CSET Physical Education Subtest 2 Practice Test

Unofficial practice for CSET: Physical Education Subtest II, with a shorter set for Subtest I.

Subtest

Which term names a person's thoughts, feelings and perception about the look of their own body?

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The three subtests at a glance 13 lines, made to print

CSET: Physical Education: the three subtests

What the program's own pages say about each subtest, read October 11, 2026. Unofficial summary; check the test page before you register.

Subtest I (test code 129)

  • Questions 40 multiple-choice questions and 2 short constructed-response questions.
  • Domains Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning: 20 multiple-choice. The Science of Human Movement: 20 multiple-choice. One written question on each.
  • Time 1 hour and 45 minutes. Given by computer at a test center only.

Subtest II (test code 130)

  • Questions 40 multiple-choice questions and 2 short constructed-response questions.
  • Domains The Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement: 10 multiple-choice. Movement Concepts and Forms: 24. Assessment and Evaluation Principles: 6. One written question on each of the first two.
  • Time 1 hour and 30 minutes. Given at a test center or with an online proctor.

Subtest III (test code 131)

  • Questions 40 multiple-choice questions and 1 extended constructed-response question.
  • Domains Professional Foundations: 16 multiple-choice. Integration of Concepts: 24 multiple-choice and the written question.
  • Time 1 hour and 45 minutes. Given by computer at a test center only.

All three subtests

  • Each subtest is scored separately, and the passing score is 220 per subtest on a scale of 100 to 300.
  • On each subtest the multiple-choice questions count 70% of the score and the constructed-response questions 30%.
  • All three subtests in one session: 5 hours. Fifteen more minutes are given for a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial.
  • Each written answer is scored by at least two California educators.

Source: Test page https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CA_CSET129_TestPage.html and test structure https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_129.htm of the California Educator Credentialing Assessments, read 2026-10-11; scoring from the Test Results Report Information (https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CS_ScoreReport_Insert.pdf), read 2026-10-11. Checked October 11, 2026.

Constructed-response prompts to print 7 lines, made to print

Physical education constructed-response practice

Name ____ Date ____

Write a short answer to each prompt on the lines, as you would for a constructed-response question. Unofficial practice prompts; none is from the real test.

Subtest II: the sociology and psychology of human movement

  • A seventh grader stops trying a new skill after failing in front of classmates. Use one theory of motivation to explain the behavior, and describe two changes a teacher could make.
  • Describe one cooperative activity for a class of 30. Explain how it builds trust and a sense of group identity.

Subtest II: movement concepts and forms

  • Choose one fundamental movement skill. Name its critical elements and set out three steps that lead from a simple task to a game-like task.
  • Compare two swimming strokes. Describe the arm action, the kick and the breathing of each.

Subtest I: growth and motor learning; the science of human movement

  • Explain how the three stages of motor learning change the kind of feedback a learner needs. Give one example for each stage.
  • Use two biomechanical principles to analyze a standing long jump.

Subtest III: integration of concepts (extended response)

  • Plan three lessons that take one skill from first practice to game play, for a class that includes a student with a disability. Explain your changes and the principles behind them from two subdisciplines of kinesiology.

Source: Own prompts. The real subtests have 2, 2 and 1 constructed-response questions (https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_129.htm); the topics follow the subject matter requirements of Subtests I, II and III (https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_129subtestdescription.pdf and the files for 130 and 131), read 2026-10-11. Checked October 11, 2026.

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Subtest II: all 40 questions

Sociology and psychology of human movement 10

  • A new team has finished its polite introductions. Members now begin to voice their views and sort out how they will work together. In Tuckman's model of group development, which stage is this? Wikipedia, Tuckman's stages of group development (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0003 Social Development (SMR 4.3).
  • A skilled classmate demonstrates a cartwheel and the others copy what they saw. Which theory holds that people acquire new behaviors by observing and imitating others? Wikipedia, Social learning theory (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0002 Theories Related to Motivation (SMR 4.2).
  • A student has failed at a skill again and again whatever he tried. Now he does not try at all, even when the task is made easy. Which idea describes his behavior? Wikipedia, Learned helplessness (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0002 Theories Related to Motivation (SMR 4.2).
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Sociology and psychology of human movement, continued

