PRAXIS 5857 Practice Test mock
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Which of the following should a teacher do first when planning for the beginning of
the school year?
A. Assess students' prior knowledge
B. Choose several topics of personal interest and plan units
C. Continue lesson planning from the last unit covered the previous year
D. Ask students which areas they enjoyed the most from the year before - n
Ans✔
A. Assess students' prior knowledge
Qs
The tendency of adolescents to imagine they are always being scrutinized by
others is best described as
A. the imaginary audience
B. adolescent egocentrism
C. the invincibility fable
D. the sunk-cost fallacy - n
Ans✔
A. the imaginary audience
Qs
Which of the following best describes the use of a behavior management
intervention for a health class?
,A. Preparing in advance to prevent misbehavior
B. Assisting to stop a behavior after it develops
C. Preparing a list of classroom rules
D. Helping a student with a substance abuse problem - n
Ans✔
B. Assisting to stop a behavior after it develops
Qs
Which of the following resources can most effectively be used to implement the
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the
coordinated school health (CSH) approach?
A. Community medical centers, health services, and fitness clubs
B. The health experts at the local public health department
C. A school wellness committee
D. Federal government agencies and corporations in the private sectors - n
Ans✔
C. A school wellness committee
Qs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a national
database of behavioral data for adolescents that can assist health educators in
planning programs. The title of the database is
A. Healthy People 2020
B. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
C. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
D. Adolescent and Family Health Journal - n
Ans✔
B. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
,Qs
Which of the following correctly defines mortality and morbidity? - n
Ans✔
Mortality is death rate and morbidity is illness rate
Qs
Which of the following behaviors are likely to be characteristic of a health-literate
person?
Select all that apply.
A. Gathers current, reliable health information from a variety of sources before
deciding on a dieting program
B. Works collaboratively with community members to promote smokers' rights
C. Advocates for daily physical activity in local schools
D. Implements conflict-management skills to resolve a family dispute - n
Ans✔
A. Gathers current, reliable health information from a variety of sources before
deciding on a dieting program
C. Advocates for daily physical activity in local schools
D. Implements conflict-management skills to resolve a family dispute
Qs
Two types of knowledge are included in the National Health Education Standards.
The first type is knowledge of health content. The second type is knowledge of
A. process and skills as applied to healthy living
B. benchmarks and performance standards
C. how policy makers affect health education
D. the rationale behind the standards - n
Ans✔
A. process and skills as applied to healthy living
, Qs
Which of the following is the best way for health educators to keep up with new
technology and trends in their field?
A. Keeping all college health and science textbooks and referring to them frequently
B. Reading popular magazines that contain health articles and quizzes
C. Attending health seminars and conferences
D. Reading popular diet and exercise books - n
Ans✔
C. Attending health seminars and conferences
Qs
Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the mortality and
morbidity of teenagers?
A. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
B. Sexual behaviors, school truancy, and tobacco use
C. School truancy, misuse of contraception, and use of alcohol and other drugs
D. Behaviors that result in injury, school truancy, and sexual behaviors - n
Ans✔
A. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
Qs
The primary purpose of physical education and physical activity within the Whole
School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the coordinated
school health approach, is to
A. emphasize physical fitness activities only
B. provide a planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong activity
C. provide a basic-skills program that serves as a prerequisite to competitive sport
D. focus on physical development and nutrition education - n
revision Exam questions accurately
defined latest update
Which of the following should a teacher do first when planning for the beginning of
the school year?
A. Assess students' prior knowledge
B. Choose several topics of personal interest and plan units
C. Continue lesson planning from the last unit covered the previous year
D. Ask students which areas they enjoyed the most from the year before - n
Ans✔
A. Assess students' prior knowledge
Qs
The tendency of adolescents to imagine they are always being scrutinized by
others is best described as
A. the imaginary audience
B. adolescent egocentrism
C. the invincibility fable
D. the sunk-cost fallacy - n
Ans✔
A. the imaginary audience
Qs
Which of the following best describes the use of a behavior management
intervention for a health class?
,A. Preparing in advance to prevent misbehavior
B. Assisting to stop a behavior after it develops
C. Preparing a list of classroom rules
D. Helping a student with a substance abuse problem - n
Ans✔
B. Assisting to stop a behavior after it develops
Qs
Which of the following resources can most effectively be used to implement the
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the
coordinated school health (CSH) approach?
A. Community medical centers, health services, and fitness clubs
B. The health experts at the local public health department
C. A school wellness committee
D. Federal government agencies and corporations in the private sectors - n
Ans✔
C. A school wellness committee
Qs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a national
database of behavioral data for adolescents that can assist health educators in
planning programs. The title of the database is
A. Healthy People 2020
B. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
C. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
D. Adolescent and Family Health Journal - n
Ans✔
B. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
,Qs
Which of the following correctly defines mortality and morbidity? - n
Ans✔
Mortality is death rate and morbidity is illness rate
Qs
Which of the following behaviors are likely to be characteristic of a health-literate
person?
Select all that apply.
A. Gathers current, reliable health information from a variety of sources before
deciding on a dieting program
B. Works collaboratively with community members to promote smokers' rights
C. Advocates for daily physical activity in local schools
D. Implements conflict-management skills to resolve a family dispute - n
Ans✔
A. Gathers current, reliable health information from a variety of sources before
deciding on a dieting program
C. Advocates for daily physical activity in local schools
D. Implements conflict-management skills to resolve a family dispute
Qs
Two types of knowledge are included in the National Health Education Standards.
The first type is knowledge of health content. The second type is knowledge of
A. process and skills as applied to healthy living
B. benchmarks and performance standards
C. how policy makers affect health education
D. the rationale behind the standards - n
Ans✔
A. process and skills as applied to healthy living
, Qs
Which of the following is the best way for health educators to keep up with new
technology and trends in their field?
A. Keeping all college health and science textbooks and referring to them frequently
B. Reading popular magazines that contain health articles and quizzes
C. Attending health seminars and conferences
D. Reading popular diet and exercise books - n
Ans✔
C. Attending health seminars and conferences
Qs
Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the mortality and
morbidity of teenagers?
A. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
B. Sexual behaviors, school truancy, and tobacco use
C. School truancy, misuse of contraception, and use of alcohol and other drugs
D. Behaviors that result in injury, school truancy, and sexual behaviors - n
Ans✔
A. Alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
Qs
The primary purpose of physical education and physical activity within the Whole
School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, formerly the coordinated
school health approach, is to
A. emphasize physical fitness activities only
B. provide a planned and sequential instruction program promoting lifelong activity
C. provide a basic-skills program that serves as a prerequisite to competitive sport
D. focus on physical development and nutrition education - n
