TExES Core Subjects - Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education (391)

If a music teacher wanted to teach the official state song of Texas, what song would they teach? "Old Chisholm Trail" "Roses in Texas" "Farmer in the Dell" "Texas, Our Texas"

"Texas, Our Texas" "Texas, Our Texas" is the official state song of Texas.

In schools across the United States, there has been an increased awareness of health and fitness related issues, especially regarding proper diet and nutrition for adolescents. Which of the following has this increased awareness led to? An increase in the amount of time students are required to spend each day in physical education classes An increased emphasis on promoting individuals' lifelong participation in physical activity and exercises An increased emphasis on traditional physical activities in physical education classes A widespread belief that physical education and nutrition knowledge should be incorporated into standardized testing

An increased emphasis on promoting individuals' lifelong participation in physical activity and exercises As obesity among adolescents is increasing and the desire for children to have a greater knowledge of exercise and nutrition, physical education classes are trying to promote lifelong participation in physical activities. This has led to a decrease in traditional P.E. exercises and an increase in more "fun" physical activities to show kids that physical activity can be enjoyable. An increased emphasis on traditional physical activities in physical education classes

A physical education teacher has second-grade students make twisted, narrow, wide, and round shapes. Which of the following are students working on? Space awareness Visual development Auditory awareness Body awareness

Body awareness Body awareness refers to a student's ability to be aware of their body and to manipulate parts of their body.

Which of the following is not true of chasing and fleeing games? They encourage the practice of locomotor skills and body control. Common examples include volleyball, tennis, pickleball, and badminton. They are commonly known as "tag" games. They require students to learn and follow the rules and boundaries of the game.

Common examples include volleyball, tennis, pickleball, and badminton. The examples listed are examples of net and wall games, not chasing and fleeing games.

What mnemonic device helps kids remember the lines of the treble clef? FACE Good Boys Do Fine Always All Cows Eat Grass Every Good Boy Does Fine

Every Good Boy Does Fine E-G-B-D-F are the lines of the table clef. Therefore, Every Good Boy Does Fine is an appropriate mnemonic device for remembering the lines of the treble clef.

Which of the following would be an ideal lesson for teaching students the principle of proportion? Have students use chalk to outline their bodies onto butcher paper. Have students use tape measures or rulers to measure their facial features (sizes of eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, ears) and the distances between these features. Then draw out their faces using the measurements. Give students a list of art definitions to memorize. Direct students to create different designs that could be on several different sized butterflies.

Have students use tape measures or rulers to measure their facial features (sizes of eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, ears) and the distances between these features. Then draw out their faces using the measurements. This exercise allows students to use hands-on techniques to recognize how elements on their own bodies relate to one another proportionally.

Asking students to practice throwing and catching a baseball best promotes which of the following skills? Fine motor skills Rhythmic skills Manipulative skills Self-efficacy

Manipulative skills Manipulative skills are when a student handles an object with his hands, feet, or another body part. Examples of manipulative skills would be jumping rope, kicking a soccer ball, or throwing a baseball.

The ability to transfer energy explosively into force is known as: Strength Coordination Speed Power

Power Power refers to a person's ability to transfer energy.

Which of the following actions best demonstrates a student's expression and capacity for empathy? The student honestly provides his opinion during group activities The student writes a three-paragraph essay about the concept of empathy The student demonstrates active listening skills when engaged in conversations with classmates and teachers The student asks a classmate struggling on a homework assignment if he would like some help

The student asks a classmate struggling on a homework assignment if he would like some help This is the best answer option because a student is observing another student struggling, most likely thinking how that would make the student feel, and then responding to help the student.

A music teacher is struggling with behavior in a certain class. Which of the following lesson components is a positive classroom management strategy that could be used in the music room? The students can take notes using a note-taking frame. The teacher can use a pitched percussion instrument. The students can use unpitched percussion instruments. The teacher can repeat the lesson the students missed due to behavior.

The students can use unpitched percussion instruments. Using unpitched percussion instruments gives the students an opportunity for hands-on learning that will reinforce concepts they are learning. This hands-on learning will not only reinforce concepts they are learning but will also help contribute to effective classroom management.

Which of the following is the most important consideration in an elementary physical education class? The activity includes components to build the students' strength That the activity allows students to participate by themselves and as a group To ensure the activity has interdisciplinary connections To ensure the activity enables all students to participate

To ensure the activity enables all students to participate This is the best answer as the most important consideration is that all students are able to participate in the activity. If students are not able to participate, then any benefits of the activity will not be realized.

Which of the following is the best example of an anaerobic activity? Swimming Weight Lifting Jogging Rowing

Weight Lifting Weight lifting is an anaerobic activity because the muscles are doing short bursts of intense movement. This burns carbohydrates without oxygen.

