MTTC Health (MA) & PE(MB) Prep (from mttc.nesinc.com)

Health Concepts

100

Which of the following behavioral changes would be most likely to decrease an individual's risk of developing skin cancer?

1. eating foods high in antioxidants
2. using sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15
3. using tanning beds to develop a protective tan
4. visiting a dermatologist once a year

2. using sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15

200

Smoking has which of the following effects on the body?

1. It slows metabolism of drugs, so larger doses are required.
2. It paralyzes bronchial cilia, so foreign particles are not removed.
3. It dilates blood vessels, so blood pressure is decreased.
4. It inhibits red blood cell produc­tion, so oxygen transport is limited.

2. It paralyzes bronchial cilia, so foreign particles are not removed.

300

Which of the following statements best describes how mental and emotional health connect to other aspects of health, such as social or physical health?

1. Mental and emotional health are required to achieve health in other domains.
2. Good health in other domains provides protective factors for mental and emotional health.
3. Mental and emotional health cannot be achieved without physical and social health.
4. Poor physical health has a more significant effect than the other domains on mental health.

Good health in other domains provides protective factors for mental and emotional health.

400

Sally and Janelle are classmates who are assigned to do a project together in health class. Sally does something at basketball practice that makes Janelle very angry. Janelle does not want to jeopardize their working relationship. Which of the fol­lowing would be the healthiest response for Janelle? 

1. suppressing her feelings for the time being
2. asking her teammates if Sally's behavior made them angry also
3. sharing her feelings with a friend
4. asking the basketball coach to speak to Sally about the incident

3. sharing her feelings with a friend

500

Daily exposure to commercial advertising and television programming affects personal and family health behaviors and attitudes by:

1. influencing what is perceived as normal in society.
2. increasing knowledge of and participation in events in the community.
3. encouraging personal respon­sibility and civic mindedness.
4. developing awareness of one's place in a global context.

1. influencing what is perceived as normal in society.

Health Skills & Behavior

100

 student conducts a dietary habits assessment in health class and realizes that he has been eating a lot of foods that are high in fat and sugar and are not particularly nutritious. Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective in helping this student to establish healthy eating habits?

1. enlisting a friend to help keep him from snacking between meals
2. planning in advance what he will eat each day and sticking to the menu
3. eliminating carbohydrates from his diet for at least three weeks
4. reducing the portion sizes of the food he eats

2. planning in advance what he will eat each day and sticking to the menu

200

Which of the following is the best definition of resiliency?

1. the capacity for quick recovery from illness by avoidance of negative stressors
2. the capacity for transcending self-interest while maintaining relationships
3. the capacity for cultivating strengths for positively meeting challenges
4. the capacity for mental health despite exposure to adversity

D. the capacity for mental health despite exposure to adversity

300

 Five students are on a committee to plan a school social event. They must choose the date, set the budget, plan the entertainment, and develop a timeline. Each student brings different ideas and priorities to the project. To ensure productive communication during the committee meetings, the committee members should:

1. speak only once, during the time allotted to them on the meeting agenda.
2. agree in advance to compromise on issues of importance to them.
3. take frequent breaks during which they can talk with each other one-on-one.
4. stay open-minded and listen to the substance of each other's comments.

4. stay open-minded and listen to the substance of each other's comments.

400

A student does not eat the school-prepared lunches because they do not meet his culture's dietary customs. Since he usually does not have time to make his own lunch in the morning, he often skips lunch and feels lightheaded later in the day. Which of the following would be the most practical strategy for this student to use to address this problem?

1. easing adherence to his dietary customs enough to eat at least some of the school-prepared food
2. asking a family member to deliver lunch to him at the school
3. requesting that the school offer food that is prepared in accordance with his dietary customs
4. getting in the habit of making his lunch the night before

4. getting in the habit of making his lunch the night before

500

Which of the following guidelines is most advisable for individuals in order to avoid injury associated with an activity?

1. Team up with a buddy to monitor one another during the activity.
2. Avoid making impulsive decisions about whether to participate in the activity until risks can be assessed.
3. Copy the actions of another person who has done the activity before.
4. Ask one's peers about what they perceive the level of risk associated with the activity to be.

2. Avoid making impulsive decisions about whether to participate in the activity until risks can be assessed.

School Health Edu.

100

Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for an on-site school health team to use to identify gaps and overlaps across the curriculum within a coordinated school health program?

1. Map each aspect of the curriculum to its respective program compo­nents.
2. Designate teams of staff to work on each health objective.
3. Administer a standardized health assessment to a random sample of students.
4. Observe several classes and other health-related school activities.

