Subtest III

Question 0

Elementary school PE classes may incorporate which of the following activities?
A. Swimming, water ballet, kayaking, fishing
B. Juggling, stilt walking, unicycle riding, and tightrope walking.
C. Tennis, golf, fencing, and croquet.
D. All of the above.

Answer 0

D. All of the above

Question 1

Teaches children about body shapes, body parts, and relationships.

Answer 1

Body awareness

Question 2

Refers to personal and shared space, & the body in relation to dimensions in space.

Answer 2

Space awareness

Question 3

Awareness of the way the body moves: speed, rhythm, force, and coordination

Answer 3

Effort awareness

Question 4

Indicates the movement of the body from one place to another.

Answer 4

Locomotor skills

Question 5

Two students tossing a ball back and forth have to throw, catch, balance, adjust force/speed, and gauge distance. It’s the teachers job to…

Answer 5

Help them become aware of all of those components and to assess their progress.

Question 6

FITT = basic principles of exercise

Answer 6

Frequency of exercise
Intensity of exercise
Type of exercise
Time spent exercising

Question 7

Body composition, cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, muscle strength, flexibility

Answer 7

Health-related components

Question 8

Agility, balance, coordination, power, speed, reaction time

Answer 8

Skill-related components

Question 9

Math & PE

Answer 9

Hurrying to form groups in the number called out by the teacher

Question 10

Science & PE

Answer 10

Using weights to balance bottles and then attempting to knock them down

Question 11

History & PE

Answer 11

Jousting, Native American hand wrestling, capoeira, lacrosse

Question 12

Language arts and PE

Answer 12

Creating words or sentences while throwing and catching a ball

Question 13

Which of the following is not an example of effort awareness? 
A. Timing a run
B. Checking your heart rate
C. Serving a volleyball 
D. Walking on a balance beam

Answer 13

B. Checking your heart rate, because it is body awareness but requires no exertion

Question 14

Basic skills acquired by children in the early stages of development using the large muscle groups, including walking, climbing, and throwing.

Answer 14

Gross motor skills

Question 15

Sometimes referred to as hand skills, because they are skills you can perform with your hands. Ex: babies first reach for things, then learn to grasp, then later learn to hold and carry

Answer 15

Fine motor skills

Question 16

Which activity would most challenge a person's fine motor skills? 
A. Bowling
B. Basketball 
C. Origami 
D. Swimming

Answer 16

C. Origami, because fine motor skills are “hand skills” aka using your hands

Question 17

Which of the flowing would most likely be considered poor sportsmanship?
A. A baseball player loudly cheering a home run by a member of his team
B. A foot team captain designating player positions based on her team members’ strengths
C. A skilled soccer player scoring as many goals as she can to ensure her team’s win.
D. A basketball player consistently blocking an opponent’s attempt to shoot baskets.

Answer 17

C. A skilled soccer player scoring as many goals as she can to ensure her team’s win. A soccer player taking it upon herself to score all or most of the goals indicates she’s not giving her teammates the same opportunity.

Question 18

A child whose locomotor skills are slower to develop night be the last one in his peer group to be able to:
A. Use scissors
B. Hop on one foot
C. Write the alphabet 
D. Make a noise like a train

Answer 18

B. Hopping on one foot. Locomotor skills refer to the movement of the body

Question 19

In order to effect positive changes to the body through exercise, it is best to:
A. Stop before you are out of breath.
B. Exercise for at least one hour.
C. Work to the point of exhaustion.
D. Push yourself slightly farther than you’ve gone before.

Answer 19

D. Push yourself slightly farther than you’ve gone before.

Question 20

In general PE classes, students should usually be grouped:
A. By gender, because there will be less discomfort and embarrassment.
B. According to ski level, to keep activities moving at a steady pace and to prevent boredom.
C. In a variety of ways, to promote equality and interaction.
D. Randomly, because it is the most fair.

Answer 20

C. In a variety of ways, to promote equality and interaction. This is best for teachers to try and make the groups as heterogeneous as possible.

Question 21

Approx. what percentage of carbohydrates, protein, and fats would make up the healthiest diet? 
A. 50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fats
B. 75% protein, 15% carbs, 10% fats
C. 50% carbs, 45% protein, 5% fats
D. 50% fats, 25% carbs, 25% protein

Answer 21

C. 50% carbs, 45% protein, 5% fats. A well balanced diet should have a more even balance of carbohydrates, for energy, and protein, for strength, with a small % allowed for healthy fats as in avocados and some nuts.

Question 22

Jean Piaget & cognitive development

Answer 22

• learning happens as people adapt to their environments. FRAMEWORK & SCHEMA.
• in new situations, you apply what you already know, and if that doesn’t work, you figure out something else based on what’s new or what’s different about it. ADAPTATION.