ACE CMES EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In what psychological state are people who tend to see failure as inevitable and who
have learned to attribute their failures to internal, uncontrollable, and stable causes? -
✔✔Learned helplessness
✔✔A new client complains of energy levels that go up and down throughout the day.
During his initial interview, he says that his job involved stocking shelves and packaging
materials for shipping, and that he snacks throughout the day on quick foods like
raisins, bagels, and sodas. Based on this information, what are the primary types of
food that make up his diet at work? - ✔✔Have a high glycemic index.
✔✔A female client is returning to exercise after having gone through six weeks of
physical therapy for low-back pain where the therapist focused on core stabilization
exercises. Now that she has been released to participate in normal activity as tolerated,
what would be the best initial focus for her program? - ✔✔Reinforcing skills and training
exercises initiated in physical therapy that the therapist recommends she should
continue
✔✔A 40-year old client has ben told by her doctor to decrease the amount of total fat
that she is eating in her diet. She tells you that she is good at counting calories, but gets
confused by all of the percentages and asks if you can tell her how many calories of
total fat she should eat if her total caloric intake is 1,500 calories per day. You tell her
that according to the recommendations in the USDA Dietary guidelines for americans,
she should aim to eat - ✔✔300 to 525 calories from fat
✔✔Which of the following exercises would be the best progression for a client who has
advanced from standing with feet together, unsupported, with eyes open for 15 seconds
to standing with feet in a semi tandem stance with eyes open for 15 seconds? -
✔✔Standing with feet in full tandem stance with eyes open
, ✔✔According to the national weight control registry, which of the following is a lifestyle
modification strategy commonly used among people who have been successful in their
weight management efforts? - ✔✔Self monitoring body weight regularly
✔✔Which of the following is in violation of the laws protecting intellectual property? -
✔✔Using commercial music without a blanket license during a circuit training class you
are hired to teach
✔✔Which statement best describes the purpose of SOAP notes as used by the ACE
CMES - ✔✔A standard form of correspondence intended to improve communication
among all those caring for a given client
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate method of assessing the health risk
associated with body composition in the initial assessment of a client who has obesity? -
✔✔Waist circumference measurements
✔✔A 60-year old woman with a coronary heart disease is a potential new client. Her
doctor has provided the clients most recent exercise ECG results, which are positive
(abnormal) for myocardial ischemia including the presence of angina pectoris at
moderate to high levels of exercise intensities. With no other information provided, what
should the CMES do with the prospective client at this point? - ✔✔Obtain medical
clearance for her to exercise with physician recommended guidelines
✔✔Which of the following clients described below has a postural imbalance that would
most likely be improved through the services of a CMES? - ✔✔A lordotic client who
complains of stiffness and pain upon moving his pelvis into neutral position.
✔✔ Which of the following foods would be the MOST appropriate sources of calcium for
a 59 year old client who is lactose intolerant, eats a vegetarian diet and has ostopenia?
- ✔✔Fortified cereals, tofu, collard greens, spinach
✔✔A client who had Type 1 diabetes just completed a routine visit with his physician,
where he learned that he now has the beginning stages of retinopathy. Which of the
following factors should you keep in mind when modifying his exercise program? -
✔✔He may have impaired balance due to visual system deterioration
✔✔When conducting follow-up assessments with a client who has asthma, he tells you
that he is having difficulty breathing as you increase intensity during a submaximal VO2
walking test on a treadmill. What action would be most appropriate for you to take at this
time? - ✔✔Decrease intensity to provide an extended cool down, assess breathing
✔✔You are working with a client following cardiac rehabilitation. She has enjoyed her
first four sessions with you, but is reluctant to increase the intensity of her
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In what psychological state are people who tend to see failure as inevitable and who
have learned to attribute their failures to internal, uncontrollable, and stable causes? -
✔✔Learned helplessness
✔✔A new client complains of energy levels that go up and down throughout the day.
During his initial interview, he says that his job involved stocking shelves and packaging
materials for shipping, and that he snacks throughout the day on quick foods like
raisins, bagels, and sodas. Based on this information, what are the primary types of
food that make up his diet at work? - ✔✔Have a high glycemic index.
✔✔A female client is returning to exercise after having gone through six weeks of
physical therapy for low-back pain where the therapist focused on core stabilization
exercises. Now that she has been released to participate in normal activity as tolerated,
what would be the best initial focus for her program? - ✔✔Reinforcing skills and training
exercises initiated in physical therapy that the therapist recommends she should
continue
✔✔A 40-year old client has ben told by her doctor to decrease the amount of total fat
that she is eating in her diet. She tells you that she is good at counting calories, but gets
confused by all of the percentages and asks if you can tell her how many calories of
total fat she should eat if her total caloric intake is 1,500 calories per day. You tell her
that according to the recommendations in the USDA Dietary guidelines for americans,
she should aim to eat - ✔✔300 to 525 calories from fat
✔✔Which of the following exercises would be the best progression for a client who has
advanced from standing with feet together, unsupported, with eyes open for 15 seconds
to standing with feet in a semi tandem stance with eyes open for 15 seconds? -
✔✔Standing with feet in full tandem stance with eyes open
, ✔✔According to the national weight control registry, which of the following is a lifestyle
modification strategy commonly used among people who have been successful in their
weight management efforts? - ✔✔Self monitoring body weight regularly
✔✔Which of the following is in violation of the laws protecting intellectual property? -
✔✔Using commercial music without a blanket license during a circuit training class you
are hired to teach
✔✔Which statement best describes the purpose of SOAP notes as used by the ACE
CMES - ✔✔A standard form of correspondence intended to improve communication
among all those caring for a given client
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate method of assessing the health risk
associated with body composition in the initial assessment of a client who has obesity? -
✔✔Waist circumference measurements
✔✔A 60-year old woman with a coronary heart disease is a potential new client. Her
doctor has provided the clients most recent exercise ECG results, which are positive
(abnormal) for myocardial ischemia including the presence of angina pectoris at
moderate to high levels of exercise intensities. With no other information provided, what
should the CMES do with the prospective client at this point? - ✔✔Obtain medical
clearance for her to exercise with physician recommended guidelines
✔✔Which of the following clients described below has a postural imbalance that would
most likely be improved through the services of a CMES? - ✔✔A lordotic client who
complains of stiffness and pain upon moving his pelvis into neutral position.
✔✔ Which of the following foods would be the MOST appropriate sources of calcium for
a 59 year old client who is lactose intolerant, eats a vegetarian diet and has ostopenia?
- ✔✔Fortified cereals, tofu, collard greens, spinach
✔✔A client who had Type 1 diabetes just completed a routine visit with his physician,
where he learned that he now has the beginning stages of retinopathy. Which of the
following factors should you keep in mind when modifying his exercise program? -
✔✔He may have impaired balance due to visual system deterioration
✔✔When conducting follow-up assessments with a client who has asthma, he tells you
that he is having difficulty breathing as you increase intensity during a submaximal VO2
walking test on a treadmill. What action would be most appropriate for you to take at this
time? - ✔✔Decrease intensity to provide an extended cool down, assess breathing
✔✔You are working with a client following cardiac rehabilitation. She has enjoyed her
first four sessions with you, but is reluctant to increase the intensity of her
