1. Although physical activities in the B.

Mimetic Games
primitive society were practical in
nature, primitive men still had to
participate in recreational
activities. Which of the following
provided children in the primitive
society preparation for adult
responsibilities?
A. Dancing
B. Mimetic Games
C. Physical Exercise
D. Chanting

2. A strong Persian army meant a healthy Answer D. Military skills, high moral
and physically fit army. Persian physical
education was _____. standards, and patriotism.
A. The modality to lift weights, shoots the
bow, and handles the sword.
B. Personified by iron discipline, obedient to
authority, indifference to pain and suffering,
and obsession to victory in battle.
C. The modality or brutal method of training
the body for war which was a prestige
profession
D. The modality used to develop military
skills, high moral standards, and patriotism.
3. Dancing was popular that a man’s Answer: A. Ancient China T'su Chu (Ancient Chinese Football)
prestige depended on his prowess
in it. This could be traced back from
this ancient nation.
A. Ancient China
B. Ancient India
C. Ancient Egypt
D. Ancient Greece

Jiu Jitsu (Ancient Chinese Boxing) Chui wan (Ancient Chinese Golf) Kung Fu ( Ancient Chinese Martial Arts)
4. Greek sport manifested itself in the
concept of the amateur athlete, Answer: D. Pan Hellenic Games Pan Hellenic Games
whose primary goal is to compete in
a “circuit” of four major national • OLYMPIA
games that were designated as the
A. Capitoline Games • PYTHIA
B. Herculaean Games
C. Funeral Games • NEMEA
D. Pan-Hellenic Games
• ISCHTMIA

5. When was the first recorded Answer: 776 BC Context of Olympic Games
Olympic Games that was held at
the foot of Mt. Olympus and had a The ancient Olympic Games were a series
single event, the stade, a 192-yrd
foot race? of athletic competitions among
representatives of city-states and were
A. 476 A.D. one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient
B. 394 A.D Greece. They were held in honor of Zeus,
C. 776 B.C and the Greeks gave them a mythological
D. 724 B.C origin.
 STADE ZEUS

Mt. Olympus Modern Olympics 6. A Greek medical man who used

physical education as an aid to
medicine as early as the 5th
century.
A. Herodotus
B. Hippocrates
C. Galen
D. Xenophon
Answer: A. Herodotus Hippocrates Galen

Xenophon 7. Aside from the warriors, Rome C. Colosseum

grew into a nation of spectators.
Spectacular and bloody gladiatorial
combats became popular and were
a favorite of the Romans. Where
were these bloody spectacles held?
A. Circus Maximus
B. Campus Martinus
C. Colosseum
D. Thermae
8. This was a kind of education for Answer: D. Chivalry Asceticism
the sons of the nobility that was
physical, social, and military in
nature that emerged after the fall of
the Western Roman Empire.
A. Asceticism
B. Scholasticism
C. Feudalism
D. Chivalry

Scholasticism Feudalism 9. During the middle Ages, the

Christian church that gradually and
deliberately became powerful
spiritually and politically generally
tolerated fun and games because it
could not stop them. This game
was similar to bowling.
A. Soule
B. Kegels
C. Le Jeu De Paume
D. Melee
Answer: B. Kegels Soule Le Jea de Paume

Melee 10. One of the outstanding leaders in Answer: D. Francois Rabelais

the Renaissance who believed that
physical activities which include
horsemanship, martial arts, hunting,
ball playing, running and swimming
help the students reach his goal of
being a well-rounded individual.
A. John Locke
B. Roger Ascham
C. Martin Luther
D. Francois Rabelais
 John Locke Roger Ascham Martin Luther

11. He established the German Answer: Freidrich Ludwig Jahn Johann Gutsmuths
Turnverein movement, where his
members led the drive toward a
unified democracy and social
change in the German states. He
was then considered the father of
physical education.
A. Richard Mulcaster
B. Johann Gutsmuths
C. Friedrich Jahn
D. Franz Nachtegall

