BAGONG SILANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tagkawayan I District
Physical Education & Health 3
1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION
Name: ____________________________ Score:___________
Grade & Section: _________________

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
_______1. Comes from the German word damson, which means “to stretch or “to drag”.
a. Dance b. Exercise c. Aerobic d. warm-up
_______2. It had been a major form of religious ritual and social expression within primitive culture.
a. Ancient Egypt b. Ancient Greece c. Cretan d. pre-historic Period
_______3. They used dance to perfect their military training which made excellent.
a. Ancient Egyptian b. Ancient Greece c. Cretan d. pre-historic Period
_______4. Dancers are noble (fin and honorable).
a. Ancient Egyptian b. Ancient Greece c. Cretan d. pre-historic Period
_______5. Theatrical entertainment was prohibited but still existed and was performed within church during religious
ceremonies.
a. Ancient Rome b. Ancient Greece c. Ancient Egyptd. pre-historic Period
_______6. Shamans as lead dancers acted as physicians and religious leaders and kept tribes healthy, prosperous
and safe.
a. Ancient Rome b. Ancient Greece c. Ancient Egyptd. pre-historic Period
_______7. Which of the following does not belong to the group as they perform dance?
a. King b. ignoble c. Priest d. Virgin dancers
_______8-10. Why dance is considered the mirror of the society?
I. it responds to historical and religious events
II. form of entertainment and display.
III. way of expression and reinforcing tribal unity
IV. it reflects social and political statements
a. I & IV b. II & III c. I, III, IV d. I, II, III
_______11. Age where ballet started in Italy.
a. Ancient Rome b. Ancient Greece c. Renaissance d. 20th Century
_______12. Involve intricate costuming and stage designing that also incorporated singing and acting as well as
dancing. It was often used as a court entertainment.
a. Masque Dancing b. ballet c. Classic Persian d. Merengue
_______13. Describe as the period of Dance Fever.
a. 16th and 17th Century b. 18th Century c. 20th Century d. 21st Century
_______14. Ballroom dances also emerged during this period like Cotillion, Polonaise, Quadrille, Waltz and Polka.
a. 16th and 17th Century b. 19th Century c. 20th Century d. 21st Century
_______15. Which of the following is NOT a dance emerge in the 20 th Century?
a. Jazz b. Contemporary c. Hip-Hop d. Cha-Cha
_______16. This is the area the performers occupy and where they move.
a. Body shapes b. Space c. Action d. Time
_______17. This refers to how the entire body is molded in space on the configuration of body parts.
a. Body shapes b. Space c. Action d. Time
_______18. unbalanced shape, movements of two sides of the body do not match or completely different from each
other.
a. Level b. focus c. asymmetrical d. symmetrical
_______19. Ana dance gracefully in a rhythmic manner. What element of dance is this?
a. Body shapes b. Space c. Action d. Time
_______20. The contestants were judge by answering the following questions. Was it wide, narrow, rounded, angular?
Was it symmetrical or asymmetrical? What element of dance is this?
a. Body shapes b. Group shapes c. single shapes d. body
 _______21. A modern dancer moves her body with a trace a curved line or an arc in space. What energy she
performed?
a. Suspended b. Swinging c. Vibratory d. Sustained
________22-24The Elements of Dance are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help to develop movement
skills and understand dance as an artistic practice. Which of the following are the words that are interrelated to one of the
elements which is ENERGY?
A. Force, duration, accent, attack, weight, tension
B. Tension, force, qualities, weight, flow, attack
C. Patterns, initiation, place, duration, Beat, tension
D. Speed, tempo, direction, weight, force, qualities
_______8. When the music started John dance gracefully and he made it “on the spot” as well as improvised
movement. What element is this?
a. Body shapes b. Space c. Action d. Time
_______26. A dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region.
a. Folkdance b. Cheer dance c. traditional dance d. street dance
_______27. The dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and
against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
a. Tinikling b. Itik-Itik c. Pandango d. Cariñosa
_______28. dance form created by imitating the “movements of a duck” such as wading, flying, and short steps and
splashing water on their backs like the ducks do.
a. Tinikling b. Itik-Itik c. Pandango d. Cariñosa
_______29. Itik-itik is a “mimetic” folk dance is said to have originated from the province of________.
a. Legazpi b. Cebu c. Siargao d. Surigao
_______30. Which is the correct counting of one step of Itik-itik dance ?
a. 8 times of 1, 2, 3. c. 6 times of 1, 2, 3
b. 8 times of 1, 2. d. 6 times of 1, 2
_______31. It refers to dance styles that have evolved outside of dance studios.
a. Folkdance b. Cheer dance c. traditional dance d. street dance
_______32. Also known as breaking or breakdancing is the first hip-hop dancing that originates from Black and Puerto
Rican youths in New York City during the early 1970’s.
A. Popping b. locking c. b-boying d. krumping
_______33. A basic hip-hop dance derived from the ancient Egyptian.
a. Tutting b. krumping c. waaking d. Shuffling
_______34. Ardie’s favorite movement in b-boying is footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor. What
particular movement is this?
a. Toprock b. downrock c. freeze d. power moves
_______35. Was popularized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon together with his crew, the Electric Boogaloos. It is
based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in a dancer’s body.
a. Popping b. locking c. b-boying d. krumping
_______36. A stylized posing with a fast-synchronized arm movement following beat of the music.
A. Tutting b. krumping c. waaking d. Shuffling
_______37. It performs in a fast heel-and toe action with a style suitable for various types of electronic music.
A. Tutting b. krumping c. waaking d. Shuffling
________38-40. Street dance is one of the most popular among other forms of dance. Which characteristics of street dance
made it unique from other dances?
a. It encourages individuality and originality where improvisation is the heart of it.
b. New moves can be developed and it might give birth to a new dance form.
c. It follows a common time signature.
d. It has variety of styles that might perform combining together or in a single style.