ACE GFI EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following is outside the scope of practice for group fitness instructors?
a. conducting pre-class assessments of participants and the group fitness environment
b. providing class participants with science-based nutrition recommendations and meal
planning
c. protecting participant confidentiality, even when a family member or friend inquires
about the participant's progress
d. teaching participants how to monitor exercise intensity using heart rate, perceived
exertion, and ventilator response - Answer -B.
A group fitness instructor who attends an ACE-sponsored live workshop at a health and
fitness conference will likely receive a ____________.
a. professional certification
b. knowledge-based certificate
c. curriculum-based certificate
d. certificate of completion - Answer -D.
Which statement about scope of practice is correct?
a. scope of practice for licensed professionals is universal and does not vary by location
b. scope of practice includes the setting in which a professional's services can be
provided
c. scope of practice includes optional guidelines and parameters that can be followed by
the professional
d. scope of practice is based on the education required to work in a particular field -
Answer -B.
Scope of practice: what you are allowed to do
ex-lifeguard vs. EMS
What is the role of certifications in the fitness industry?
a. to provide evidence of a completed course on a particular topic
b. to provide a competency-based assessment to identify individuals who are qualified
to practice in a given job role
c. to provide continuing education for veteran professionals
d. to provide fitness enthusiasts with an introduction to the career opportunities in the
industry - Answer -B.
Which of the following is an appropriate choice of continuing education for a group
fitness instructor looking to expand his or her services?
a. advanced balance training for older adults
b. kinesiotaping for injury prevention
c. Exercise prescription for cardiac rehabilitation
d. nutrient intake analysis analysis using 24-hour dietary recalls - Answer -A.
,What is considered to be a disadvantage of teaching pre-choreographed class formats?
a. a performance-like consistency of delivery and class experience
b. the ongoing cost of new music and choreography
c. an always changing environment
d. the challenge of improving proficient over time - Answer -B.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate method for increasing range of motion
during the warm-up portion of a group fitness class?
a. dynamic movements
b. static stretching
c. PNF stretching
d. ballistic stretching - Answer -D.
Page 23 in the ACE book
What repetition range is recommended to effectively improve strength in older adults
who are starting exercise?
a. 8-12
b. 10-15
c. 15-20
d. 20-25 - Answer -B.
Page 29 in ACE book
The _______ principle demonstrates the importance of continued physical activity
throughout life.
a. specificity
b. progression
c. overload
d. reversibility - Answer -D.
Which of the following joints is designed to favor stability more than mobility?
a. glenohumeral
b. thoracic spine
c. hip
d. knee - Answer -D.
Which series of movements is performed in the sagittal plane?
a. flexion, extension, plantar flexion, dorsiflexion
b. abduction, adduction, lateral spinal flection, eversion, inversion
c. spinal rotation, horizontal shoulder adduction and abduction
d. circumduction, opposition, elevation, depression - Answer -A. Sagittal
b. frontal
c. transverse
d. frontal
, Which of the following exercises is an example of adduction in the frontal plane?
a. bicep curls
b. bench press
c. body-weight squat
d. lateral shoulder raise - Answer -D.
a and c. sagittal
b. sagittal and frontal
Which of the following lists the primary movements required in the proper order to
perform the following tasks: lift a heavy box off the floor, carry it upstairs, open a closet
door, and place the box on a shelf high in the closet?
a. upper-body pulling movement, double-leg movement, rotational movement, and
upper-body pushing movement
b. bend-and-lift movement, double-leg movement, upper-body pulling movement, and
rotational movement
c. bend-and-lift movement, single-leg movement, upper-body pulling movement, and
upper body pushing movement
d. upper-body pushing movement, single-leg movement, rotational movement, and
upper-body pulling movement - Answer -C.
A person swimming laps in an effort to improve his or her cardiorespiratory fitness will
PRIMARILY derive energy from which pathway?
a. Aerobic System
b. Anaerobic System
c. Phosphagen System
d. Glycolytic Anaerobic System - Answer -A.
b-sprinting
The rectus femurs, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis are
collectively known as the ________.
a. quadriceps
b. hip flexors
c. hamstrings
d. hip extensors - Answer -A.
Which of the following statements about the post-conditioning cool-down is MOST
accurate?
a. it is important to perform static stretches at the beginning of the cool-down
b. the arms should be kept above the level of the heart to reduce the chance of blood
pooling .
c. work should be less intense than during the conditioning segment of the class
d. driving music should be used to keep participants excited during this final segment of
class. - Answer -C.