Richard Mulcaster
Answer: D. Clark Hetherington
12. He emphasized children’s play
Franz Nachtegall activity during the 20th century in
America.
A. Thomas Dennison Wood
B. Jacob Riis
C. Jessie Bancroft
D. Clark Hetherington
Jacob Riis (photographer) Jessie Bancroft
 Thomas Dennison Wood
14. He was considered as the
greatest Filipino boxer of all time.
A. Gabriel “Flash” Elorde
B. Manny Pacquiao
C. Pancho Villa
D. Mansueto Velasco
13. In 1893, this was recorded to be Answer: B. Gymmnastics
a required subject for all candidates
for the Elementary Teachers
Certificate at the Superior Normal
School for Men Teachers in the
Philippines.
A. Folk Dance
B. Gymnastics
C. Cockfighting
D. Swimming
Answer: A. Gabriel Flash Elorde 15. The all-time greatest international
bowler with six world
championships to his credit; some
considered him as the greatest
Filipino athlete of all time for making
it to the Guiness Book of World
Records.
A. Carlos Loyzaga
B. Eugene Torre
C. Ramon Fernandez
D. Paeng Nepomuceno
 Paeng Nepomuceno 16. She brought home the gold
medals twice in a row in the Asian
Games in the 100-meterdash and
the silver medal in 200-meters. She
earned the title Asia ’ s fastest
woman in the 1980’s.
A. Elma Muros
B. Bong Coo
C. Lydia De Vega
D. Jennifer Rosales

17. The Philippine joined the 1924 Olympic Answer: D. David Nepomuceno Teofilo Yldefonso
Games in Paris for the first time. It was a
two-man delegation sent by the Philippine
Amateur Athletic Federation. Dr. Regino R.
Ylanan was the representative official and
coach. The athlete who was a Philippine
scout and competed in the 100 m. and 200
m. dash, but was eliminated in the trial
heats.
A. Teofilo Yldefonso
B. David Nepomuceno
C. Simeon Toribio
D. Jose Villanueva
 18. The Secondary Education Development Program
Simeon Toribio (SEDP) is a response to continue pupil development Answer: A. DECS Order No. 11, s.1989
started by the Program to Decentralized Educational
Development in 1982. The New Secondary
Education Curriculum (NSEC) of SEDP is cognitive-
affective-manipulative-based and is student-
centered and community oriented. One of the 8
subject areas in the NSEC is Physical Education,
Health and Music (PEHM). This is based on what
order?
A. DECS Order No. 11, s.1989
B. Department Order No. 20 s. 1973
C. MEC Order No. 6 s. 1982
D. DECS Order No. 53 s. 1994

MEC Order No. 6 s. 1982 Department Order No. 20 s. 1973 DECS Order No. 53 s. 1994

PRODED
19. The Olympic Flag was designed by 20. We used this philosophical
Coubertin himself in 1914. Five colored rings Answer: C. 1920 approach when we gain an
from left to right in blue, yellow, black, green
and red symbolizing unity of 5 continents of understanding of how we view sport
the world were set against a white and physical in contemporary
background which is symbolic of peace. It culture by studying the culture that
was also in this year that the Olympic oath
was introduced. When was the Olympic flag we have significantly affected the
first used? development of Western civilization.
A. 1928 A. Axiology
B. 1951 B. Ontology
C. 1920
D. 1959 C. Epistemology
D. Logic

