WPE 101: WELLNESS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXAM
REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is NOT one of the five health-related components of physical fitness?
Answer:
Reaction time
Question:
2. How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define health?
Answer:
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Question:
3. What is the formula for estimating Maximum Heart Rate (MHR)?
Answer:
220 − Age
Question:
4. What does the Karvonen Formula calculate?
Answer:
Target Heart Rate
Question:
5. Which body fat distribution pattern carries the HIGHEST cardiovascular risk?
Answer:
Android (apple-shaped)
Question:
6. What does the FITT principle stand for?
Answer:
Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
Question:
7. In which stage of the Transtheoretical Model is a person who is not considering changing their behavior
in the next 6 months?
Answer:
Precontemplation
Question:
8. In which units is VO■ max measured?
Answer:
mL O■/kg/min
, Question:
9. What is considered the gold standard for measuring body composition?
Answer:
Hydrostatic weighing
Question:
10. According to ACSM guidelines, how many minutes per week of moderate aerobic activity should
adults perform?
Answer:
150-300 minutes
Question:
11. Which principle states that fitness gains are lost when training stops?
Answer:
Reversibility Principle
Question:
12. What is a healthy BMI range for adults?
Answer:
18.5-24.9
Question:
13. What is the approximate essential body fat percentage for women?
Answer:
12%
Question:
14. What is the purpose of the PAR-Q?
Answer:
Screen individuals before beginning exercise
Question:
15. What does self-efficacy refer to according to Bandura?
Answer:
One's belief in their ability to succeed at a specific behavior
Question:
16. What defines sedentary behavior?
Answer:
Activities requiring 1.0-1.5 METs, such as sitting and screen time
Question:
17. Who developed the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to study smoking cessation?
Answer:
Prochaska & DiClemente
REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is NOT one of the five health-related components of physical fitness?
Answer:
Reaction time
Question:
2. How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define health?
Answer:
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Question:
3. What is the formula for estimating Maximum Heart Rate (MHR)?
Answer:
220 − Age
Question:
4. What does the Karvonen Formula calculate?
Answer:
Target Heart Rate
Question:
5. Which body fat distribution pattern carries the HIGHEST cardiovascular risk?
Answer:
Android (apple-shaped)
Question:
6. What does the FITT principle stand for?
Answer:
Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
Question:
7. In which stage of the Transtheoretical Model is a person who is not considering changing their behavior
in the next 6 months?
Answer:
Precontemplation
Question:
8. In which units is VO■ max measured?
Answer:
mL O■/kg/min
, Question:
9. What is considered the gold standard for measuring body composition?
Answer:
Hydrostatic weighing
Question:
10. According to ACSM guidelines, how many minutes per week of moderate aerobic activity should
adults perform?
Answer:
150-300 minutes
Question:
11. Which principle states that fitness gains are lost when training stops?
Answer:
Reversibility Principle
Question:
12. What is a healthy BMI range for adults?
Answer:
18.5-24.9
Question:
13. What is the approximate essential body fat percentage for women?
Answer:
12%
Question:
14. What is the purpose of the PAR-Q?
Answer:
Screen individuals before beginning exercise
Question:
15. What does self-efficacy refer to according to Bandura?
Answer:
One's belief in their ability to succeed at a specific behavior
Question:
16. What defines sedentary behavior?
Answer:
Activities requiring 1.0-1.5 METs, such as sitting and screen time
Question:
17. Who developed the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to study smoking cessation?
Answer:
Prochaska & DiClemente
