Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
1.
Physical education can best contribute to the development of a physically healthy
life-style through the application of
A. | motor learning | D. | kinesiology |
B. | motor development | E. | athletic training |
C. | exercise physiology | ||
2.
In
determining the cost-effectiveness of a physical education program, it would be most important to
know which of the following?
A. | Total cost of the program | D. | Salary expenditures |
B. | Number of participants | E. | Cost per pupil |
C. | Capital outlay | ||
3.
Which
of the following should be the primary objective of an intramural program?
A. | Involving the greatest possible number of students in the
program |
B. | Providing for
well-balanced competition in individual and team sports throughout the
program |
C. | Stimulating the
interest of spectators and gaining newspaper coverage of intramural events |
D. | Providing a wide variety of activities for teams and for
individuals |
E. | Developing the
skills of future participants in the interscholastic program |
4.
All of
the following are major causes of athletic injuries EXCEPT
A. | inadequate and improper conditioning during the early part
of a sport's season |
B. | congenital anomalies in anatomical structure or in body
build |
C. | the use of
incorrect motor techniques when performing skills |
D. | postural deviations such as abnormal bone
alignments |
E. | ineffective
utilization of the principle of cross education (bilateral training) |
5.
The graph could most appropriately be used to support which of the
following generalizations?
A. | A person's strength increases after the age of 30
years. |
B. | A person is
strongest at about the age of 30 years. |
C. | A person is as strong at 10 years as at 50 years of
age. |
D. | A person's
strength decreases at the same rate at which it increases. |
E. | A person's strength does not change with
age. |
6.
The
command style of teaching is distinguished from other styles of teaching primarily by which of the
following characteristics?
A. | It increases student
self-motivation. |
B. | It increases student creativity. |
C. | It meets the needs of both minimally skilled and highly
skilled students. |
D. | It is most efficient in terms of
time. |
E. | It promotes the
development of individuality by lessening a person's dependence on the
group. |
7.
A
physical education teacher who wants to help develop positive self-concepts in young children should
include many experiences that call for which of the following?
A. | Group competition | D. | Self-mastery |
B. | Demonstrations by the best individual performers
| E. | Adherence to a single standard |
C. | Comparisons with other children | ||
8.
It
would not be appropriate to mainstream children with a learning disability into a regular physical
education program if the regular physical education program were oriented toward
A. | individualization | D. | the development of fitness |
B. | movement education | E. | competition |
C. | the development of perceptual-motor skills
| ||
9.
Which
of the following would most clearly illustrate an instance of unethical behavior for a discussion of
ethics in a twelfth-grade physical education class?
A. | A serve in tennis hits the cross service line. The
receiver admits that the serve was good and was playable. |
B. | The coach of a championship team refuses to accept a token
gift from the boosters' club. |
C. | The school administration requests a discount for placing
a large purchase order with a local firm. |
D. | A teacher seeks a cash rebate from a sporting goods store
for requesting that the school administration purchase equipment there. |
E. | A teacher submits reports and recommendations to a college
to help secure a scholarship for an outstanding student-athlete. |
10.
Which
of the following practices or behaviors is likely to lead to a state of self-motivation in the
learner that is only temporary?
A. | The establishment of attainable and relevant
goals |
B. | Concern and
enthusiasm on the part of the teacher |
C. | The provision of tangible rewards such as trophies,
medals, and scrolls |
D. | The exposure of students to new ideas and varied
activities |
E. | Recognition of
goal achievement in the form of verbal or visual feedback |
11.
The
activity angels-in-the-snow is most frequently used to teach
A. | hip rotation | D. | eye-hand coordination |
B. | static balance | E. | bilateral movement |
C. | position in space | ||
12.
A student scored 70 on a fitness test. The scores on this test were
normally distributed with mean 50 and standard deviation (+/-)10. Which of the following statements
correctly relates the student's score to the graph above of the test score distribution? The
student's score is in the top...
A. | 1% of all scores and is represented by point
P. |
B. | 1% of all scores
and is represented by point Q. |
C. | 1% of all scores and is represented by point
R. |
D. | 5%, but not the
top 1%, of all scores and is represented by point Q. |
E. | 5%, but not the top 1%, of all scores and is represented
by point R. |
13.
Accurate generalizations about transfer of a motor skill include which of the
following?
I. The greater the amount of practice on the
original skill, the greater the transfer.
II. Transfer can occur because of
cognitive links formed between two tasks.
III. Transfer is greatest when a high level
of skill has been obtained on the original task.
IV. Transfer is
greatest when the training conditions of two tasks are very similar.
A. | I and III only | D. | II, III, and IV only |
B. | I and IV only | E. | I, II, III, and IV |
C. | II and III only | ||
14.
In
planning a physical education program, the decision as to whether to hold two 90-minute classes per
week or five 30-minute classes per week is most likely to be influenced by a concern with which of
the following?
A. | Whether massed
practice or distributed practice will be emphasized in the program. |
B. | Whether part practice or whole practice will be emphasized
in the program. |
C. | Whether mental practice will be used to a significant
degree in the program to supplement physical practice. |
D. | Whether the goals of the program emphasize transfer of
skills or retention of skills more strongly. |
E. | Whether overlearning or revisiting will be a primary
emphasis of the instructional technique used in the program. |
