Surfing Knowledge

Basic Surfing Knowledge Assessment

Instructional Assessment

Please answer these questions after you have read through the instructional content document . You are not to use the instructional content document to answer these questions.

1. What is the safest way to fall off of the surfboard to avoid injury?

A. Dive off, head and hands first

B. Fall backwards

C. Try to land on your feet

D. Fall towards the front of the board

2. You wake up at 5am to check the surf report. The report states that the waves are triple overhead. Which board will you want to use?

A. Longboard

B. Gun

C. Shortboard

D. Fish

3. How high are waves that are described as triple overhead?

A. 5ft

B. 10ft

C.12ft

D. 14ft

E. 18ft

4. When you stand on your surfboard, you can choose to face right or left. Which stance listed below is correct:

A. Right = Regular and Left = Goofy

B. Right = Goofy and Left = Regular

C. Right = Regular and Left = Irregular

D. Right = Irregular and Left = Regular

5. Paddling can be described asan activity that:

A. Is not that important because you will be surfing not swimming

B. Requires a lot of stamina

C. Is easy to do as a beginner and requires little conditioning

D. In not important once you are out in the lineup where the waves are breaking

6. Today is your first time surfing. The best place for you to start out is: (Choose all that apply).

A. A non-crowded area designated for surfing

B. A crowded surfing area

C. A spot based on a lifeguards’ recommendation

D. Near a jetty or pier

7. You have just finished surfing and decide to go for a swim. Once you are in the water, you take one step too far and cannot touch the bottom. You realize that you are being pulled away from shore and are caught in a rip current. What do you do? (Select all that apply.)

A. Call for help

B. Swim towards shore

C. Relax

D. Swim parallel towards the jetty

E. Swim parallel towards the crashing waves

8. Today is your first time surfing. As a beginner, you will want to surf in waves that are:

A. Ankle high

B. Waist high

C. Head high

D. Overhead

9. Which of the following is a rule of surfing etiquette?

A. It is ok to surf alone as long as you can swim

B. Try to “drop in” on other surfers if they get in your way

C. If you cannot control your board, let it go

D. Respect the local surfers

10. A 6/4 mm thickness wetsuit is designed for which water temperature:

A. below 50 degrees fahrenheit

B. 50-60 degrees fahrenheit

C. 60-70 degree fahrenheit

D. 70+ degrees fahrenheit

11. A spring suit is designed to:

A. Be worn in the spring

B. Cover your hands and feet

C. Include a hood

D. Cover you as a t-shirt and shorts would

E. Be worn in water below 45 degrees fahrenheit

12. Before taking your surfboard into the water, you need to put a coating of wax on it to:

A. Prevent a rash caused from the surfboard material

B. Help your surfboard glide through the water
C. Create traction for your feet
D. Protect your surfboard from the destructive properties of salt water and UV rays

13. The longboard can be described as:

A. A surfboard that is around the rider’s height and used to ride smaller waves

B. A surfboard that is wider and thicker than your average shortboard and C. is the most popular competitive board used today.

D. A long thin surfboard used to ride large waves

E. A surfboard that is 3 feet taller than the rider

14. Which board is ideal for beginners?

A. Gun

B. Mini Mal

C. Shortboard

D. Fish

15. You and your friends want to do some surf training on a calm, flat day (no waves). You decide to have a race to see who can paddle from one pier to the next. Which board will move the fastest, assuming everyone has the same paddling ability?

A. Longboard

B. Shortboard

C. Fish

D. Mini Mal

16. Surfing first became popular in the United States after the hit TV show Gidget was released in the 1950’s. Which surfboard was primarily used during this time?

A. Longboard

B. Shortboard

C. Fish

D. Mini Mal

17. Identify the following surfboards by writing the correct name next to each board:

A.____

B. ______

C.______________
D. __________

E.________________

18. You are going surfing on a cloudy day. The water is almost 80 degrees fahrenheit. Which type of wetsuit would you wear?

A. Rash Guard

            B. Spring Suit 3/2 mm
            C. Full Suit 3/2 mm
            D. Full Suit 4/3 mm

19. Which type surfboard is used in professional competition?

            A. Shortboard
            B. Longboard
            C. Fish
            D. Mini-Mal

20. What length is a Mini Mal?

            A.   4-5 ft in length
            B.   7-9 ft in length
            C.   6-7 ft in length
            D.   9+ ft in length

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