NES Elementary Education Subtest III practice test

An elementary teacher asks why we experience day and night. Which explanation is scientifically accurate?

Students observe that a metal spoon left in a pot of hot soup becomes warm. This transfer of thermal energy through the solid spoon is best described as:

A health teacher wants young students to understand the components of a balanced meal. Which combination best represents a balanced plate according to current nutrition guidance?

A physical education teacher wants kindergarten students to develop fundamental locomotor skills. Which activity best targets a locomotor skill?

An elementary art teacher introduces the color wheel. Which of the following lists the three primary colors?

An elementary music teacher wants students to understand the term "tempo." Tempo refers to:

A teacher explains how green plants make their own food. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and oxygen is called:

Students push a toy car across a carpeted floor and notice it slows down and stops more quickly than on a smooth tile floor. The force responsible for slowing the car is:

An elementary teacher is teaching personal hygiene. Which practice is most effective for preventing the spread of common germs in the classroom?

A teacher uses a chart to show the phases of the Moon. The Moon appears to change shape over about a month because:

An art teacher asks students to look at the way an artist arranged shapes so that one side of a painting visually balances the other. The teacher is focusing on which element or principle of art?

A physical education teacher plans activities to build cardiovascular endurance in upper elementary students. Which activity is best suited to this goal?

Students place identical plants in different amounts of light to see how light affects growth, keeping water and soil the same. In this experiment, the amount of light is the:

An elementary music teacher plays a steady recurring pulse and has students clap along. This underlying steady pulse in music is called the:

A teacher explains that a food chain shows the flow of energy among organisms. In the food chain grass to grasshopper to frog to snake, the grass is best classified as a:

A teacher is helping students recognize the importance of regular physical activity. One major long-term benefit of regular exercise for children is that it:

An elementary teacher demonstrates that water can exist as ice, liquid water, and water vapor. When liquid water is heated and turns into water vapor, this change of state is called:

A teacher has students act out a historical event in a short skit to deepen their understanding of a social studies unit. This approach is best described as:

A physical education teacher teaches students to stretch slowly and hold positions to lengthen muscles after a workout. The fitness component most directly addressed by this activity is: