be allowed 3 hours to complete this exam. This exam consists of the following seven
parts, for a total of 100 points:
Part 1: Bowling Multiple-Choice Questions, 15 questions, 1 point each
Part 2: Golf Multiple-Choice Questions, 15 questions, 1 point each
Part 3: Bowling Short-Answer Questions, 3 questions, 5 points each
Part 4: Golf Short Answer-Questions, 3 questions, 5 points each
Part 5: Reflections, 2 questions covering both topics, 5 points each
Part 6: Bowling Proof of Participation, 15 points each
Part 7: Golf Proof of Participation, 15 points each
Parts 1–2: These sections consist of multiple-choice questions. You will use a computer-graded
answer sheet (“bubble sheet”) to fill in the answers.
Parts 3–5: You will write your answers in the spaces provided for these questions. You can
attach an extra sheet of paper if necessary. Important! You must write legibly, or your answers
will not be graded. Avoid writing too small and be sure to reread your answers to ensure they are
clear and correct.
Parts 6–7: You will attach your proof of participation sheets to the exam.
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Scholastic Honesty
When you arrive at the testing center, you will be asked to carefully read the exam rules and sign
a statement agreeing to take the exam in accordance with the rules. This is called the Examinee’s
Certification. The following is a copy of these rules:
Examinee’s Certification
This certification must be signed before the exam is administered and then returned with
the completed examination attached, or credit for the exam will not be given.
Scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation that will not be tolerated. Scholastic
dishonesty encompasses, but is not limited to:
• copying from another student’s work;
• using an unauthorized testing proctor or taking the exam at an unauthorized testing location;
• using materials not authorized by a testing proctor;
• possessing materials that are not authorized by a testing proctor, such as lessons, books, or
notes;
• knowingly using or soliciting, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered test;
• collaborating with or seeking aid from another student without authorization during the test;
• substituting for another person, or permitting another person to substitute for oneself, in
taking a course test or completing any course-related assignment;
• using, buying, stealing, or transporting some or all of the contents of an unadministered test,
test rubric, homework answer, or computer program.
Evidence of scholastic dishonesty will result in a grade of F on the examination and an F in
the course (if applicable).
At the testing center, you will be asked to sign a statement that says
you have read the above and agree to complete the examination with scholastic honesty.
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General Study Tips
The bulleted lists and sample questions in this study guide can assist you in preparing for the
exam. It is a fairly complete guide, but does not cover every item on the test. Ultimately, you
should use the TEKS to guide your exam preparation.
Additional Study Tips
The following information provides direction for your studies. For each part, you will find study
tips and sample questions to give you a general idea of the types of questions you can expect to
see on the exam.
Part 1: Bowling Multiple-Choice Questions
This part of the exam covers your knowledge of bowling principles and practices. It includes
15 questions worth 1 point each, for a total of 15 points.
Study Tips for Part 1
Be familiar with topics such as the following:
• Health and fitness benefits of participating in bowling activities
• Pre-shot routine
• Approach strategies, including alignment to target line and position on approach
• Release strategies
• Targeting strategies
• Training principles for bowling, such as stretching and other activities to increase flexibility
or muscular strength
• Scorekeeping procedures and rules, including handicapping
• Responsible behavior in bowling, including responding to challenges, successes, and failures
in socially appropriate ways
• Etiquette and rules of recreational and competitive bowling
• Risks associated with bowling activities
• Safety considerations, including rules and practices that minimize safety risks
• Effects of substance abuse on personal health and bowling performance
• Historical development of bowling
Sample Questions for Part 1
The following are sample questions. You can find the correct answers listed after the questions,
but try answering without looking at the answers first to check your comprehension.
DIRECTIONS: Select the BEST response to each of the following questions.
1. What is the relatively short next-to-last step in the approach called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Skip-step
Slide-step
Power-step
Follow-through
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2. Why is lofting, or throwing the ball more than a short distance down the lane, forbidden
by many bowling establishments?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It can damage the ball and the lane.
It gives the bowler an unfair advantage.
It is not; most bowling establishments encourage lofting.
It increases the probability that the bowler will be injured.
3. By keeping your hand behind the bowling ball during the swing and maintaining a firm
wrist throughout the swing, you can ensure _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a strike
a proper release
proper thumb position
a maximum number of revolutions
[Answers: 1: C; 2: A; 3: B]
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Part 2: Golf Multiple-Choice Questions
This part of the exam covers your knowledge of golf principles and practices. It includes
15 questions worth 1 point each, for a total of 15 points.
Study Tips for Part 2
Be familiar with topics such as the following:
• Appropriate clothing and accessories for golf
• Managing the course, including hitting from the rough, raking the bunkers, and reading
the greens
• Golf penalties
• Benefits of different types of clubs
• Training principles for golf, including stretching, warming-up, cooling-down, and other
activities to increase flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular endurance
• Responsible behavior in golf, including responding to challenges, successes, and failures in
socially appropriate ways
• Risks associated with golf activities
• Effects of substance abuse on personal health and golf performance
• Historical development of golf
Sample Questions for Part 2
The following are sample questions. You can find the correct answers listed after the questions,
but try answering without looking at the answers first to check your comprehension.