Answer C. Epistemology Ontology Axiology

Epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, is Ontology is the philosophical study of being, Axiology is the philosophical study of value.
the branch of philosophy concerned with as well as related concepts such as It includes questions about the nature and
knowledge. Epistemology is considered a existence, becoming, and reality classification of values and about what
major subfield of philosophy kinds of things have value
21. The philosophical approach
assess dance performance in terms
of graceful and expressive
moments.
A. Metaphysics
B. Linguistics
C. Aesthetics
D. Ethics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human
language. It is called a scientific study
because it entails a comprehensive,
systematic, objective, and precise analysis
of all aspects of language, particularly its
nature and structure.
Answer: Aesthetics
Aesthetics, is a branch of philosophy that
deals with the nature of beauty and taste,
as well as the philosophy of art. It
examines aesthetic values, often
expressed through judgments of taste.
Ethics
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of
philosophy that "involves systematizing,
defending, and recommending concepts of
right and wrong behavior".
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that
studies the fundamental nature of reality;
the first principles of being, identity and
change, space and time, cause and effect,
necessity and possibility.
22. What is the concern of the physical
educator in teaching for skill learning?
A. The physical educator is concerned with
attitudes, appreciations and values toward
physical activity.
B. The physical educators is concerned in
increasing the individual ’ s knowledge,
improving problem-solving abilities, clarifying,
understanding, developing and identifying
concepts.
C. The physical educator is concerned with
motor learning and motor control.
D. The physical educator is concerned with the
development of motor skills.

Answer:
B. The physical educators is concerned in
increasing the individual’s knowledge,
improving problem-solving abilities,
clarifying, understanding, developing and
identifying concepts.
PRAGMATISM
• an approach that assesses the truth of
meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of
the success of their practical application.
23. Which of the following statement reflects a
pragmatic teacher of physical education? Answer: (all are correct)
A. Provides activities that gives students the
opportunity to develop the qualities of D. Uses drills extensively after instructions.
honesty, courage, creativity and
sportsmanship.
B. When the physical educator uses the
problem-solving method in teaching an
activity to effect learning.
C. Provides individualized learning through self-
activity that leads to the attainment of
individual goals.
D. Uses drills extensively after instructions.
24. He emphasized the benefits of
play for the development of both the Answer: B. Herbert Spencer
private (sense of self) and social
aspects (social self) of the • Spencer was initially best known for
individual. developing and applying evolutionary
A. G. Stanley Hall theory to philosophy, psychology and the
study of society — what he called his
B. Herbert Spencer “synthetic philosophy”
C. Karl Groos
D. Luther Halsey Gulick
 Karl Groos
Karl Groos was a German philosopher and
psychologist who proposed an
evolutionary instrumentalist theory of play.
25. A theory developed by Guts
Muths that emphasizes the
recreative values of play, and play
as a means of revitalization.
A. Spencer Theory
B. Instinct Theory
C. Social-expression Theory
D. Recreation Theory
G. Stanley Hall Luther Halsey Gulick
• Granville Stanley Hall was a pioneering A major force in the early development of
American psychologist and educator. His basketball, Gulick oversaw Naismith's
interests focused on human life span creation of the game, led basketball's
development and evolutionary theory. move to the national and international
level, and in 1895 became the chairman of
the Basketball Rules Organization.
26. The legal basis of physical
Answer: Recreation Theory education and sport is stipulated in
what article and section of the 1986
• Recreation Theory
Constitution?
emphasizes the
recreative values of
play, and play as a A. Article XI, Section 19
means of
revitalization. (Guts
B. Article XII, Section 19
Muths) C. Article XIII, Section 19
D. Article XIV, Section 19

Answer: D. Article XIV, Section 19
28. When the physical education teacher
assists a student in making personal
and group adjustments as well as
adjustments as a member of society,
which of the following objectives does
he want to attain?
A. Physical Development Objective
B. Cognitive Development Objective
C. Motor Skills Development Objective
D. Social-Emotional-Affective
Development Objective
27. Which of the following ally of
physical education concerns itself Answer: C. Dance
on aesthetic expression through
movements?
A. Sport
B. Health
C. Dance
D. Games
29. Motor skills development objective of Physical
Answer: Education is concerned with –
A. The development of the various organic system of
D. Social-Emotional-Affective Development the body is necessary for an individual to have the
Objective ability to sustain adaptive efforts, to recover and to
resist fatigue.
B. Developing body awareness, making purposeful
physical movement with a little expenditure of
energy as possible, and being proficient, graceful,
and aesthetic in this movement.
C. The accumulation of knowledge and the ability to
think and interpret this knowledge.
D. Assisting an individual in making personal and
group adjustments as well as adjustments as a
members of society.

