Sample Questions

1. What is the purpose of cooling down exercise?

A. It prepares the muscle for intense activity.
B. It increases heart rate and breathing rate.
C. It elevates blood pressure and increase blood flow.
D. It allows the body to gradual transition in a near-resting state.
2. As stated in the Philippine National Guidelines, exercise workout for at least one
hour per day is needed. How did they allot one hour in terms of activities?
A. 40 minutes moderate intensity exercise and 20 minutes of vigorous exercise.
B. 20 minutes moderate intensity exercise and 40 minutes of vigorous exercise.
C. 30 minutes moderate intensity exercise and 30 minutes of vigorous exercise.
D. 30 minutes moderate intensity exercise and 30 minutes of vigorous
exercise.
3. Which among the following is NOT a health benefit of walking?
A. It helps in developing stronger bones and improve balance
B. It increases the risk of heart disease and stroke
C. It helps increase cardiovascular and pulmonary fitness
D. It helps in the management of different health condition such as
hypertension
4. Which among the activities is considered a muscular endurance activity?
A. Arm Stretching B. Planking C. Running D. Weight lifting
5. Moderate intensity activities are those that get you moving fast enough to burn
off three to six times as much energy per minute. Which of the activities are
considered moderate intensity?
A. fishing
C. tennis doubles
B. basketball games
D. hiking
6. Which of the following roles of physical activity can improve disposition and
presence of mind, which reduces stress brought by mild cases of anxiety or worry?
A. Mood Elevation C. Endorphin Release
B. Meditation like Qualities D. Reduce of Fight or Flight Response
7. Aches, shallow breathing and sweating, frequent colds are
______________________.
A. behavioral symptoms of stress
B. physical symptoms of stress
C. emotional symptoms or stress
D. cognitive symptoms of stress
8. What thought come to the mind when you’re under negative stress?
A. You think that you can cope with the situation
B. You think that everything will get fine eventually
C. You think that you cannot cope with the situation
D. You think that you will get help immediately
9. Who was the first to describe the fight or flight response?
A. Walter B. Cannon C. Sigmund Freud
B. Atkinson Potter D. Mrunal Sengupta
10. Which of the following is NOT an example of a defense mechanism?
A. After my mother died, still set her place for dinner every evening
B. When questioned by a friend, the woman who was brutally raped last month
answered that she was doing fine and that the entire incident has slipped her
mind.
C. I realized that I was angry with my brother, so I sat down to talk about the
issue
D. After the new baby was brought home, his four years old brother threw
temper tantrums and wrote all over the walls with crayons, acts he had not
committed since age two.
11. It is commonly known as the first hand smoke.
A. Second hand smoke C. First hand smoke
C. Mainstream smoke D. Third hand smoke
12. Which of the following is most carcinogenic present in tobacco smoke
A. Nicotine B. Benzopyrene C. Caffeine D. Tar
13. Smoking addiction is harmful because it produces polycylic aromatic
hydrocarbons, which causes________________.
A. reduction in oxygen B. increase in blood presure
C. cancer D. retardation of growth
14. What constituent of food forms the bulk of what we eat every day?
` A. Vitamins B. Minerals C. Macronutrients D. Micronutrients
15. What are the nutrients that are required only in small amount?
 A. Vitamins B. Minerals C. Macronutrients D. Micronutrients
16. Which of the following refers to the cancer of the blood or bone marrow?
A. Carcinoma C. Sarcoma
B. Lymphoma D. Leukemia
17. What heart and blood vessel disease is considered as the leading cause of
death in the Philippines?
A. Cardiovascular Disease C. Cancer
B. Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus D. Chronic Respioratory Disease
18. This condition occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin.
A. Cardiovascular Disease C. Cancer
B. Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus D. Chronic Respioratory Disease