  • A student says, "I am a fast runner." Taken as a plain description of herself, with no judgment attached, the statement is part of what? Wikipedia, Self-concept (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0001 Personal Development (SMR 4.1).
  • Before a serve a student tells herself, "I can get this one over the net." Bandura's term for this belief in one's capacity to do what a goal requires is what? Wikipedia, Self-efficacy (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0002 Theories Related to Motivation (SMR 4.2).
  • Deci and Ryan held that self-initiated behavior grows out of three needs. Which list gives them? Wikipedia, Self-determination theory (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0002 Theories Related to Motivation (SMR 4.2).
  • In Fritz Heider's early work on attribution, which two reasons for success or failure did he treat as internal to the person? Wikipedia, Attribution (psychology) (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0002 Theories Related to Motivation (SMR 4.2).
  • In rope-pulling experiments, people pulled less hard in a group than they did alone. What is this drop in individual effort called? Wikipedia, Social loafing (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0003 Social Development (SMR 4.3).
  • One account of sportsmanship names four elements that have to be kept in balance. Which set is it? Wikipedia, Sportsmanship (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0004 Role of Movement Activities in Society (SMR 4.4).
  • Which term names a person's thoughts, feelings and perception about the look of their own body? Wikipedia, Body image (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement 0001 Personal Development (SMR 4.1).

Movement concepts and forms 24

  • A dance unit moves on to the waltz. In what meter is a waltz danced? Wikipedia, Waltz (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0007 Dance Concepts and Forms (SMR 5.2).
  • A group task is set up so that students must complete it together, drawing on one another's skills. Cooperative learning has been described as structuring what? Wikipedia, Cooperative learning (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0012 Nontraditional and Cooperative Activities (SMR 5.7).
  • A teacher plays music and asks students to create movement on the spot, with no set steps. What is this called? Wikipedia, Dance improvisation (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0006 Fundamental and Creative Movement Skills (SMR 5.1).
  • California's physical education standards group wrestling, fencing, martial arts and self-defense under which heading? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0013 Combative Activities (SMR 5.8).
  • California's physical education standards sort locomotor skills by rhythm. Which of these is an uneven-beat locomotor skill? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0006 Fundamental and Creative Movement Skills (SMR 5.1).
  • How many couples make up one set in a square dance? Wikipedia, Square dance (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0007 Dance Concepts and Forms (SMR 5.2).
  • In a track relay, where must the baton pass from one runner to the next? Wikipedia, Relay race (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0010 Individual, Dual, and Team Sports and Games (SMR 5.5).
  • In an individual medley, in what order does the swimmer swim the four strokes? Wikipedia, Medley swimming (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0009 Aquatic Skills (SMR 5.4).
  • In ballet vocabulary, what is a plié? Wikipedia, Glossary of ballet (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0007 Dance Concepts and Forms (SMR 5.2).
  • In Laban movement analysis, the effort factor of time runs between which two qualities? Wikipedia, Laban movement analysis (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0006 Fundamental and Creative Movement Skills (SMR 5.1).
  • In pickleball, what may a player standing in the non-volley zone, or kitchen, not do? Wikipedia, Pickleball (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0012 Nontraditional and Cooperative Activities (SMR 5.7).
  • In soccer, which player may use the hands and arms on the ball during play, and where? Wikipedia, Association football (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0010 Individual, Dual, and Team Sports and Games (SMR 5.5).
  • In tennis, what is the score called when each player has won three points in a game? Wikipedia, Tennis (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0010 Individual, Dual, and Team Sports and Games (SMR 5.5).
  • In volleyball's current scoring system, what does a team gain by winning a rally? Wikipedia, Volleyball (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0010 Individual, Dual, and Team Sports and Games (SMR 5.5).
  • The National Park Service lists Ten Essentials to pack for a trip outdoors. Which items does it place under navigation? National Park Service, Ten Essentials (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0011 Outdoor Education (SMR 5.6).
  • Push-ups, pull-ups and squats done without equipment are calisthenics. What do they use as resistance? Wikipedia, Calisthenics (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0014 Fitness Activities (SMR 5.9).
  • Students move through a set series of exercises one after another with little rest, then begin the series again. What is this form of conditioning called? Wikipedia, Circuit training (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0014 Fitness Activities (SMR 5.9).
  • To how many points is a game of badminton played? Wikipedia, Badminton (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0010 Individual, Dual, and Team Sports and Games (SMR 5.5).
  • Water polo players cannot touch the bottom of the pool. Which kick do they mainly use to tread water? Wikipedia, Water polo (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0009 Aquatic Skills (SMR 5.4).
  • Which apparatus is used in women's artistic gymnastics but not in men's? Wikipedia, Artistic gymnastics (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0008 Gymnastic Movements (SMR 5.3).
  • Which of these do California's physical education standards give as an example of a short-handled implement? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0006 Fundamental and Creative Movement Skills (SMR 5.1).
  • Which of these is one of the seven Leave No Trace principles? National Park Service, Leave No Trace Seven Principles (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0011 Outdoor Education (SMR 5.6).
  • Which set lists apparatus that senior individual gymnasts use in rhythmic gymnastics? Wikipedia, Rhythmic gymnastics (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0008 Gymnastic Movements (SMR 5.3).
  • Which swimming stroke uses the kick sometimes called a frog kick? Wikipedia, Breaststroke (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Movement Concepts and Forms 0009 Aquatic Skills (SMR 5.4).