1. Map each aspect of the curriculum to its respective program compo­nents.

200

When a school health advisory board recommends changes to policies affecting sexuality education, it is the district's responsibility first to:

1. identify substantive supporting research to justify the changes.
2. review proposed methods and materials prior to scheduling public hearings.
3. notify affected parties of the policy changes.
4. verify that the proposed changes are consistent with state and federal regulations.

4. verify that the proposed changes are consistent with state and federal regulations.

300

Program planners want to incorporate best practice recommendations for school health education. To do so, the program planners should ensure that:

1. a minimum of 150 hours per year are allotted to health instruction.
2. programs focus on acquiring health facts and information.
3. the curriculum is grounded in research about how health knowl­edge and behaviors improve.
4. most school personnel are directly involved in instruction related to health education.

3. the curriculum is grounded in research about how health knowl­edge and behaviors improve.

400

11. A school health teacher wants to gather information from parents about their perspectives on tobacco use and preven­tion programs. Which of the following describes a benefit of using a focus group instead of a survey to explore this topic?

1. Unexpected or new perspectives can be further explained and responses heard.
2. Tobacco-using parents will have an opportunity to interact with nonsmokers.
3. People tend to have strong feelings about the issue and need a chance to express them.
4. More people will have opportu­nities to participate and contribute to the accumulated data.

1. Unexpected or new perspectives can be further explained and responses heard.

500

Will, Russ, and Sonya want to figure out how to get to the movie theater in the next town, since no adults are available to drive them.

"We can take the bus to the end of the line and hitchhike from there," says Will, grabbing his jacket and heading for the door. Russ and Sonya look at each other skeptically and follow him.

Write an essay in which you analyze Will's problem-solving approach and describe the steps he takes. Suggest at least two important elements of problem-solving that Will misses and explain why they are important and how they might be of use in Will's situation.

Which of the following describes the best use of the assignment above?

1. to determine the extent to which students think hitchhiking is an acceptable form of transportation
2. to discover whether and how much students value group process over unilateral decisions
3. to measure the extent to which students can recall problem-solving skills
4. to assess students' ability to think critically and communicate effectively about problem-solving

4. to assess students' ability to think critically and communicate effectively about problem-solving

Professional Responsibilities

100

The predominance of health educators working from a decision-making philosophy rather than a cognitive-based philosophy reflects which of the following principles of health education?

1. Behavior change depends on the exposure to facts that create dissonance for the individual.
2. Access to accurate facts is a crucial component of making informed choices about health.
3. Individuals in a democratic society need to be able to assess the consequences of their decisions.
4. Individuals need to be able to make good health decisions over their entire life span.

4. Individuals need to be able to make good health decisions over their entire life span.

200

A health teacher is looking for a loca­tion in the school where informational materials about particular health problems, such as eating disorders, alcoholism, and adolescent depression, can be accessed and viewed. Which of the following concerns is most important in guiding the decision about where to place these materials?

1. finding an area where the use of the pamphlets can be monitored by an adult
2. balancing accessibility and students' privacy
3. minimizing the distraction caused by the materials
4. encouraging use of the materials by all members of the school community

2. balancing accessibility and students' privacy

300

A parent calls the health teacher and explains that she suspects that her son is using drugs. She asks if the health teacher can help her find an effective way to keep her son safe and get him to stop using drugs. Which of the following would be the most appro­priate way for the health teacher to respond?

1. Rephrase the parent's problem using the health teacher's own words.
2. Ask the parent if she wants her son placed in in-patient drug therapy.
3. Check to see if the family physi­cian and other family members are aware of the problem.
4. Discuss the various resources and options available to the family.

4. Discuss the various resources and options available to the family.

400

When meeting with school adminis­trators to advocate for a controversial change to a school's health education policy, it would be most important for a health teacher to:

1. provide research-based evidence supporting the policy change.
2. declare that the present policy conflicts with community values.
3. acknowledge the merit of opposi­tion to the proposed change.
4. indicate awareness of the political implications of a change in policy.

1. provide research-based evidence supporting the policy change.

500

When obtaining information from the Internet, it would be most advisable for a health education teacher to focus on:

1. information that is in the public domain, so that copyright infringement is not a concern.
2. information that is not available in more traditional print sources through local school or public libraries.
3. sources where the author or organization is clearly apparent and has some demonstrated validity.
4. sources that appear first in a list generated by an Internet search engine.

3. sources where the author or organization is clearly apparent and has some demonstrated validity.

Physical Education

100

In a strength development unit, a student bench presses 120 pounds of resistance for 3 sets of 8 repetitions each. After several workouts, the student is able to do more than 10 repetitions per set. To stimulate further muscular strength development, the student should:

1. decrease the speed at which the repetitions are performed.
2. increase the resistance by 15 or 20 pounds and do only one set of 10 repetitions.
3. double the number of repetitions in each set.
4. increase the resistance by 5 or 10 pounds and try to do 3 sets of 8 repetitions.

