TEXAS TEACHERS 158 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When teaching motor skills to elementary students, the teacher must be aware
that children
A. develop faster through auditory instruction of new activities
B. discover their own aptitudes and preferences for different activities.
C. give preference to proprioceptive over visual feedback.
D. respond similarly to various physical contexts and environments.
B
The development of a child's motor behavior starts with
A. simple reflexes.
B. manipulative movements.
C. locomotor responses.
D. postural movement.
A
During a swimming unit in physical education, which of the following situations is
an example of observational learning?
A. For anacrobic conditioning, students swirn as long as they can underwater
without taking a breath.
,B. The advanced swimmers race the butterfly stroke 25 yards while the others
watch from the side of the pool.
C. The instructor demonstrates the pull, breathe, kick, glide components of the
breaststroke for students.
D. Students always warm up with a 100-yard freestyle stroke and then swith 100
vards of backstroke
C
A physical education teacher has first-grade students stand like flamingos (with
one leg bent up) for 30 seconds. Which of the following are the students
demonstrating?
A. Body awareness
B. Auditory development
C. Visual Development
D. Dynamic Balance
A
A student who is in the latter stages of motor learning exhibits which of the
following characteristics?
A. Highly variable performance of the skill
B. Ability to consistently detect and correct performance errors
C. Use of more energy to perform the skill
,D. Focus that is more on the cognitive aspect of the skill
B
The process by which physical movements develop and become specialized for
motor performance depends chiefly on
A. socioeconomic status
B. natural talent.
C. daily practice.
D. a supportive environment.
C
A physical education teacher notices several kindergarten students heads
moving excessively during a hopping activity. To correct this common error, the
teacher should
A. instruct the students to stop swinging their anns when hopping.
B. place a beanbag on the head of each student as students hop.
C. tell students to imagine they are landing on something soft.
D. remind students to keep the nonsupporting log in the air.
B
The rudimentary overhand throw is usually first observed in children in which of
the following age groups?
A. 2-3 years
B. 4-5 years
, C. 5-6 years
D. 7-8 years
A
A student new to soccer consistently kicks the ball wide of the soccer goal.
Which of the following would be the teacher's diagnosis of the problem?
A. Kicking with the toe
B. Kicking with too little force
C. Kicking with the instep of the foot
D. Kicking without a running start
A
Which of the following best describes a lesson plan for elementary physical
education students who need additional development and practice in locomotor
skills?
A. Activities such as acrobics and circuit training
B. Introduction to pathways such as straight, curved, or zigzag
C. Refining flexibility, strength, and muscular endurance
D. Spotting during gymnastics and using nonskid footwear
B
A physical education teacher would like to teach the grapevine to a second-grade
class during a dance unit. A lead-up activity would be instructing students to
A. perform a step-kick pattern.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When teaching motor skills to elementary students, the teacher must be aware
that children
A. develop faster through auditory instruction of new activities
B. discover their own aptitudes and preferences for different activities.
C. give preference to proprioceptive over visual feedback.
D. respond similarly to various physical contexts and environments.
B
The development of a child's motor behavior starts with
A. simple reflexes.
B. manipulative movements.
C. locomotor responses.
D. postural movement.
A
During a swimming unit in physical education, which of the following situations is
an example of observational learning?
A. For anacrobic conditioning, students swirn as long as they can underwater
without taking a breath.
,B. The advanced swimmers race the butterfly stroke 25 yards while the others
watch from the side of the pool.
C. The instructor demonstrates the pull, breathe, kick, glide components of the
breaststroke for students.
D. Students always warm up with a 100-yard freestyle stroke and then swith 100
vards of backstroke
C
A physical education teacher has first-grade students stand like flamingos (with
one leg bent up) for 30 seconds. Which of the following are the students
demonstrating?
A. Body awareness
B. Auditory development
C. Visual Development
D. Dynamic Balance
A
A student who is in the latter stages of motor learning exhibits which of the
following characteristics?
A. Highly variable performance of the skill
B. Ability to consistently detect and correct performance errors
C. Use of more energy to perform the skill
,D. Focus that is more on the cognitive aspect of the skill
B
The process by which physical movements develop and become specialized for
motor performance depends chiefly on
A. socioeconomic status
B. natural talent.
C. daily practice.
D. a supportive environment.
C
A physical education teacher notices several kindergarten students heads
moving excessively during a hopping activity. To correct this common error, the
teacher should
A. instruct the students to stop swinging their anns when hopping.
B. place a beanbag on the head of each student as students hop.
C. tell students to imagine they are landing on something soft.
D. remind students to keep the nonsupporting log in the air.
B
The rudimentary overhand throw is usually first observed in children in which of
the following age groups?
A. 2-3 years
B. 4-5 years
, C. 5-6 years
D. 7-8 years
A
A student new to soccer consistently kicks the ball wide of the soccer goal.
Which of the following would be the teacher's diagnosis of the problem?
A. Kicking with the toe
B. Kicking with too little force
C. Kicking with the instep of the foot
D. Kicking without a running start
A
Which of the following best describes a lesson plan for elementary physical
education students who need additional development and practice in locomotor
skills?
A. Activities such as acrobics and circuit training
B. Introduction to pathways such as straight, curved, or zigzag
C. Refining flexibility, strength, and muscular endurance
D. Spotting during gymnastics and using nonskid footwear
B
A physical education teacher would like to teach the grapevine to a second-grade
class during a dance unit. A lead-up activity would be instructing students to
A. perform a step-kick pattern.
