Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Schools Division of Samar
Schools District of Motiong
Motiong National High School
Motiong

PRE-TEST IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH 12

Instructions. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Dance comes from the German word ________, which means “to stretch or “to drag”.
A. damson C. theatron
B. legamentus D. exodus
2. Dance during the ______ period is based on superstition and infused with magic.
A. 21st Century C. Ancient Egypt
B. Prehistoric D. Middle Ages and the
Renaissance
3. Dance in this period increased as a court amusement and later transformed into professional
entertainment.
A. 14th century C. late 16th to 17th century
B. 15th century D. 18th century
4. Dances during prehistoric time have not yet been fully recorded. It was only during the
ancient period where ______ are believed to be the first people to dance because of the
discovery of dancing figures in rock shelters and caves.
A. Romans C. Greeks
B. Cretans D. Egyptians
5. A period of “dance fever” wherein the young and old alike were not limited to express their
emotions through dance.
A. 16th to 17th century C. 19th century
B. 18th century D. 20th century
6. How many health-related fitness components are there?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
7. The ability to use your entire body for long period of time without stopping. This requires a
strong heart, lungs, and clear blood vessels.
A. Cardiovascular Fitness C. Flexibility
B. Muscular Strength D. Muscular Endurance
8. The amount of force your muscles can produce.
A. Muscular Strength C. Power
B. Muscular Endurance D. Speed
9. The ability to move your joints through a full range of motion.
A. Flexibility C. Muscular Endurance
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10. The percentage of body weight that is made up of fat when compared to your other tissues,
such has bones and muscles.
A. Body Composition C. Power
B. Muscular Strength D. Agilit

11. It refers to the invisible enemy that causes global health crisis at present time.
a. COVID-19 c. SARS-CoV
b. MERS-CoV d. SARS-CoV 2
12. The following are best practices to avoid COVID-19 transmission, EXCEPT:
a. Hand-washing c. Staying at home
b. Malling d. Wearing of mask
13. Which of the following government agencies head the IATF-EID?
a. DILG c. DOLE
b. DOH d. DSWD
14. It generally refers to the people who are directly involved in the COVID-19
response efforts
a. Barbers c. Front desk officers
b. Entertainers d. Frontliners
15. The following recreational activities can be done at home during this pandemic,
EXCEPT:
a. Doing Exercise c. Urban gardening
b. Shopping Watching movies d. Watching movies
16. Which of the following is not a positive outcome of personal fitness?
A. Improve physical appearance C. hypertension
B. Enhanced self-esteem D. Stress reduction
17. Which of the following can help you determine which fitness & recreational
activities are realistic for you?
A. Cost C. Social Needs
B. Skills and Attitude D. All of the above
18. Participation in active recreation is everyone’s responsibility. Which of the
following is the best reason for this?
A. To have a healthy lifestyle C. keep a physically fit and healthy body
B. To maintain an ideal body weight D. have fun, enjoyment and socialization
19. Which of the following signs / symptoms is not a characteristic of bulimia?
A. Depressed moods C. lack of concern about weight
B. Noticeable weight loss/ gain meals D. to minimize risk of muscle and bone
injuries
20. Which of the following is a benefit of dancing?
A. Increases mental functions C. improves the condition of heart and lungs
B. Reduces the risk of osteoporosis D. All of the above
21. Why is it important to do warm-up and stretching activities before dancing?
A. To increase body temperature C. to develop motor fitness and endurance
B. To improve grace and proper execution D. To minimize risk muscle and bone
injuries
 22. What fitness component is best developed when you dance for hour regularly?
A. Speed B. Body Composition C. Muscular endurance D. cardio-respiratory
endurance
23. The following are dance etiquettes that should be considered in social dancing
activity EXCEPT one:
A. Wear a dance appropriate dancing attire
B. Insist in executing difficult dance steps including aerial combination.
C. Ask someone promptly if you wish to dance with him/her
D. Always follow counter clockwise as line of direction social dance.
24. How can festival dancing contribute to one’s fitness and well- being?
A. It reduces the risk of cardio-respiratory diseases.
B. It facilitates teamwork and sense of community.
C. It maximizes our use of energy and enhances cardio- respiratory health.
D. It is good form of exercise.
25. Why is festival dancing an excellent way to reduce or maintain one’s weight?
A. It exhaust one’s energy to extent that can hardly catch his breath off.
B. It burns desired number of calories stored in the body depending on the
intensity of the activity.
C. It easy burn fats off.
D. It makes one achieve a desired body figure.

True or False. Write A if the given statement is correct. Write B if the statement is incorrect. Be
guided with the underlined word/phrase.
1. Regular moderate physical activity means engaging in relatively vigorous bodily movement
for 10-20 minutes can elevate your heart rate.
2. Same as jogging, a 30-minute dancing can burn fats between 130 and 250 calories.
3. The benefit of strength training will lead to increase cardio-vascular endurance which will help
improve and maintain functional physical capacity to perform your daily tasks easily.
4.Strengthening and flexibility exercise is intended to improve bone and muscle strength and
improve resilience of your connective tissue.
5. For normal body composition, you need to have at least a BMI of 23.

PREPARED BY:

HERMINIA D. PANCITO
Subject Teacher