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The questionnaire aims to understand levels of physical activity in elementary school children over the past week across different settings like spare time, PE classes, recess, after school and weekends.

The questionnaire aims to understand levels of physical activity in elementary school children over the past week across different settings like spare time, PE classes, recess, after school and weekends.

The questionnaire asks about physical activities like sports, dance, games, and other activities that increase heart rate and make the legs feel tired like running, jumping, swimming etc.

Physical Activity Questionnaire (Elementary School)

Name:_________________________ Age:___________

Sex: M_______ F_______ Grade:__________

Teacher:_______________________

We are trying to find out about your level of physical activity from the last 7 days (in the last
week). This includes sports or dance that make you sweat or make your legs feel tired, or games
that make you breathe hard, like tag, skipping, running, climbing, and others.

Remember:
1. There are no right and wrong answers — this is not a test.
2. Please answer all the questions as honestly and accurately as you can — this is very
important.

1. Physical activity in your spare time: Have you done any of the following activities in the past
7 days (last week)? If yes, how many times? (Mark only one circle per row.)

7 times
No 1-2 3-4 5-6 or more

Skipping ..............................................
Rowing/canoeing ................................
In-line skating .....................................
Tag ......................................................
Walking for exercise ..........................
Bicycling ............................................
Jogging or running ..............................
Aerobics ..............................................
Swimming ..........................................
Baseball, softball ................................
Dance ..................................................
Football ...............................................
Badminton ..........................................
Skateboarding .....................................
Soccer .................................................
Street hockey ......................................
Volleyball ...........................................
Floor hockey .......................................
Basketball ...........................................
Ice skating ...........................................
Cross-country skiing ...........................
Ice hockey/ringette .............................
Other:
_________________________...........
_________________________...........
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2. In the last 7 days, during your physical education (PE) classes, how often were you very active
(playing hard, running, jumping, throwing)? (Check one only.)

I don’t do PE .....................................................…...
Hardly ever ..............................................................
Sometimes ...............................................................
Quite often ...............................................................
Always .....................................................................

3. In the last 7 days, what did you do most of the time at recess? (Check one only.)

Sat down (talking, reading, doing schoolwork)……


Stood around or walked around ...............................
Ran or played a little bit ..........................................
Ran around and played quite a bit ...........................
Ran and played hard most of the time .....................

4. In the last 7 days, what did you normally do at lunch (besides eating lunch)? (Check one
only.)

Sat down (talking, reading, doing schoolwork).…...


Stood around or walked around ...............................
Ran or played a little bit ..........................................
Ran around and played quite a bit ...........................
Ran and played hard most of the time .....................

5. In the last 7 days, on how many days right after school, did you do sports, dance, or play
games in which you were very active? (Check one only.)

None .................................................................……
1 time last week .......................................................
2 or 3 times last week ..............................................
4 times last week .....................................................
5 times last week .....................................................

6. In the last 7 days, on how many evenings did you do sports, dance, or play games in which
you were very active? (Check one only.)

None ........................................................................
1 time last week .......................................................
2 or 3 times last week ..............................................
4 or 5 last week ........................................................
6 or 7 times last week ..............................................

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7. On the last weekend, how many times did you do sports, dance, or play games in which you
were very active? (Check one only.)

None ........................................................................
1 time .......................................................................
2 — 3 times .............................................................
4 — 5 times .............................................................
6 or more times ........................................................

8. Which one of the following describes you best for the last 7 days? Read all five statements
before deciding on the one answer that describes you.

A. All or most of my free time was spent doing things that involve little
physical effort .................................................................................................…………

B. I sometimes (1 — 2 times last week) did physical things in my free time


(e.g. played sports, went running, swimming, bike riding, did aerobics) .......…………

C. I often (3 — 4 times last week) did physical things in my free time ..........………..

D. I quite often (5 — 6 times last week) did physical things in my free time ………...

E. I very often (7 or more times last week) did physical things in my free time ……..

9. Mark how often you did physical activity (like playing sports, games, doing dance, or any
other physical activity) for each day last week.
Little Very
None bit Medium Often often

Monday ..........................
Tuesday .........................
Wednesday ....................
Thursday ........................
Friday .............................
Saturday .........................
Sunday ...........................

10. Were you sick last week, or did anything prevent you from doing your normal physical
activities? (Check one.)

Yes ...................................................……
No ............................................................

If Yes, what prevented you? __________________________________

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Reference:

The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and Adolescents (PAQ-A)

Kowalski, K., Crocker, P., & Donen, R. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) and
Adolescents (PAQ-A) Manual. College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan.

Kent C. Kowalski, Ph.D.


College of Kinesiology
University of Saskatchewan

Peter R. E. Crocker, Ph.D.


School of Human Kinetics
University of British Columbia

Rachel M. Donen, Bsc. Honours


College of Kinesiology
University of Saskatchewan

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