CSET: PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SUBTEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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1. According to the Principles of Motor Learning, which of the following describes the "Part-Whole
Method"?
a) Practicing the entire skill from start to finish without breaks.
b) Breaking a complex skill into smaller parts and then combining them.
c) Practicing in a random order to enhance long-term retention.
d) Focusing solely on the cognitive understanding of the skill.
ANSWER: b) Breaking a complex skill into smaller parts and then combining them.
2. During which stage of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development do children begin to think logically
about concrete events?
a) Sensorimotor
b) Preoperational
c) Concrete Operational
d) Formal Operational
ANSWER: c) Concrete Operational
3. The FITT principle, used for creating exercise prescriptions, stands for:
a) Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
b) Flexibility, Interval, Training, Tenacity
c) Fast, Intermediate, Tempo, Total
d) Force, Inertia, Torque, Tension
ANSWER: a) Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of the "Associative Stage" of Fitts and Posner's Stages of
Learning?
a) The learner is focused on "what to do" and makes many errors.
b) The learner refines the skill, makes fewer errors, and can detect some of their own mistakes.
,c) The skill is automatic and the performer can focus on environmental cues.
d) The learner relies heavily on visual feedback.
ANSWER: b) The learner refines the skill, makes fewer errors, and can detect some of their own mistakes.
5. The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement is known as:
a) Agility
b) Balance
c) Coordination
d) Reaction Time
ANSWER: c) Coordination
6. According to the Social Development Theory, learning is primarily a social process according to which
theorist?
a) Jean Piaget
b) Lev Vygotsky
c) Abraham Maslow
d) Erik Erikson
ANSWER: b) Lev Vygotsky
7. The "Overload Principle" in fitness states that:
a) To improve fitness, one must work harder than their normal routine.
b) One should never push beyond their current fitness level.
c) Specific exercises produce specific adaptations.
d) Fitness gains are lost when training stops.
ANSWER: a) To improve fitness, one must work harder than their normal routine.
8. Which of the following is a closed motor skill?
a) Kicking a soccer ball during a game
b) Throwing a pass to a receiver who is running a route
,c) Performing a gymnastics routine on the balance beam
d) Hitting a baseball pitched by a pitcher
ANSWER: c) Performing a gymnastics routine on the balance beam
9. The cephalocaudal pattern of development describes:
a) Development from the head downward.
b) Development from the center of the body outward.
c) The progression from gross motor skills to fine motor skills.
d) The development of logical thought.
ANSWER: a) Development from the head downward.
10. Which health-related component of fitness is defined as the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood
vessels to supply oxygen to the muscles during sustained physical activity?
a) Muscular Strength
b) Muscular Endurance
c) Cardiovascular Endurance
d) Flexibility
ANSWER: c) Cardiovascular Endurance
11. A teacher who provides cues, demonstrations, and physical guidance is acting as a scaffold, a concept
most closely associated with:
a) Bandura's Social Learning Theory
b) Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development
c) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
d) Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
ANSWER: b) Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development
12. The "Principle of Specificity" suggests that:
a) Training must be consistent to see results.
, b) Training benefits are specific to the body systems and muscles used.
c) Everyone responds to exercise in the same way.
d) The body adapts to a wide range of stimuli.
ANSWER: b) Training benefits are specific to the body systems and muscles used.
13. Which of the following is an example of a non-locomotor skill?
a) Running
b) Hopping
c) Twisting
d) Sliding
ANSWER: c) Twisting
14. According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which level must be met before an individual
can focus on self-esteem?
a) Physiological Needs
b) Safety Needs
c) Love and Belongingness
d) All of the above
ANSWER: d) All of the above
15. The ability to change the position of the body in space with speed and accuracy is called:
a) Speed
b) Power
c) Agility
d) Coordination
ANSWER: c) Agility
16. Which of the following best describes "body awareness" in movement concepts?
a) Knowing where the body is in relation to objects and other people.
