Pump Up My Heart — Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the definition of "fitness"?
A) The number of times your heart beats in one minute
B) The ability to do daily tasks with energy and without getting tired
C) Movement of the body that is planned and structured
D) The size of your heart muscle

2. Where is it recommended that you take your pulse?
A) The neck
B) The chest
C) The wrist
D) The thumb

3. What sound does the heart make, and what does it represent?
A) "Thump-thump" — the sound of blood leaving the lungs
B) "Lub-dub" — the heart pushing blood out and filling back up
C) "Tick-tock" — the rhythm of the arteries
D) "Whoosh-whoosh" — air moving through the lungs

4. Which blood vessels carry blood AWAY from the heart?
A) Veins
B) Capillaries
C) Arteries
D) Lymph vessels

5. Which of the following is an example of an aerobic exercise, according to the resource?
A) Stretching quietly
B) Brisk walking
C) Sitting and reading
D) Sleeping

6. What is a resting heart rate for most people?
A) 20-40 beats per minute
B) 60-100 beats per minute
C) 100-150 beats per minute
D) 150-200 beats per minute

7. What is "intensity" as defined in this lesson?
A) The number of times your heart beats in a minute
B) The size of the muscle being used
C) How much work (force, weight, or magnitude of effort) is required to perform an activity
D) The speed at which blood circulates

8. According to the resource, at what intensity should you work for an exercise to benefit cardiorespiratory endurance?
A) 10-20% of estimated maximum heart rate
B) 50-85% of estimated maximum heart rate
C) 90-100% of estimated maximum heart rate
D) It doesn't matter as long as you move

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Short Answer Questions

9. Explain, in your own words, what happens to your heart rate during exercise and why this happens.

10. Using the analogy of exercising a bicep muscle, explain why aerobic exercise makes the heart stronger.

11. Name at least two signs (other than increased heart rate) that show your body is exercising.

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Answer Key

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. B

9. During exercise, the heart works harder and speeds up (increased heart rate) so that blood carrying oxygen can reach the muscles and tissues faster, since the body needs more blood and oxygen when active.

10. Just like working out a bicep makes it bigger and stronger so it can lift heavier weights, exercising the heart (through aerobic activity) strengthens it so it can pump blood more efficiently throughout the body.

11. Any two of: increased respiration rate (breathing faster), skin changes color (pink), or skin has moisture (sweat).