ACE GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
PRACTICE TEST #2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following outside the scope of practice of an ACE Certified Group Fitness
Instructor?
A) Teaching exercise modifications to class participants who are pregnant
B) Using kinesthetic "touch" cues with participants after asking for their permission to
provide this type of cue
C) Educating participants about health-related topics to enhance adoption of healthful
behaviors
D) Providing meal recommendations after asking permission to review participants' food
journals - ANSWER-Providing meal recommendations after asking permission to review
participants' food journals
Which of the following is MOST appropriate when incorporating plyometrics into a
sports-conditioning class?
A) Demonstrate only the regressions for each movement
B) Perform plyometrics immediately after the warm-up
C) Perform plyometrics immediately before the cool-down
D) Choose only one plyometric movement per class - ANSWER-Perform plyometrics
immediately after the warm-up
What is the role of the Golgi tendon organs during static stretching?
A) Relaxation of the antagonist muscle group
B) Relaxation of the muscle group being stretched
C) contraction of the muscle group being stretched
D) Contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscle groups - ANSWER-Relaxation of
the muscle group being stretched
Which of the following outlines includes the MOST appropriate durations for a 50-minute
group strength class?
A) Warm up: 5 min; Conditioning: 30 min; Cool down: 15 min
B) Warm up: 5 min; Conditioning: 40 min; Cool down: 5 min
C) Warm up: 10 min; Conditioning: 20 min; Cool down: 20 min
D) Warm up: 15 min; Conditioning: 20 min; Cool down: 15 min - ANSWER-Warm up: 5
min; Conditioning: 40 min; Cool down: 5 min
5-10 minute warm ups and cool downs
, Which action by the group fitness instructor would BEST meet the needs of individuals
with different fitness levels within a class?
A) Teach methods such as the talk test and RPE checks and make references to
different fitness levels throughout the class
B) Encourage individuals who are new to exercise or less fit to try a different class
before attending yours
C) Spend the majority of the time demonstrating the least intense modifications
D) Have everyone perform the same exercises using dumbbells of varying weights -
ANSWER-Teach methods such as the talk test and RPE checks and make references
to different fitness levels throughout the class
A participant who has been attending a circuit class for six months notifies the instructor
that he has been experiencing a nagging pain in his knee during exercise for the past
several weeks. What would be the MOST appropriate advice to provide this participant?
A) Advise him to consult a physician before performing additional exercise
B) Warn him that is sounds like he is suffering from patellar tendonitis
C) Recommend that he alternate applying heat and cold to the knee after class
D) Advise him to perform jumps on a softer surface rather than on the hard ground -
ANSWER-Advise him to consult a physician before performing additional exercise
Which of the following exercises would be MOST appropriate to teach in a group fitness
class to strengthen the deltoids while limiting the risk of shoulder impingement?
A) Barbell shoulder press
B) Dumbbell lateral raise in the frontal plane
B) Dumbbell shoulder press in the scapular plane
D) Barbell upright rows - ANSWER-Dumbbell shoulder press in the scapular plane
What would be the MOST appropriate class format for a song that has a tempo of 150
BPM?
A) High-Impact Class
B) Cycling
C) Yoga
D) Beginning Strength Training - ANSWER-High-Impact Class (falls within the 130-160
bpm range for faster-paced movement classes)
Which of the following is a primary reason for a GFI to provide an explanation of the
day's class in the opening statement?
A) To allow unfit participants to leave before the class starts
B) To gauge participants' reactions and moods
C) To manage participants' expectations of the class
PRACTICE TEST #2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following outside the scope of practice of an ACE Certified Group Fitness
Instructor?
A) Teaching exercise modifications to class participants who are pregnant
B) Using kinesthetic "touch" cues with participants after asking for their permission to
provide this type of cue
C) Educating participants about health-related topics to enhance adoption of healthful
behaviors
D) Providing meal recommendations after asking permission to review participants' food
journals - ANSWER-Providing meal recommendations after asking permission to review
participants' food journals
Which of the following is MOST appropriate when incorporating plyometrics into a
sports-conditioning class?
A) Demonstrate only the regressions for each movement
B) Perform plyometrics immediately after the warm-up
C) Perform plyometrics immediately before the cool-down
D) Choose only one plyometric movement per class - ANSWER-Perform plyometrics
immediately after the warm-up
What is the role of the Golgi tendon organs during static stretching?
A) Relaxation of the antagonist muscle group
B) Relaxation of the muscle group being stretched
C) contraction of the muscle group being stretched
D) Contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscle groups - ANSWER-Relaxation of
the muscle group being stretched
Which of the following outlines includes the MOST appropriate durations for a 50-minute
group strength class?
A) Warm up: 5 min; Conditioning: 30 min; Cool down: 15 min
B) Warm up: 5 min; Conditioning: 40 min; Cool down: 5 min
C) Warm up: 10 min; Conditioning: 20 min; Cool down: 20 min
D) Warm up: 15 min; Conditioning: 20 min; Cool down: 15 min - ANSWER-Warm up: 5
min; Conditioning: 40 min; Cool down: 5 min
5-10 minute warm ups and cool downs
, Which action by the group fitness instructor would BEST meet the needs of individuals
with different fitness levels within a class?
A) Teach methods such as the talk test and RPE checks and make references to
different fitness levels throughout the class
B) Encourage individuals who are new to exercise or less fit to try a different class
before attending yours
C) Spend the majority of the time demonstrating the least intense modifications
D) Have everyone perform the same exercises using dumbbells of varying weights -
ANSWER-Teach methods such as the talk test and RPE checks and make references
to different fitness levels throughout the class
A participant who has been attending a circuit class for six months notifies the instructor
that he has been experiencing a nagging pain in his knee during exercise for the past
several weeks. What would be the MOST appropriate advice to provide this participant?
A) Advise him to consult a physician before performing additional exercise
B) Warn him that is sounds like he is suffering from patellar tendonitis
C) Recommend that he alternate applying heat and cold to the knee after class
D) Advise him to perform jumps on a softer surface rather than on the hard ground -
ANSWER-Advise him to consult a physician before performing additional exercise
Which of the following exercises would be MOST appropriate to teach in a group fitness
class to strengthen the deltoids while limiting the risk of shoulder impingement?
A) Barbell shoulder press
B) Dumbbell lateral raise in the frontal plane
B) Dumbbell shoulder press in the scapular plane
D) Barbell upright rows - ANSWER-Dumbbell shoulder press in the scapular plane
What would be the MOST appropriate class format for a song that has a tempo of 150
BPM?
A) High-Impact Class
B) Cycling
C) Yoga
D) Beginning Strength Training - ANSWER-High-Impact Class (falls within the 130-160
bpm range for faster-paced movement classes)
Which of the following is a primary reason for a GFI to provide an explanation of the
day's class in the opening statement?
A) To allow unfit participants to leave before the class starts
B) To gauge participants' reactions and moods
C) To manage participants' expectations of the class