Assessment and evaluation principles 6

  • A class takes the same sit-and-reach test on Monday and again on Wednesday, and the two sets of scores closely agree. What does this show? Wikipedia, Reliability (statistics) (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0017 Test Characteristics (SMR 6.3).
  • A dribbling test is scored only by how fast students run the course, with or without control of the ball. The scores are consistent from day to day. What does the test lack? Wikipedia, Test validity (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0017 Test Characteristics (SMR 6.3).
  • A report says a student's mile time is at the 70th percentile for her age group. What kind of score interpretation is this? Wikipedia, Norm-referenced test (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0019 Types of Evaluation (SMR 6.5).
  • A written quiz on the rules of badminton assesses mainly which domain of learning? Wikipedia, Bloom's taxonomy (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0015 Evaluation Methods in Physical Education (SMR 6.1).
  • At the end of a swimming unit a teacher gives a graded skills test to judge what each student has achieved against the unit's standard. Which kind of assessment is this? Wikipedia, Summative assessment (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0019 Types of Evaluation (SMR 6.5).
  • On a push-up test the class mean is 20 and the standard deviation is 4. What is the z-score of a student who does 26 push-ups? Wikipedia, Standard score (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest II subject matter requirements, Assessment and Evaluation Principles 0020 Basic Statistical Applications (SMR 6.6).

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the published subject matter requirements of CSET: Physical Education Subtest II, test code 130, read 2026-10-11 on the program site of the California Educator Credentialing Assessments (test page https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CA_CSET129_TestPage.html; test structure https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_129.htm; subtest description https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_130subtestdescription.pdf). The structure gives Subtest II 40 multiple-choice questions: 10 on The Sociology and Psychology of Human Movement, 24 on Movement Concepts and Forms and 6 on Assessment and Evaluation Principles, and this bank holds the same 10, 24 and 6. Facts were read on 2026-10-11 in the Wikipedia article named under each question, in the Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools (California Department of Education) and in two pages of the National Park Service; the one calculation was worked twice. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

Subtest I: all 20 questions

Growth, motor development and motor learning 10

  • A skilled player dribbles while watching the defense, with no thought for the ball. Which stage of motor learning has she reached? Wikipedia, Motor skill (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0004 Motor Learning (SMR 2.4).
  • A student serves well when moderately alert but poorly when extremely nervous. Which law says performance rises with arousal only up to a point? Wikipedia, Yerkes-Dodson law (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0006 Conditions Affecting Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning (SMR 2.6).
  • A teacher writes out how an overhand throw is done, step by step: stance, step, trunk rotation, arm action and follow-through. What is this process called? Wikipedia, Task analysis (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0005 Motor Task Analysis (SMR 2.5).
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Growth, motor development and motor learning, continued

  • A ten-year-old's thigh bone is still getting longer. In which region of the bone is the new length added? National Cancer Institute, SEER Training: Bone Development and Growth (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0003 Physical and Developmental Changes (SMR 2.3).
  • By the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, on how many days a week should children and adolescents include bone-strengthening activity in their daily 60 minutes? Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0006 Conditions Affecting Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning (SMR 2.6).
  • California's high school physical education standards name skill-related components of fitness. Which list is skill-related? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, High School Course 1 (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0001 Individual Differences (SMR 2.1).
  • Infants gain control of the head and trunk before the legs and feet. What is this head-to-tail order of motor development called? Wikipedia, Motor skill (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0003 Physical and Developmental Changes (SMR 2.3).
  • Motor skill research divides gross motor skills into two subgroups. Which are they? Wikipedia, Motor skill (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0001 Individual Differences (SMR 2.1).
  • Which task relies mainly on fine motor skills? Wikipedia, Motor skill (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0001 Individual Differences (SMR 2.1).
  • With her eyes closed, a gymnast still knows where her arms and legs are. Which ability is this? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning 0002 Perceptual-Motor Development (SMR 2.2).