DIRECTIONS: Select the BEST response to each of the following questions.
1. Once the ball has been played from the tee, what determines the order of play?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The player who teed off first
The player closest to the hole
The player who made the tee time reservation
The player whose ball is farthest from the hole
2. What is the purpose of the rough on a golf course?
A.
B.
C.
D.
To make the course easier
To make the course more challenging
To charge more money for green fees
To make the course look more inviting
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3. Which grip is often a good choice for juniors or players with small hands?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Overlap
Baseball grip
Interlocking grip
Rocking chair grip
[Answers: 1: D; 2: B; 3: B]
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Part 3: Bowling Short-Answer Questions
This part of the exam covers your ability to describe important aspects of bowling. It includes
3 questions worth 5 points each, for a total of 15 points.
Study Tips for Part 3
Be familiar with topics such as the following:
• Ways to show good sportsmanship in bowling
• History and evolution of bowling
• Equipment and rules related to bowling
• Relationship between substance abuse and bowling on personal health and performance
• Social aspects of bowling, including positive and negative aspects
• Safety aspects of bowling, including risks to bowlers, bystanders, and bowling alley
Sample Questions for Part 3
The following are sample questions. You can find the correct answers listed after the questions,
but try answering without looking at the answers first to check your comprehension.
DIRECTIONS: Carefully consider the questions below. Respond in the spaces provided
using complete sentences and clear, specific language. When you are finished, reread your
responses to ensure clarity.
1. In at least four complete sentences, describe the historical development of bowling.
Reflect on three ways the game has evolved during the past 60 years.
2. Describe at least three bowling practices related to safety. Explain how the practices or
procedures reduce the risk factors to the bowler, bystanders, or the bowling alley/facility.
#1 Sample answer: Bowling is a very old sport that probably originated in Egypt
several thousand years ago. Bowling on the green has been around in England for
hundreds of years, and bowling pins likely originated in Germany. Areas in America
named “Bowling Green” are named after early outdoor bowling areas. In America, the
early game usually consisted of nine pins set up much like billiard balls today. Team
play began to grow at the end of prohibition, and in the 1950s professional bowlers
began to earn top dollar for their skills.
#2 Sample answers:
1) Wear bowling shoes. The nonslip surface on the bottom of the shoes prevents the bowler
from slipping and the lane from scuff marks and damage.
2) Always pick up the ball with both hands. This practice prevents bowlers from dropping
the ball on their foot or having it roll into someone else’s lane.
3) Don’t cross the foul line. The lane beyond the foul line is oiled to allow the ball to slide
down the lane more easily. If a person steps beyond the lane, he or she may wind up
sliding down the lane and suffering an injury.
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Part 4: Golf Short-Answer Questions
This part of the exam covers your ability to describe important aspects of golf. It includes
3 questions worth 5 points each, for a total of 15 points.
Study Tips for Part 4
Be familiar with topics such as the following:
• Dangers related to golfing and how to address them, both personally and municipally
• History and evolution of golf
• Equipment and rules related to golf
• Relationship between substance abuse and golf
• Social aspects of golf, including positive and negative aspects
• Safety aspects of golf, including risks to golfers, bystanders, and the green
Sample Questions for Part 4
The following are sample questions. You can find the correct answers listed after the questions,
but try answering without looking at the answers first to check your comprehension.
DIRECTIONS: Carefully consider the questions below. Respond in the spaces provided
using complete sentences and clear, specific language. When you are finished, reread your
responses to ensure clarity.
1. In 3–4 complete sentences, describe where golf began and how it has evolved over the
years.
2. Compare the game of golf to at least one other sport. How is golf similar to that sport?
How is it different? You may wish to consider factors such as the rules, safety
considerations, skills needed, pacing, complexity, time investment, expense, social
aspects, and your personal preference. Provide your comparison in at least four complete
sentences.
#1 Sample answer: There is some debate, but most people agree that the game of golf
began in Scotland during the Middle Ages. It wasn’t until the late 19th century before
the game spread to other parts of Great Britain and then the United States. Golf
equipment has evolved over the years, including a transition from wood clubs to
graphite shafts and lightweight titanium heads popular today.
#2 Sample answer: As I mentioned before, golf is a very peaceful sport to me. I enjoy
getting to walk through a beautiful outdoor setting, looking at the sky and interacting
with the land. I can’t think of any other sport that is peaceful in that way. With some,
like cycling, you get to be outdoors, but it’s so fast and furious (if competitive) that you
don’t really get to appreciate the space you’re in. I think golf is similar in some ways to
bowling. Sometimes people dismiss these activities as not being as challenging as other
sports, but there is so much strategy and mind and body control in the sports that they
probably wouldn’t say that if they really played those sports.
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Part 5: Reflections
For this part of the exam, you will respond to several writing prompts by reflecting on what you
have learned about your experiences with bowling and golf. This part includes 2 questions worth
5 points each, for a total of 10 points.
Sample Reflections Questions
The following are examples of prompts you might receive in this section.
