CSET Physical Education Test Practice Questions
1. In which of the following activities will a student work on his gross motor skills?
A) Writing
B) Climbing stairs
C) Drawing
D) Stringing beads
2. Which of the following statements about tennis is true?
A) The server always calls the receiver's score first.
B) A ball that lands on the line is out.
C) The scoring term for zero is "love".
D) "Advantage-In" means the server gets to serve the next game.
3. What does this referee signal mean during a hockey game?
A) Cross-checking
B) Elbowing
C) High-sticking
D) Charging
4. The PE teacher supervises as students experiment with different start positions for a forward roll. This style of teaching is known as:
A) Command.
B) Guided discovery.
C) Reciprocal learning.
D) Practice.
5. A kindergarten class gathers around a large parachute. With the teacher's direction, they work together to lift and lower the parachute, and then make it spin in a circle by passing it hand to hand. This lesson is an example of:
A) A cooperative game.
B) Competition.
C) A combative activity.
D) Outdoor education.
CSET Physical Education Test Answers
1. Answer: B
When climbing stairs, the student uses and develops the large muscles in his or her legs. Gross motor skills are those in which large muscle groups are used. Answer choices B, C, and D are examples of fine motor skill activities, in which small muscles are used.
2. Answer: C
The word "love" means zero in the game of tennis. Answer choice A is incorrect because the server calls his own score first. Answer choice B is incorrect because balls that land on the line are considered in. Answer choice D is incorrect because "advantage-in" means that if the server wins the next point, he or she wins the game.
3. Answer: D
Charging is a penalty called for running or jumping at an opponent and colliding with him. Generally, charging is called if the person took more than three steps prior to the collision.
4. Answer: B
In this guided discovery lesson, the teacher has set a movement problem and is allowing the students to discover the best starting position through experimentation. Answer choice A, command, is one in which the teacher makes all of the choices. Answer choice C, reciprocal learning, is one in which students work in groups of two. One student performs, and the other student gives feedback. Answer choice D, practice, is a style in which a student performs a motion or task that the teacher has set in advance.
5. Answer: A
Since all of the class is working together to move the parachute, this is an example of cooperation. The scenario does not specify whether or not the class is inside or outside, so answer choice D, outdoor education, is not the best choice. Answer choice B, competition, is wrong because this activity does not have a winner. Answer choice C, a combative activity (such as self-defense or wrestling), is incorrect.
