Republic of the Philippines

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PATHFit 1
1st Semester SY.2024-2025

NAME: _______________________________ YEAR & SECTION: ________ Score: _________

General Instructions:
* Strictly no erasure

A. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the best correct answer.

1. It is not only enables a person to carry out daily works, but also gives him / her extra energy to enjoy leisure,
ensuring the body can adapt to unexpected environmental changes and daily pressures.
a. Physical fitness
b. Good physical fitness
c. Physical ability
d. Good physical ability
2. A fit person that has the ability to cope with stress and everyday strain of modern day living, a high level of
cardiovascular and muscular fitness, the ability to maintain a positive and meaningful social relationships, and an
active lifestyle includes good habits.
a. Total fitness
b. Physical fitness
c. Total physical ability
d. Total activity
3. Physical fitness means many things to different people. Which is not true.
a. enables a person to carry out daily works
b. having extra energy to enjoy leisure
c. ability to cope with daily activities
d. being muscular and being able to lift heavy weights
4. Strength training results in specific strength changes. Also, train for the specific activity you interested in.
a. Overload
b. Regularity
c. Specificity
d. Progression
5. Work hard enough, at levels that are vigorous and long enough to overload your body above its resting level, to
bring about improvement.
a. Specificity
b. Overload
c. Regularity
d. Progression
6. As you undertake a fitness program, it’s important to remember that fitness is an individual quality that varies
from person to person. It is influenced by,
a. Age, sex, personal habits
b. Age, sex, heredity
c. Age sex, eating practices
d. All of the above
7. Increase the intensity, frequency and/or duration of activity over periods of time in order to improve.
a. Specificity
b. Overload
c. Regularity
d. Progression
8. At least three balanced workouts a week are necessary to maintain a desirable level of fitness.
a. Specificity
b. Overload
c. Regularity
d. Progression
9. Refers to the ability of the body to adapt to external environment and cope with daily activities.
a. Physical fitness
b. Physical Education
c. Physical Activity
d. Physical Ability
10. As you undertake a fitness program, it’s important to remember that fitness is an individual quality that varies
from person to person. It is influenced by,
a. Age, sex, personal habits
b. Age, sex, heredity
c. Age sex, exercise
d. All of the above
11. All are importance and values of physical fitness. Except,
a. One of the benefits of physical fitness through physical activity also aids in increasing your life
expectancy.
b. Not only does it keep your lungs and heart healthy, but it strengthens your muscles and bones.
c. Also encourages positive changes in the brain, promoting new growth and activity that yield a sense of
calm and happiness.
d. Regular physical activity significantly increases the risk for diseases, including cardiovascular diseases,
Type 2 diabetes, cancers, and more
12. An organization of several different kinds of tissues so arranged that together they can perform a special
function.
a. Cells
b. Tissues
c. Organs
d. Systems
13. The simplest units of living matter that can maintain life and reproduce themselves.
a. Tissues
b. Organs
c. Cells
d. Systems
14. An organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs so arranged that together they can perform complex
functions for the body.
a. Cells
b. Organs
c. System
d. Tissues
15. Work together with muscles as simple mechanical lever systems to produce body movement.
a. Muscular System
b. Circulatory System
c. Skeletal System
d. Cardiovascular System
16. The major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body. It is the center of all mental activity
including thought, learning, and memory.
a. Circulatory system
b. Muscular system
c. Nervous system
d. Skeletal system
17. Who created the concept and theorized that there are three generalized body compositions that people are
predetermined to have?
a. Dr. W.H. Selldon
b. Dr. William Herbert Shelldon
c. Dr. W.H. Sheldon
d. Dr. Wiliam Herbert Sheldon
18. Which is true?
a. It was originally believed that a person’s body type was unchangeable, and that certain physiological and
biological characteristics were even determined by whichever one a person aligns to.
b. It was originally believed that a person’s somatotype was unchangeable, and that certain physiological
and psychological characteristics were not even determined by whichever one a person aligns to.
c. It was originally believed that a person’s somatotype was unchangeable, and that certain physiological
and psychological characteristics were even determined by whichever one a person aligns to.
d. It was originally believed that a person’s somatotype was changeable, and that certain physiological and
psychological characteristics were even determined by whichever one a person aligns to.
19. Which is a characteristic of an Endomorph body type?
a. They are assertive and competitive and have a desire to have power and be dominant.
b. They are also fun-loving, good humored, even-tempered, and thoughtful
c. They are also fun-loving, good humored, and even-tempered
d. Uncomfortable
20. Refers to the idea that there are three generalized body compositions that people are predetermined to have.
a. Somathotype
b. Body composition
c. Body type
d. Somattotype
21. Which is a characteristic of a Mesomorph body type?
a. Wide hips and shoulders
b. A pear-shaped body
c. Can gain muscle easily
d. Slender frame
22. Which is not a characteristic of an Ectomorph body type?
a. Self- conscious
b. Tolerant
c. Artistic
d. Thoughtful
23. Which is a sports benefit of a Mesomorph body type?
a. Light frame makes them suited for aerobic activity like gymnastics
b. Can enhances their suitability for endurance activity
c. Tend to have large lung capacity which can make them suited to sports such as rowing
d. They can’t increase muscle mass much more easily than ectomorphs
24. Which is a characteristic of an Endomorph body type?
a. Wide shoulders
b. Medium build, rectangular/wedge body shape
c. Slender frame
d. Muscled arms and legs
25. Which is true about Ectomorph body type?
a. Their body is better at thermo regulation, important in endurance-based sports
b. Respond well to cardiovascular and resistance training
c. Fairly lean with a hard body
d. Dependent on the sports’ needs they can easily gain or lose weight
26. How can you define Muscular Endurance?
a. It is the ability of the muscle to continue to perform without fatigue
b. Refers to the relative amount of muscle, fat, bone, and other vital parts of the body
c. It is the ability of the muscle to exert force during an activity
