NBCOT COTA Practice Exam 235 Questions and
Answers.
No limitations. Patients do not experience heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or
extreme fatigue during normal physical activity. What class heart failure? - Correct
Answer I
Slight limitations of physical activity. Patients are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical
activity results in palpitations, shortness of breath, or fatigue. What class heart failure? -
Correct Answer II
Significant limitations of physical activity. Patients are comfortable at rest. Light to
moderate activity causes palpitations, shortness of breath and fatigue. What class heart
failure? - Correct Answer III
Unable to tolerate physical activity. Patients experience palpitations, shortness of breath
and fatigue even at rest. Physical activity increases the severity of symptoms. What class
heart failure? - Correct Answer IV
ADLs: What MET level range? Sitting up is allowed for short periods. Self-feeding,
washing hands and face, bed mobility, transfers. - Correct Answer 1.0-1.4
Recreational activities: What MET level range? Sitting: Reading, radio, non-competitive
table games, light handwork. - Correct Answer 1.0-1.4
Exercise restrictions: What MET level range? Can exercise all extremities in supine (10-
15x, at a time). Can only sit to exercise neck and lower extremities. - Correct Answer 1.0-
1.4
No muscle contraction. Paralysis. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 0
No movement but can contract muscle. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 1 trace
Incomplete ROM with gravity eliminated. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2- Poor
minus
Complete ROM with gravity eliminated. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2 Poor
,Less than 50% ROM against gravity / complete ROM gravity eliminated slight resistance.
What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2+ poor plus
More than 50% ROM against gravity. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 3- Fair minus
Complete ROM against gravity. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 3 Fair
Complete ROM against gravity and slight resistance. What MMT score? - Correct Answer
3+ Fair plus
Complete ROM against gravity and moderate resistance. What MMT score - Correct
Answer 4 good
Complete ROM against gravity and maximal resistance. What MMT score? - Correct
Answer 5 Normal
Assessment used to evaluate cutaneous sensation levels throughout the body. Helps to
diagnose nerve compression syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, thermal injuries, and
postoperative nerve repair. - Correct Answer THE SEMMES-WEINSTEIN
MONOFILAMENT TEST/EXAMINATION
Sitting up is allowed as tolerated - no limitations to sitting. Sitting: Self-bathing, shaving,
dressing, grooming. Sitting: Crafts, painting, knitting, sewing, mosaics, embroidery. May
exercise all extremities but NO ISOMETRICS or strengthening exercises are allowed.
AROM to all extremities, progressively increasing number of repetitions.
Walking at slow pace in room, as tolerated
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 1.4-2.0
Sitting: Showering in warm water.
Sitting: Ironing, housekeeping tasks with brief standing periods to transfer light items.
Sitting: card playing, crafts, piano, machine sewing, typing. Sitting: wheelchair mobility
limited distances Standing: AROM exercises to all extremities, progressively increasing
number of reps. May include balance exercises, light mat work with no resistance.
Walking on a zero gradient and comfortable pace is allowed.
, What MET level range? - Correct Answer 2.0-3.0
Standing: showering in warm water, self, dressing, shaving, grooming,
Light housekeeping tasks while standing, using energy conservation - light vacuuming,
dusting, sweeping, washing light clothing.
Bowling, slow canoeing, golf putting, light gardening -planting, driving.Standing: all
previous exercise, progressively increasing number of reps and speed. May include
balance and mat exercises with light resistance.
Walking: unlimited, zero gradient, progressing speed/duration for up to 15-20 min or
target HR reached. May begin walking on a treadmill at 1 to 1.5 mph, at a 1-2% grade.
Stairs: May begin slow stair climbing up to 2 flights. Cycling: up to 5 mph with no
resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 3.0-3.5
Standing: washing dishes, washing clothes, ironing, hanging light clothes, making
beds.Slow swimming, light carpentry, golfing, light home repairs.Sitting: More resistance
may be added to exercises completed while sitting, up to 10 lbs.
Standing: continue with previous exercises, progressively increasing number of reps and
speed.
Walking: Unlimited, increasing speed up to 2.5mph, on level surfaces.
Stairs: Increase tolerance.
Cycling: up to 8 mph with no resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 3.5-4.0
Standing: showering in hot water, hanging/wringing clothes, mopping, stripping and
making beds, raking.Swimming-no advanced strokes, slow dancing, slow ice or roller
skating, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, light calisthenics.Sitting: Exercising upper and
lower extremities, up to 10-15 lbs.
Walking: increase speed to 3.5 mph.
Cycling up to 10 mph, no resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 4.0 and above
Answers.
