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12 PDHPE Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the main benefit of emerging treatments and technologies in health care?

a)

Reduced cost for health care

b)

Reduced cost for dental care

c)

Less invasive and better recovery time

d)

Quicker waiting times

2.

The physiological adaptation that is likely to occur from progressively overloading a strength-training program is an increase in

a)

Muscle Hypertrophy

b)

Cardiac Output

c)

Stroke Volume

d)

Fast Twitch Fibres

3.

What type of feedback occurs when an athlete receives a score at the conclusion of a gymnastics routine?

a)

Intrinsic

b)

Knowledge Of Results

c)

Extrinisic

d)

Knowledge of Performance

4.

A young boy playing soccer as he doesn't want to let his dad down, is a BEST example of which motivation?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Intrinsic

d)

Extrinsic

5.

In which action area of the Ottawa Charter does the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) belong?

a)

Developing personal skills

b)

Reorienting Health Services

c)

Creating Supportive Environments

d)

Building Healthy Public Policy

6.

What is the cause of fatigue for the alactacid system? (ATP-PC)

a)

Lack of essential amino acids

b)

Lack of muscle glycogen stores

c)

Inability to re-synthesise phosphate creatine

d)

Inability to convert carbohydrates to glycogen

7.

Which combination of factors has contributed most to a decreasing smoking rate in Australia?

a)

Taxation and increased prevalence of lung cancer

b)

Targeted legislation and health promotion campaigns

c)

Education programs and participation in organised sport

d)

Public perceptions of smoking and decreased access to tobacco products

8.

Assisted stretching, where a partner assists in taking the joint beyond its range of motion is known as:

a)

Static

b)

PNF

c)

Dynamic

d)

Ballistic

9.

How could a coach use a circuit training program to develop the aerobic capacity and strength of her athletes?

a)

By increasing the time allowed for the circuit to be completed

b)

By increasing the resistance and the time at each of the stations

c)

By decreasing the time allowed for the circuit to be completed

d)

By decreasing the resistance and the time at each of the stations

10.

Which of the following is a sociocultural determinant that explains the increased risk of respiratory diseases for some Australians?

a)

Exposure to smoking in the family

b)

Affordability of medical care

c)

Being unemployed

d)

Presence of chemicals in workplace

11.

What is the predominant energy system that would be used by a 400m runner?

a)

ATP-PC

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Anaerobic

d)

Aerobic

12.

Why is cryotherapy an effective post-exercise recovery procedure?

a)

It dilates blood flow and reduces muscle soreness.

b)

It dilates blood flow and increases dispersal of waste.

c)

It constricts blood flow and decreases dispersal of waste.

d)

It constricts blood flow and reduces an inflammatory response

13.

Which type of training would see consistent aerobic activity for a long time with set changes of pace?

a)

Continuous

b)

Aerobic Interval

c)

Fartlek

d)

Circuit

14.

Which combination of factors is most likely to account for the difference in life expectancy of females and males in Australia today?

a)

Males are less likely to engage in unsafe behaviours and less likely to visit a doctor regularly

b)

Females are less likely to engage in unsafe behaviours and more likely to visit a doctor regularly

c)

Males are more likely to work in lower risk occupations and more likely to participate in organised physical activity.

d)

Females are more likely to work in lower risk occupations and less likely to participate in organised physical activity.

15.

Which athlete would most benefit from consuming a pre-event meal that is high in complex carbohydrates?

a)

Triathlete

b)

High Jumper

c)

Shot Putter

d)

Soccer Keeper

16.

Which of the following is an effect of a growing and ageing population?

a)

Increased amount of volunteers available

b)

Increased amount of health services available

c)

Increased demand on health care system

d)

Increased amount of doctors

17.

Which are examples of instiutional health care services?

a)

Nursing homes, private hospitals, psychiatric hospitals

b)

Health promotion agencies, nursing homes, private hospitals

c)

General practitioners, private health insurance, psychiatric hospitals

d)

Nursing homes, carpenters, psychiatric hospitals

18.

Bike lanes on roads are the best example of

a)

Developing Personal Skills

b)

Creating Supportive Environments

c)

Building Healthy Public Policy

d)

Strengthening Community Action

19.

A limitation of epidemiology as a measure of health status is that it

a)

is rarely used by health professionals and policymakers

b)

only produces information on the mortality of a population

c)

does not explain the sociocultural risk factors that contribute to negative health behaviours.

d)

Doesn't say where the information came from

20.

A positive of subjective performances are:

a)

assure athletes that any two performances will produce the same result

b)

ensure that the same elements are considered for each performance

c)

They are consistent across all results

d)

allow the judge to consider the overall quality of a performance

21.

A softball coach asks a player to throw 20 pitches over the plate. At the end of the session, the coach tells the player how many of the 20 pitches went over the plate. The coach is providing:

a)

Knowledge of results

b)

Knowledge of performance

c)

Intrinsic Feedback

d)

Concurrent feedback

22.