d. It is the application of strength and speed during a muscular movement
27. How can you define coordination?
a. It is the speed and accuracy of correct muscle response to produce a desired movement.
b. This refers to the time lapse between the presentation of the stimulus (sound-sight-touch) and the first
muscular movement of the performer
c. This refers to the ability of a person to maintain a specific body position while still or in motion.
d. It enables the performer to move faster, which can affect other skill components such as speed and
power
28. This refers to the quality of one’s movement in developing a higher degree of skills in any physical activities.
a. Agility
b. Muscular endurance
c. Health-related fitness
d. Skill-related fitness
29. How can you define speed?
a. It is the ability to change body positions quickly and accurately to the indicated response or situation.
b. This refers to the ability of a person to maintain a specific body position while still or in motion.
c. It is the speed and accuracy of correct muscle response to produce a desired movement.
d. is the rate of movement, or the amount of time it takes for a body or object to travel between two
points.
30. It is the function of the body to adapt to exercise. It could be developed and maintained through a regular and
proper exercise program.
a. Muscular strength
b. Muscular endurance
c. Skill-related fitness
d. Health-related fitness
31. In Phases of Exercise, which among the choices is best describe for Conditioning?
a. can be performed as part of your warmup phase, just after your light cardio
b. allows your body to adjust gradually to the increased demand on your heart, muscles, breathing and
circulation
c. you perform the exercise that produces fitness benefits, such as calorie burning, building endurance or
muscle strengthening
d. stretch and relax the muscles slowly and gently without jerking or bouncing and hold each stretch to
allow for tightening of the muscles and tendons
32. In Phases of Exercise, which among the choices is best describe for Warm up?
a. Stretching, or range-of-motion activities, can be performed as part of your warmup phase, just after
your light cardio
 b. you perform the exercise that produces fitness benefits, such as calorie burning, building endurance or
muscle strengthening
c. increase your body temperature slowly, improve flexibility and protect against injury and muscle
soreness
d. movements should allow your heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature to return slowly to
normal
33. In elements of training, it also known as cardio or endurance activity, is the cornerstone of most fitness training
programs.
a. Aerobic fitness
b. Core exercises
c. Strength training
d. Flexibility and stretching
34. In elements of training, it helps to train your muscles to brace the spine and enable you to use your upper and
lower body muscles more effectively.
a. Core exercises
b. Strength Training
c. Balance training
d. Flexibility and Stretching
35. Joints located at the shoulder and hip that allows backward, forward, sideways and rotating movements.
a. Hinge joints
b. Ball and socket joints
c. Ellipsoidal joints
d. Pivot joints
36. It allows only bending and straightening movements.
a. Ellipsoidal joints
b. Hinge joints
c. Pivot joints
d. Ball and socket joints
37. Movements that can performed by ellipsoidal joints or the wrist joints.
a. allow limited rotating movements
b. allow backward, forward, sideways, and rotating movements
c. allow only bending and straightening movements
d. allow all types of movement except pivotal movements
38. How can you define Adduction?
a. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases
b. This occurs when the angle of a joint increases
c. Movement away from the midline of the body
d. Movement towards the midline of the body
39. How can you define Extension?
a. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes when performing
b. Movement away from the midline of the body. This occurs at the hip and shoulder joints
c. This occurs when the angle of a joint increases, for example the elbow when throwing a shot put
d. Movement towards the midline of the body. This occurs at the hip and shoulder, returning the arms
and legs back to their original position
40. Joint that allows limited rotating movements.
a. Ball and socket joints
b. Hinge joints
c. Pivot joints
d. Ellipsoidal joints
41. It is the foundational basis for many sports and recreational activities.
a. Even movements
b. Uneven movements
c. Locomotor movements
d. All of the above
42. It is anchored movement that takes place about the body's axis or the spine
a. Even movements
b. Uneven movements
c. Locomotor movements
d. Axial movements
43. In fundamental body movements, how to execute leaping movement?
a. springing from one foot and landing on that same foot
b. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet
c. springing from one foot but landing on the other foot
d. move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
44. In fundamental body movements, how to execute galloping movement?
a. lead foot glides forward or sideward while the other foot follows
b. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet
 c. move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
d. stepping forward and pushing up with one foot, while the other foot follows
45. It is moving a part of the body around a long axis, usually for the head and body.
a. Rotating movement
b. Bending movement
c. Encircling movement
d. Twisting movement
46. It is elevating a part of the body, usually for the arms and legs.
a. Hopping movement
b. Jumping movement
c. Swaying movement
d. Lifting movement
47. It is a form of exercise intended to increase muscular strength and endurance.
a. Endurance training
b. Cardio training
c. Flexibility training
d. Resistance training
48. Benefits of Resistance training that can help your muscles remain healthy and functional. For instance, your
muscles help you do small tasks, such as lifting things, opening containers, or even being active for longer hours.
a. Build Muscle Mass
b. Increase Bone Density and Improve Balance
c. Reduce the Risk of Sports Injuries
d. Improve Muscle Strength and Endurance
49. Benefits of Resistance training wherein one study of college women, researchers noted that the study
participants reported feeling invigorated after a resistance training workout.
a. Improve Mental Health
b. Boost Metabolism and Reduce Body Fat
c. Reduce the Risk of Sports Injuries
d. Increase Self-Esteem
50. Defined as “conscious, collective, and repetitive behaviors, which lead people to select, consume, and use
certain foods or diets, in response to social and cultural influences”.
a. Healthy eating plan
b. Healthy diet
c. Eating diet
d. Eating habits

Prepared by:
JOSEPH BERNARD P. MARCELO
PE Instructor