Health & PE Praxis (5758) EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following will best help to ensure effective classroom
management? - ANSWER Acknowledging appropriate student behavior
2. An individual's fitness plan should be based primarily on which TWO of the
following factors? - ANSWER Health status and current level of fitness
3. 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? - ANSWER A
teacher who in good faith reports suspected instances of child abuse or
neglect has immunity from civil and criminal liability.
4. 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? - ANSWER
Coordination, reaction time, and processing of information are delayed.
5. 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. -
ANSWER Deepening voice = male
Increase in body fat = female
Appearance of body hair = male and female
6. Which THREE of the following are common forms of domestic violence? -
ANSWER Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
, Physical Abuse
7. Which of the following best describes the concept of character education? -
ANSWER An educational approach that promotes a caring school
community and core ethical and performance values
8. Which THREE of the following techniques are useful for managing time
efficiently? - ANSWER Keeping one's work space organized
Developing a personal study style
Scheduling one's time using a planner
9. What are the 7 components of wellness? - ANSWER physical, social,
emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and environmental
10.How do you get hypokinetic diseases? - ANSWER By not being physically
active
11.What are the dimensions of a lacrosse field? - ANSWER 110x60 yards
12.How far apart are lacrosse goals from each other? - ANSWER 80 yards
13.What machine is a lacrosse pass related to? - ANSWER catapult
14.In badminton, _______ is an overhead stroke hit downward with great
velocity and angle. - ANSWER smash
15.In archery, _______ is the distance a bow can shoot an arrow. - ANSWER
cast
16.What are the feathers of the arrow that give guidance to its flight called? -
ANSWER fletchings
17.In softball, the four bases are how many feet apart? - ANSWER 60 ft.
18.How deep should a pool be in order to dive in? - ANSWER 9 feet
19.Pulling the bowstring towards the side of your face is called what? -
ANSWER draw
,20.The pulling off of the quarterbacks flag behind the line of scrimmage is
called what? - ANSWER sack
21.The________ style is the most teacher-directed style of the all the teaching
styles? - ANSWER Command Style
22.Within this style the teacher will give a demonstration of the expected
performance, as well as emphasize and explain specific important points of
the movement.
23.The ________ style is one of the most common teaching strategies used in
physical education. It is very similar to the command style in that the teacher
is the primary decision maker, and the task will also start with a
demonstration and description of what is to be achieved. - ANSWER
Practice Style
24.In this teaching style, the students are the observers and are responsible for
viewing the performance of their classmates and providing feedback on each
attempt? - ANSWER Reciprocal Style
25.In this teaching style, all the students are working on the same assignment,
however the students are allowed to begin at a stage within the set of
assignments that they feel comfortable with and eventually progress through
the activity? - ANSWER Task style
26.In this teaching style, the instructor allows the students to experiment with
different movements in order to achieve the desired goal. It will also
increase their of understanding of why certain movements are more
advantageous and effective than others. This method is also an ideal way for
students to discover possible strategies of specific games? - ANSWER
Guided discovery style
27.The goal of this teaching style is not to find a single correct answer as with
guided discovery, instead the objective is for the students to find as many
different solutions to the challenge as possible? - ANSWER Problem solving
style
28.This is the most student-centered style on the continuum. Within this style
the students are permitted to move as freely as they desire, while staying
within the limits of safety. The style is similar to that of problem solving,
, except the students are exploring the movements in a less restrictive and
more natural environment with much less teacher direction? - ANSWER
Exploration style
29.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 - ANSWER process and skills as applied to healthy living
30.Which of the following is the best way for health educators to keep up with
new technology and trends in their field? - ANSWER Attending health
seminars and conferences
31.Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the mortality
and morbidity of teenagers? - ANSWER Alcohol and other drug use, sexual
behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
32.The primary purpose of physical education within a coordinated school
health program is to - ANSWER provide a planned and sequential
instruction program promoting lifelong activity
33.Which of the following pairs of federal agencies are responsible for creating
and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? - ANSWER
Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human
Services
34.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? -
ANSWER Assembling a focus group
35.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? - ANSWER Reassuring Isabella that although her
interests are changing, she still values their friendship
GUIDE 2026 2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following will best help to ensure effective classroom
management? - ANSWER Acknowledging appropriate student behavior
2. An individual's fitness plan should be based primarily on which TWO of the
following factors? - ANSWER Health status and current level of fitness
3. 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? - ANSWER A
teacher who in good faith reports suspected instances of child abuse or
neglect has immunity from civil and criminal liability.