100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS| LATEST UPDATE
1. According to the Principles of Motor Learning, which of the following describes the "Part-Whole
Method"?
a) Practicing the entire skill from start to finish without breaks.
b) Breaking a complex skill into smaller parts and then combining them.
c) Practicing in a random order to enhance long-term retention.
d) Focusing solely on the cognitive understanding of the skill.
ANSWER: b) Breaking a complex skill into smaller parts and then combining them.
2. During which stage of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development do children begin to think logically
about concrete events?
a) Sensorimotor
b) Preoperational
c) Concrete Operational
d) Formal Operational
ANSWER: c) Concrete Operational
3. The FITT principle, used for creating exercise prescriptions, stands for:
a) Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
b) Flexibility, Interval, Training, Tenacity
c) Fast, Intermediate, Tempo, Total
d) Force, Inertia, Torque, Tension
ANSWER: a) Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of the "Associative Stage" of Fitts and Posner's Stages of
Learning?
a) The learner is focused on "what to do" and makes many errors.
b) The learner refines the skill, makes fewer errors, and can detect some of their own mistakes.
,c) The skill is automatic and the performer can focus on environmental cues.
d) The learner relies heavily on visual feedback.
ANSWER: b) The learner refines the skill, makes fewer errors, and can detect some of their own mistakes.
5. The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement is known as:
a) Agility
b) Balance
c) Coordination
d) Reaction Time
ANSWER: c) Coordination
6. According to the Social Development Theory, learning is primarily a social process according to which
theorist?
a) Jean Piaget
b) Lev Vygotsky
c) Abraham Maslow
d) Erik Erikson
ANSWER: b) Lev Vygotsky
7. The "Overload Principle" in fitness states that:
a) To improve fitness, one must work harder than their normal routine.
b) One should never push beyond their current fitness level.
c) Specific exercises produce specific adaptations.
d) Fitness gains are lost when training stops.
ANSWER: a) To improve fitness, one must work harder than their normal routine.
8. Which of the following is a closed motor skill?
a) Kicking a soccer ball during a game
b) Throwing a pass to a receiver who is running a route
,c) Performing a gymnastics routine on the balance beam
d) Hitting a baseball pitched by a pitcher
ANSWER: c) Performing a gymnastics routine on the balance beam
9. The cephalocaudal pattern of development describes:
a) Development from the head downward.
b) Development from the center of the body outward.
c) The progression from gross motor skills to fine motor skills.
d) The development of logical thought.
ANSWER: a) Development from the head downward.
10. Which health-related component of fitness is defined as the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood
vessels to supply oxygen to the muscles during sustained physical activity?
a) Muscular Strength
b) Muscular Endurance
c) Cardiovascular Endurance
d) Flexibility
ANSWER: c) Cardiovascular Endurance
11. A teacher who provides cues, demonstrations, and physical guidance is acting as a scaffold, a concept
most closely associated with:
a) Bandura's Social Learning Theory
b) Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development
c) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
d) Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
ANSWER: b) Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development
12. The "Principle of Specificity" suggests that:
a) Training must be consistent to see results.
, b) Training benefits are specific to the body systems and muscles used.
c) Everyone responds to exercise in the same way.
d) The body adapts to a wide range of stimuli.
ANSWER: b) Training benefits are specific to the body systems and muscles used.
13. Which of the following is an example of a non-locomotor skill?
a) Running
b) Hopping
c) Twisting
d) Sliding
ANSWER: c) Twisting
14. According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which level must be met before an individual
can focus on self-esteem?
a) Physiological Needs
b) Safety Needs
c) Love and Belongingness
d) All of the above
ANSWER: d) All of the above
15. The ability to change the position of the body in space with speed and accuracy is called:
a) Speed
b) Power
c) Agility
d) Coordination
ANSWER: c) Agility
16. Which of the following best describes "body awareness" in movement concepts?
a) Knowing where the body is in relation to objects and other people.