An art teacher develops a rubric for a project that requires students to incorporate mountains or buildings that are the same height. This project is most appropriate for which of the following interdisciplinary units? a math unit focusing on the use of a ruler a science unit focusing on landforms a social studies unit about the function of a community a language arts unit that helps students compare imagery in descriptive language

a math unit focusing on the use of a ruler The requirement of the mountains or structures to be the same height is a perfect opportunity for an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates the skill of measuring with a ruler.

Saying that a dance has locomotor movement means that: all or part of the dance instructions require dancers to move their body through the room in a determined or undetermined direction, depending on the instructions of the dance. all movement is completed without moving to a new location in the room. all movement is in the same direction at all times. the dance is slow at first and then gradually gains speed.

all or part of the dance instructions require dancers to move their body through the room in a determined or undetermined direction, depending on the instructions of the dance. A dance with locomotor movement requires dancers to move their body through the room at some point in a determined or undetermined direction, depending on the instructions of the dance.

An art teacher provides a reflection sheet for their 5th-grade artists to use at the end of a project. The sheet can most effectively serve as: a way students can evaluate art created by other students in class. an evaluation of the artist's understanding of the principles and elements present in their art. a rubric to determine the artist's grade. a pre-planning activity for students before they begin their project.

an evaluation of the artist's understanding of the principles and elements present in their art. This sheet is a way for the teacher to evaluate the student's understanding and recognition of elements and principles of art.

During a unit on printmaking, it is important for students to learn how to use a: fan brush press mold brayer. palette knife.

brayer. A brayer is an essential tool in printmaking.

Which of the following activities requires the performer to understand the role in order to express it to an audience? expressive movement characterization expressive voice creative drama

characterization Characterization integrates the voice, body, and an understanding of the role within a piece.

A teacher plans a unit focused on the study of how a single element of art is represented in the art of different cultures. This is important because: teachers should plan a unit that avoids the creation of art and focuses on the study of art products. students should practice recognizing a single element of art to show mastery of the element. cultures represent elements of art differently. cultures use standard representations of elements of art, and students should recognize the uniformity of the elements.

cultures represent elements of art differently.

Which of the following behaviors is most likely to positively impact someone's health? decreasing stress levels increasing tobacco intake increasing sugar and fat intake decreasing physical movement

decreasing stress levels Higher stress levels tend to weaken the body. Decreasing stress tends to lead to a healthier lifestyle.

The notes belonging to the words "eideledum, eidledum": crescendo. descend. diminuendo. ascend.

descend. The notes belonging to the words "eideledum, eidledum" descend because when the notes change, they change to a lower space or line on the staff.

When teaching health topics, all of the following are effective ways to interactively involve students and provide opportunities for them to take an active role in their education except: group discussions roleplay exercises problem-based learning activities direct instruction

direct instruction Direct instruction is teacher-led with the instructor lecturing at the front of the room. When teachers utilize direct instruction the students are not interacting or taking active roles in their learning.

When a teacher designs a lesson in which students can create props and scenery, experiment with sound and lighting to enhance the telling of a story, and choose whether to use a script or not, the teacher is allowing students to experience: option play. plot. dramatic play. preset.

dramatic play. Dramatic play incorporates both formal and informal theatrical study, as well as all the elements listed in the question. preset.

Constructive feedback is an important part of developing different kinds of skills. Which of the following situations shows how feedback can improve PE performance? feedback on volume while giving a presentation for an audience feedback on tone while practicing the trumpet feedback on hand position when throwing a football to make a spiral feedback on paragraph structure while writing an English assignment

feedback on hand position when throwing a football to make a spiral This situation applies feedback to skills in physical education. Throwing a spiral in football requires a specific technique that may not come naturally to all students. Feedback can guide students to the correct technique.

If a student plays a recorder with a slow air speed, the pitch will most likely be: inaudible. flat. sharp unchanged.

flat. A slower air speed leads to pitches that are flat, or under the targeted pitch.

There are four strands of learning in elementary music. These strands are creative expression, historical and cultural relevance, critical evaluation and response, and: critical judgment. foundations: music literacy. relationships to other academic disciplines. critical thinking.

foundations: music literacy. This is one of the four strands of learning in elementary music.

A first-grade teacher has planned a shared reading lesson and wants to make the lesson more memorable by integrating instruments for the students to use. What would be a successful strategy to use? taking the class to the school piano and asking students to play a melody each time the teacher turns a page giving each student maracas to use as they listen to the story having students use instruments to represent sounds when they are mentioned in the story, such as tilting a rain stick when there is a rainstorm providing every student with a recorder to compose their own melody to represent a character

having students use instruments to represent sounds when they are mentioned in the story, such as tilting a rain stick when there is a rainstorm Using sounds from musical instruments to reinforce elements of the story is a way to integrate music into a shared reading lesson.

