OSAT Arts, Health, and Fitness Flashcards

Which of the following are all considered primary colors in the subtractive color model, which is used when mixing paints and pigments?

Answer: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

The modern subtractive primary colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow. When these three colors are mixed, they can theoretically produce all other colors and, when combined, create black by subtracting all light. The traditional Red, Yellow, Blue (RYB) model is an older system still taught in some art education contexts but is less accurate for color mixing than the CMY model.

A second-grade teacher is planning a lesson on balanced meals using the USDA's MyPlate model. Which of the following student-created lunch trays best represents the proportions recommended by MyPlate?

Answer: A tray with half fruits and vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter grains, and a serving of dairy.

The USDA MyPlate guide recommends that half of a person's plate should consist of fruits and vegetables. The other half should be divided between grains and protein, with a slightly larger portion for grains. A serving of dairy is also included alongside the plate.

A physical education teacher asks students to perform a series of movements. Which of the following activities primarily involves the use of locomotor skills?

Answer: Galloping across the gymnasium.

Locomotor skills are movements that transport the body from one place to another. Galloping is a clear example of this. Balancing, twisting, and stretching are non-locomotor skills, as they are performed while the body remains in a fixed location.

In a music class, a teacher claps a steady beat and then asks students to clap twice as fast. The teacher is primarily demonstrating a change in which musical element?

Answer: Tempo

Tempo refers to the speed or pace of a piece of music. By asking students to clap faster, the teacher is directly manipulating the tempo. Pitch relates to how high or low a note is, dynamics refers to the volume (loudness or softness), and timbre is the quality or character of a sound.

During a health lesson on personal safety, a first-grade teacher wants to teach students how to respond if they get lost in a public place. Which of the following is the most appropriate and safest strategy to teach them?

Answer: To stay in one place and find a police officer, a store employee with a name tag, or a mother with children to ask for help.

The standard and safest advice for a child who gets lost is to stay put in the same location and look for a person in a position of authority or a 'safe stranger' for help. This includes police officers, uniformed employees, or another parent with children. Wandering off or asking any random adult increases risk.

A teacher leads students through a series of yoga poses, focusing on holding stretches for 15-30 seconds. This activity is primarily designed to improve which component of health-related fitness?

Answer: Flexibility

Flexibility is the ability of joints to move through their full range of motion. Holding static stretches, a key component of many yoga practices, is a primary method for improving flexibility. Cardiorespiratory endurance relates to heart and lung function during sustained activity, muscular strength is the ability to exert force, and body composition is the ratio of fat to lean tissue.