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A Beating Heart

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the benefits of being active?

a)

your heart pumps

b)

your blood flows

c)

your body gets oxygen and nutrients

d)

your heart gets tired

2.
How do you find your pulse? 
 
a)
 Neck, Wrist and Chest 
b)
Count your heartbeats for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 
c)
 Is expressed as beats per minute (BPM) 
d)
  Elbow, Ankle and Ear
3.

Which sentence is TRUE?

a)

Your heart is a muscle that can grow

b)

The heart does not beat when you sleep

c)

Blood vessels are only inside your heart

d)

Greasy, salty foods are good for the heart

4.

How can you lower your pulse after you exercise?

a)

Do a lot of jumping jacks

b)

Stretch and walk around

c)

Drink a soda with caffeine

d)

Jump rope and dance

5.

when do you think your heart beats the slowest?

a)

While you are running.

b)

While you are sleeping.

c)

While you are laughing.

d)

While you are angry.

6.

Where can you find your heart?

a)

In your lungs

b)

In your chest

c)

In your stomach

d)

In your head

7.
The heart is located 
a)
In your chest on your right side.
b)
In your chest on your left side.
c)
In your chest right in the middle.
8.

An example of an aerobic activity is:

a)

Jumping rope

b)

golf

c)

lifting heavy weights

9.

Which image shows the best place to check your pulse after exercising?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which exercise demonstrates/improves flexibility?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Sit and Reach Measures

a)

Flexibility

b)

Endurance

c)

Balance

d)

Strength

12.

Which picture(s) show balance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Common places to find heart rate

a)

Neck and wrist

b)

Tongue and armpit

c)

Thigh and bicep

d)

Ear and temple

14.

another word for Heart rate

a)

pressure

b)

beat

c)

power

d)

pulse

15.

How often should you exercise?

a)

1 time a year

b)

2 or 3 times each week

c)

1 time each month

d)

2 times each

16.

My heart pumps ________ through my body.

a)

skin cells

b)

blood

c)

gatorade

d)

water

17.

Which word describes exercise?

a)

sleeping

b)

watching tv

c)

eating

d)

energetic activity

18.

What word describes your heart rate while sleeping?

a)

slowest

b)

fastest

c)

faster

d)

no heart beat

19.

How long each day does your heart beat?

a)

12 hours

b)

16 hours

c)

only when I am awake

d)

all the time

20.

What word describes your heart rate when you exercise?

a)

slow

b)

faster

c)

slowest

d)

calm