RD Pocket Prep Practice Exam Questions with
Correct Solutions
Which of the following is done to create awareness of a program through publicity?
Promotion
Which of the following statements related to formulating education program objectives is
true?
Outcomes are described by educational objectives
Which of the following hormones stimulates hunger?
Ghrelin
Which of the following contains the correct terms, in sequential order, for the 4-Es of
organizing a group education session?
Excite, Explain, Expand, Exit
A nutritionist is planning a Community Nutrition Assessment. She already has some data
available from previous research over a larger region that includes the community she is
interested in. She has a limited budget and staff for the next step in the assessment. Which
of the following types of Community Nutrition Assessments would be most valuable to use
next, and why?
Focus group interview, because it can be used to expand on the available data
Which of the following is not part of the three steps in the model used to identify nutrient
excess and inadequacy in nutrition assessment?
,Excretion
Increases in ethylene gas cause which of the following in fruits and vegetables?
Faster ripening
What two things are required to identify whether a nutrient is transported via active or
passive transportation?
The concentration gradient if energy is required
A chocolate bar formulated to be lower in sugar is an example of which of the following?
Functional food
Using the following information, what is the total kcal and grams of protein in one serving
of the following? Two servings of a new protein shake formulation with 30 grams of
carbohydrate, 24 grams of total fat, and 360 kcal from protein.
348kcal, 45g protein
Which of the following is best used to create and structure specific educational plans?
DESIGN procedure
What is added to or removed from water to change its state between a solid, liquid, or gas?
Energy
Which of the following is not a location where protein digestion occurs?
Mouth
, Which of the following is not likely to be effective in creating written materials for a
nutrition education program?
Writing in the passive voice for instructions
In assessing a client for nutrition education, you ask him, "What skills do you have for
cooking the vegetables we talked about adding?" Which of the following type of
determinant is this example question?
Person-related
Which of the following statements is true of behavior change goals and the outcome
evaluation?
The outcome evaluation measures the behavior change goal
What type of food characteristic does a universal testing machine measure?
Texture
Which of the following has the purpose of helping elect candidates who support a
particular group's mission or goals?
PAC
This type of food preservation uses moderate heat to kill microorganisms, but is not a long-
term storage method.
Pasteurization
Correct Solutions
Which of the following is done to create awareness of a program through publicity?
Promotion
Which of the following statements related to formulating education program objectives is
true?
Outcomes are described by educational objectives
Which of the following hormones stimulates hunger?
Ghrelin
Which of the following contains the correct terms, in sequential order, for the 4-Es of
organizing a group education session?
Excite, Explain, Expand, Exit
A nutritionist is planning a Community Nutrition Assessment. She already has some data
available from previous research over a larger region that includes the community she is
interested in. She has a limited budget and staff for the next step in the assessment. Which
of the following types of Community Nutrition Assessments would be most valuable to use
next, and why?
Focus group interview, because it can be used to expand on the available data
Which of the following is not part of the three steps in the model used to identify nutrient
excess and inadequacy in nutrition assessment?
,Excretion
Increases in ethylene gas cause which of the following in fruits and vegetables?
Faster ripening
What two things are required to identify whether a nutrient is transported via active or
passive transportation?
The concentration gradient if energy is required
A chocolate bar formulated to be lower in sugar is an example of which of the following?
Functional food
Using the following information, what is the total kcal and grams of protein in one serving
of the following? Two servings of a new protein shake formulation with 30 grams of
carbohydrate, 24 grams of total fat, and 360 kcal from protein.
348kcal, 45g protein
Which of the following is best used to create and structure specific educational plans?
DESIGN procedure
What is added to or removed from water to change its state between a solid, liquid, or gas?
Energy
Which of the following is not a location where protein digestion occurs?
Mouth
, Which of the following is not likely to be effective in creating written materials for a
nutrition education program?
Writing in the passive voice for instructions
In assessing a client for nutrition education, you ask him, "What skills do you have for
cooking the vegetables we talked about adding?" Which of the following type of
determinant is this example question?
Person-related
Which of the following statements is true of behavior change goals and the outcome
evaluation?
The outcome evaluation measures the behavior change goal
What type of food characteristic does a universal testing machine measure?
Texture
Which of the following has the purpose of helping elect candidates who support a
particular group's mission or goals?
PAC
This type of food preservation uses moderate heat to kill microorganisms, but is not a long-
term storage method.
Pasteurization
