Swim Instructor

1. What is the greatest fear children have when trying to put their face in the water?

Fear of Suffication

Fear of Falling

Fear of Strangers

Fear of Seperation

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3. Where is the center of buoyancy?

Chest

Head

Legs

Arms

4. What is the title of level 1?

Floating and Kicking

Water Comfort

Learn to Swim

Rolling and Breathing

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9. What is the most common mistake in the rollover breath?

They do not know which way to roll

They can not make it to their back

They can not get off their back

They lift their head to breathe

10. How are parents expected to interact during a pre-school lesson?

They should be in the water with the instructor and the child.

They should be at the edge of the pool deck with their feet in the water.

They should be sitting in view of the child during the lesson, but not interacting in the lesson.

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12. What is the most important skill in Learn to Swim?

Eyes underwater

Backfloating

Kicking

Rolling

Arm Propulsion

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15. How long will it take for my child to be water safe?

16 lessons

16 lessons if the child swims the recommended number of days

2 months

1 month

16. Which of the following skills denote a level 1 student?

Prone Glide – A hands forward, head down, floating glide with NO kick 10 times

Rhythmic Breathing – Comfortably go underwater 5 times in a row, exhaling underwater and inhaling above water.

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18. What law states that an external force is needed to get a body at rest to begin moving, to stop a moving body, and change the direction of a moving body?

Law of Inertia

Law of Action and Reaction

Law of Acceleration

Law of Levers

19. What is the title of level 3?

Kicking and Rolling

Rolling and Breathing

Arm Propulsion

Floating and Kicking

20. During which part(s) of the lesson should you try and keep the students moving as much as possible?

During the three minutes of passing

During the two minutes of games

During the wrap up

All of the above

21. True or False: We allow children 3 and under to wear disposable swim diaper.

True

False

22. What best describes the Swim Venture mission statement?

The best swim lessons imaginable

Qualilty guaranteed

The best swim lesson experience imaginable

Swim lessons you can trust

23. RDoes Swim Venture Guarantee Make Up Lessons?

Yes

No

24. Do we cancel lessons for bad weather?

When it rains

When the temperature is below 60

Never

When there is a lightning storm

25. What is Newton's third law of motion?

An object in motion tends to stay in motion

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

An object at rest tends to stay at rest

None of the above

26. What is the first skill taught in a level 1+2 class and why?

There is not a specific order of skills

Back floating, because a child can not breath unless they are on the top of the water face up

Kicking, because a child will need to kick to the surface of the water before they float

27. What is the title of level 2?

Survival Float

Rolling and Breathing

Floating and Kicking

Water Comfort

28. What do you do with a screaming child in a private class?

Let them get out

Keep teaching the lesson and let them cry

Tell them that if they pick up all the toys, they can get out

Tell them that you will let them have one toy each time they come out to you.

Both c and d

29. How do you correct a swimmer whose hips are sinking during their back float?

Tell them to put their feet down and chest up

Tell them to hold their breath

Move on to the next skill

Tell them to put their arms out

Tell them to kick their feet

30. If a child rolls to breathe and sinks, what skill do they need to work on?

Floating

Rolling

Kicking

Breathing

31. What is the most important concept required for successful floating?

Arms out

Strong kick

Keeping the head back

All of the above

32. A level 3 student should already know which of the following skills?

Jump in and roll to back

Use arms to change direction

Side-breath kicking

Streamline dolphin kick

33. Which is the most effective teaching method:

Verbal

Kinesthetic

Audio

Visual

34. Which of the following skills denotes a level 4 student?

35. What is the title of level 4?

Arm Propulsion

Rolling and Breathing

Stroke Refinement

Floating and Kicking

36. What are the 3 basic fears a child may face when learning to swim?

Separation anxiety, fear of water, fear of new people

Fear of falling, fear of suffocation, fear of water

Separation anxiety, fear of falling, fear of suffocation

Fear of water, fear of falling, fear of people

37. How many days per week does Swimventure recommend a 4 year old attend lessons?

As many days as possible

3-4 days per week

4-5 days per week

2-3 days per week

38. Floating and kicking are skills associated with which level?

1

2

3

4

39. When should you practice jumping in, survival floating and returning to the wall?

During the two minutes of group activities

Only on Graduation Day

Throughout the entire lesson

The last few minutes of class every day

40. Verbal reassurance and consistant hand holds are extremely helpful to students experiencing this fear.

Fear of Falling

Fear of Suffocation

Fear of Drowning

Separation Anxiety

41. How long should you practice passing at one time?

30 seconds

2-3 minutes

5 minutes

42. What equipment is needed to attend swim camp?

Swim fins and goggles

Suit and towel

Kickboard, fins, and goggles

Swim diaper

43. Should parents be visable during the lessons?

Yes, at all times

The parent can choose to stay or go

Parents should always hide as best possible to avoid causing a distraction

44. How does a parent report an absence?

Send an email to [email protected] prior to the missed lesson

Tell their instructor prior to their missed lesson

Tell the pool manager prior to their missed lesson

Go online to www.swimventure.com/makeups/ and report prior to their missed lesson.

45. How often should a 2 year old child attend swim lessons, ideally?

Twice per week

3-4 times per week

Once per week

5 days per week

46. Where do you place your hands when assisting a student with their back float?

One hand on their head and the other on their back.

Both hands on their back.

Both hands on their waist.

Both hands on their head.

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48. What is the most common kicking mistake?

Kicking too slow

Kicking to little

Bent knees

All of the above

49. What level would you require a child to jump in with their clothes on?

1

2

3

4

5

50. How much do we charge for a semi-private make up lesson?

We do not charge for make up lessons

We do not offer make up lessons

$10

$5

51. Where should you place your hands in order to help a child glide back to the wall?

On their hips

On their back

On their ankles

Under their arms

52. Which law states that the product of the force and force arm is equal to the product of the resistance and resistance arms.

Law of Inertia

Law of Action and Reaction

Law of Acceleration

Law of Levers

53. What law states that the change in speed of an object is dependent on the amount of force applied to it and the direction of that force?

Law of Inertia

Law of Action and Reaction

Law of Acceleration

Law of Levers

54. What skill denotes a level 3 swimmer?

Pop-up Breathing – A vertical pencil float to a pop-up breath with head back repeated 3 times