Praxis II: Health and Physical Education-
Content Knowledge (5857) 130 Review
Questions And Answers
Which of the following are appropriate uses of FITNESSGRAM™
assessment? - ✔ ✔ Facilitating fitness education to students
Helping students track fitness results over time
Allowing teachers to analyze data in order to reevaluate the curriculum
Which of the following is an important principle of assertive
communication? - ✔ ✔ Taking responsibility for one's feelings by
using "I" statements
Which of the following is a common barrier to successfully
implementing a school wellness program? - ✔ ✔ A lack of support
and involvement from key stakeholders
The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) is a
valuable resource for physical education teachers for which of the
following reasons? - ✔ ✔ It offers research best practices in the
professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles
Which of the following best describes interdisciplinary teaching? - ✔
✔ A strategy that can help a teacher collaborate with a teacher of
another subject
Which of the following is a scoring tool that lists the criteria for level of
performance expected on a skill? - ✔ ✔ Rubric
,Which of the following tasks can a teacher use at the beginning of each
school year to establish a supportive classroom environment? - ✔ ✔
Developing and maintaining clearly established classroom rules
A whole-learning approach to teaching a skill is most appropriate for
which of the following situations? - ✔ ✔ When the risk of a student
being injured is low
Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the
mortality and morbidity of teenagers? - ✔ ✔ Alcohol and other drug
use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
The primary purpose of physical education within a coordinated school
health program is to - ✔ ✔ provide a planned and sequential
instruction program promoting lifelong activity
Which of the following pairs of federal agencies are responsible for
creating and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? - ✔ ✔
Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human
Services
Ms. Kwan has designed a new sex education curriculum for her district's
health education program. She would like to get some preliminary
impressions from the parents of her students before implementing the
curriculum. Which of the following techniques is the best for her to
use? - ✔ ✔ Assembling a focus group
Isabella and Rosa have been best friends since they were in high school,
however, Rosa has developed a new set of friends since she went to
college. Rosa notices that Isabella has not been successful in forming
new friendships with other people. Which of the following strategies
, would best help Rosa maintain a friendly relationship with Isabella
despite their different interests? - ✔ ✔ Reassuring Isabella that
although her interests are changing, she still values their friendship
Which of the following is a characteristic most associated with a
student who is considered a bully? - ✔ ✔ The student enjoys the
rewards gained from aggressive acts
Which of the following is an example of a listening skill? - ✔ ✔
Asking questions where appropriate
Gingivitis that has been ineffectively treated can lead to which of the
following more serious conditions? - ✔ ✔ Periodontal disease
Which of the following terms describes an extreme, anxiety-provoking,
and uncontrolled fear of people who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual? - ✔
✔ Homophobia
What is the correct procedure in order of highest to lowest priority
regarding emergency care? - ✔ ✔ 1. Rescue from an immediately
dangerous situation
2. Care for stoppage of breathing
3. Control severe bleeding
4. Care for fractures
The shift in major causes of morbidity and mortality from infectious
diseases to chronic diseases has presented health educators with the
challenge of - ✔ ✔ finding ways to promote personal behavior
changes and a healthy lifestyle
Content Knowledge (5857) 130 Review
Questions And Answers
Which of the following are appropriate uses of FITNESSGRAM™
assessment? - ✔ ✔ Facilitating fitness education to students
Helping students track fitness results over time
Allowing teachers to analyze data in order to reevaluate the curriculum
Which of the following is an important principle of assertive
communication? - ✔ ✔ Taking responsibility for one's feelings by
using "I" statements
Which of the following is a common barrier to successfully
implementing a school wellness program? - ✔ ✔ A lack of support
and involvement from key stakeholders
The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) is a
valuable resource for physical education teachers for which of the
following reasons? - ✔ ✔ It offers research best practices in the
professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles
Which of the following best describes interdisciplinary teaching? - ✔
✔ A strategy that can help a teacher collaborate with a teacher of
another subject
Which of the following is a scoring tool that lists the criteria for level of
performance expected on a skill? - ✔ ✔ Rubric
,Which of the following tasks can a teacher use at the beginning of each
school year to establish a supportive classroom environment? - ✔ ✔
Developing and maintaining clearly established classroom rules
A whole-learning approach to teaching a skill is most appropriate for
which of the following situations? - ✔ ✔ When the risk of a student
being injured is low
Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the
mortality and morbidity of teenagers? - ✔ ✔ Alcohol and other drug
use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
The primary purpose of physical education within a coordinated school
health program is to - ✔ ✔ provide a planned and sequential
instruction program promoting lifelong activity
Which of the following pairs of federal agencies are responsible for
creating and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? - ✔ ✔
Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human
Services
Ms. Kwan has designed a new sex education curriculum for her district's
health education program. She would like to get some preliminary
impressions from the parents of her students before implementing the
curriculum. Which of the following techniques is the best for her to
use? - ✔ ✔ Assembling a focus group
Isabella and Rosa have been best friends since they were in high school,
however, Rosa has developed a new set of friends since she went to
college. Rosa notices that Isabella has not been successful in forming
new friendships with other people. Which of the following strategies
, would best help Rosa maintain a friendly relationship with Isabella
despite their different interests? - ✔ ✔ Reassuring Isabella that
although her interests are changing, she still values their friendship
Which of the following is a characteristic most associated with a
student who is considered a bully? - ✔ ✔ The student enjoys the
rewards gained from aggressive acts
Which of the following is an example of a listening skill? - ✔ ✔
Asking questions where appropriate
Gingivitis that has been ineffectively treated can lead to which of the
following more serious conditions? - ✔ ✔ Periodontal disease
Which of the following terms describes an extreme, anxiety-provoking,
and uncontrolled fear of people who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual? - ✔
✔ Homophobia
What is the correct procedure in order of highest to lowest priority
regarding emergency care? - ✔ ✔ 1. Rescue from an immediately
dangerous situation
2. Care for stoppage of breathing
3. Control severe bleeding
4. Care for fractures
The shift in major causes of morbidity and mortality from infectious
diseases to chronic diseases has presented health educators with the
challenge of - ✔ ✔ finding ways to promote personal behavior
changes and a healthy lifestyle
