Praxis 5025- Health and Creative Arts Questions and Answers Solved Correctly

Praxis 5025- Health and Creative Arts Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Which of the following is the best reason for a teacher to incorporate creative drama and dance activities into daily lessons? • A.To provide opportunities for students to practice empathy and expression • B.To showcase the talent and skills of individual students • C.To allow for energy dissipation in the classroom through movement • D.To ensure affective development over cognitive development A Which of the following best describes a play director's coordination of actors' onstage movements? • A.Establishing set boundaries • B.Blocking a scene • C.Arranging permissions • D.Analyzing an action B A critique based on the analysis of a work of art's purely visual characteristics always begins with asking oneself which of the following questions? • A.What were the artist's intentions? • B.What do you see? • C.How does the work make you feel? • D.How did the artist create the work? Bottom of Form Correct Answer: B Option (B) is correct. An art critique primarily based on visual characteristics is commonly called a formal analysis. Visual elements of art like color, line and shape as well as art principles like composition are noted and evaluated in this style of critique. A formal analysis traditionally begins with simply describing these visual characteristics. B Which of the following projects primarily focuses on teaching third-grade art students about radial balance? • A.Folding an oriental origami swan • B.Carving a simple jack-o'-lantern • C.Painting a monochromatic gradient scale • D.Designing a cut-paper mandala D Which of the following movement activities best introduces a child to the concept of force? • A.Pretending to move like a butterfly and then like a bear • B.Mirroring the teacher's movements • C.Singing and acting out "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" • D.Moving the body in ways that simulate roundness and then flatness A Which of the following activities best develops agility as skill-related fitness for elementary students? • A.Doing timed short sprints • B.Doing high knee lifts • C.Dropping and catching a ball • D.Weaving in and out through cones D A first-grade teacher provides students with materials and class time to create original pieces of art representing their favorite colors. Which TWO of the following are the most appropriate drawing media for students to use for this project? • A.Digital cameras and photos • B.Tempera paints • C.Colored modeling clay • D.Beige craft sticks and glue B and C A first-grade teacher notices many students in the class have difficulty focusing and behaving, especially in the afternoon. Which of the following is the best way to address the situation? • A.Reprimanding verbally students engaged in unwanted behaviors • B.Giving tangible rewards to students showing desired behaviors • C.Taking away privileges such as recess from students who misbehave • D.Providing short movement breaks between instructional blocks D According to the United States Department of Agriculture's MyPlate, intake of which of the following foods should be reduced in the average diet? • A.Fruit and vegetables • B.Sugary drinks and sodium • C.Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta • D.Milk, yogurt, and cheese B Which of the following activities for preschool children best promotes imagination and curiosity? • A.Watching a variety of instructional videos and movies • B.Discussing the importance of classroom rules • C.Participating in structured games during recess • D.Having opportunities for pretend play in daily activities D A preschool teacher of 2-year-old children provides them with opportunities to sing songs that contain repeated rhymes and word patterns. The activity will best help students by • A.providing them with multiple exposures to new words • B.reinforcing words they already know • C.expanding their vocabulary through context clues • D.developing their phonemic awareness D Miss Fridley, a kindergarten teacher, is planning an activity that integrates the arts and gross motor skills for an interdisciplinary unit on butterflies. Which of the following student activities best meets her goal? • A.Painting butterflies with finger paints on poster boards • B.Creating butterfly-shaped kites for use during outside play • C.Examining a butterfly in a jar with a magnifying glass • D.Pretending to be caterpillars turning into dancing butterflies D