Fine Arts - Theatre/P.E/Health

Dramatic Techniques

Multiple Choice

After previewing the musical, Les Miserables, Mr. Stetson leads sixth grade students in identifying the role of music in the play. He selected a piece performed by Little Cosette, the orphan child, and guided students to answer a series of questions:
 Who is singing?
 What is happening in the story?
 Why is it happening?
Which of the following best describes the instructional value of this kind of activity?

• It allows students opportunities to study the role of music in theatrical performances, as well as the entertainment values of the songs.

• It guides children to recognize the characters and their motivation, as well as the setting and the plot.

• It assesses how well students are understanding the characteristics of French musicals.

• It fosters music appreciation in children within a context of a story.

Multiple Select

Identify the technical functions of a light designer in a play. Select all that apply.

• To represent time changes and the mood of the scenes

• To highlight characters and their personality

• To activate the houselights

• To follow the tempo of the music

Multiple Choice

The _______________ is responsible for bringing to fruition the vision of the playwright. He or she is also responsible for setting up the rehearsal schedule to include cast read-through, character study, dress rehearsal, and production within a designated time frame.

• stage manager

• director

• playwright

• technical director

Multiple Choice

A fifth-grade teacher organized students in groups of six and asked them to select one of the last five presidents of the United States to role-play. As part of the activity, they are asked to role-play a speech to persuade an audience of a proposition to end poverty in the United States. Students are required to study the topic and infer how the president selected will approach the task. Collectively, they develop a script, the scenery to represent the timeframe in which the president held office, and deliver the program. To accomplish this, students are asked to preview speeches of the selected president using their mannerism and tone of voice. Students will have two weeks to rehearse, develop the scenery and design the costumes to deliver the speech to the rest of the class. They were asked to address the audience directly, as if they were having a conversation with them.

Undertaking this project best accomplishes which of the following theatre objectives?

• Enhancing understanding of key concepts in social studies through a theatrical performance.

• Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using real historical figures to address a relevant task.

• Apply and integrate the basic components of theatre with social studies education.

• Having students compare and contrast positions of each president and their power to convince an audience.

Multiple Choice

Ms. Miller, a first grade teacher, adapted the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to a readers' theatre format. To add realism to the reading scenes, the teacher described the personality and key features of each of the characters: Snow White, the Queen, and the dwarfs. She asked students to try to read the lines portraying the personality of the characters. With these instructions, the teacher was guiding students to use which of the following theatrical concepts?

• Comedy

• Realism

• Visualization

• Characterization

Multiple Choice

Dramatic play includes a variety of activities, but it rejects the

• interaction with the teacher and students.

• option of having children-initiated activities.

• use of solitary play.

• memorization of lengthy dialogues.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the key characteristic of a farce in theatre?

• It is shorter than a traditional drama.

• The plot is developed around a situation.

• The plot is developed around the main characters.

• The characters sing their lines instead of saying them.

Multiple Choice

One of the most famous scenes in Hamlet is when the main character speaks to himself and shares with the audience his internal thoughts and indecisions: "To be or not to be, that is the question."

• A farce

• A satire

• A dialogue

• A soliloquy

Multiple Choice

In traditional theatre, actors use which of the following to communicate directly with the audience?

• Artifacts and non-verbal communication

• A monologue

• Questions and answers before the play

• A soliloquy

Multiple Choice

The origin of theatre can be traced to the art of storytelling and

• athletic competitions.

• religious celebrations.

• poetry competitions sponsored by the intellectual elite.

• activities to entertain members of the nobility.

Multiple Choice

The origins of European theatre can be traced to ______________ around 476 BCE.

• the Egyptian Empire

• the Western Roman Empire

• Ancient Greece

• Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be most attributed to high levels of negative emotional stress?

• Acne

• Memory Loss

• Tendonitis

• Fatigue

HEALTH

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• Complex Fracture - a bone with more than one break

• Compound Fracture - a broken bone with a corresponding skin break

• Comminuted Fracture - a shattered bone

• Simple Fracture - a broken bone with no skin break

Types of Bone Fractures

1. cardiorespiratory endurance

2. muscular strength

3. muscular endurance

4. flexibility

5. body composition

5 Components of Health Related Fitness

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a component of health-related fitness?

• Healthy diet

• Duration of physical activity

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Sequential overload

Multiple Choice

A break in the bone with a corresponding break in the skin is called a

• comminuted fracture

• simple fracture

• compound fracture

• complex fracture

Multiple Choice

The system most affected by aerobic activity is the

• muscular system.

• digestive system.

• cardiovascular system.

• skeletal system.

Multiple Choice

A teacher notices multiple bruising marks on a child. The teacher should then do which of the following?

• Ask the child about their home life for more information

• Do nothing, it is not a teacher's responsibility

• Talk with the parents about child abuse

• Report the evidence immediately

Multiple Choice

From a learner's perspective, what sequence (from start to finish) best represents the progression for learning a motor skill?

• Student demonstration > transfer of knowledge & information > assessing that knowledge & information > Summary

• Stating Objectives > Providing Examples > Teaching Rules of the Game > Playing the Game > Closure & Summary

• Clear Idea of the Task > Motivational Disposition to the Skill > Practice > Feedback > More Practice > Skill Utilization

• Introduction Using visual aids > Demonstration of All Related Modifications > Assessments & Evaluation of Skill

Multiple Choice

Which of the following approaches would be most effective for a teacher to convey the importance of a healthy lifestyle?

• Sharing health-related information with parents via a newsletter

• Teaching active lessons with health-related themes throughout the year

• Lecturing monthly about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle

• Asking students what barriers they face when improving their healthy lifestyle

Multiple Choice

In order to achieve lasting weight loss, students should do which of the following?

• Enter a commercial diet program

• Combine permanent dietary changes with exercise

• Cut calories to below 1,000 per day

• Exercise for two hours a day

Multiple Choice

The body's primary and most efficient energy source is which of the following?

• Proteins

• Fats

• Complex Carbohydrates

• Simple Sugars

Multiple Choice

Human body temperature regulation through the skin involves which of the following?

• Respiration

• Transposition

• Perspiration

• Sensation

Physical Education

Movements that are performed in one spot.

Involves moving your body from one place to another.

Locomotor Skills

Non-Locomotor Skills

Multiple Choice

Several students in P.E class are having difficulty reaching the basketball goal with their shots, even while using a youth sized basketball. Which of the following options is most appropriate for the teacher to introduce to increase the students success?

• Allowing students to use a balloon.

• Lowering the height of the basket.

• Raising the height of the basket.

• Using a bouncy playground ball instead of a basketball.