19. This is commonly called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and
occurs in the air paths and other parts of the lungs.
A. Cardiovascular Disease C. Cancer
B. Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus D. Chronic Respioratory Disease
20. Jema is pregnant to her first baby. She always wants to eat foods what she
craves for. While doing this practice in her pregnancy, she is prone to diabetes.
What type of diabetes might Jemma suffer from?
A. Diabetes C. Gestational diabetes
C. Type 1 Diabetes D. Type 2 diabetes
21. The following are components of Skill Related Fitness EXCEPT:
A. Body Composition B. Coordination C. Flexibility D. Agility
22. The type of physical activity makes you sweat. It causes you to breathe harder,
and gets your heart beat faster compared to when you are at rest.
A. Muscular Endurance C. Aerobic Fitness
B. Bone Strengthening D. Muscular Strengthening
23. What is the skill related fitness that you need to jump over the hurdles?
A. Coordination B. Power
C. Speed D. Reaction Time
[Link] is the purpose of cooling down exercise?
A. It prepares the muscle for intense activity.
B. It increases heart rate and breathing rate.
C. It elevates blood pressure and increase blood flow.
D. It allows the body to gradual transition in a near-resting state.
25. Which of the following statements accurately describes how children progress
in their motor skill development that is influenced by growth and development
factors?
A. Progress in motor skill development and performance is most closely related
to greater mechanical efficiency in respiration and circulation as the lungs and
heart mature.
B. Motor skill development follows predictable patterns, but individual variations
in motor skills occur and are influenced by heredity, living environments, and
physical activity opportunities.
C. Like physical growth, progress in motor skill development is largely related to
chronological age; children of same age tend to perform most motor skills with the
same level of competence.
D. Progress in motor skill development proceeds on pace with physical
development; as children grow and physically mature, their motor skill
performance improves regardless of environments, opportunities, and other
influences.
26. What tool is used for rating a perceived exertion (RPE)?
A. FITT Plan B. Borg Scale
C. Target Heart Rate D. Training Intensity
27. What is the recommended range of maximum heart rate to maintain or
improve cardiovascular fitness?
A. 30-40% B. 50-60%
C. 60-85% D. 90-100%
28. This refers to the rate or speed of doing physical activities.
A. RPE B. Pacing
C. Heart Rate D. Training Intensity
29. The frequency of the heart beat measured by the member of contractions of
the heart per minute is_________________.
A. RPE B. Pacing
C. Heart rate D. Training Intensity
30. A healthy, active lifestyle helps to improve and maintain mental health. Which
of these is the best result in engaging actively in physical activities?
A. Better stamina to keep going
 B. More skills to carry out specific activities
C. Being active in school
D. More able to think positively
31. Walking, dancing and even some household chores are examples of
_____________.
A. Gentle Physical Activity C. Moderate Physical Activity
B. Regular Physical Activity D. Vigorous Physical Activity
32. Which simple exercise develops your upper body muscular power?
A. Jog in place B. Push up C. Jumping Jack D. Stretching
33. Which of the following Physical Fitness Tests measures the ability of the body
to move in different directions quickly.
A. 3-minute Step Test C. 40-meter sprint
B. Hexagon Agility Test D. Standing Long Jump
34. Jessa hit a forehand cross-court shot. What will be the key factor to consider in
returning the ball successfully to his court?
A. Agility B. Balance C. Coordination D. Power
35. What is TRUE about exercise plan?
A. is good for 1 week and no extension.
B. is exercises that goals are hard to achieve.
C. is a schedule of planned sessions of physical exercise.
D. is a planned exercise workout just to try the different exercises for fun.
36. Cardo does jogging, running and dancing because he wants to improve his
cardio vascular endurance. What principle of physical fitness does he manifest?
A. Principle of Overload C. Principle of Progression
B. Principle of Reversibility D. Principle of Specificity
37. The principle in physical activity is defined as gradual increase in exerting
effort or load that is done not too slowly, nor too rapidly is called______________.
A. Principle of Overload C. Principle of Progression
B. Principle of Reversibility D. Principle of Specificity
38. What training principle is being observed when the body becomes stronger
and functions better when demands of exercise are increased?.
A. Principle of Overload C. Principle of Progression
B. Principle of Reversibility D. Principle of Specificity
39. Which part of exercise program is done after exercise load?
A. Exercise load C. Warm up
B. Cool down D. Stretching
40. Jannah is 17 years old. She has a resting heart rate of 41, what is Jannah’s
heart rate reserve?
A. 162 B. 164 C. 166 D. 167