Answer:
B. Developing body awareness, making
purposeful physical movement with a little
expenditure of energy as possible, and
being proficient, graceful, and aesthetic in
this movement.
30. Greek sport manifested itself in
the concept of the amateur athlete, Answer: B. Olympia Festival
whose primary goal is to compete in
a “ circuit ” of four major national
festivals that were designated as
the Pan-Hellenic Festivals. What is
the most popular among the four?
A. Isthmia Festival
B. Olympia Festival
C. Nemea Festival
D. Pythia Festival

31. Spartan youths were given Answer: C. Combination of boxing

Pan Hellenic Games instructions in swimming, running
fighting, wrestling, boxing, ball games,
and wrestling
horsemanship, archery, discus and
• OLYMPIA javelin throwing, field marches and
pancratium in a primitive barracks called
agoge. What is pancratium?
• PYTHIA A. Combination off boxing and marching
B. Combination of boxing and throwing
• NEMEA C. Combination of boxing and wrestling
D. Combination of swimming and archery
• ISCHTMIA
32. The gymnasium was the physical,
intellectual and social center of Greece Answer: Gymnast PAIDONOMOUS
and was originally used for physical
activities with such men as Plato, A specialist responsible in training the Greek -an official in ancient Sparta appointed by
Aristotle and Antithones. What do you youth in gymnastics the council of elders, or gerousia, to
call the specialists responsible for supervise the conduct and the military and
training the youth in gymnastic contest?
physical training of children
A. Gymnast
B. Paidonomous
C. Gymnasiarch
D. Paidotribe

33. He developed a reputation in

GYMNASIARCH PAIDOTRIBE Alexandra to treat gladiators. He
was one of the first to incorporate
• Chief official of gymnasium and the over • Greek physical education teacher medicine and biomechanics into the
all incharge science of exercise, and one of the
first to practice sports medicine.
A. Plato
B. Galen
C. Aristotle
D. Antithones
 34. Romans believed that exercise was
Answer: Claudius Galen only for health and military purposes. All Answer:
of the following had no value or had little
appeal to the Romans, EXCEPT - C. Greek nudity and development of the
body beautiful.
A. Greek formal athletic competition and
training.
B. The Greek concept of health
gymnastics.
C. Greek nudity and development of the
body beautiful.
D. Athleticism

35. The Romans developed their own 36. With the emergence of this
system of physical training. They Answer: B. Team Unity philosophy and its concepts of the
demanded the promotion of “universal man”, physical education
become more valued during the
A. athletism Renaissance Period
B. team unity
C. individualism A. Realism
D. agon B. Existentialism
C. Monism
D. Humanism
 37. Sports, dance and dramatic
Answer: D. Humanism enactments were incorporated into Answer: Baggataway (Lacrosse)
native American festive celebrations.
Physical prowess, cunning skillfulness,
skill, speed and endurance were valued.
This game was form of lacrosse among
the native Americans and rituals often
surrounded the game, also used to
settle disputes.
A. Baggataway
B. Cricket
C. Shiny
D. Croquet

38. An outstanding leader in physical Answer: B. Jean Jacques 39. The founder of the Swedish
education whose first requirement Rousseau medical and pedagogical
in the education of the child is the gymnastics.
development of the child ’ s health.
A. Per Ling
A. Michael de Montaigne B. Hjalmar Ling
B. Jean Jacques Rousseau C. Gustaf Nyblaeus
C. Johann Pestalozzi D. Adolph Spiess
D. Friedrich Froebel
 40. Although the religious beliefs of the
Answer: A. Per Henrik Ling Puritans in America do not favor play and Answer: C. Pugilists
recreational activities, thought of them as a
waste of time and could be the workshop of
the devil, an absolute ban on play and
recreation is impossible. Horse racing,
bowling, tennis croquet, rowing, fencing, and
boxing were some of the sporting activities
that Americans enjoyed. American boxers
were called ____.
A. Tracksters
B. Quarterbacks
C. Pugilists
D. Trotters

