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Components of Fitness Quiz

Rebecca DelNigro

Created by Rebecca DelNigro

20 questions

9th - 12th Grade

Physical Education

Updated Sep 2025

Components of Fitness Quiz is a free printable Physical Education worksheet for Grades 9–12. It includes 20 multiple-choice questions that ask students to identify and define health-related components of fitness, including flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, and body composition. Students also distinguish skill-related components such as power, speed, reaction time, balance, agility, and coordination. The questions move beyond memorizing terms by connecting components to practical examples, such as yoga for flexibility, long-distance running for cardio-respiratory endurance, and changing direction during basketball for agility. Students also apply definitions to identify what physical fitness means and what specific abilities describe power, speed, reaction time, and coordination. The worksheet is designed for secondary physical education instruction, review, or assessment and includes a complete answer key for efficient checking.

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Components of Fitness Quiz

Total questions: 20

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which health related component of fitness involves the range of motion in and around your joints.

a)

Cardio-respiratory endurance

b)

Body Composition

c)

Flexibility

d)

Muscular Strength

2.
The ability of your muscles to exert force 
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Flexibility
d)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
3.
The ability of your muscles to exert force for an extended period of time
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
d)
Flexibility
4.

The ability of you heart to pump blood and lungs to receive oxygen so that you have the ability to sustain an activity for an extended period of time

a)

Muscular Strength

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Flexibility

d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

5.
Which is a good example of an activity that would increase flexibility?
a)
Playing basketball
b)
Yoga
c)
Golf
d)
Tennis
6.

Power is...

a)

The ability to move as fast as possible

b)

Strength required for a short burst of movement

c)

Strength at a rapid pace.

d)

Combination of reaction time and movement time

7.
What  component would be most important to a long distance runner?
a)
Reaction time 
b)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
c)
Agility
d)
Muscular Strength
8.

What is the ability to move quickly once a signal to start moving is received?

a)

Speed

b)

Reaction Time

c)

Power

d)

Body Composition

9.

What is the ability to keep the body in a steady position while standing or moving?

a)

Body Composition

b)

Coordination

c)

Muscular Strength

d)

Balance

10.

What is physical fitness?

a)

The ability to do everyday tasks without getting tired.

b)

The way your body adapts to the stress of exercise.

c)

Any physical activities that improves your ability to complete tasks.

d)

All of the above.

11.

Being able to change direction quickly in a game of basketball is a good example of which skill related component?

a)

Speed

b)

Power

c)

Coordination

d)

Agility

12.

What is body composition?

a)

The ability of the muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.

b)

The range of motion around a joint.

c)

The maximum amount of force generated by a muscle or group of muscles.

d)

The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone.

13.

What is reaction time?

a)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

14.

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly - match the answer!

a)

Agility.

b)

Speed.

c)

Power.

d)

Reaction time.

15.

The ability to use two or more body parts together - match the answer!

a)

Agility.

b)

Power.

c)

Co-ordination.

d)

Speed.

16.

The ability to perform strength performances quickly - match the answer!

a)

Speed.

b)

Reaction time.

c)

Agility.

d)

Power.

17.

The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance - match the answer!

a)

Muscular endurance.

b)

Power.

c)

Strength.

d)

Speed.

18.

Stretching a muscle to a point and then holding the position for 15-30 seconds is called:

a)

Static Stretching

b)

Ballistic Stretching

c)

Dynamic Stretching

d)

Torture Stretching

19.

HIIT workouts

a)

Allow you to burn more calories in less time

b)

Are too hard for anyone to do

c)

Take a long time to do

20.

Skill related fitness is important because

a)

developing the skills to participate in activities increases your enjoyment in the activities

b)

It allows you to see how you compare to other people in sports

c)

It is necessary for good health

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Components of Fitness Quiz

Total questions: 20

1.
c)

Flexibility

2.
a) Muscular Strength
3.
b) Muscular Endurance
4.
d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

5.
b) Yoga
6.
c)

Strength at a rapid pace.

7.
b) Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
8.
b)

Reaction Time

9.
d)

Balance

10.
a)

The ability to do everyday tasks without getting tired.

11.
d)

Agility

12.
d)

The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone.

13.
a)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

14.
b)

Speed.

15.
c)

Co-ordination.

16.
d)

Power.

17.
c)

Strength.

18.
a)

Static Stretching

19.
a)

Allow you to burn more calories in less time

20.
a)

developing the skills to participate in activities increases your enjoyment in the activities

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What does the Components of Fitness Quiz worksheet cover?

This worksheet uses 20 multiple-choice questions to assess students’ ability to define and distinguish health-related and skill-related components of fitness. Students identify concepts such as flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, body composition, power, speed, reaction time, balance, agility, and coordination, then apply them to examples such as yoga, distance running, and basketball movement.

How can I use this worksheet to teach the components of fitness?

Introduce the health-related components first, asking students to explain how flexibility, strength, endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, and body composition differ. Then use the multiple-choice examples to connect skill-related components to movement: discuss why changing direction in basketball demonstrates agility, why responding to a signal involves reaction time, and how power differs from simply producing force. Review the answer choices afterward to clarify why similar terms are not interchangeable.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this fitness components quiz?

Students may confuse muscular strength, muscular endurance, and power because all involve force, so check whether they recognize the differences between maximum force, force sustained over time, and strength applied rapidly. They may also select speed instead of reaction time when a question describes responding to a signal, or choose coordination instead of agility when the example involves changing direction. Watch for confusion between health-related components, such as flexibility and body composition, as well.

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