PILATES COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
True or False: This course uses the Roller, Ring, Ball and Band to enhance the
traditional mat repertoire - ANSWER-True
List all of the Balanced Body Movement Principles. (5) - ANSWER-1. Trunk Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Restoration
Where can the ball be placed to enhance The Hundred? - ANSWER-Behind the back
Between ankles or knees
Where can the ball be placed to enhance the Single Leg Stretch? - ANSWER-Behind
the back
Where can the ball be placed to enhance Criss Cross? - ANSWER-Behind the back
Where can the ball be placed to enhance Bicycle? - ANSWER-Under the pelvis
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Rolling Like A Ball? - ANSWER-Hands
Between ankles or knees
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Open Leg Rocker? - ANSWER-Between
ankles or knees
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Boomerang? - ANSWER-Between the ankles
or knees
List 2 differences between the Abdominal Curl with the Ball behind the back and the
Abdominal Curl with the Ring in the hands. - ANSWER-1. Ball aids in spinal
extension/flexion
2. Ring activates midline
3. Ball helps with rotation
List 2 ways using the Band for Double Leg kicks makes the exercise easier. -
ANSWER-1. It helps with extension
2. Assists those who can't put their hands behind their backs, allows for a wider grip
3. Activates legs
, List 5 exercises on the Roller that can be used to create a dynamic stretching
sequence. - ANSWER-1. Hamstring
2. Knees to chest
3. Piriformis
4. Abductor
5. Adductor
What are the four elements of Trunk Integration? - ANSWER-1. Breathing
2. Inner Unit
3. Outer Units
4. Spinal Mobility
On an inhale, the diaphragm contracts and the dome moves ____. - ANSWER-
Downward, drawing air in
Inhaling generally helps to facilitate what spinal movement? - ANSWER-Extension
The inner unit or core includes what muscles? (4) - ANSWER-1. Pelvic floor
2. Transverse Abdominis
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
What foundational exercise(s) bring awareness to breath in relationship to the
transversus abdominis? - ANSWER-Fingertip Abdominals
All 4s Abdominals
List 3 exercises using the Band to enhance upper body strength. - ANSWER-1. Rows
2. Lat pulls
3. Forward raise
What are the three levels of observation an instructor can use to analyze a client's
movement patterns?
a. Global, Integrated Planar and Local
b. Front body, Side body, Back body
c. Global, Transverse Plane and Sagittal Plane
d. Joint range of motion, Joint integrity and Joint stability - ANSWER-a. Global,
Integrated Planar and Local
When observing vertical alignment from the side, what key bony landmarks do you want
to line up with the plumb line of gravity?
a. Tip of earlobe, top of shoulder, center of rib cage, high point of iliac crest, mid-point of
the lateral side of the knee, slightly in front of the lateral malleolus of the ankle.
b. Level of the nose, center of the sternum, belly button to the pubic symphysis, center
of the hip joint, center of the patella and ankle.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
True or False: This course uses the Roller, Ring, Ball and Band to enhance the
traditional mat repertoire - ANSWER-True
List all of the Balanced Body Movement Principles. (5) - ANSWER-1. Trunk Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Restoration
Where can the ball be placed to enhance The Hundred? - ANSWER-Behind the back
Between ankles or knees
Where can the ball be placed to enhance the Single Leg Stretch? - ANSWER-Behind
the back
Where can the ball be placed to enhance Criss Cross? - ANSWER-Behind the back
Where can the ball be placed to enhance Bicycle? - ANSWER-Under the pelvis
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Rolling Like A Ball? - ANSWER-Hands
Between ankles or knees
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Open Leg Rocker? - ANSWER-Between
ankles or knees
Where can the ring be placed to enhance Boomerang? - ANSWER-Between the ankles
or knees
List 2 differences between the Abdominal Curl with the Ball behind the back and the
Abdominal Curl with the Ring in the hands. - ANSWER-1. Ball aids in spinal
extension/flexion
2. Ring activates midline
3. Ball helps with rotation
List 2 ways using the Band for Double Leg kicks makes the exercise easier. -
ANSWER-1. It helps with extension
2. Assists those who can't put their hands behind their backs, allows for a wider grip
3. Activates legs
, List 5 exercises on the Roller that can be used to create a dynamic stretching
sequence. - ANSWER-1. Hamstring
2. Knees to chest
3. Piriformis
4. Abductor
5. Adductor
What are the four elements of Trunk Integration? - ANSWER-1. Breathing
2. Inner Unit
3. Outer Units
4. Spinal Mobility
On an inhale, the diaphragm contracts and the dome moves ____. - ANSWER-
Downward, drawing air in
Inhaling generally helps to facilitate what spinal movement? - ANSWER-Extension
The inner unit or core includes what muscles? (4) - ANSWER-1. Pelvic floor
2. Transverse Abdominis
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
What foundational exercise(s) bring awareness to breath in relationship to the
transversus abdominis? - ANSWER-Fingertip Abdominals
All 4s Abdominals
List 3 exercises using the Band to enhance upper body strength. - ANSWER-1. Rows
2. Lat pulls
3. Forward raise
What are the three levels of observation an instructor can use to analyze a client's
movement patterns?
a. Global, Integrated Planar and Local
b. Front body, Side body, Back body
c. Global, Transverse Plane and Sagittal Plane
d. Joint range of motion, Joint integrity and Joint stability - ANSWER-a. Global,
Integrated Planar and Local
When observing vertical alignment from the side, what key bony landmarks do you want
to line up with the plumb line of gravity?
a. Tip of earlobe, top of shoulder, center of rib cage, high point of iliac crest, mid-point of
the lateral side of the knee, slightly in front of the lateral malleolus of the ankle.
b. Level of the nose, center of the sternum, belly button to the pubic symphysis, center
of the hip joint, center of the patella and ankle.
