NBHWC Practice Test Questions With
Correct Answers.
A t39-year told tman tcomes tto this tcoach tfor ttheir t4th tsession. tThe tman tis tworking ton treducing tthe
tamount tof tsugar tthat the teats.
Client: tI tget tso tirritable twhen tI tdon't thave tsugar.
Coach: tGiving tup tsugar tis tcausing tsome tunpleasant tside teffects.
Client: tYeah, tI tknew tit twasn't tgoing tto tbe ta twalk tin tthe tpark tand tprepared tmyself tfor tthat tby tletting
tmy tfamily tknow tmy tplan tand ttrying tto ttake tit tnice tand tslow tso tI tdon't tcause tthem tto tmove tout.
Coach: tYour tskill tin treally tthinking tthis tall tthrough tand tthinking tabout thow tthis tchange twill taffect
tyour tfamily texemplifies tyou're tcommitment.
The tlast tstatement tby tthe tcoach tis tan texample tof twhat tcoaching tskill?
A: tAmplified treflection
B. tRighting tReflex
C. tAffirmation
D. tOpen-ended tquestioning t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#221: t
About thalf tway tthrough tyour tcoaching tagreement twith ta tclient, tthe tcoach tnotices tthat tthe tclient tis
tarriving tto tthe tcoaching tcalls tlate tand thas tmissed ta tcouple tof tsessions twithout tnotifying tyou tin
tadvance. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tapproaches twould tbe tBEST tto tpursue twith tyour tclient?:
a. tExplore twhat's tworking, trevisit tclient's tstrengths, tand tcreate ta tplan tfor timprovement
b. tExplore twhy tcoaching tisn't tworking tand tget tfeedback ton twhat tspecific tthings tthey tdon't tlike
c. tShare tyour tobservations, texpress tempathy, tand tinquire tas tto twhat tcould tmake ttheir tvision tand
tgoals tmore tof ta tpriority
d. tConfront tclient, tassess treadiness tfor tchange, tand tdiscuss twhether tcoaching tis tappropriate tat tthis
ttime t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#223: t
,A tclient tcomes tto ttheir t5th tcoaching tsession tand thas tmade tprogress tin timproving ttheir tsleep tbut tis
thaving ttrouble twith ttheir tgoal tof tincreasing ttheir tphysical tactivity.
Client: t"I treally twant tto tfeel tbetter...but tit's tjust ttoo thard. tI've tgot ttwo tjobs tand tI ttake tcare tof tmy
tparents ttoo."
Which tof tthe tfollowing tcoach tresponses tis tNOT ta tresponse tthat twould tincrease tchange ttalk?
a. t"What tmakes tthe tprotocol tfeel thard tand timpossible?"
b. t"What tchanges thave tyou tmade tin tyour tlife tthat tfelt tfrustrating tand timpossible tand tyet tyou
tachieved tthem?"
c. t"Let's tpretend tthat tmaking tthis tchange tis tpossible tand tthat tit's tnot thard. tWhat tmight twork?"
d. t"What tsmall tstep tmight tbe tpossible tand tnot tfeel tas thard?" t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.A
Practice tQuestion t#224: t
Which tof tthe tfollowing tis trecommended tby tMyPlate tas tpart tof ta thealthy tdiet:
A. tTotal tcarbohydrate tconsumption tshould tbe tless tthan t20g tper tday
B. tTotal tfat tconsumption tshould tbe tless tthan t20% tof tdaily tcaloric tintake
C. tEat ta tvegetarian tdiet t80% tof tthe ttime
D. tLimiting ttrans tand tsaturated tfats t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
Practice tQuestion t#226: t
An t18-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tfifth tcoaching tsession tto tdiscuss ther tcontinued tefforts tto tlose
tweight tand tget thealthy.
After tthe tsession, tthe tcoach treceives tan temail tfrom tthe twoman's tparents tindicating tthey tare tpaying
tfor tthe tsessions tand twould tlike tto tdiscuss ttheir tdaughter's tprogress tso tfar.
What tis tthe tbest tresponse tfrom tthe tcoach?
