LAWN BOWL
TARGET GAMES
Health
TRUE OR FALSE
100

This is the small white ball that serves as the target in a game of lawn bowls. Players aim to get their bowls as close to it as possible.

JACK
100

A type of target game where the player aims without any defensive interference.

Unopposed

100

The ability to manage your schedule, responsibilities, and stress effectively.

Time management 


100

All forms of peer pressure lead to negative behaviors in adolescents.

False
200

This is the term for the curved path a bowl takes because of its shape and weight distribution.

BIAS
200

This unopposed game involves using a bow to shoot arrows at a circular target.

Archery
200

What term describes the influence peers have on encouraging positive habits like studying or joining clubs?

Positive peer pressure 

200

Adolescents experience mood swings only because of hormones.

False 

(Identifying multiple causes of emotional changes)

300

In a game of lawn bowls, how can placing your bowl behind the jack demonstrate strategic thinking?


A. It prepares for a possible jack movement and supports scoring later
B. It ensures your team automatically gains a point

It prepares for a possible jack movement and supports scoring later

300

This opposed game uses a small ball called a “jack,” and the goal is to roll your bowls closest to it.

Lawn bowl

300

What stage of human development is marked by rapid physical, emotional, and social changes, usually between the ages of 10 and 19?

Adolescents


300

Deep breathing, exercise, and journaling are examples of unhealthy stress coping mechanisms.

False 

400

After the end of a lawn bowls round, Team A has two bowls closer to the jack than any of Team B’s bowls. What does this reveal about Team A’s scoring strategy for that end?

A. They earn 1 point for placing a bowl near the jack
B. They score 2 points by outplacing both of Team B’s closest bowls

B. They score 2 points by outplacing both of Team B’s closest bowls

400

A player struggles to stay still during a lawn bowl delivery on uneven ground. What fitness component should they focus on improving?


Balance

400

What mental strategy involves changing the way you view a pressuring situation so that it becomes less stressful or threatening?

Cognitive reframing

400

Adolescents who learn to delay gratification are more likely to succeed in future personal and academic goals.

True 

Judging long-term benefits of self-control. 

(Gratification-

500

Team A and Team B both have bowls close to the jack. Team A’s closest bowl is 2 inches from the jack. Team B’s closest bowl is 3 inches away. What does this mean for scoring?
A. Team B scores 1 point
B. Team A scores 1 point
C. No team scores


B. Team A scores 1 point

500

A player in archery consistently hits the target but misses the center. What skill related component would most help improve their precision?

Coordination


500

Feeling stressed and tired from using too much technology is called

Technostress

500

Adolescents are incapable of showing empathy because they are too focused on themselves.

False 

While adolescents may sometimes seem self-focused due to developmental changes, they are very capable of understanding and sharing the feelings of others. In fact, empathy continues to develop during adolescence and is essential for building healthy relationships.

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