{"id":25977,"date":"2016-10-07T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=25977"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:15:07","slug":"health-and-physical-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/gace\/health-and-physical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"GACE Health and Physical Education Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Health and Physical Education examination is designed to assess the knowledge and skills of individuals seeking admission to an educator preparation program, certification in Georgia, or wanting to become qualified in teaching health and\/or physical education.<\/p>\n<p>Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free GACE Health and Physical Education practice test, and check out our premium-quality GACE test prep resources by clicking the links below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonlinks\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Guide Button', 'Guide Click', 'GACEHealthPhEd Guide Click']);\">GACE Study Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Flashcard Button', 'Flashcard Button Click', 'GACEHealthPhEd Flashcard Click']);\">GACE Flashcards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/gace\/\">Other GACE Tests<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Exam_Outline\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Exam Outline<\/h2>\n<p>The GACE Health and Physical Education (737) exam is made of five testlets, which you can take individually in different sessions or all at once in one session. The total combined time limit is 3 hours, and the total number of questions is 120.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Physical_Literacy_and_Movement_Skills\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Physical Literacy and Movement Skills<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; font-style: italic; margin-top: -1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.75em\">(Testlet 326)<\/p>\n<p>There are 30 questions in this testlet, and you&#8217;ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor development<\/li>\n<li>Physical literacy<\/li>\n<li>The roles of motor learning and development in students&#8217; physical literacy<\/li>\n<li>Principles, techniques, skills, activities, organizational strategies, and safety practices for games, sports, cooperative group activities, dance and rhythms, outdoor pursuits, aquatics, and challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Physical_Activity\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Physical Activity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; font-style: italic; margin-top: -1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.75em\">(Testlet 327)<\/p>\n<p>There are 20 questions in this testlet, and you&#8217;ll be timed at 30 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principles and components of health-related and skill-related fitness<\/li>\n<li>Principles, procedures, and resources for developing and maintaining lifelong physical activity and healthy habits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Health_Promotion_and_Disease_Prevention\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Health Promotion and Disease Prevention<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; font-style: italic; margin-top: -1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.75em\">(Testlet 507)<\/p>\n<p>There are 20 questions in this testlet, and you&#8217;ll be timed at 30 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The role of the health education teacher in supporting the physical, mental, emotional, and social health of students<\/li>\n<li>Social determinants of health<\/li>\n<li>Personal care and hygiene practices<\/li>\n<li>Preventing communicable, noncommunicable, and chronic diseases<\/li>\n<li>Anatomy and physiology<\/li>\n<li>Interpreting nutritional facts and labels<\/li>\n<li>Ways in which body systems adapt to physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Skills_for_Enhancing_Health_and_Reducing_Risks\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Skills for Enhancing Health and Reducing Risks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; font-style: italic; margin-top: -1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.75em\">(Testlet 508)<\/p>\n<p>There are 30 questions in this testlet, and you&#8217;ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health risk factors<\/li>\n<li>Preventing and reducing health risks<\/li>\n<li>Factors that influence mental, emotional, and social health<\/li>\n<li>Promoting healthy relationships and communication<\/li>\n<li>Using safety, goal-setting, decision-making, conflict-resolution, and advocacy skills to enhance health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Health_and_Physical_Education_Program\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Health and Physical Education Program<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; font-style: italic; margin-top: -1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.75em\">(Testlet 509)<\/p>\n<p>There are 20 questions in this testlet, and you&#8217;ll be timed at 30 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health literacy<\/li>\n<li>Influences on health behaviors<\/li>\n<li>Criteria for locating and evaluating health information services<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professionalism in the health and physical education program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's GACE Study Guide<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get practice questions, video tutorials, and detailed study lessons<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Study Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gacehealphed737.jpg\" alt=\" Study Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Registration\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Registration<\/h2>\n<p>To register for the GACE Health and Physical Education exam, you need to create a MyPSC account. Once you&#8217;ve created your account, you&#8217;ll receive your Georgia certification ID number and be able to submit a request for testing eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have been approved for the Health and Physical Education exam, you can register to take the test by creating an Evaluation Systems GACE testing account.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Fees\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Fees<\/h3>\n<p>You can register to take the testlets individually or combined\u2014the full test fee is $169. Individuals taking the GACE exam at an international testing site are subject to an additional $50 test site fee.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Test_Day\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Test Day<\/h2>\n<p>On test day, you should arrive at the testing center 15-30 minutes before your scheduled exam. If you arrive later than the listed reporting time on your admission ticket, you will not be able to take the exam and your testing fees will be forfeited.<\/p>\n<p>During the check-in process, you will be asked to provide at least one form of valid identification, which must contain your photo and signature. Once the check-in process is complete, you will be asked to place all personal items in a secure locker outside the testing room.<\/p>\n<p>Once you are ready, the proctor will lead you to the testing area and provide some short instructions before starting the exam.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"How_the_Exam_is_Scored\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>How the Exam is Scored<\/h2>\n<p>When you have completed your exam, you are given the option to report or cancel your scores. They cannot be reinstated if you choose to cancel your scores.<\/p>\n<p>You should also receive an unofficial score report right after the exam. Your official report will be made available about three weeks after the testing window closes.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Passing_Score\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Passing Score<\/h3>\n<p>Your final score for the full exam will be a scaled score between 100 and 300. For the GACE Health and Physical Education exam, the passing score is 220.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's GACE Flashcards<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get complex  subjects broken down into easily understandable concepts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button blue-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Flashcards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/gace\/health-and-physical-education.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gacehealphed737flash.jpg\" alt=\" Flashcards\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"FAQs\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>FAQs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How many questions are on the GACE Health and Physical Education exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>There are 120 selected-response questions on the exam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How long is the GACE Health and Physical Education exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The total time limit for the exam is 3 hours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is the passing score for the GACE Health and Physical Education exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>To pass the exam, you must achieve a minimum scaled score of 220.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How much does the GACE Health and Physical Education exam cost?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The examination fee is $169.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" class=\"author-bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"author-image\" height=\"127\" width=\"127\" alt=\"Headshot of Mometrix associate Eric Richter.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Richter-scaled.webp\"><div class=\"author-text\"><p class=\"author-name\">By <span itemprop=\"name\">Eric Richter<\/span><\/p><div class=\"author-desc\"><p>Eric is the Product Development Manager responsible for developing and updating the Mometrix Teacher Certification and K-12 products. Eric has a bachelor\u2019s degree in Sociology and a master\u2019s of education in Teaching ESOL.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"editor\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" class=\"author-bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"author-image\" height=\"127\" width=\"127\" alt=\"Aaron Lanni profile pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image_2024-12-11_124906662.png\"><div class=\"author-text\"><p class=\"author-name\">Edited by <span itemprop=\"name\">Aaron Lanni<\/span><\/p><div class=\"author-desc\"><p>Aaron is the content manager and lead editor for Mometrix Academy. 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