CPT Practice Exam

True

False

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

2 to 3 days

3 to 4 days

4 to 7 days

As often as they want

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

Practice Exam

1. Breathing should be performed as inhaling as the muscles lengthen and exhaling as the muscles contract.

2. Which training principle describes the practice of gradually adding more resistance so there is enough stimulus to grow?

3. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

4. How often should beginners exercise per week in general?

5. How much rest time is recommended for power exercises?

6. Why does the American Diabetes Association recommend aerobic and strength training for managing diabetes?

7. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?

8. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into top and bottom?

9. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?

10. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?