Exam 6: Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical Activity

Muscular endurance can be assessed by the number of repeated muscular contractions over an extended period of time against a light to moderate resistance.

(True/False)

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Question 61

Which of the following areas is not tested by the FITNESSGRAM modifications for special populations test battery?

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Question 62

National statistics estimate that the prevalence of obesity in American adults was over 36%.

(True/False)

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Question 63

Genetic endowment, trainability, lifestyle, and environment are ___ in performance on physical fitness tests.

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Question 64

Interpretation of a person's performance in weight lifting should be interpreted only after considering the person's body weight.

(True/False)

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Question 65

The 30-second chair stand is used to assess static balance of older adults.

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Question 66

Pedometers, heart rate monitors, and accelerometers are some of the instruments that have been used for ___ measurement.

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Question 67

Normative information, while useful to profile group performance, has a less prominent role in the contemporary evaluation of the fitness of children and youth.

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Question 68

The arm curl exercise on the weight machine can also be used to measure strength and endurance of the:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 69

Recognition should only be given to children who perform well on tests of health-related physical fitness.

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Question 70

It is becoming increasingly more important to devote attention to valuing and assessing the product of physical activity.

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Question 71

Due to equipment and time limitations, maximal tests are chosen over sub-maximal tests when assessing cardiorespiratory fitness.

(True/False)

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Question 72

Before administering a step test, the pre-exercise pulse rate is usually obtained by counting the pulse while the participant is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

The eight-foot up-and-go test measures both agility and dynamic balance of older adults.

(True/False)

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Question 74

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is an acceptable option for measuring body composition in the FITNESSGRAM tests.

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Question 75

All the organ tissue, muscle, and bone are referred to as:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 76

If a youngster weighed 80 pounds, and his/her body fat was 10% fat, his/her lean weight would be:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 77

Which parts of the body would not be expected to increase elasticity through stretching exercises?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 78

In measuring body composition with a skinfold caliper in the K-12 school setting, the most common measurement sites are:

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Question 79

The most wide-spread handicap facing school age children and adolescents today is low back pain.

(True/False)

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Muscular endurance can be assessed by the number of repeated muscular contractions over an extended period of time against a light to moderate resistance.

Which of the following areas is not tested by the FITNESSGRAM modifications for special populations test battery?

National statistics estimate that the prevalence of obesity in American adults was over 36%.

Genetic endowment, trainability, lifestyle, and environment are ___ in performance on physical fitness tests.

Interpretation of a person's performance in weight lifting should be interpreted only after considering the person's body weight.

The 30-second chair stand is used to assess static balance of older adults.

Pedometers, heart rate monitors, and accelerometers are some of the instruments that have been used for ___ measurement.

Normative information, while useful to profile group performance, has a less prominent role in the contemporary evaluation of the fitness of children and youth.

The arm curl exercise on the weight machine can also be used to measure strength and endurance of the:

Recognition should only be given to children who perform well on tests of health-related physical fitness.

It is becoming increasingly more important to devote attention to valuing and assessing the product of physical activity.

Due to equipment and time limitations, maximal tests are chosen over sub-maximal tests when assessing cardiorespiratory fitness.

Before administering a step test, the pre-exercise pulse rate is usually obtained by counting the pulse while the participant is:

The eight-foot up-and-go test measures both agility and dynamic balance of older adults.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is an acceptable option for measuring body composition in the FITNESSGRAM tests.

All the organ tissue, muscle, and bone are referred to as:

If a youngster weighed 80 pounds, and his/her body fat was 10% fat, his/her lean weight would be:

Which parts of the body would not be expected to increase elasticity through stretching exercises?

In measuring body composition with a skinfold caliper in the K-12 school setting, the most common measurement sites are:

The most wide-spread handicap facing school age children and adolescents today is low back pain.

Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation

Linking Program Development With Measurement and Evaluation

Basic Statistics

Criteria for Test Selection

Alternative Assessments

Measuring Psychomotor Skills

Measuring Cognitive Knowledge

Measuring Affective Behaviors

Grading

Using Self-Evaluation to Improve Instruction

Measurement and Evaluation in Activity-Based Settings

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