4. 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? - ANSWER
Coordination, reaction time, and processing of information are delayed.
5. 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. -
ANSWER Deepening voice = male
Increase in body fat = female
Appearance of body hair = male and female
6. Which THREE of the following are common forms of domestic violence? -
ANSWER Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
, Physical Abuse
7. Which of the following best describes the concept of character education? -
ANSWER An educational approach that promotes a caring school
community and core ethical and performance values
8. Which THREE of the following techniques are useful for managing time
efficiently? - ANSWER Keeping one's work space organized
Developing a personal study style
Scheduling one's time using a planner
9. What are the 7 components of wellness? - ANSWER physical, social,
emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, and environmental
10.How do you get hypokinetic diseases? - ANSWER By not being physically
active
11.What are the dimensions of a lacrosse field? - ANSWER 110x60 yards
12.How far apart are lacrosse goals from each other? - ANSWER 80 yards
13.What machine is a lacrosse pass related to? - ANSWER catapult
14.In badminton, _______ is an overhead stroke hit downward with great
velocity and angle. - ANSWER smash
15.In archery, _______ is the distance a bow can shoot an arrow. - ANSWER
cast
16.What are the feathers of the arrow that give guidance to its flight called? -
ANSWER fletchings
17.In softball, the four bases are how many feet apart? - ANSWER 60 ft.
18.How deep should a pool be in order to dive in? - ANSWER 9 feet
19.Pulling the bowstring towards the side of your face is called what? -
ANSWER draw
,20.The pulling off of the quarterbacks flag behind the line of scrimmage is
called what? - ANSWER sack
21.The________ style is the most teacher-directed style of the all the teaching
styles? - ANSWER Command Style
22.Within this style the teacher will give a demonstration of the expected
performance, as well as emphasize and explain specific important points of
the movement.
23.The ________ style is one of the most common teaching strategies used in
physical education. It is very similar to the command style in that the teacher
is the primary decision maker, and the task will also start with a
demonstration and description of what is to be achieved. - ANSWER
Practice Style
24.In this teaching style, the students are the observers and are responsible for
viewing the performance of their classmates and providing feedback on each
attempt? - ANSWER Reciprocal Style
25.In this teaching style, all the students are working on the same assignment,
however the students are allowed to begin at a stage within the set of
assignments that they feel comfortable with and eventually progress through
the activity? - ANSWER Task style
26.In this teaching style, the instructor allows the students to experiment with
different movements in order to achieve the desired goal. It will also
increase their of understanding of why certain movements are more
advantageous and effective than others. This method is also an ideal way for
students to discover possible strategies of specific games? - ANSWER
Guided discovery style
27.The goal of this teaching style is not to find a single correct answer as with
guided discovery, instead the objective is for the students to find as many
different solutions to the challenge as possible? - ANSWER Problem solving
style
28.This is the most student-centered style on the continuum. Within this style
the students are permitted to move as freely as they desire, while staying
within the limits of safety. The style is similar to that of problem solving,
, except the students are exploring the movements in a less restrictive and
more natural environment with much less teacher direction? - ANSWER
Exploration style
29.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 - ANSWER process and skills as applied to healthy living
30.Which of the following is the best way for health educators to keep up with
new technology and trends in their field? - ANSWER Attending health
seminars and conferences
31.Which of the following groups of behaviors contribute most to the mortality
and morbidity of teenagers? - ANSWER Alcohol and other drug use, sexual
behaviors, and behaviors that result in injury
32.The primary purpose of physical education within a coordinated school
health program is to - ANSWER provide a planned and sequential
instruction program promoting lifelong activity
33.Which of the following pairs of federal agencies are responsible for creating
and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? - ANSWER
Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human
Services
34.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? -
ANSWER Assembling a focus group
35.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? - ANSWER Reassuring Isabella that although her
interests are changing, she still values their friendship