While training for a marathon, it is likely an individual would get the following adaptations

a)

Increased stroke volume, reduced resting heart rate, increased lactate tolerance

b)

Reduced stroke volume, reduced resting heart rate, increased haemoglobin levels

c)

Increased stroke volume, increased muscle hypertrophy, reduced lactate tolerance

d)

Reduced stroke volume, reduced muscle hypertrophy, increased haemoglobin levels

23.

Which of the following would most benefit an athlete suffering from high levels of trait anxiety?

a)

Video analysis focusing on the player’s error rate

b)

Focusing on how important the game is

c)

Relaxation methods such as meditation

d)

Extra training sessions

24.

A coach uses strategic development to enhance a team’s performance. This focuses on:

a)

encouraging players to be creative

b)

adopting the opponent’s game plan.

c)

allowing players to make spontaneous decisions.

d)

utilising strengths and targeting the opponent’s weaknesses.

25.

The high rates of alzheimers would help identify it as a priority health issue. Which criteria would this fall under?

a)

Priority population groups

b)

Prevalence of condition

c)

Potential for intervention and early intervention

d)

costs to individual and community

e)

Social Justice Principles

26.

The ability to treat breast cancer early through Breastscreen Australia, is an example of which criteria to identify priority health issues:

a)

Social Justice Principles

b)

Prevalence of condition

c)

Potential for prevention and early intervention

d)

Priority population groups

27.

Doctors attending university lectures on new risk factors for a disease is an example of which action area of the Ottawa Charter?

a)

Developing Personal Skills

b)

Creating Supportive Environment

c)

Strengthening Community Action

d)

Reorienting Health Services

28.

Which recovery strategy should an athlete choose immediately after sustaining a softtissue injury?

a)

Cryotherapy

b)

Deep tissue massage

c)

Relaxation

d)

Ultrasound

29.

A valid and reliable athletic skills assessment is one that

a)

improves performance and is meaningful to coaches, spectators and athletes

b)

accurately reflects the level of skill achievement and can be consistently replicated.

c)

improves athlete performance by reporting skill errors and providing meaningful feedback.

d)

challenges an athlete to measure different skills and adopt prescribed training techniques

30.

Who are part practice methods most appropriate for?

a)

Beginner athletes learning a new skill

b)

Beginner athletes applying a sklll to a game

c)

Experienced athletes solving a tactical problem

d)

Experienced athletes at autonomous stage

31.

What is a common feature of both the alactacid and lactic acid energy systems?

a)

Lactic acid is produced.

b)

ATP is resynthesised anaerobically

c)

Both systems take the same period of time to recover.

d)

The accumulation of lactic acid in the working muscles causes fatigue.

32.

In movement appraisal, which of the following judging criteria is applied to improve objectivity?

a)

Prescribed

b)

Personal

c)

Objective

d)

Subjective

33.

During which stage of skill acquisition is anticipation initially learned?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Associative

c)

Autonomous

d)

Mastery

34.

What does the inverted U hypothesis suggest about the arousal–performance relationship?

a)

As optimal arousal increases, performance increases.

b)

There is a level of arousal that creates optimal performance.

c)

There is a level of performance that creates optimal arousal

d)

The greater the arousal, the greater the performance.

35.

To which of the following does the concept of ‘healthy ageing’ refer?

a)

Treating elderly people for commonly reported conditions

b)

Providing appropriate facilities and services to accommodate aged and elderly people

c)

The behaviours and activities that contribute to quality of life for elderly people

d)

Reducing the effects of poor health choices made in early adulthood that create risks to health status in later life

36.

The considerations for children and young athletes include

a)

Medical conditions, overuse injuries, heart conditions, thermoregulation

b)

Medical conditions, asthma, heart conditions, thermoregulation

c)

Eating disorders, Medical conditions, thermoregulation

d)

Medical conditiions, overuse injuries, thermoregulation, resistance training appropriateness

37.

Sports Med: The physical preparation an athlete should undertake before participating in physical activity is

a)

Pre screening, skill and technique, physical fitness, warm up/cool down

b)

Pre screening, skill and technique, training, warm up/cool down

c)

Fitness, skill and technique, training, warm up/cool down

d)

Fitness, skill and technique, medical check, warm up/cool down

38.

Sports Med: Strategies an athlete must develop for environmental considerations include:

a)

temperature regulation, climatic conditions, fluid intake guidelines, acclimatisation

b)

climatic conditions, fluid intake guidelines, sports policy, acclimatisation

c)

temperature regulation, climatic conditions, convection, radiation, acclimatisation

d)

Progressive mobilisation, graduated exercise, use of heat and cold

39.

Sports Med: Rehabilitation procedures include

a)

Progressive Mobilisation, Graduated Exercise, Use of heat and cold, training

b)

Progressive Mobilisation, Graduated Exercise, Prescreening, training

c)

Progressive Mobilisation, Stretching, Use of heat and cold, training

d)

Progressive Mobilisation, Stretching, Prescreening, training

40.

Factors that need to be considered when returning to play include:

a)

Psychological readiness, indicators of return to play, training

b)

Psychological readiness, full fitness, return to play policies

c)

Indicators of return to play, psychological readiness, return to play policies

d)

Psychological readiness, pre screening, indicators of return to play, training and ethical considerations