Professional Preparation and Curriculum Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The assertion is right and the reason is wrong. A teacher must undergo a good professional preparation programme to be a successful physical educator.

A successful teacher need not be a good sportsperson, since teaching skill and knowledge matter more, so (R) is wrong.

Answer: C

Movement education explores the science of movement and body awareness, that is I and III. The passage says it explores the science of movement and helps young people become more aware of their bodies.

Movement mechanics and the quality of movement are not named in the passage as what it explores.

Answer: C

Programs of movement education are structured on a problem solving basis. The passage says this in so many words.

Common elements, basic movements and combinations of movement are mentioned in other places but not as the basis of the structure.

Answer: B

A better ability to perceive movement patterns helps in developing skills. The passage says the better the individual perceives movement pattern, the more ease there will be in developing skills.

Learning, motor coordination and balance are not the result named in the passage.

Answer: D

Individual exploration is concerned with natural movements. The passage says it is concerned with the natural movements of childhood, such as running, jumping and climbing.

Complex movements, problem solving and stylised patterns are not what it is concerned with. The stylised patterns belong to formal programmes.

Answer: C

Movement education programs are structured by making use of balance and technique, that is I and III. The passage speaks of the use of balance, leverage and technique in relating to force, time and space.

Time and space are the things to which the individuals relate and not the means of structuring the program, so the options with II or IV are wrong.

Answer: B

Physical education teachers need a time table because it helps them plan an effective teaching programme (I) and ensures proper use of time and energy (III). A time table distributes periods, activities and facilities in an orderly way. Planning leisure time or household work are personal matters and not purposes of a school time table, so the options with II or IV are incorrect. A time table, in short, is a tool for planning the work of the department and the school, which is why the two statements about teaching and use of time are the right ones.

Answer: A

The ability that is not needed to make a physical educator dynamic is the ability to monopolise.

A dynamic physical educator needs to analyse problems, organise programmes and supervise activities, and works with others and shares tasks.

To monopolise is to keep everything under one's control, which is against the cooperative leadership that the profession needs. The other three abilities all describe tasks that a leader in the field has to carry out.

Answer: A

The personality factors for self assessment are strength and weakness (I and III).

A self assessment looks at one's own strong and weak points, so that goals can be set sensibly.

Personal relations and personal stress are matters of the person's circumstances, and the key does not count them as the factors of this assessment. The two chosen items are the core of the self-assessment, which is why they are listed together.

Answer: A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Curriculum is the learner's engagement with the aspects of environment planned under the direction of the school, and it offers plans for learning, which is the reason given.

The options denying either statement, or that deny the explanation, are rejected. An assertion and reason item is judged in two steps: whether each statement is true, and then whether the reason accounts for the assertion.