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Praxis II Physical Education Exam Prep - Question List

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111.
When encouraging children to integrate healthy eating practices and patterns into their everyday lives, it is best to emphasize that healthy eating habits:
  1. Eliminate physical stress by stimulating growth hormone production.
  2. Reduce the need for rest and sleep, leaving more time for play and school activities.
  3. Help prevent both short- and long-term health problems such as colds, dental cavities, and obesity.
  4. Increase cardiorespiratory efficiency without exercise, leading to improved stamina.
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112.
To address the developmental levels of middle and high school students, many secondary fitness education programs use a skills-based approach. In this type of approach, the main overall goal is to provide students with:
  1. Sufficient practice opportunities in one or two movement forms in order to develop high levels of proficiency in those areas.
  2. An overview of how external factors (e.g., peers, family, media, environmental conditions) affect personal health and fitness.
  3. The knowledge and strategies that are essential for improving fitness and maintaining lifelong physical activity.
  4. Information about how to locate, access, and use health-related resources.
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113.
The goals of an elementary physical education program include promoting students' sense of self-worth and perception of physical competence, as well as fostering their appreciation and enjoyment of group and team games. These goals are specifically designed to address which area of student development?
  1. Social-emotional development
  2. Intellectual development.
  3. Motor development.
  4. Moral development.
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114.
Which of the following best describes a significant challenge in secondary physical education programs?
  1. Providing genuine field experiences for pre-service teachers seeking certification in physical education.
  2. Providing adequate time and activities to encourage students to adopt a lasting ethic of physical activity.
  3. Locating contemporary curriculum models designed to promote healthy and active lifestyles.
  4. Distinguishing between physical activities for secondary programs and middle school programs.
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115.
In a school–community collaboration, a local fitness facility agrees to offer high school students free passes to the facility after they receive related fitness instruction in a physical education class. Which of the following best describes a primary advantage of this type of collaboration?
  1. Previewing the facility improves chances that students will continue to use it, which benefits both the facility and students.
  2. The arrangement generates goodwill between the facility and local businesses owned by students' families.
  3. The facility provides a less stressful environment for students who are self-conscious about body composition.
  4. The collaboration allows physical education teachers to reallocate time usually spent on fitness to other instructional areas.
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