HPE 22-23 Grade 8 Common Assessment (VBCPS)

Muscular strength is best defined as:

• The maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in a single maximal effort

• The maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in 10 repetitions

• The ability to exert a submaximal force repeatedly over time

• The ability to exert force rapidly

A student’s family fitness program includes bicycling. To begin, the student and a parent agree to ride 3 times each week for 20 minutes per session. According to the FITT criteria for fitness training, which of the following is an accurate application of the principle of TIME to this program?

• Gradually increasing the duration of each session

• Gradually increasing the number of sessions each week

• Gradually increasing the load involved in the activity (e.g., by adding weight to a backpack)

• Alternating the number of sessions each week

The overload principle of exercise refers to:

• Allowing for rest between sets of exercise

• Exercise that is specific to the muscles involved in the activity

• Continually increasing the demands of a workout as the body adjusts

• Exercising to maintain a desired level of fitness

Behavior change to increase one’s physical activity on a daily basis may include all the following except:

• Taking the steps instead of the elevator

• Parking farther away from the building so that you have to walk further to get to class or work

• Spending more time on the internet to learn about fitness and health

• Taking a daily walk with friends after dinner

Low-impact physical activities:

• Tend to be more stressful on one's joints than other types of physical activities

• Are best used with conditioned athletes

• Include activities such as running and advanced aerobic dance

• Tend to be less stressful on one's joints then other types of physical activity

Which of the following exercises would be most effective for developing core strength:

• Push-up

• Biceps curl

• Abdominal curl-up

• Hamstring stretch

Body composition is a component of health-related fitness concerned primarily with the:

• Relative proportions of fat and lean tissue in the body

• Absorption and use of nutrients by the body

• Ability of the skeletal system to give shape to the body

• Maintenance of bone mass in the body

Your workout plan includes a routine of stretch-band exercises. You are able to complete 5 repetitions of each exercise. Which health-related fitness component are you working on during this part of your workout:

• Flexibility

• Muscular endurance

• Muscular strength

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

Exercise has been proven to:

• Increase bone mass Reduce cardiac injury during a heart attack Reduce the risk of diabetes All of the above

• Reduce cardiac injury during a heart attack

• Reduce the risk of diabetes

• All of the above

Which is most likely to be true regarding fitness:

• A high level of fitness ensures excellence in sports

• Several components make up physical fitness

• Excellence in running suggests excellence in fitness

• Good sports skills means a high level of fitness