No limitations. Patients do not experience heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or
extreme fatigue during normal physical activity. What class heart failure? - Correct
Answer I
Slight limitations of physical activity. Patients are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical
activity results in palpitations, shortness of breath, or fatigue. What class heart failure? -
Correct Answer II
Significant limitations of physical activity. Patients are comfortable at rest. Light to
moderate activity causes palpitations, shortness of breath and fatigue. What class heart
failure? - Correct Answer III
Unable to tolerate physical activity. Patients experience palpitations, shortness of breath
and fatigue even at rest. Physical activity increases the severity of symptoms. What class
heart failure? - Correct Answer IV
ADLs: What MET level range? Sitting up is allowed for short periods. Self-feeding,
washing hands and face, bed mobility, transfers. - Correct Answer 1.0-1.4
Recreational activities: What MET level range? Sitting: Reading, radio, non-competitive
table games, light handwork. - Correct Answer 1.0-1.4
Exercise restrictions: What MET level range? Can exercise all extremities in supine (10-
15x, at a time). Can only sit to exercise neck and lower extremities. - Correct Answer 1.0-
1.4
No muscle contraction. Paralysis. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 0
No movement but can contract muscle. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 1 trace
Incomplete ROM with gravity eliminated. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2- Poor
minus
Complete ROM with gravity eliminated. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2 Poor
,Less than 50% ROM against gravity / complete ROM gravity eliminated slight resistance.
What MMT score? - Correct Answer 2+ poor plus
More than 50% ROM against gravity. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 3- Fair minus
Complete ROM against gravity. What MMT score? - Correct Answer 3 Fair
Complete ROM against gravity and slight resistance. What MMT score? - Correct Answer
3+ Fair plus
Complete ROM against gravity and moderate resistance. What MMT score - Correct
Answer 4 good
Complete ROM against gravity and maximal resistance. What MMT score? - Correct
Answer 5 Normal
Assessment used to evaluate cutaneous sensation levels throughout the body. Helps to
diagnose nerve compression syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, thermal injuries, and
postoperative nerve repair. - Correct Answer THE SEMMES-WEINSTEIN
MONOFILAMENT TEST/EXAMINATION
Sitting up is allowed as tolerated - no limitations to sitting. Sitting: Self-bathing, shaving,
dressing, grooming. Sitting: Crafts, painting, knitting, sewing, mosaics, embroidery. May
exercise all extremities but NO ISOMETRICS or strengthening exercises are allowed.
AROM to all extremities, progressively increasing number of repetitions.
Walking at slow pace in room, as tolerated
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 1.4-2.0
Sitting: Showering in warm water.
Sitting: Ironing, housekeeping tasks with brief standing periods to transfer light items.
Sitting: card playing, crafts, piano, machine sewing, typing. Sitting: wheelchair mobility
limited distances Standing: AROM exercises to all extremities, progressively increasing
number of reps. May include balance exercises, light mat work with no resistance.
Walking on a zero gradient and comfortable pace is allowed.
, What MET level range? - Correct Answer 2.0-3.0
Standing: showering in warm water, self, dressing, shaving, grooming,
Light housekeeping tasks while standing, using energy conservation - light vacuuming,
dusting, sweeping, washing light clothing.
Bowling, slow canoeing, golf putting, light gardening -planting, driving.Standing: all
previous exercise, progressively increasing number of reps and speed. May include
balance and mat exercises with light resistance.
Walking: unlimited, zero gradient, progressing speed/duration for up to 15-20 min or
target HR reached. May begin walking on a treadmill at 1 to 1.5 mph, at a 1-2% grade.
Stairs: May begin slow stair climbing up to 2 flights. Cycling: up to 5 mph with no
resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 3.0-3.5
Standing: washing dishes, washing clothes, ironing, hanging light clothes, making
beds.Slow swimming, light carpentry, golfing, light home repairs.Sitting: More resistance
may be added to exercises completed while sitting, up to 10 lbs.
Standing: continue with previous exercises, progressively increasing number of reps and
speed.
Walking: Unlimited, increasing speed up to 2.5mph, on level surfaces.
Stairs: Increase tolerance.
Cycling: up to 8 mph with no resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 3.5-4.0
Standing: showering in hot water, hanging/wringing clothes, mopping, stripping and
making beds, raking.Swimming-no advanced strokes, slow dancing, slow ice or roller
skating, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, light calisthenics.Sitting: Exercising upper and
lower extremities, up to 10-15 lbs.
Walking: increase speed to 3.5 mph.
Cycling up to 10 mph, no resistance.
What MET level range? - Correct Answer 4.0 and above
