- Several students are having trouble getting a volleyball over the net, even with the net lowered. Which of the following modifications should the physical education teacher make to increase the success of the students?A. using a larger, lighter ballB. having all students stand right at the netC. using a smaller, heavier ballD. raising the net to normal height
- In order to safely attempt a handstand, which of the following skills should an individual master first?A. a roundoffB. a headstandC. a backward rollD. a handspring
- Songs that have historically been connected with manual labor and were used to help workers stay in unison as they completed their tasks are known as:A. work songs.B. common songs.C. folk songs.D. cowboy songs.
- An elementary school coach has several students in her class with asthma. Which of the following activities is important for her to do in order to include these students?A. Include a warm-up and cool-down activity with low intensity to lessen the likelihood of triggering exercise-induced asthma.B. Have students with asthma walk around the gym while the other students are playing competitive games.C. Make students with asthma use their inhalers before any activity.D. Students with asthma should not participate in physical activity.
- Adopting a healthy lifestyle is a topic that is increasing in popularity. Due to this trend, which of the following is now a physical education goal at elementary schools?A. Students are encouraged to join club team sports outside of school.B. Teachers focus on inspiring students to participate in physical activities throughout their lives.C. Teachers use paper tests in order to track student understanding of objectives.D. Students have more time for recess so that they are able to take part in physical activities.
- A teacher has students work in a group to create a podcast. Each student in the group has a specific job. One job is to cut and combine the pieces of the recording to create a podcast that has a clear flow.What is the title of this job?A. master carpenterB. directorC. sound editorD. stage manager
- Which of the following statements is true concerning the type of skill required to complete the activity?A. Students must have locomotor skills in order to dribble a ball.B. Students must have static balance skills in order to walk on a balance beam.C. Students must have dynamic balance skills in order to ride a bicycle.D. Students must have manipulative skills in order to bend down and touch their toes.
- Having kindergarten students practice using various locomotor skills to move in open space without bumping or falling into others best demonstrates which of the following?A. biomechanical principlesB. spatial awarenessC. manipulative skillsD. force
- A music teacher in a large city has noticed that their students have not experienced live performances by choirs, symphonic bands, or orchestras. A. What is a good strategy for the teacher to use in order to give their students an opportunity to experience live performances?A. The teacher can contact local performing groups and inquire if they will come to the school at little to no cost to perform for students.B. The teacher can show videos of orchestras playing a concert.C. The teacher can submit a grant application for the following school year to fund a field trip to a live orchestra, symphonic band, or choir concert.D. The teacher can request funding from the school administration to take a field trip to the next orchestra concert.
- The genre of rock and roll combines music from which two genres?A. blues and countryB. country and jazzC. symphonic band and countryD. jazz and blues
- The main difference between a composer and a conductor is that:A. a composer creates the music and a conductor directs an ensemble to rehearse and perform the music.B. a conductor creates the music and a composer directs an ensemble to rehearse and perform the music.C. a composer works with a piano and a conductor works with a baton.D. a conductor works with a baton and a composer works with a piano.
- A theatre teacher wants to collaborate with a social studies teacher for an upcoming unit of study. What would be an appropriate unit of collaboration for the two subjects?A. Students create a multimedia presentation on a historical event.B. Students work in two different groups, with one group performing a play and the other group creating historically accurate advertisement posters for the play.C. Students design historically accurate costumes for the period they are studying.D. Students research a historical figure and then dress, speak, and act like the person for an interview in class.
- A fourth-grade teacher is sharing important landmarks with their students, such as the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and Mount Rushmore. Which of the following is the best way for the teacher to incorporate visual arts literacy into the study of the important landmarks?A. Students could write a story about what it would be like to see the important landmarks in person.B. Students could make flashcards of the important landmarks and quiz each other using the flashcards.C. Students could take a spelling test about how to spell the names of the important landmarks.D. Students could recreate elements of the important landmarks but change a key element or principle of the landmark, such as the color or patterns present on the landmark.
- What is the main benefit of fourth-grade students studying works of art depicting historical events?A. Students will be able to see the art from different periods in history.B. Students will develop an appreciation for artwork.C. Students will be able to see what emphasis the artists place on different elements of the artwork.D. Teachers will be able to vary their presentation material outside of the textbook.
- When assessing students' abdominal strength and endurance, which of the following assessment measures is best?A. modified pull-upB. flexed arm hangC. curl-upD. 90° push-up
- Which of the following fiber art lessons would provide students the best opportunity to create an original artwork that clearly communicates an action related to the Underground Railroad?A. Students weave strips of fabric or yarn into a garment that is similar to a dress worn by slaves during the Underground Railroad.B. Students weave strips of fabric or yarn to replicate agricultural items.C. Students weave strips of fabric or yarn into a quilt that displays a map.D. Students weave strips of fabric or yarn into a train conductor's uniform pattern.
- Coach Keys is doing an activity with her fourth-grade physical education students. She has each student pair up with a peer to complete the activity. First student A will stand with their feet together, and student B will attempt to gently push student A off balance. Then student A will move their feet shoulders-width apart and student B will again lightly touch their partner in the same manner. Students then will swap places and repeat the activity. At the end of the activity Coach Keys leads a discussion about in which position it was easier to maintain balance.This activity is teaching which concept below?A. Changing the speed of a movement alters stability.B. Balance is improved if you widen your base.C. Raising your center of gravity increases balance.D. Students can control their own force.
- If a music teacher wants their choir to get louder as they sing, the teacher should teach the concept of:A. diminuendo.B. rallentando.C. ritardando.D. crescendo.
- Which would be an effective method for a physical education teacher to detect motor performance errors in a first grader who is having difficulty skipping?A. teaching the student how to skip properlyB. addressing the entire class on correct skipping formC. observing the student's movements carefully to determine errorsD. having another student demonstrate skipping for the student having difficulty to observe
- Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti are part of the:A. Orff system.B. Italian singing syllable system.C. solfège system.