ACSM CPT Certification Review Exam Questions
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1. Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the poten-
tial for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise: D) Water exercise
2. In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular
exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action: C) Preparation
3. Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol
levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin: C) Antihyperlipidemics
4. Which of the following represents more than 90% of the fat stored in the body
and is composed of a glycerol molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids: C) Triglycerides (TG)
5. Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups increases the risk
of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus: B) Hamstrings
6. Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride
are examples of ____________.
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A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins: B) Microminerals
7. Which of the following terms represents an imaginary horizontal plane pass-
ing through the midsection of the body and dividing it into upper and lower
portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
D) Superior: C) Transverse
8. A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell
presses and the client injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his
face. Which of the following identify the appropriate type of negligence dis-
played in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal: C) Omission
9. Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings would characterize hy-
pertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg: D) 140/90 mm Hg
10. Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of
relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action: D) Action
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11. Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and elevated body tem-
perature are signs and symptoms of ____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness: C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
12. Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90
degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna: B) Internally rotates the radius
13. What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergome-
ter at 50 revolutions per minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that
one revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
B) 50 W
C) 100 W
D) 200 W: A) 10 W
14. Relative proportions of fat and fat-free (lean) tissue can be reported as
___________.
A) Percentage body fat
B) Body composition
C) Body mass index (BMI)
D) Weight-to-waist circumference ratio: B) Body composition
15. How many calories are contained in a food bar that contains 5 g of fat, 30 g
of carbohydrates including 4 g of fiber, and 3 g of protein?
A) 161 kcal
B) 168 kcal
C) 177 kcal
D) 193 kcal: A) 161 kcal
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1. Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the poten-
tial for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise: D) Water exercise
2. In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular
exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action: C) Preparation
3. Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol
levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin: C) Antihyperlipidemics
4. Which of the following represents more than 90% of the fat stored in the body
and is composed of a glycerol molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids: C) Triglycerides (TG)
5. Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups increases the risk
of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus: B) Hamstrings
6. Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride
are examples of ____________.
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A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins: B) Microminerals
7. Which of the following terms represents an imaginary horizontal plane pass-
ing through the midsection of the body and dividing it into upper and lower
portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
D) Superior: C) Transverse
8. A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell
presses and the client injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his
face. Which of the following identify the appropriate type of negligence dis-
played in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal: C) Omission
9. Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings would characterize hy-
pertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg: D) 140/90 mm Hg
10. Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of
relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action: D) Action
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11. Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and elevated body tem-
perature are signs and symptoms of ____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness: C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
12. Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90
degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna: B) Internally rotates the radius
13. What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergome-
ter at 50 revolutions per minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that
one revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
B) 50 W
C) 100 W
D) 200 W: A) 10 W
14. Relative proportions of fat and fat-free (lean) tissue can be reported as
___________.
A) Percentage body fat
B) Body composition
C) Body mass index (BMI)
D) Weight-to-waist circumference ratio: B) Body composition
15. How many calories are contained in a food bar that contains 5 g of fat, 30 g
of carbohydrates including 4 g of fiber, and 3 g of protein?
A) 161 kcal
B) 168 kcal
C) 177 kcal
D) 193 kcal: A) 161 kcal
