NBC-HWC PRACTICE QUESTIONS - ALL
QUESTIONS (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Am35-
yearmoldmclientmcomesmtomherm5thmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmonmmanagingmhermstre
ssmandmimprovingmhermwatermintake.
Client:mThismweekmImhadmsommuchmstress,mImnoticedmmymheartmracingmatmworkm3mtimes.mImcan'tmlive
mlikemthismanymore.
Coach:mItmismimportantmtomyoumtomdecreasemyourmstressmlevel.
Client:mWell,myeahmbutmit'smnotmlikemImcanmchangemmymdeadlinesmformprojectsmatmwork.mImreallymdo
n'tmhavemanymcontrol,msomitmismwhatmitmis.mMymbossmmovesmupmdeadlines,mImgetmstressed,mandmImca
n'tmchangemthat.
Coach:mYoumbelievemyoumcan'tmlivemwithmthismlevelmofmstressmanymoremyetmyoumbelievemtheremismn
otmamlotmyoumcanmdomaboutmit.mIt'smoutmofmyourmcontrol.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmtechniquemismthemcoachmdemonstrating?
A.mIncreasingmChangemTalk
B.mEmpathy
C.mDevelopingmDiscrepancy
D.mRollingmwithmResistance
E.mElicit-Provide-Elicitm-mCORRECTmANSWERC.mDevelopingmDiscrepancy.
Ifmamcoachmstatesmbothmsidesmofmthemargumentmthatmthemclientmismmakingm(especiallymwhenmyoums
eem"but"minmbetweenmthem)mthismismDevelopingmDiscrepancy.mYourmbigmcluemismbothmsidesmofmthem
coinmismpresentedmbackmtomthemclientmsincemtheymaremarguingmbothmsides.
,Am52-yearmold,mmalemclientmjustmsubmittedmtheirmwell-
beingmassessmentmpriormtomtheirmfirstmcoachingmsession.mThemclient'sminformationmincludesmthemf
ollowing:
Self-employed
Livesmwithmyoungmson
OnmmedicationmformHighmBloodmPressuremandmChronicmPain
Sleep:mInsufficientmsleepm19moutmofmthemlastm30mdays
BloodmPressure:m112/64
TotalmCholesterol:m170mg/dl
BMI:m23
PhysicalmActivity:mRunsm40mminutesm5mtimesmpermweek,mstrengthmtrainingm3xmpermweekmallmmajorm
musclemgroups
Fruits/Vegetables:m10mservingsmpermday
Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmthemcoachmpossiblymnotemformfollow-
upmpermrecommendedmhealthmguidelines?
A:mSleep
B.mBloodmPressure
C.mTotalmCholesterol
D.mBMI
E.mPhysicalmActivitym-mCORRECTmANSWERA.mSleep
Am48-year-
oldmmanmcomesmtomhismsecondmcoachingmsessionmwithmthemgoalmofmimprovingmhismdiet.mSpecificall
y,mhemismtryingmtomdrinkmmoremwatermandmeatmmoremvegetables.mHemhasmindicatedmhemstrugglesmw
ithmthesemtwomgoalsmmainlymduringmthemweekmwhenmhemismworking.
Client:mAtmworkmImjustmlovemeatingmcandymtomkeepmmemfocusedmsincemImamminmamcubicle.
Coach:mTellmmemmoremaboutmhowmcandymkeepsmyoumfocused.
, Client:mImdon'tmknowmifmit'smaboutmkeepingmmemfocusedmormifmit'smjustmsimplymcravingmcandy.mImfeel
mlikemImcravemitmatmleastm3mtimesmamdaymwhethermImammatmworkmormhome.
Coach:mDomyoumthinkmyoumaremamsugarmaddict?mDomyoumfeelmlikemyoumaremaddictedmtomsugar?
Client:mImammnotmsure.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmtrapsmofmengagementmdidmthemcoachmfallminto?
A.mLabeling
B.mExpert
C.mPrematuremFocus
D.mQuestion/Answer
E.mBlamingm-mCORRECTmANSWERA.mLabeling
OnmMooremp7,monmofmThomasmGordon'sm"12mwaysmofmbeingmthatmdomnotmdemonstratemamcoachma
pproach"mincludesm"labeling".
Am35myearmoldmwomanmcomesmtomhermninthmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmonmincorpora
tingmmindfulnessmintomhermlifemandmsomemgentlemyogamtomreducemstress.
Client:mImdon'tmhavemtimemtomchangemmymclothesmandmdomthemyogamandmchangembackmintommymwo
rkmclothesmlikemImthoughtmImwouldmonmmymhourmlunchmbreak.
Coach:mTheremismjustmnomwaymtomengageminmanymtypemofmyogamonmyourmlunchmbreak.
Whatmtypemofmreflectionmismthemcoachmdemonstrating?
A.mFeelingmReflection
B.mShifted-FocusmReflection
C.mAmplifiedmReflection
D.mDouble-sidedmreflectionm-mCORRECTmANSWERC.mAmplifiedmReflectionm-
mAmplifiedmreflectionsmmaximizemormminimizemwhatmclientsmsayminmordermtomevokemdisagreement
mfrommthemminmthemdirectionmofmchangemtalk
Am49-
yearmoldmmanmcamemtomhism7thmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmwithmhismcoachmonmtobacc
QUESTIONS (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Am35-
yearmoldmclientmcomesmtomherm5thmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmonmmanagingmhermstre
ssmandmimprovingmhermwatermintake.