4. increase the resistance by 5 or 10 pounds and try to do 3 sets of 8 repetitions.

200

A seventh-grade physical education teacher wishes to evaluate students' locomotor skills at the beginning of the school year. In devising assessment strategies, the teacher should be aware that most students at this age:

1. have not yet developed mature patterns for most basic locomotor skills.
2. may not be able to perform more complex basic locomotor skills, such as skipping.
3. can perform basic locomotor skills, but may have difficulty combining skills fluidly in variable settings.
4. have difficulty performing basic locomotor skills that require balance, such as hopping on one foot.

3. can perform basic locomotor skills, but may have difficulty combining skills fluidly in variable settings.

300

 Which of the following would be the most effective technique for introducing group folk dancing to a ninth-grade class?

1. Teach the students very simple dances at first, then add more difficult dances as the students' skills improve.
2. Ask each student to practice the movements of the dance by themselves, then assign students to groups based on their level of skill.
3. Break each dance into component steps and movements, then integrate these components into progressively longer sequences.
4. Develop activities that teach students fundamental rhythmic skills, then incorporate these activities into the dance.

3. Break each dance into component steps and movements, then integrate these components into progressively longer sequences.

400

A physical education teacher introduces a new game to eighth-grade students. The game has more complex rules and requires a higher level of physical skill than games that the class has previously played. At the end of the class period, most of the students seem markedly unenthusiastic about the new game. The most likely explanation for the students' lack of interest in the new game is that many children at this age are:

1. reluctant to engage in strenuous physical activity.
2. inclined to rebel against authority figures such as teachers.
3. reluctant to try new and unfamiliar activities.
4. sensitive to embarrassment caused by failing in front of their peers.

4. sensitive to embarrassment caused by failing in front of their peers.

500

Which of the following is a characteristic of the sport education curriculum model?

1. Practice of closed skills is considered more important than practice of open skills.
2. Cognitive, social, and emotional skills development is emphasized over physical skill development.
3. The choice of skills and when to teach them is based on individual readiness rather than age-group generalizations.
4. Skills practice takes place in sequential, progressive, gamelike situations.

4. Skills practice takes place in sequential, progressive, gamelike situations.

PE Deux

100

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between physical education and personal-social skills?

1. These skills should be approached as any other skills in physical education and addressed directly in instruction.
2. Students generally learn these skills at home and the role of physical education is to provide positive reinforcement for them.
3. These skills should be secondary to developing students' motor skills and knowledge of fitness concepts in physical education.
4. Students generally possess these skills and will demonstrate them in a supportive, developmentally appropriate environment.

1. These skills should be approached as any other skills in physical education and addressed directly in instruction.

200

Students in a physical education class have dispersed throughout the gym for independent practice of a skill. The most appropriate and effective way for the teacher to allocate attention during this type of activity would be to:

1. proceed systematically from one student to the next, spending equal time with each.
2. move constantly around the gym, briefly scanning the entire class on a frequent basis.
3. remain in one location in the gym, allowing easy access for students with questions.
4. survey the entire class initially, identifying the students who most require individual attention.

2. move constantly around the gym, briefly scanning the entire class on a frequent basis.

300

When evaluating a norm-referenced psychomotor test for students that involves a significant strength and power component, it is most important to consider which of the following questions?

1. Are age and gender differences taken into consideration?
2. Is the norm group identical in composition to the population being tested?
3. Are test administration procedures as flexible as possible?
4. Does each test activity correspond to a different level of the psychomotor domain?

1. Are age and gender differences taken into consideration?

400

A colleague observed a physical education teacher's class and recorded the number and types of interactions the teacher had with students. The teacher interacted more frequently with high-achieving boys than with other students. The teacher also provided more specific corrective information to the high-achieving boys, while the comments to the other students tended to be general words of encouragement. Receiving feedback such as this is likely to be advantageous to the teacher primarily because it:

1. suggests specific strategies for improving instructional practice.
2. prompts awareness of personal biases that may have a negative effect on student learning.
3. gives a concrete measure of instructional effectiveness.
4. provides insight into the students' perceptions of the teacher's performance.

2. prompts awareness of personal biases that may have a negative effect on student learning.

500

The inclusion of physical education in the 1994 national educational reform document, Goals 2000: Educate America Act, had which of the following effects on the field?

1. It mandated daily physical education or equivalent block scheduling in all publicly funded schools by the year 2002.
2. It established a minimum requirement of 30 minutes of exercise every day for children and adolescents.
3. It improved the status of the discipline by defining physical education as part of the core academic program.
4. It ensured that public school physical education programs would implement uniform instruction based on the same curriculum goals

3. It improved the status of the discipline by defining physical education as part of the core academic program.