Physical activity can increase a person's self-awareness by doing which of the following? helping a person become more mindful of how they feel both physically and mentally building a person's ability to ignore pain or discomfort causing a person to become more self-conscious of their body increasing a person's anxiety and stress levels

helping a person become more mindful of how they feel both physically and mentally Physical activity can increase a person's self-awareness by helping a person to be more mindful of physical and emotional feelings. In order for an exercise session to be successful, a person not only has to focus on breathing and posture, but also on continuing to move even when muscles are tired. Regular practice allows an individual to establish norms of physical and emotional feelings for reference.

When students are instructed to create a horizon line and a vanishing point in an original piece, they are using the principle of: balance. scale. volume. perspective.

perspective. Perspective is a principle that uses a horizon line and a vanishing point to create two-dimensional art.

Improvement in performance is a more attainable goal than mastery for children practicing new motor skills. Which of the following observations suggest that a student is improving in skill performance? using floatation aids for swimming raising the basketball hoop from 8 to 10 feet decreasing the weight of the tennis racket increasing the bat size to hit a baseball

raising the basketball hoop from 8 to 10 feet Going from a shorter basket to a taller basket does demonstrate skill improvement because the taller basket requires more strength and accuracy.

Ms. Hansel is considering a song for her elementary music students. Which of the following is most important for her to consider? melody range tempo lyrics

range This is the most important consideration as young singers often have limited vocal ranges.

Which of the following three colors are typically used in a traditional elementary art class because they can be combined to make a variety of other colors? violet, red-violet, red, red-orange and orange orange, green, and purple red, yellow, and blue black and white

red, yellow, and blue These are the primary colors and can be mixed to make all other colors on the color wheel.

The element of jazz singing that Ella Fitzgerald demonstrates in the song "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" is: scat. ritardando. rhapsody. hemiola.

scat. Scat is the only element included in the choices that is specific to jazz singing. Scat singing is improvised jazz singing in which the voice is used in imitation of an instrument and is usually sung with syllables instead of actual words.

A theatre teacher asks students to create masks using different materials. Next, students will evaluate the masks to predict which will be the most durable and which have colors that will appear the most vibrant to the audience. Which other core subject does this lesson support? music math social studies science

science Because the teacher asks the students to make predictions, this lesson supports the core subject of science.

Consider the excerpt from the play Cinderella below: CINDERELLA (out of breath) Oh no! I'm missing a shoe! SERVANT #1 We have to get you out of your gown! I hear the horses coming down the lane. (to SERVANT #2) Go get her dress from her room. (SERVANT #2 EXITS) "[O]ut of breath," "to SERVANT #2," and "SERVANT #2 EXITS" are examples of: diction. spectacle. wings. stage directions.

stage directions. The provided examples are stage directions, which help students understand the setting of the scene and how the scene should play.

Which of the following best describes the primary function of the human skeleton system? providing nutrients to the body regulating organ function supporting the structure of the body regulating body temperature

supporting the structure of the body This is the primary purpose of the human skeleton system. The human skeleton provides a form and structure for the body's other systems.

A music teacher is planning a lesson in which students will listen to part of a classical music piece for the first time. An important piece of information for the teacher to convey about the music during the lesson is: the historical context of the piece. the length of time students will listen to the music in class. how many people were in the audience when the recording was created. where the music was recorded.

the historical context of the piece. The teacher should always convey the historical context of the piece, such as information about the composer and the time period in which the piece was composed.

The arrow is pointing at: a time signature. the bass clef. the double bar line. the treble clef.

the treble clef.

The second-grade teaching team wants to help students develop awareness of personal interactions and feelings. How might they use creative drama to help in this area? teaching stage directions teaching plot diagrams through character development using correct body positions

through character development This is the best option as the class has a structured environment to offer expressive ideas.

A song can be considered a round when: four or more people sing the same melody from a song but can start singing the melody at different times throughout the song. all singers sing the same melody at the same time. the end of the song uses the same lyrics as the beginning of the song. two or more people sing the same melody from a song but can start singing the melody at different times throughout the song.

two or more people sing the same melody from a song but can start singing the melody at different times throughout the song. A round is a song that can allow for two or more people to sing the same melody from a song, but can start singing the melody at different times throughout the song while still maintaining the harmonic structure of the song.

A music teacher wants to encourage their students to attend musical performances around the community. What would be an effective way for the teacher to accomplish this goal? finding students who have expressed interest in attending concerts and visiting with them personally about concert opportunities attending a parent-teacher association meeting and being available to parents to talk about concert opportunities using a bulletin board to advertise different concerts around the community by a variety of band, orchestra, and choral groups displaying a poster in the music classroom instructing students to contact the teacher for information about concerts they could attend

using a bulletin board to advertise different concerts around the community by a variety of band, orchestra, and choral groups A bulletin board in the classroom will be the most effective way to get the information in front of as many students as possible.