Client:mThismweekmImhadmsommuchmstress,mImnoticedmmymheartmracingmatmworkm3mtimes.mImcan'tmlive
mlikemthismanymore.
Coach:mItmismimportantmtomyoumtomdecreasemyourmstressmlevel.
Client:mWell,myeahmbutmit'smnotmlikemImcanmchangemmymdeadlinesmformprojectsmatmwork.mImreallymdo
n'tmhavemanymcontrol,msomitmismwhatmitmis.mMymbossmmovesmupmdeadlines,mImgetmstressed,mandmImca
n'tmchangemthat.
Coach:mYoumbelievemyoumcan'tmlivemwithmthismlevelmofmstressmanymoremyetmyoumbelievemtheremismn
otmamlotmyoumcanmdomaboutmit.mIt'smoutmofmyourmcontrol.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmtechniquemismthemcoachmdemonstrating?
A.mIncreasingmChangemTalk
B.mEmpathy
C.mDevelopingmDiscrepancy
D.mRollingmwithmResistance
E.mElicit-Provide-Elicitm-mCORRECTmANSWERC.mDevelopingmDiscrepancy.
Ifmamcoachmstatesmbothmsidesmofmthemargumentmthatmthemclientmismmakingm(especiallymwhenmyoums
eem"but"minmbetweenmthem)mthismismDevelopingmDiscrepancy.mYourmbigmcluemismbothmsidesmofmthem
coinmismpresentedmbackmtomthemclientmsincemtheymaremarguingmbothmsides.
,Am52-yearmold,mmalemclientmjustmsubmittedmtheirmwell-
beingmassessmentmpriormtomtheirmfirstmcoachingmsession.mThemclient'sminformationmincludesmthemf
ollowing:
Self-employed
Livesmwithmyoungmson
OnmmedicationmformHighmBloodmPressuremandmChronicmPain
Sleep:mInsufficientmsleepm19moutmofmthemlastm30mdays
BloodmPressure:m112/64
TotalmCholesterol:m170mg/dl
BMI:m23
PhysicalmActivity:mRunsm40mminutesm5mtimesmpermweek,mstrengthmtrainingm3xmpermweekmallmmajorm
musclemgroups
Fruits/Vegetables:m10mservingsmpermday
Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmthemcoachmpossiblymnotemformfollow-
upmpermrecommendedmhealthmguidelines?
A:mSleep
B.mBloodmPressure
C.mTotalmCholesterol
D.mBMI
E.mPhysicalmActivitym-mCORRECTmANSWERA.mSleep
Am48-year-
oldmmanmcomesmtomhismsecondmcoachingmsessionmwithmthemgoalmofmimprovingmhismdiet.mSpecificall
y,mhemismtryingmtomdrinkmmoremwatermandmeatmmoremvegetables.mHemhasmindicatedmhemstrugglesmw
ithmthesemtwomgoalsmmainlymduringmthemweekmwhenmhemismworking.
Client:mAtmworkmImjustmlovemeatingmcandymtomkeepmmemfocusedmsincemImamminmamcubicle.
Coach:mTellmmemmoremaboutmhowmcandymkeepsmyoumfocused.
, Client:mImdon'tmknowmifmit'smaboutmkeepingmmemfocusedmormifmit'smjustmsimplymcravingmcandy.mImfeel
mlikemImcravemitmatmleastm3mtimesmamdaymwhethermImammatmworkmormhome.
Coach:mDomyoumthinkmyoumaremamsugarmaddict?mDomyoumfeelmlikemyoumaremaddictedmtomsugar?
Client:mImammnotmsure.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmtrapsmofmengagementmdidmthemcoachmfallminto?
A.mLabeling
B.mExpert
C.mPrematuremFocus
D.mQuestion/Answer
E.mBlamingm-mCORRECTmANSWERA.mLabeling
OnmMooremp7,monmofmThomasmGordon'sm"12mwaysmofmbeingmthatmdomnotmdemonstratemamcoachma
pproach"mincludesm"labeling".
Am35myearmoldmwomanmcomesmtomhermninthmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmonmincorpora
tingmmindfulnessmintomhermlifemandmsomemgentlemyogamtomreducemstress.
Client:mImdon'tmhavemtimemtomchangemmymclothesmandmdomthemyogamandmchangembackmintommymwo
rkmclothesmlikemImthoughtmImwouldmonmmymhourmlunchmbreak.
Coach:mTheremismjustmnomwaymtomengageminmanymtypemofmyogamonmyourmlunchmbreak.
Whatmtypemofmreflectionmismthemcoachmdemonstrating?
A.mFeelingmReflection
B.mShifted-FocusmReflection
C.mAmplifiedmReflection
D.mDouble-sidedmreflectionm-mCORRECTmANSWERC.mAmplifiedmReflectionm-
mAmplifiedmreflectionsmmaximizemormminimizemwhatmclientsmsayminmordermtomevokemdisagreement
mfrommthemminmthemdirectionmofmchangemtalk
Am49-
yearmoldmmanmcamemtomhism7thmcoachingmsessionmtomcontinuemtomworkmwithmhismcoachmonmtobacc