TExES EC-6 Fine Arts, Health & Physical Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of dance form is most directly connected to cultural heritage and is emphasized in the TEKS for elementary students?
- Contemporary jazz dance
- Folk and cultural dance (Correct answer)
- Ballet technique
- Hip-hop choreography
Correct answer: Folk and cultural dance
The TEKS emphasize folk and cultural dance as a means for elementary students to connect dance to cultural heritage and global awareness.
Question 2: A 2nd-grade teacher integrates health education by having students sort images into 'healthy choices' and 'unhealthy choices.' This activity best develops which skill?
- Interpersonal communication
- Health information analysis and decision-making (Correct answer)
- Self-management of chronic illness
- Community health advocacy
Correct answer: Health information analysis and decision-making
Sorting health-related images develops students' ability to analyze health information and make informed decisions, a core health literacy skill.
Question 3: In theater arts, what term describes the process by which a student takes on a character's personality, voice, and movement to tell a story?
- Staging
- Characterization (Correct answer)
- Blocking
- Scripting
Correct answer: Characterization
Characterization is the process of developing and portraying a character's unique voice, physicality, and personality in a performance.
Question 4: The FITT principle in physical education stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and:
- Technique
- Training
- Type (Correct answer)
- Target
Correct answer: Type
FITT stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type—the four variables used to design and vary a physical fitness program.
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of a non-locomotor movement skill?
- Galloping across the gymnasium
- Twisting the torso while standing in place (Correct answer)
- Leaping over a low obstacle
- Sliding sideways along a line
Correct answer: Twisting the torso while standing in place
Non-locomotor (axial) movements are performed without traveling through space; twisting the torso while stationary is a classic example.
Question 6: A music teacher claps a rhythm and asks students to echo it back. This instructional strategy is called:
- Call and response (Correct answer)
- Ostinato
- Canon
- Improvisation
Correct answer: Call and response
Call and response is a musical technique where the teacher presents a musical phrase (the call) and students repeat or answer it (the response).
Question 7: According to TEKS Health Education, which concept is central to helping EC-6 students understand personal safety?
- Learning complex first-aid procedures
- Identifying trusted adults and safe situations (Correct answer)
- Memorizing the periodic table of medicines
- Analyzing public health policy documents
Correct answer: Identifying trusted adults and safe situations
The TEKS emphasize that young students learn to identify trusted adults and recognize safe versus unsafe situations as foundational personal safety knowledge.
TExES EC-6 Fine Arts, Health & Physical Education 2
Which type of dance form is most directly connected to cultural heritage and is emphasized in the TEKS for elementary students?