A. tI twould tbe thappy tto tset tup tsome ttime. tPlease temail tme tback tpotential ttimes tthat twill twork tfor
tyou. tAlso, tyour tdaughter tmust tbe tpresent tat tthis tmeeting.
B. tI tam tnot table tto tdiscuss tanything tabout tmy tcoaching tservices tor tany tclients twithout tprior twritten
tconsent tfrom tthe tclient.
,C. tI twill task tyour tdaughter tto tgive tme tpermission tand tget tback tto tyou.
D. tI twould tbe thappy tto tset tup tsome ttime twhat tworks tfor tyou? t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.B
Practice tQuestion t#225: t
A t42-year told tman tcomes tto this t5th tcoaching tsession teagerly tworking ttoward this tgoal tof timproving
this trelationship twith this tboss.
Client: tI ttried tto treason twith ther tthree ttimes tthis tweek tbut tmy tboss tjust tdidn't tget tit. tShe tdoesn't
tlive tin ta tworld twith treason tand tlogic. tShe ttwice tcalled tme tout tin tfront tof tthe tgroup tand ton tFriday
ttold tme tI tneeded tto tstep tup tmy tgame tAFTER tI treached ta tmajor tsales tgoal.
Coach: tA tlot thappened tthis tweek tthat tseems tfrustrating. tWhat tis tone tthing tthat thappened tduring
tthe tweek tbetween tyou tand tyour tboss tthat twas tan timprovement tfrom tlast tmonth?
The tcoach tis tdemonstrating tthe tuse tof twhat tcoaching ttechnique?
A. tEmpathy
B. tAmplified tReflection
C. tUse tof tPositive tPsychology
D. tRighting tReflex t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#222: t
A t55-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tfirst tcoaching tsession thaving tcompleted tseveral twellness
tassessments. tThe tcoach tasked tthe tclient tto twork ton tthese tassessments tat tthe tend tof ttheir tfirst
tsession tfor twhat tpurpose?
A. tAn tassessments thelp tthe tclient tsee twhat tparts tof tthe twellness twheel tshe tneeds tto tfocus ton
timproving
B. tAssessments thelp tthe tcoach tfigure tout twhere tto tbegin twith tthis tclient
C.Assessments tare ta ttool tcoaches tuse twith tall tclients tas tpart tof ttheir tscope tof tpractice
D. tAssessments thelp tthe tclient treflect ton ther tlife tand tdiscover taspects tof ther twellbeing
E. tThe tcoach tcan trefer tto tthese tassessments tlater tin ttheir trelationship tto thelp tmove tthe tclient
tforward twith ther tgoals t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
Practice tQuestion t#220: t
, Please tLIKE tthe tanswer twhen tposted tto tensure tmore tpeople tsee tit.
At tthe tbeginning tof teach tcoaching tsession, tbefore tcontacting tthe tclient, ta tcoach trings ta tsmall tbell
tthree ttimes. tThis tis tan texample tof tan tactivity tto timprove twhat tcoaching ttechnique?
a. tMindfulness
b. tPerceptive tReflections
c. tAppreciate tInquiries
d. tAffirmations t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.A
Practice tQuestion t#218: t
What tis tthe tmain tpurpose tof tfamiliarizing tyourself twith tyour tclient's thealth trisk tassessment?
A. tTo toffer teducation tand tinsight tinto ttheir tcurrent thealth tstatus
B. tTo tprovide tempathy, ttrust tand tgreater tunderstanding tof ttheir tpresent tlife
C. tTo tassist tin tmaking tgoals taround tany tbiometric tnumbers tthat tmay tneed twork
D. tTo toffer timmediate treferrals tfor tany thigh trisk tbehaviors t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.B
Practice tQuestion t#217: t
A t32-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tthird tcoaching tsession tto tco tto tuse tto twork ton ther teating
thabits. tSpecifically, tthe tclient tis tconcerned tabout ther tsugar tintake.
Client: tI tplan tto tquit tsugar. tI tam tgoing tto tgive tit tup tcompletely tfor tthe tnext t6 tmonths.