41. It is a reaction of the body and mind to unkind and challenging life incidents.
A. Stress B. Distress C. Eustress D. Stressors
42. An expressing -type of coping technique by voicing out strong sentiments with
friends or family is called ____________.
A. relaxation C. physical recreation
B. venting D. adjusting expectation
43. What do you call the unwinding events or calming skills to help manage stress
and enhance overall coping?
A. venting B. humor C. seek support D. relaxation
44. What is the counterproductive coping mechanism that includes the use of
alcohol and drugs?
A. Problem Solving C. Maladaptive coping
B. Venting D. Adaptive coping
45. Th following are sources of stress EXCEPT_____________.
A. Major Life Changes C. Everyday Problems
C. Physical Sorroundings D. Recieving Awards
46. The effect of training will be lost if the training is discontinued. Which principle
of physical activity does it refer to?
A. Overload Principle C. Reversibility Principle
B. Progression Principle D. Specificity Principle
47. Karen is increasing the difficulty of her exercise. She runs 12Km per hour.
Which
principle is manifested?
A. Frequency B. Intensity C. Time D. Type
48. Which is TRUE about warm-up?
 A. It stimulates beneficial adaptation when performed regularly.

B. It permits the pre-exercise heart rate and blood pressure for a gradual
recovery
C. It increases the blood flow to the working muscles without an abrupt increase
in lactic acid accumulation.
D. It is the most vital for competitive endurance athletes, like marathoners,
because it helps regulate blood flow.
49. Which of the following is true about frequency in doing physical activity?
A. Effort level of the exercise
B. Number of session in a week
C. Period covered in an exercise session
D. Type of activity
50. If you wanted to apply frequency principle to your personal fitness routine ,
which of the following strategies would you incorporate when exercising?
A. For weight lifting, perform the first set of each exercise at the heaviest
weight, then loweer the weight for each subsequent set.
B. If cycling, ride ten miles in each session for the first two weeks, then increase
mileage and speed every two weeks.
C. Play table tennis for one hour at least five times a week.
D. Before each training session, fuel up large portions carbohydrates.
51. Which of the following training includes weight lifting, push-ups and crunches
and working muscles by using dumbbell or own body weight?
A. Cardio Training C. Footwork Training
B. Circuit Training D. Resistance Training
52. What is the ability of the muscles to exert a force during an activity such as
lifting weights?
A. Aerobic Exercise C. Muscular Strength
B. Fitness Exercise D. Power Strength
53. Which of the following will NOT improve a personal fitness program?
A. Muscular Strengthening
B. Exercising at moderate intensities
C. Making your program appropriate
D. Starting slowly then increase gradually
54. Which of these statements is true about Principles of Reversibility?
A. The benefits of training are lost with prolonged periods without training.
B. Repeatedly practicing a skill or a series of movements past the required
performance
C. Exposing the body to an entirely new stimulus creates consistent
performance enhancements
D. To ensure that results will continue to improve over time, the degree of the
training intensity must continually increase above the adapted work load.
55. What type of exercise do you need when you are not be able to say more than
a few words without pausing for a breath?
A. Moderate intensity B. Low intensity
C. Vigourous intensity D. All of the above
56. Which of the following gets your heart pumping and your body moving? It
refers to street style dancing while you kick up your cardio with popping and
locking, breaking, top rocking', jerking, freezing, spinning, and sliding.
A. Ballroom dance C. Yoga class
B. Synchronize swimming D. Zumba class
57. Resolution of National Sports policy was laid in both Houses of the Indian
Parliament on ________________.
A. November 19, 1982 C. August 21, 1984
B. May 1, 1987 D. June 20, 1991
58. The following are example of intensity exercise EXCEPT____________________.
A. lifting 50 kg object
B. running 20-30km
C. training 3-5times a week
D. 40-50 repetition of push ups
59. What should an athlete posses to win in individual sports competition?
A. Athlete should have self confidence, focus, determination and dedication
B. Athlete should have skills, materials, determination
C. Athlete should have good body image, determination and self confidence
D. Athlete should have good diet and focus
60. Lack of social support is one of the barriers in physical activity. Which of these
is the best way to overcome this barrier?
A. Invite friend and family member to exercise with you.
B. Do a social distancing with your friends so that you will not get sick.
C. Keep your interest to physical activities interest from your family and friend
D. Don’t exercise with your friends and family.