Health and PE Praxis 5857 exam questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
Which of the following will best help to ensure effective classroom
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management? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Acknowledging |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate student behavior |\ |\
An individual's fitness plan should be based primarily on which
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TWO of the following factors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Health
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status and current level of fitness
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A health teacher is concerned that a student is being abused at
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home. Which of the following statements regarding the teacher's
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legal responsibility to report abuse is true almost everywhere in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the United States? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A teacher who in good
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faith reports suspected instances of child abuse or neglect has
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immunity from civil and criminal liability. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following statements best explains why sleep
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deprivation caused by sleep disorders, shift work, or an extremely
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
busy schedule may impair an individual's ability to operate a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
moving vehicle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coordination, reaction
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time, and processing of information are delayed.
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Secondary sex characteristics are physical changes that develop
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during puberty in both males and females. For each row, indicate
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whether the secondary sex characteristic is typical for males, for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,females, or for both. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Deepening voice =
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male
Increase in body fat = female
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Appearance of body hair = male and female |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which THREE of the following are common forms of domestic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
violence? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sexual Abuse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Emotional Abuse |\
Physical Abuse |\
Which of the following best describes the concept of character
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
education? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An educational approach that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
promotes a caring school community and core ethical and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
performance values |\
Which THREE of the following techniques are useful for managing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time efficiently? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keeping one's work
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
space organized|\
Developing a personal study style |\ |\ |\ |\
Scheduling one's time using a planner |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A teacher can best introduce developmentally appropriate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instruction for students in fourth through sixth grades by using
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cooperative
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learning and supervised group learning strategies to improve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
students' interpersonal skills |\ |\
,Which of the following types of cancer has the lowest relative
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
survival rate among all cancers regardless of the stage at which it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is diagnosed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pancreatic cancer is often
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
detected late, spreads rapidly, and has a poor prognosis. About
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
93% of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 5 years.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The prognosis is more favorable for those diagnosed with skin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cancer, prostate cancer, or cervical cancer.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A health curriculum is most effective when it does which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Uses strategies designed to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
personalize information and engage students |\ |\ |\ |\
Learning experiences that correspond with students' cognitive and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emotional development help them personalize information and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
maintain their interest and motivation. An effective health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
education curriculum includes instructional strategies and learning
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
experiences that are student-centered and experiential.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
To promote students' ability to handle risky situations, a health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher models how to respond appropriately. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following statements most effectively demonstrates refusal skills?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"No, I won't skip class with you."
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A teacher can assist in developing a student's ability to self-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulate by doing which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Using a checklist to break a large project down into small steps
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Learning how to break down large tasks into smaller, more
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
manageable steps helps students learn to self-regulate, which in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
turn helps develop their ability to apply independent learning.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Which of the following nonverbal actions by a person working as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
part of a group best establishes a sense of leadership? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Using gestures when speaking |\ |\ |\ |\
Nonverbal actions consist of facial expressions, eye movements, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
gestures, and body postures that give clues as to how an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
individual is feeling. The use of frequent gesturing draws attention
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to oneself and illustrates leadership.
|\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following actions by a health teacher best exemplifies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the effective use of nonverbal skills? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Making eye contact with a smile and moving throughout the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
classroom
Which of the following are two general patterns of physical growth
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in children? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cephalocaudal and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
proximodistal. |\
The cephalocaudal pattern of physical growth consists of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
development starting at the head or top of the body and working |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
its way down to the feet or bottom of the body. The proximodistal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pattern of physical growth consists in the tendency for growth to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
start at the center of the body and work its way outward, toward
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the arms and legs.
|\ |\ |\
Which of the following is the best example of effective lesson
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
planning for the first day of a unit on nutrition? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Checking on students' previous knowledge and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
clarifying key points, standards, goals, and objectives
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
Which of the following will best help to ensure effective classroom
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
management? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Acknowledging |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate student behavior |\ |\
An individual's fitness plan should be based primarily on which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
TWO of the following factors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
status and current level of fitness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A health teacher is concerned that a student is being abused at
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
home. Which of the following statements regarding the teacher's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
legal responsibility to report abuse is true almost everywhere in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the United States? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A teacher who in good
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
faith reports suspected instances of child abuse or neglect has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
immunity from civil and criminal liability. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following statements best explains why sleep
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deprivation caused by sleep disorders, shift work, or an extremely
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
busy schedule may impair an individual's ability to operate a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
moving vehicle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coordination, reaction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time, and processing of information are delayed.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Secondary sex characteristics are physical changes that develop
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
during puberty in both males and females. For each row, indicate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
whether the secondary sex characteristic is typical for males, for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,females, or for both. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Deepening voice =
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
male
Increase in body fat = female
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Appearance of body hair = male and female |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which THREE of the following are common forms of domestic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
violence? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sexual Abuse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Emotional Abuse |\
Physical Abuse |\
Which of the following best describes the concept of character
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
education? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An educational approach that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
promotes a caring school community and core ethical and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
performance values |\
Which THREE of the following techniques are useful for managing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time efficiently? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keeping one's work
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
space organized|\
Developing a personal study style |\ |\ |\ |\
Scheduling one's time using a planner |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A teacher can best introduce developmentally appropriate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instruction for students in fourth through sixth grades by using
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cooperative
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learning and supervised group learning strategies to improve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
students' interpersonal skills |\ |\
,Which of the following types of cancer has the lowest relative
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
survival rate among all cancers regardless of the stage at which it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is diagnosed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pancreatic cancer is often
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
detected late, spreads rapidly, and has a poor prognosis. About
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
93% of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 5 years.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The prognosis is more favorable for those diagnosed with skin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cancer, prostate cancer, or cervical cancer.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A health curriculum is most effective when it does which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Uses strategies designed to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
personalize information and engage students |\ |\ |\ |\
Learning experiences that correspond with students' cognitive and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emotional development help them personalize information and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
maintain their interest and motivation. An effective health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
education curriculum includes instructional strategies and learning
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
experiences that are student-centered and experiential.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
To promote students' ability to handle risky situations, a health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
teacher models how to respond appropriately. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following statements most effectively demonstrates refusal skills?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"No, I won't skip class with you."
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A teacher can assist in developing a student's ability to self-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regulate by doing which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Using a checklist to break a large project down into small steps
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Learning how to break down large tasks into smaller, more
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
manageable steps helps students learn to self-regulate, which in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
turn helps develop their ability to apply independent learning.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Which of the following nonverbal actions by a person working as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
part of a group best establishes a sense of leadership? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Using gestures when speaking |\ |\ |\ |\
Nonverbal actions consist of facial expressions, eye movements, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
gestures, and body postures that give clues as to how an |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
individual is feeling. The use of frequent gesturing draws attention
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to oneself and illustrates leadership.
|\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following actions by a health teacher best exemplifies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the effective use of nonverbal skills? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Making eye contact with a smile and moving throughout the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
classroom
Which of the following are two general patterns of physical growth
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in children? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cephalocaudal and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
proximodistal. |\
The cephalocaudal pattern of physical growth consists of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
development starting at the head or top of the body and working |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
its way down to the feet or bottom of the body. The proximodistal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pattern of physical growth consists in the tendency for growth to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
start at the center of the body and work its way outward, toward
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the arms and legs.
|\ |\ |\
Which of the following is the best example of effective lesson
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
planning for the first day of a unit on nutrition? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Checking on students' previous knowledge and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
clarifying key points, standards, goals, and objectives
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
