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DDR Pre/Post Assessment
For the Highmark Healthy High5 grant 2009-10
Student Name: *
Homeroom Teacher: *
Building: *
Select an example of moderate aerobic exercise: *
Walking  
Running from home plate to first base  
Biking in your neighborhood  
Running a mile  
Jumping rope for 20 minutes  
Select an example of rigorous aerobic exercise: *
Walking  
Running from home plate to first base  
Biking in your neighborhood  
Running a mile  
Jumping rope for 20 minutes  
To maintain good health, experts say that you should: *
Play at recess for 10 minutes  
Play video games on the computer for 30 minutes  
Exercise 60 minutes a day (throughout the day)  
Join a sports team  
In the last month, how many days a week did you exercise for 60 minutes? *
One   Two   Three    Four    Five or more  
List an example of some of the exercises you did in the last month. *
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a calculation that uses your height and weight to estimate: *
How strong you are  
How healthy you are  
Your flexibility  
Percentage of body fat you have  
Illnesses and other health problems may be caused by *
Too much body fat  
Too much exercise  
Eating fruits and vegetables  
Drinking 6 - 8 glasses of water a day  
Being physically fit includes everything below except: *
Following the food guide pyramid  
Getting 60 minutes of exercise throughout the day  
Exercising 30 minutes a day  
Exercising within your target heart rate  
Select the false statement below about the Food Guide Pyramid: *
It provides approximate serving sizes for healthy foods  
The recommendations are the same for each person  
It encourages eating fats, oils and sweets in moderation  
It shows a connection between healthy eating and daily exercise  
A rainbow of colored, vertical stripes represents the five food groups plus fats and oils. The bands for meat and protein (purple) and oils (yellow) are skinnier than others because *
They are more expensive  
They come from animals  
You need less of those kinds of foods than you do of fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy foods  
They are the most healthy foods to eat  
In the last month how many days a week did you eat fruits and vegetables at lunch? *
None   One   Two   Three    Four    Every day  
BPM stands for beats per minute. Which of the following is not a way to check your heart rate: *
Thumb  
Heart rate monitor  
Neck  
Wrist  
The benefits of DDR are: *
Increases heart rate  
Improves foot/eye coordination  
Improves physical fitness  
All of the above  
Does your body usually feel good after rigorous exercise? *
Yes   No   Sometimes  
Does your body usually feel good when you eat healthy foods? *
Yes   No   Sometimes  
Do you think eating healthy and exercising can improve your self-esteem? *
Yes   No   Maybe