FTCE Physical Education Certification
Exam
The best strategy to appropriately challenge students and increase motivation -
answerAllow students to adjust difficulty of the task
Because of inclement weather, a teacher transitions a 5th grade class to an inside
space. During the previous lesson, the students were working outside on a progression
of tasks where they were striking a variety of objects with tennis rackets. For this lesson,
the best strategy for the teacher to implement is - answerModify the task, adapting and
maintaining instructional objectives
What organization authorized the definition of a physically education individual -
answerNational Association for Sport and Physical Education
Definition of OBESE - answerToo much body fat
Which motivational theory emphasizes the role that interaction with others plays in
student performance? - answerSOCIAL LEARNING
What is the most important criterion to consider when providing appropriate experiences
for the ability of a student? - answerStudent's developmental level
To maintain balance the center of gravity should be aligned - answerOVER the base of
support
A tumbler can make the transition from explosive movement to sustained controlled
landing by adjusting what aspect of movement - answerEFFORT QUALITY
What movement concept is included in estimating the difference in force required to
throw a ball 10 feet or 50 feet - answerEFFORT QUALITY
As students put DANCE movements together, the teacher should instruct them in the
concept of - answerFLOW
Which are classified as LOCOMOTOR Skills - answerrunning, sliding, walking, leaping,
skipping, hopping
MANIPULATIVE skills - answerthrowing, kicking, anything that involve hand-eye
coordination
NONLOCOMOTOR SKILLS - answerBending, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling,
stretching
, A PE teacher is teaching a 7th grade student a modified version of flag football. Which
of the following sequentially progressive activities should the teacher follow? -
answerThrowing and catching while running, and then throwing and catching against a
defender
CLOSED skill - answerHitting a ball of a tee
How to help a student hit the ball to left field - answerSwing sooner
The ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving - answerBALANCE
In an instructional sequence for developing game strategy, skills are learned and then
combined, followed by offensive and defensive strategies. The best representation of
the next stage would be - answerPlaying a MODIFIED VERSION
Sequence of performing a FORWARD ROLL - answerForward roll on an inclined mat,
then on a flat mat
A student keeps missing a ball when they swing. What cue should you give to help the
student successfully hit the ball - answerKeep your eyes on the ball
Anything needed to produce a change in the motion of an object - answerFORCE
Archery - the bow string repeatedly hits the students elbow. This can be corrected by -
answerRotating the bow arm so the elbow points outward
To assist a 1st grade student who has difficulty with static balance activities, a teacher
should instruct the student to - answerWIDEN the base of support and hold arms AWAY
from his body
QUALITY OF EFFORT themes - focus on - answerFORCE, FLOW, TIME
On a health-related fitness test, a student has the following scores:
Cardiorespiratory Endurance - 15th percentile
Body Composition - 25th percentile
What is the best recommendation for this student - answerINCREASE AEROBIC
activity, MONITOR dietary intake
In addition to incorporating health related components, a program to improve overall
fitness should - answerLast for at least 30-45 minutes 3 times a week
To improve FLEXIBILITY - a student should carry out - answerSTATIC and DYNAMIC
stretches DAILY
Two factors to evaluate a pass in VOLLEYBALL - answerACCURACY and HEIGHT
Exam
The best strategy to appropriately challenge students and increase motivation -
answerAllow students to adjust difficulty of the task
Because of inclement weather, a teacher transitions a 5th grade class to an inside
space. During the previous lesson, the students were working outside on a progression
of tasks where they were striking a variety of objects with tennis rackets. For this lesson,
the best strategy for the teacher to implement is - answerModify the task, adapting and
maintaining instructional objectives
What organization authorized the definition of a physically education individual -
answerNational Association for Sport and Physical Education
Definition of OBESE - answerToo much body fat
Which motivational theory emphasizes the role that interaction with others plays in
student performance? - answerSOCIAL LEARNING
What is the most important criterion to consider when providing appropriate experiences
for the ability of a student? - answerStudent's developmental level
To maintain balance the center of gravity should be aligned - answerOVER the base of
support
A tumbler can make the transition from explosive movement to sustained controlled
landing by adjusting what aspect of movement - answerEFFORT QUALITY
What movement concept is included in estimating the difference in force required to
throw a ball 10 feet or 50 feet - answerEFFORT QUALITY
As students put DANCE movements together, the teacher should instruct them in the
concept of - answerFLOW
Which are classified as LOCOMOTOR Skills - answerrunning, sliding, walking, leaping,
skipping, hopping
MANIPULATIVE skills - answerthrowing, kicking, anything that involve hand-eye
coordination
NONLOCOMOTOR SKILLS - answerBending, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling,
stretching
, A PE teacher is teaching a 7th grade student a modified version of flag football. Which
of the following sequentially progressive activities should the teacher follow? -
answerThrowing and catching while running, and then throwing and catching against a
defender
CLOSED skill - answerHitting a ball of a tee
How to help a student hit the ball to left field - answerSwing sooner
The ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving - answerBALANCE
In an instructional sequence for developing game strategy, skills are learned and then
combined, followed by offensive and defensive strategies. The best representation of
the next stage would be - answerPlaying a MODIFIED VERSION
Sequence of performing a FORWARD ROLL - answerForward roll on an inclined mat,
then on a flat mat
A student keeps missing a ball when they swing. What cue should you give to help the
student successfully hit the ball - answerKeep your eyes on the ball
Anything needed to produce a change in the motion of an object - answerFORCE
Archery - the bow string repeatedly hits the students elbow. This can be corrected by -
answerRotating the bow arm so the elbow points outward
To assist a 1st grade student who has difficulty with static balance activities, a teacher
should instruct the student to - answerWIDEN the base of support and hold arms AWAY
from his body
QUALITY OF EFFORT themes - focus on - answerFORCE, FLOW, TIME
On a health-related fitness test, a student has the following scores:
Cardiorespiratory Endurance - 15th percentile
Body Composition - 25th percentile
What is the best recommendation for this student - answerINCREASE AEROBIC
activity, MONITOR dietary intake
In addition to incorporating health related components, a program to improve overall
fitness should - answerLast for at least 30-45 minutes 3 times a week
To improve FLEXIBILITY - a student should carry out - answerSTATIC and DYNAMIC
stretches DAILY
Two factors to evaluate a pass in VOLLEYBALL - answerACCURACY and HEIGHT