The science of human movement 10

  • A player lands badly and injures an ankle ligament. What is an injury to a ligament called? National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Sports Injuries (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0016 Safety, Injury Prevention, and First Aid (SMR 3.9).
  • A sprinter pushes backward on the starting blocks and the blocks push the sprinter forward. Which of Newton's laws describes this pair of forces? NASA Glenn Research Center, Newton's Laws of Motion (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0010 Biomechanical Principles (SMR 3.3).
  • A student decides to bend her elbow, and the biceps contracts. The fibers that carry out this deliberate movement belong to which kind of muscle tissue? National Cancer Institute, SEER Training: Muscle Tissue (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0008 Body Systems (SMR 3.1).
  • After a hard run, a student times how long her heart rate takes to return to its normal resting level. What is she measuring? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0012 Effects of Exercise (SMR 3.5).
  • In a biceps curl the elbow is the fulcrum and the weight is in the hand. The biceps pulls on the forearm between the two. Which class of lever is this? Wikipedia, Lever (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0010 Biomechanical Principles (SMR 3.3).
  • In a box jump the leg muscles lengthen under load on landing and then shorten at once to jump again. Which kind of exercise is this? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0011 Movement Analysis (SMR 3.4).
  • Joints are classed by how much movement they allow. Most joints in the adult body, such as the shoulder and the knee, are of which kind? National Cancer Institute, SEER Training: Articulations (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0008 Body Systems (SMR 3.1).
  • The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans class activity by its energy cost in METs. Activity that requires 6.0 or more METs is which intensity? Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0017 Physiological Principles of Fitness (SMR 3.10).
  • Students rate how hard their bodies feel they are working, judging by breathing, sweating and muscle fatigue. Which tool is this? California Physical Education Model Content Standards, glossary (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0014 Physical Fitness Testing and Prescription (SMR 3.7).
  • What is the momentum of a 60-kilogram runner moving at 5 meters per second? Wikipedia, Momentum (read 2026-10-11). Outline: CSET: Physical Education Subtest I subject matter requirements, The Science of Human Movement 0009 Basic Kinematic and Kinetic Principles of Motion (SMR 3.2).

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the published subject matter requirements of CSET: Physical Education Subtest I, test code 129, read 2026-10-11 on the program site of the California Educator Credentialing Assessments (test page https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CA_CSET129_TestPage.html; test structure https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/Content/StudyGuide/CA_SG_obj_129.htm; subtest description https://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/content/docs/CSET_Prep/CS_129subtestdescription.pdf). The structure gives Subtest I 40 multiple-choice questions, 20 on Growth, Motor Development, and Motor Learning and 20 on The Science of Human Movement; this shorter bank holds 10 and 10. Facts were read on 2026-10-11 in the page named under each question: the Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools, the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the anatomy training modules of the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NASA Glenn Research Center and Wikipedia; the one calculation was worked twice. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This free CSET Physical Education Subtest 2 practice test asks 40 questions of our own in the real subtest's shares, with 20 more for Subtest I. Unofficial, and not affiliated with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing or Pearson.

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What Subtest II covers

Subtest II is test code 130. By the test structure read October 11, 2026, its 40 multiple-choice questions are 10 on the sociology and psychology of human movement, 24 on movement concepts and forms and 6 on assessment and evaluation. This set keeps those counts.

Subtest I and Subtest III

The Subtest I set is half the length of the real subtest: 10 questions on each of its two domains, where the real one asks 20. Subtest III, on professional foundations and the integration of concepts, has no questions here yet.

Where the answers come from

Each answer names its source: California's Physical Education Model Content Standards, the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, federal health institutes, the National Park Service or a Wikipedia article.

  • The written questions have practice prompts of our own, which print from under the quiz.
  • The test page lists online proctoring for Subtest II only. Subtests I and III are taken at a test center.

Questions and answers

Is this CSET Physical Education Subtest 2 practice test free?

Yes. Both question sets and their explanations are free, with no sign-up. Every question is ours: none is taken or reworded from the real subtests, their sample questions or the official practice tests, and no score is predicted.

How many questions are on CSET Physical Education Subtest 2?

40 multiple-choice and 2 constructed-response questions, by the test structure. Subtest I has the same counts, and Subtest III has 40 multiple-choice questions plus 1 constructed-response question.

How long is CSET Physical Education Subtest 2?

1 hour and 30 minutes, by the test page. Subtests I and III are 1 hour and 45 minutes each. All three in a single session run 5 hours, plus 15 minutes for a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial.

Is there a CSET Physical Education Subtest 1 practice test here?

Yes. The Subtest I set on this page asks 20 questions on the two domains of test code 129: growth, motor development and motor learning, and the science of human movement.

What is the passing score for CSET Physical Education?

220 per subtest, on a scale of 100 to 300. Multiple-choice questions count 70% and written answers 30% on each subtest, so this page shows how many you got right and gives no verdict.

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