CLUB PILATES WRITTEN PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life
activity?Driving a go-cartWalkingBalletSitting down and standing up.
Answer: Sitting down and standing up
◍ What two pieces of apparatus does the Cadillac merge?Reformer and
ChairReformer and MatReformer and ArcReformer and Trapeze Table.
Answer: Reformer and Trapeze Table
◍ Canvas.
Answer: Online learning platform for lectures and assignments
◍ Grading Scale.
Answer: Criteria for assessing program performance
◍ Apprentice Test Out.
Answer: Evaluation process before becoming an apprentice instructor
◍ What exercise cannot be performed at the Springboard?Roll
DownAirplaneSwanPush-Thru on Back.
Answer: Push-Thru on Back
◍ Who invented the Magic Circle?Ellie HermanClara PilatesIt is
unknownMerlinJoseph Pilates.
Answer: MerlinJoseph Pilates
◍ Online Exams.
Answer: Assessments taken digitally on Pilates concepts
◍ How many spring settings are available on the EXO
Chair?FourSixTwoEight.
, Answer: Eight
◍ For Chest Expansion standing facing the Springboard, the springs should be
at which height?Elbow heightShoulder heightIn line with your eyesWaist
height.
Answer: Shoulder height
◍ When MUST the instructor be hands on, supporting the student for
safety?Side BendsHorsebackSeated ScissorsFlat Back Lower and Lift.
Answer: Flat Back Lower and Lift
◍ Assistant Teaching Hours.
Answer: Teaching a 5-minute portion of a class and assisting during the
remaining portion under the supervision of an approved instructor.
◍ Cadillac.
Answer: Pilates equipment with various bars, straps, and springs
◍ Springboard.
Answer: Wall-mounted Pilates equipment with resistance bands
◍ If a student is supinating their feet while performing seated footwork on the
Chair, what suggestion might you offer?Ask them to change their foot
position to something more stableTell the student to stop supinatingOffer
them a prop like a ball to help their foot and ankle alignmentMove their feet
for them.
Answer: Offer them a prop like a ball to help their foot and ankle alignment
◍ Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.True /
False.
Answer: False
◍ Check all that apply: Which of the following students would not be
permitted to attempt Pikes on the Chair?A student with vertigoA first-time
studentA prenatal studentA student with osteoporosis.
Answer: All of the choices
◍ Pilates JH, Miller WR.
, Answer: Authors of 'Return to Life Through Contrology'
◍ If a student had trouble performing exercises that require balance, which
exercise might a teacher omit until the student is ready?Side Lying Leg
workRoll DownProne Spinal ExtensionObliques with Flexion.
Answer: Side Lying Leg work
◍ Special Needs.
Answer: Accommodations for individuals with disabilities as per ADA
guidelines
◍ On the Chair, a student would be able to perform:None of the
optionsSwanAll of the optionsRoll OverMermaid.
Answer: All of the options
◍ What is the best list of contraindications for Swan on the
Reformer?Pregnancy, Sprained Ankle, Sprained WristNew to
PilatesPregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosisMenopause.
Answer: Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
◍ When a student is performing Quad Stretches at the Ladder Barrel, what
form/alignment is the teacher looking for?Iliotibial Band being
releasedASIS in line with one anotherLordotic spineCalcaneus lifting.
Answer: ASIS in line with one another
◍ Magic Circle.
Answer: Pilates equipment for resistance exercises
◍ Mat.
Answer: Pilates equipment for floor exercises
◍ Method of Instruction.
Answer: Blended learning with online and in-person training
◍ Tuition Policy.
Answer: Guidelines for program payment and agreements
◍ What exercise can be done on the Spine Corrector and not on the Mat?Side
Lying Leg workOne Arm pressPush UpGrasshopper.
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life
activity?Driving a go-cartWalkingBalletSitting down and standing up.
Answer: Sitting down and standing up
◍ What two pieces of apparatus does the Cadillac merge?Reformer and
ChairReformer and MatReformer and ArcReformer and Trapeze Table.
Answer: Reformer and Trapeze Table
◍ Canvas.
Answer: Online learning platform for lectures and assignments
◍ Grading Scale.
Answer: Criteria for assessing program performance
◍ Apprentice Test Out.
Answer: Evaluation process before becoming an apprentice instructor
◍ What exercise cannot be performed at the Springboard?Roll
DownAirplaneSwanPush-Thru on Back.
Answer: Push-Thru on Back
◍ Who invented the Magic Circle?Ellie HermanClara PilatesIt is
unknownMerlinJoseph Pilates.
Answer: MerlinJoseph Pilates
◍ Online Exams.
Answer: Assessments taken digitally on Pilates concepts
◍ How many spring settings are available on the EXO
Chair?FourSixTwoEight.
, Answer: Eight
◍ For Chest Expansion standing facing the Springboard, the springs should be
at which height?Elbow heightShoulder heightIn line with your eyesWaist
height.
Answer: Shoulder height
◍ When MUST the instructor be hands on, supporting the student for
safety?Side BendsHorsebackSeated ScissorsFlat Back Lower and Lift.
Answer: Flat Back Lower and Lift
◍ Assistant Teaching Hours.
Answer: Teaching a 5-minute portion of a class and assisting during the
remaining portion under the supervision of an approved instructor.
◍ Cadillac.
Answer: Pilates equipment with various bars, straps, and springs
◍ Springboard.
Answer: Wall-mounted Pilates equipment with resistance bands
◍ If a student is supinating their feet while performing seated footwork on the
Chair, what suggestion might you offer?Ask them to change their foot
position to something more stableTell the student to stop supinatingOffer
them a prop like a ball to help their foot and ankle alignmentMove their feet
for them.
Answer: Offer them a prop like a ball to help their foot and ankle alignment
◍ Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.True /
False.
Answer: False
◍ Check all that apply: Which of the following students would not be
permitted to attempt Pikes on the Chair?A student with vertigoA first-time
studentA prenatal studentA student with osteoporosis.
Answer: All of the choices
◍ Pilates JH, Miller WR.
, Answer: Authors of 'Return to Life Through Contrology'
◍ If a student had trouble performing exercises that require balance, which
exercise might a teacher omit until the student is ready?Side Lying Leg
workRoll DownProne Spinal ExtensionObliques with Flexion.
Answer: Side Lying Leg work
◍ Special Needs.
Answer: Accommodations for individuals with disabilities as per ADA
guidelines
◍ On the Chair, a student would be able to perform:None of the
optionsSwanAll of the optionsRoll OverMermaid.
Answer: All of the options
◍ What is the best list of contraindications for Swan on the
Reformer?Pregnancy, Sprained Ankle, Sprained WristNew to
PilatesPregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosisMenopause.
Answer: Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
◍ When a student is performing Quad Stretches at the Ladder Barrel, what
form/alignment is the teacher looking for?Iliotibial Band being
releasedASIS in line with one anotherLordotic spineCalcaneus lifting.
Answer: ASIS in line with one another
◍ Magic Circle.
Answer: Pilates equipment for resistance exercises
◍ Mat.
Answer: Pilates equipment for floor exercises
◍ Method of Instruction.
Answer: Blended learning with online and in-person training
◍ Tuition Policy.
Answer: Guidelines for program payment and agreements
◍ What exercise can be done on the Spine Corrector and not on the Mat?Side
Lying Leg workOne Arm pressPush UpGrasshopper.
