FTCE Physical Education Certification Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

1. The best strategy to appropriately challenge students and increase moti- vation***** Allow students to adjust difficulty of the task 2. 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***** Modify the task, adapting and maintaining instructional objectives 3. What organization authorized the definition of a physically education indi- vidual***** National Association for Sport and Physical Education 4. Definition of OBESE***** Too much body fat 5. Which motivational theory emphasizes the role that interaction with others plays in student performance?***** SOCIAL LEARNING 6. What is the most important criterion to consider when providing appropri- ate experiences for the ability of a student?***** Student's developmental level 7. To maintain balance the center of gravity should be aligned***** OVER the base of support 8. A tumbler can make the transition from explosive movement to sustained controlled landing by adjusting what aspect of movement***** EFFORT QUALITY 9. What movement concept is included in estimating the difference in force required to throw a ball 10 feet or 50 feet***** EFFORT QUALITY 10. As students put DANCE movements together, the teacher should instruct them in the concept of***** FLOW 11. Which are classified as LOCOMOTOR Skills***** running, sliding, walking, leap- ing, skipping, hopping 12. MANIPULATIVE skills***** throwing, kicking, anything that involve hand-eye co- ordination 13. NONLOCOMOTOR SKILLS***** Bending, twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, stretching 14. 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?***** Throwing and catching while running, and then throwing and catching against a defender 15. CLOSED skill***** Hitting a ball of a tee 16. How to help a student hit the ball to left field***** Swing sooner 17. The ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving***** BAL- ANCE 18. 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***** Playing a MODIFIED VERSION 19. Sequence of performing a FORWARD ROLL***** Forward roll on an inclined mat, then on a flat mat 20. A student keeps missing a ball when they swing. What cue should you give to help the student successfully hit the ball***** Keep your eyes on the ball 21. Anything needed to produce a change in the motion of an object***** FORCE 22. Archery - the bow string repeatedly hits the students elbow. This can be corrected by***** Rotating the bow arm so the elbow points outward 23. To assist a 1st grade student who has difficulty with static balance activities, a teacher should instruct the student to***** WIDEN the base of support and hold arms AWAY from his body 24. QUALITY OF EFFORT themes - focus on***** FORCE, FLOW, TIME 25. On a health-related fitness test, a student has the following scoresCardiorespiratory Endurance - 15th percentile Body Composition - 25th percentile What is the best recommendation for this student***** INCREASE AEROBIC activity, MONITOR dietary intake 26. In addition to incorporating health related components, a program to improve overall fitness should***** Last for at least 30-45 minutes 3 times a week 27. To improve FLEXIBILITY - a student should carry out***** STATIC and DYNAM- IC stretches DAILY 28. Two factors to evaluate a pass in VOLLEYBALL***** ACCURACY and HEIGHT