LESSON ! 1. Willie is looking for a ball for use in bowling his first game.

He begins by locating the racks of house balls and checking the weights stamped on them. Being an average guy, he is looking for a ball that weighs ? ? ? ? a. ten to twelve pounds ???? b. twelve to fourteen pounds c. fourteen to sixteen pounds d. eight to ten pounds 2. Katie has chosen a ball that weighs fourteen pounds. Now, she needs to check the finger holes for the proper fit. Katie has decided to use the conventional grip and needs to be able to insert her fingers to ? ? ? ? a. midway between the first and second joints ???? b. the first joint c. the second joint d. the third joint 3. Willie brought along a pencil to help him find a ball that fits him properly. He inserts his thumb and fingers into the ball and lets it hang by his side. He tries to insert the pencil under the palm of the hand holding the ball. He knows that the span is correct if the pencil ? ? ? ? a. will not fit under his palm ???? b. fits snugly under his palm c. slips easily from one side of his hand to the other under his palm d. point only can fit under his palm 4. Casey has decided to bowl using a four-step approach. He needs to determine where to stand in relation to the foul line. He stands at the foul line with his back to the alley bed and paces off _____________ normal walking steps. ? ? ? ? a. three ???? b. four c. four and one-half d. five 5. Tricia wants to use a straight ball delivery. She practices swinging the ball in a pendulum motion, keeping her thumb at the _____________ o'clock position throughout. ? ? ? ? a. ten ???? b. twelve c. nine d. one 6. Katie is retrieving her ball from the ball return rack. To avoid fatigue and

a smashed finger she is ? ? ? ? a. facing the pins and using both hands, one placed on either side of ???? the ball b. facing the return rack and using both hands, one placed in front and one behind the ball c. placing the fingers in the holes and lifting the ball d. using the left hand to lift the ball and resting the right hand 7. Katie is helping Casey coordinate his hands and feet for the four-step approach. As he takes his first step on his right foot, she watches to make sure that he simultaneously pushes the ball ? ? ? ? a. out, up, and then down ???? b. straight out c. forward and slightly downward d. out and slightly upward 8. Casey continues his approach. He is taking his third step while the ball is reaching the highest point of the backswing. Katie is watching the backswing to be sure that his arm is pulled ? ? ? ? a. somewhat behind the body ???? b. somewhat to the right c. somewhat to the left d. straight forward and straight back 9. Tricia is rolling a straight ball and Willie is rolling a hook ball. They are both right-handed bowlers assuming a stance on the right side of the approach and aiming at the range finders (arrows). They are both trying to roll the ball over the ? ? ? ? a. second arrow from the left ???? b. first arrow from the right c. second arrow from the right d. third arrow from the right 10. Willie has decided that rolling a hook ball is the best type of delivery for him. He takes his stance and checks his thumb and ring finger positions before he takes the first step of his approach. He is making sure that his thumb is at the _____________ o'clock position throughout. ? ? ? ? a. ten ???? b. twelve c. nine d. one 11. As Casey begins his fourth step, the sliding step, his arm swings past the right side of his body and the ball swings outward and upward toward the pins. As he releases the ball,

? ? ? ? a. his thumb comes out at the same time as his fingers ???? b. his thumb comes out first, followed by the fingers c. his fingers come out first, followed by the thumb d. his ring finger comes out first, followed by the other finger and thumb 12. Tricia keeps setting off the foul line indicator. In an attempt to correct this, she makes sure that she ? ? ? ? a. turns her sliding foot inward so that it will not slide across the foul ???? line b. releases the ball in back of the foul line c. releases the ball next to her sliding foot d. releases the ball in front of the foul line on the alley bed 13. Willie's hook ball has been hitting the strike pocket quite consistently. However, on this release the ball seems to have topspin and misses the pocket. He analyzes his approach and decides that he mistakenly ? ? ? ? a. released his thumb first ???? b. released his fingers a split second after his thumb c. twisted his wrist as he released the ball d. placed his thumb to the left of the twelve o'clock position 14. Tricia has decided to bowl a straight ball. The best place for her to hit the pins in order to bowl a strike is the ? ? ? ? a. 1-3 pocket high on the 3 pin ???? b. 1-2 pocket c. 1-3 pocket high on the 1 pin d. 1 pin 15. After successfully rolling the hook ball, Casey decides to try rolling a curve ball. He moves his stance on the approach to the ? ? ? ? a. far right dots ???? b. center dots c. far left dots d. dot just right of the center 16. Katie has just released the ball. As it begins to roll toward the pins, her hand follows through in an upward motion toward the ? ? ? ? a. left shoulder ???? b. right knee c. waist d. right ear 17. Casey experiments with the straight, hook, curve, and backup balls. He discovers the ball with the widest sweeping arc to be the

? ? ? ? a. curve ball ???? b. straight ball c. backup ball d. hook ball 18. Willie, a right-handed bowler, begins his approach on the right side of the lane. Abe, a left-handed bowler, also tries the approach from the right side of the lane but is unsuccessful in rolling a strike. He decides that because he is a left-handed bowler, he will need to move his stance to the ? ? ? ? a. center dot ???? b. far left dot c. far right dot d. dot just right of the center 19. Katie is attempting to throw a hook ball, but her wrist rotates clockwise instead of remaining straight and firm, resulting in the thumb being released at the one o'clock position. This changes the hook ball into ? ? ? ? a. a straight ball ???? b. a curve ball c. a backup ball d. an exaggerated hook ball 20. Abe is a left-handed bowler. He has watched Willie bowl right-handed and score a strike by hitting the 1-3 pocket. Abe hits the 1-3 pocket with his straight ball, but can't get a strike. He decides to change his target to the ? ? ? ? a. 1-2 pocket high on the 1 pin ???? b. 1 pin c. 1-3 pocket high on the 1 pin d. 1-2 pocket high on the 2 pin