DIRECTIONS: Carefully consider the questions below. Respond in the spaces provided
using complete sentences and clear, specific language. When you are finished, reread your
responses to ensure clarity.
1. Using complete sentences, compare the health and fitness benefits you’ve gained from
your participation in bowling and golf. Include examples of training principles you used
to enhance your flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardiorespiratory
endurance.
2. Answer the following questions based upon your experiences with both bowling and golf.
Include examples of training principles appropriate for enhancing flexibility, muscular
strength and endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance as appropriate.
a. What are 2–3 realistic yet challenging health-related fitness goals you could set to
improve your performance in bowling?
b. What are 2–3 realistic yet challenging health-related fitness goals you could set to
improve your performance in golf?
#1 Sample answer:
Bowling: Strength is required to lift the bowling ball, hold the body for proper delivery, and
power the ball down the lane. So it was important for me to do some resistance exercises that
focused on upper, lower, and core body strength. I also trained with a medicine ball to help
me bowl more powerfully. Cardiovascular endurance is not a big factor in bowling
performance, but I noticed as I got in better shape by running, that I had better energy and
alertness on the lane. Many of the important movements in bowling are fine-motor skills, such
as the position of the arm and wrist. Flexibility exercises, such as stretching before and after
the match, helped me fine-tune those subtle movements.
Golf: Strength is required to hold the body for proper delivery and power the ball across the
course. So it was important for me to do some resistance exercises that focused on upper,
lower, and core body strength. I also added cardiovascular endurance training. While golf
isn’t usually cardiovascularly demanding, I noticed as I got in better shape by running, that I
had better energy and alertness on the course. Many of the important movements in golf are
fine-motor skills, such as the position of the arm and wrist. Flexibility exercises, such as
stretching before and after golfing, helped me fine-tune those subtle movements.
#2a Sample Answer: I would like to improve my bowling average from a 130 to a 160. To do
this, I think I need to focus on muscular strength and enhancing flexibility. Specifically, I am
going to add two strength-training workouts to my schedule to increase my leg and arm
strength. In addition, I am going to practice the basic movements of bowling to increase the
muscle memory of the moves. I’ll also add more flexibility training with yoga.
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Part 6: Bowling Proof of Participation
This section allows you to document your participation in bowling activities. You must complete
and document 50 hours of participation in bowling. You will staple your proof of participation
directly to the exam.
Bring the following to the exam:
• 10 of your bowling scorecards
• 10 of your bowling receipts
• Your completed activity log of your bowling activities, including your goals and the steps
you took to achieve those goals. See the template on the next page.
Part 7: Golf Proof of Participation
This section allows you to document your participation in golf activities. You must complete and
document 50 hours of participation in golf. You will staple your proof of participation directly to
the exam.
Bring the following to the exam:
• 10 of your golf scorecards
• 10 of your golf receipts
• Your completed activity log of your golf activities, including your goals and the steps
you took to achieve those goals. See the template on the next page.
For Parts 6 and 7, you will receive 5 points each for submitting required receipts and
scorecards. Your activity logs will be scored according to the following rubric, for a
maximum possible total of 10 points each.
Mostly
Incomplete
(1 pt.)
Student has made
a limited
attempt to
demonstrate
active
participation in
required
activities.
Activity Log Rubric
Partial
Adequate
Mostly
Completeness
Completeness
Complete
(2 pts.)
(5 pts.)
(8 pts.)
Weak
Log is generally
Log is well
organization of
organized with
organized with
log. Descriptions
brief
descriptions that
are lacking or
descriptions that
outline active
inadequate to
demonstrate
participation in
demonstrate
participation in
activities.
active
the activities.
participation in
activities.
Complete
(10 pts.)
Log is well
organized with
detailed
descriptions that
clearly outline
active
participation in
activities.
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Activity Log
Student Name:
Sport: Bowling
Goals:
Date
Page ___ of ___ Time
Description of Activity
Progress Toward
Goals
Reflections on Activity
Activity Log
Student Name:
Sport: Golf
Goals:
Date
Page ___ of ___ Time
Description of Activity
Progress Toward
Goals
Reflections on Activity
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Activity Log
Student Name: John Doe
Sport: Bowling
Goals: 1. To increase the accuracy of my throw. 2. To increase my average score by 5%. 3. To practice my swing and footwork.
Date
6/3 Time
Description of Activity
30 minutes Practiced my swing and footwork. Progress Toward
Goals
I am just beginning, but making progress on my third goal. Reflections on Activity
I enjoy this kind of practice. We will see if it results in improvements when I play my next game. Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample
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Activity Log
Student Name: John Doe
Sport: Golf Goals: 1. To increase the length of my drives from an average of 150 yards to 240 yards. 2. To increase the accuracy of my putts so that 2 out of 5 putts go into the hole. 3. To keep my ball out of the bunker for at least 9 holes. 4. To stay focused before all swings. 1 hour Practiced my drives at a driving range. Progress Toward
Goals
Towards the end of the hour my drives became slightly longer. Date
5/26 Time
Description of Activity
Reflections on Activity
I am concentrating on staying focused so that I can hit the ball farther. I am able to focus pretty well, but it is really hard to hit the ball 240 yards. Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample
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