Praxis HPE 5857
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10 sample questions for the Praxis HPE 5857, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.
Sections covered on the exam: Motorlearningandskillacquisition, Physical Education Content Knowledge, Of 5 Trials), Studentgrowthanddevelopment, Management, Motivation, Communication, And, Of 12 Students, 2 Balls), Management, Motivation, and Communication, Studentmotivation, Planning, Instruction, and Student Assessment, Collaboration, Reflection, and Technology, Health Education as a Discipline, Reflectivepractice, Technologyintegration, Unitandlessonplanning, Teachingstyles, Healthbehaviortheories, Reporting Each Behavior, Healthdataandassessment, Legalandethicalpractice, Schoolhealthprograms, Standardsandplanning, Instructionandassessment, Health Education Content, Nutritionandwellness, Substanceuseandemergencies, Mentalandsocialhealth, Growthandsexualhealth, Gamerules,Strategies,Andtrends, Planning,Standards,Andlaws, Instructionalmodels, Practiceandfeedback, Self,Peer,Andspecialneeds, Mentalandemotionalhealth, Relationshipsandsexualhealth.
Question 1 · Motorlearningandskillacquisition
A second grader learning to dribble with the hand watches the ball constantly, talks through each step aloud, and loses control whenever the teacher adds a moving target. Which instructional approach best fits this learner's current stage of motor learning?
Answer: B. Demonstrate, give one or two key cues, and give frequent feedback
Constant visual monitoring, verbal self-talk, and breakdown under changing conditions mark the cognitive stage, when learners need simple cues, demonstrations, and frequent external feedback in a closed, predictable environment. Adding a defender and focusing on passing options suit the associative and autonomous stages, when the basic pattern no longer demands full attention. Withholding feedback is appropriate only after learners can detect and correct their own errors.
Question 2 · Management, Motivation, and Communication
A teacher's posted class rules read: "No running inside the locker room. No talking while the teacher talks. No kicking balls unless told. No hanging on the nets. No leaving without permission. No rough play. No gum. No complaining about teams." Which revision best reflects research-based rule setting?
Answer: D. Reduce the list to a few positively stated rules taught with reasons
Effective rules are few, positively stated, and taught with rationales so students understand why they matter; eight prohibitions are hard to remember and emphasize what not to do. Adding punishments keeps the negative focus, and a single vague rule does not define expected behavior clearly enough to teach.
Question 3 · Unitandlessonplanning
A teacher designing a four-week volleyball unit with backward design has just written the unit's desired learning outcomes. What should the teacher do next?
Answer: C. Decide what assessment evidence will show the outcomes are met
Backward design moves from desired results to acceptable evidence (assessment) and only then to learning activities. Choosing drills or writing daily lessons first is the activity-driven planning that backward design is meant to replace.
Question 4 · Healthdataandassessment
Students are asked to evaluate websites for a report on energy drinks. Which site characteristic most strongly indicates that its information is valid and reliable?
Answer: A. It is written by a nonprofit medical organization and cites peer-reviewed research
Credible authorship by a recognized medical organization combined with citations to peer-reviewed research are key indicators of valid, reliable information under the NHES standard on accessing resources. Search ranking reflects popularity or advertising, not accuracy. Testimonials are anecdotal, and sponsorship by a seller signals a commercial conflict of interest.
Question 5 · Nutritionandwellness
During a 400-meter sprint run at maximal effort, which nutrient provides the predominant fuel for the working muscles?
Answer: B. Carbohydrate
High-intensity exercise relies mainly on muscle glycogen and blood glucose, which come from dietary carbohydrate and can be broken down rapidly. Fat is the main fuel at rest and during low-intensity, long-duration activity, protein contributes only a small share of energy, and vitamins help release energy but supply no calories themselves.
Question 6 · Motorlearningandskillacquisition
Refer to the table. Which conclusion is best supported by the results? Blocked 16 10 practice Random 12 14 practice
Answer: B. Random practice improved retention despite lower practice scores
Performance during practice is not the same as learning; a delayed retention test is the better measure of learning. Random practice produced lower scores during practice but higher scores one week later, the classic contextual interference effect, in which the added challenge of switching tasks strengthens long-term retention. Higher practice scores under blocked practice did not last, averaging the two measures blends performance with learning, and random practice benefits learners well before the autonomous stage.
Question 7 · Management, Motivation, Communication, And
A teacher uses Hellison's Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. A student reports that she used the calm-down strategy from PE to settle an argument with her brother at home. This behavior best represents which level of the model?
Answer: D. Transfer outside the gym
The highest TPSR level is transfer, in which students apply responsible behaviors learned in PE to settings outside the gym, such as home. Self-direction involves working independently toward goals in class, and caring and helping involves supporting peers; respect is the foundational level focused on self-control in class.
Question 8 · Planning,Standards,Andlaws
A principal suggests that students receiving special education services skip PE to gain time for academic interventions. Which statement about IDEA should guide the PE teacher's response?
Answer: B. IDEA names PE in its definition of special education, so PE must be provided
Physical education is specifically included in IDEA's definition of special education, so every student with a disability who receives a free appropriate public education must be offered PE, specially designed if necessary. The requirement is not limited to physical disabilities, and recess is not a substitute for instruction. Decisions about how a student participates are made by the IEP team, not by one teacher.
Question 9 · Healthdataandassessment
How does the CDC School Health Profiles survey differ from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey?
Answer: A. Profiles surveys principals and lead health teachers about school policies and practices
School Health Profiles collects information from principals and lead health education teachers about school health policies and practices, whereas the Youth Risk Behavior Survey asks students to self-report health risk behaviors. Profiles does not gather fitness scores, survey parents, or rely on physical examinations.
Question 10 · Nutritionandwellness
A health teacher asks students to record one day of added sugar intake. Refer to the table. The Daily Value for added sugars used on Nutrition Facts labels is 50 grams. Which conclusion is best supported by the log? Breakfast Frosted cereal with milk 11 Snack Flavored yogurt 12 Lunch Turkey sandwich 3 Lunch Apple 0 After Sports drink (20 oz) 34 practice Dinner Grilled chicken, rice, green 0 beans
Answer: A. Added sugars exceed the Daily Value, and replacing the sports drink with water would bring the total below it
The log totals 60 grams of added sugars, which exceeds the 50-gram Daily Value; removing the 34-gram sports drink would lower the total to 26 grams. The apple contains naturally occurring sugar, not added sugar, and it cannot offset other foods, while the sports drink, not the yogurt, is the largest source.
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