41. He developed in 1860 the Lewis
system of “light” gymnastics. His
program of gymnastics was
directed at improving the health and
well-being of his participants.
A. Charles Follen
B. Clark Hetherington
C. Diocletian Lewis
D. Chasrles McCloy
42. All of the following statements are
Answer: C. Diocletian Lewis naturalistic view of physical education
EXCEPT
A. The activity is the main source of the
development of the individual.
B. It challenges the use of the term
“physical” in physical education, and
proposed the term “psychomotor”
C. Play is a natural activity for children
and it should be encouraged.
D. Highly competitive performance is
discouraged.

Answer:
D. Highly competitive performance is
discouraged.
Answer: PSYCHOMOTOR LEARNING
A. the acquisition of motor skills. PSYCHOMOTOR learning is demonstrated
by physical skills: coordination,
manipulation, grace, strength, speed;
actions which demonstrate the fine motor
skills such as use of precision instruments
or tools; or actions which evidence gross
motor skills such as the use of the body in
dance or athletic performance.
43. In teaching for psychomotor
learning, the physical educator is
concerned with –
A. the acquisition of motor skills.
B. the understanding of concepts
presented.
C. the instilling of qualities and values.
D. the realization of learning
potentials.
44. During this stage of learning, the
learner works on mastering the
timing needed for the skill.
A. Autonomous Stage
B. Cognitive Stage
C. Associative Stage
D. Motor Development
Answer: C. ASSOCIATIVE STAGE STAGES OF MOTOR LEARNING
1. Cognitive Stage– During this initial stage
of motor learning, the goal is to develop an
overall understanding of the skill. The
learner must determine what the objective
of the skill is and begin to process
environmental factors that will affect their
ability to produce the skill.
STAGES OF MOTOR LEARNING
• Associative Stage – During this stage, the
learner begins to demonstrate a more
refined movement through practice. Now
that the learner has had some practice
and has identified various stimuli that may
occur, they can focus on “how to do”
moving on from the “what to do” in the first
stage.

45. This refers to a condition within

STAGES OF MOTOR LEARNING
Autonomous Stage – During this final stage
of learning, the motor skill becomes mostly
automatic. Progression to this level of
learning allows the learner to perform the
skill in any environment with very little
cognitive involvement compared to the first
stage.
an individual that initiates activity Answer: B. MOTIVATION
directed toward a goal. Needs and
drives form its basic framework.
A. Reinforcement
B. Motivation
C. Individual Differences
D. Readiness
46. In the Philippines, this is Answer: C. National Sports
autonomous in character have Philippine Olympic Committee
Association
exclusive technical control over the
promotion and development of the
particular sport for which they are
organized.

A. Philippine Olympic Committee

B. SEAP Games Federation
C. National Sports Association
D. Olympic Council of Asia

47. In any learning situation, what must 48. It is the study of the origins of and
the physical educator must understand Answer: A. Individual Differences changes in movement behavior
in terms of social and economic throughout lifespan.
backgrounds, physical abilities,
intelligence and preferred learning
styles, and personality among students. A. Motor Learning
B. Motor Development
A. Individual Differences C. Motor Control
B. Cooperation
D. Skill Learning
C. Need for Affection
D. Responsibility
 49. It refers to a condition within an
Answer: B. Motor Development individual that initiates activity Answer: B. MOTIVATION
directed toward a goal. Needs and
drives forms its basic framework.

A. Reinforcement
B. Motivation
C. Level of Development
D. Independence

50. What important factor should

physical educators be interested of Answer:
that motivates the formation of
groups? • B. The belief that the child is accepted.
A. The belief that the child is liked by
the other members.
B. The belief that the child is
accepted.
C. The drive action that is inherent in
a child.
D. The child’s self-esteem.