Which of the following is outside the scope of practice for group fitness instructors?
a. conducting pre-class assessments of participants and the group fitness environment
b. providing class participants with science-based nutrition recommendations and meal
planning
c. protecting participant confidentiality, even when a family member or friend inquires
about the participant's progress
d. teaching participants how to monitor exercise intensity using heart rate, perceived
exertion, and ventilator response - Answer -B.
A group fitness instructor who attends an ACE-sponsored live workshop at a health and
fitness conference will likely receive a ____________.
a. professional certification
b. knowledge-based certificate
c. curriculum-based certificate
d. certificate of completion - Answer -D.
Which statement about scope of practice is correct?
a. scope of practice for licensed professionals is universal and does not vary by location
b. scope of practice includes the setting in which a professional's services can be
provided
c. scope of practice includes optional guidelines and parameters that can be followed by
the professional
d. scope of practice is based on the education required to work in a particular field -
Answer -B.
Scope of practice: what you are allowed to do
ex-lifeguard vs. EMS
What is the role of certifications in the fitness industry?
a. to provide evidence of a completed course on a particular topic
b. to provide a competency-based assessment to identify individuals who are qualified
to practice in a given job role
c. to provide continuing education for veteran professionals
d. to provide fitness enthusiasts with an introduction to the career opportunities in the
industry - Answer -B.
Which of the following is an appropriate choice of continuing education for a group
fitness instructor looking to expand his or her services?
a. advanced balance training for older adults
b. kinesiotaping for injury prevention
c. Exercise prescription for cardiac rehabilitation
d. nutrient intake analysis analysis using 24-hour dietary recalls - Answer -A.
,What is considered to be a disadvantage of teaching pre-choreographed class formats?
a. a performance-like consistency of delivery and class experience
b. the ongoing cost of new music and choreography
c. an always changing environment
d. the challenge of improving proficient over time - Answer -B.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate method for increasing range of motion
during the warm-up portion of a group fitness class?
a. dynamic movements
b. static stretching
c. PNF stretching
d. ballistic stretching - Answer -D.
Page 23 in the ACE book
What repetition range is recommended to effectively improve strength in older adults
who are starting exercise?
a. 8-12
b. 10-15
c. 15-20
d. 20-25 - Answer -B.
Page 29 in ACE book
The _______ principle demonstrates the importance of continued physical activity
throughout life.
a. specificity
b. progression
c. overload
d. reversibility - Answer -D.
Which of the following joints is designed to favor stability more than mobility?
a. glenohumeral
b. thoracic spine
c. hip
d. knee - Answer -D.
Which series of movements is performed in the sagittal plane?
a. flexion, extension, plantar flexion, dorsiflexion
b. abduction, adduction, lateral spinal flection, eversion, inversion
c. spinal rotation, horizontal shoulder adduction and abduction
d. circumduction, opposition, elevation, depression - Answer -A. Sagittal
b. frontal
c. transverse
d. frontal
, Which of the following exercises is an example of adduction in the frontal plane?
a. bicep curls
b. bench press
c. body-weight squat
d. lateral shoulder raise - Answer -D.
a and c. sagittal
b. sagittal and frontal
Which of the following lists the primary movements required in the proper order to
perform the following tasks: lift a heavy box off the floor, carry it upstairs, open a closet
door, and place the box on a shelf high in the closet?
a. upper-body pulling movement, double-leg movement, rotational movement, and
upper-body pushing movement
b. bend-and-lift movement, double-leg movement, upper-body pulling movement, and
rotational movement
c. bend-and-lift movement, single-leg movement, upper-body pulling movement, and
upper body pushing movement
d. upper-body pushing movement, single-leg movement, rotational movement, and
upper-body pulling movement - Answer -C.
A person swimming laps in an effort to improve his or her cardiorespiratory fitness will
PRIMARILY derive energy from which pathway?
a. Aerobic System
b. Anaerobic System
c. Phosphagen System
d. Glycolytic Anaerobic System - Answer -A.
b-sprinting
The rectus femurs, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis are
collectively known as the ________.
a. quadriceps
b. hip flexors
c. hamstrings
d. hip extensors - Answer -A.
Which of the following statements about the post-conditioning cool-down is MOST
accurate?
a. it is important to perform static stretches at the beginning of the cool-down
b. the arms should be kept above the level of the heart to reduce the chance of blood
pooling .
c. work should be less intense than during the conditioning segment of the class
d. driving music should be used to keep participants excited during this final segment of
class. - Answer -C.
