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WorksheetsHCS PE 8 Unit 3: Fundamentals of Exercise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the main purpose of a warm-up before exercise?
To make you tired before starting your workout
To test your strength and endurance
To prepare your body and muscles for physical activity
To raise your heart rate to the maximum level
What type of stretching should be done during a warm-up?
Static Stretching
Dynamic Stretching
Ballistic Stretching
Isometric stretching
What is the purpose of cooling down after exercise?
To make your muscles tired so they are sore
To allow your heart rate and blood pressure to return to normal
To raise your body temperature to keep your muscles warm
To increase your heart rate to your target heart rate zone
During PE class, Ava is performing shoulder presses with dumbbells. By her tenth repetition, she starts arching her back and swinging her arms to lift the weights. Her teacher reminds her that she’s losing proper form. What should Ava do to stay safe and use the correct technique?
Decrease the weight or number of repetitions until she can maintain good form
Increase the weight to make her muscles stronger, no pain, no gain
Hold her breath and push through to make the lift easier
Keep lifting quickly to finish the set
Which of the following activities is aerobic?
Sprinting 50 meters
Weightlifting
Box jumps
Jogging for 30 minutes
What is a key difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise?
Both require continuous oxygen use
Aerobic builds muscle; anaerobic does not
Aerobic uses oxygen; anaerobic does not
Anaerobic uses oxygen; aerobic does not
Which training principle states that your training should match your specific goal?
Specificity
Overload
Repetition
Progression
What does the principle of Progression focus on?
Training only one muscle group
Keeping workouts the same
Taking long breaks between workouts
Gradually increasing workout challenges over time
Maya has been doing the same weightlifting routine for several weeks—10-pound dumbbells, three sets of 12 reps. Lately, her workouts feel easier, and she doesn’t feel as challenged. Her teacher tells her she needs to apply the overload principle to continue improving. What should Maya do?
Switch to lighter weights to avoid any fatigue (tiredness)
Take a month off to rest completely
Lift heavier weights or add more repetitions to challenge her muscles
Keep lifting the same weight and hope for better results over time
During PE class, Layla is running laps and checks her RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion). She rates her effort as a 2, meaning the activity feels light and she can easily talk while running. Her goal is to improve her cardiorespiratory endurance. According to the RPE scale, what should Layla do to reach the right workout intensity?
Stop running and switch to walking
Increase her speed until her effort feels like a 4 or 5 on the RPE scale
Slow down to make sure she doesn’t get too tired
Keep her pace the same since she feels comfortable
