1. When would you perform a cut-back?
when you are placed out on the open face of the wave
on the lip of the wave
when you are in right in the curl of the wave
2. What type of surfboard tail shape wold be the most manoeuvrable?
pin
rounded pin
fish
3. When paddling out past a surfer riding on a wave, do you paddle?
to the outside
to the inside
directly at the surfer
4. What wind direction is best for surfing?
cross shore
off shore
on shore
5. When turning a surfboard, how do you apply pressure?
on your forehand, through your knees and toes
on your backhand, through your knees and toes
on your forehand, through your knees and heels
6. Where is the rail saver found?
tail of the surfboard
on the sides of the surfboard
attached to the legrope
7. What do you do if you have taken off on a wave and there are other surfers in your line of surfing?
whistle and wave your hands
sit up and push back on the surfboard
jump off the board
8. If you are surfing a left hand wave and you are goofy, are you surfing?
forehand
backhand
depends on the size of the wave
9. A wave that is walling up is?
breaking perfectly
about to close out
hitting rocks or headland
10. What can go wrong when performing a re-entry?
the spray is too small
you lose your fins
your rails do not catch in the lip of the wave
11. What is a thruster?
three fin surfboard
a special surfing manoeuvre
style of take off that helps you catch the wave
12. How do you guide the surfboard when turning?
with the back foot
with the front foot
using both feet
13. What is the best way to bail?
in front of the wave near the impact zone
doesn't matter, up to personal preference
underneath and through the back of the wave
14. Which type of surf break produces the most consistent waves, on a regular basis?
beach break
point break
river mouth break
15. Which method would you use to negotiate large to medium, broken waves?
paddle through
duck dive
seal slice
16. Which is generally the best place to enter the water and get out to the waves?
over a sandbank
through the whitewater
in a rip
17. Which type of wetsuit stiching lets in the most water?
blindsitch
flatlock
liquid seal
18. Which tide usually produces the better size waves?
incoming
outgoing
either
19. Which type of weather system does not generally produce waves?
low pressure
high pressure
cyclones / typhoons
20. What type of rip-current is the least useful for intermediate
surfers?
running along the shore
running in along the side of a point break
running out from the shore to the sea