Coach: tHave tyou tthought tabout ttaking ta tmore tgradual tapproach. tWhat tif tyou tjust tdecreased tyour
tsugar tintake tby ta tlittle tbit teach tweek?
The tcoach tis tdemonstrating twhat?
A. tEmpathy
B. tAppreciative tInquiry
C. tSimple tReflection
D. tRighting tReflex t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
Correct Answers.
A t39-year told tman tcomes tto this tcoach tfor ttheir t4th tsession. tThe tman tis tworking ton treducing tthe
tamount tof tsugar tthat the teats.
Client: tI tget tso tirritable twhen tI tdon't thave tsugar.
Coach: tGiving tup tsugar tis tcausing tsome tunpleasant tside teffects.
Client: tYeah, tI tknew tit twasn't tgoing tto tbe ta twalk tin tthe tpark tand tprepared tmyself tfor tthat tby tletting
tmy tfamily tknow tmy tplan tand ttrying tto ttake tit tnice tand tslow tso tI tdon't tcause tthem tto tmove tout.
Coach: tYour tskill tin treally tthinking tthis tall tthrough tand tthinking tabout thow tthis tchange twill taffect
tyour tfamily texemplifies tyou're tcommitment.
The tlast tstatement tby tthe tcoach tis tan texample tof twhat tcoaching tskill?
A: tAmplified treflection
B. tRighting tReflex
C. tAffirmation
D. tOpen-ended tquestioning t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#221: t
About thalf tway tthrough tyour tcoaching tagreement twith ta tclient, tthe tcoach tnotices tthat tthe tclient tis
tarriving tto tthe tcoaching tcalls tlate tand thas tmissed ta tcouple tof tsessions twithout tnotifying tyou tin
tadvance. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tapproaches twould tbe tBEST tto tpursue twith tyour tclient?:
a. tExplore twhat's tworking, trevisit tclient's tstrengths, tand tcreate ta tplan tfor timprovement
b. tExplore twhy tcoaching tisn't tworking tand tget tfeedback ton twhat tspecific tthings tthey tdon't tlike
c. tShare tyour tobservations, texpress tempathy, tand tinquire tas tto twhat tcould tmake ttheir tvision tand
tgoals tmore tof ta tpriority
d. tConfront tclient, tassess treadiness tfor tchange, tand tdiscuss twhether tcoaching tis tappropriate tat tthis
ttime t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#223: t
,A tclient tcomes tto ttheir t5th tcoaching tsession tand thas tmade tprogress tin timproving ttheir tsleep tbut tis
thaving ttrouble twith ttheir tgoal tof tincreasing ttheir tphysical tactivity.
Client: t"I treally twant tto tfeel tbetter...but tit's tjust ttoo thard. tI've tgot ttwo tjobs tand tI ttake tcare tof tmy
tparents ttoo."
Which tof tthe tfollowing tcoach tresponses tis tNOT ta tresponse tthat twould tincrease tchange ttalk?
a. t"What tmakes tthe tprotocol tfeel thard tand timpossible?"
b. t"What tchanges thave tyou tmade tin tyour tlife tthat tfelt tfrustrating tand timpossible tand tyet tyou
tachieved tthem?"
c. t"Let's tpretend tthat tmaking tthis tchange tis tpossible tand tthat tit's tnot thard. tWhat tmight twork?"
d. t"What tsmall tstep tmight tbe tpossible tand tnot tfeel tas thard?" t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.A
Practice tQuestion t#224: t
Which tof tthe tfollowing tis trecommended tby tMyPlate tas tpart tof ta thealthy tdiet:
A. tTotal tcarbohydrate tconsumption tshould tbe tless tthan t20g tper tday
B. tTotal tfat tconsumption tshould tbe tless tthan t20% tof tdaily tcaloric tintake
C. tEat ta tvegetarian tdiet t80% tof tthe ttime
D. tLimiting ttrans tand tsaturated tfats t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
Practice tQuestion t#226: t
An t18-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tfifth tcoaching tsession tto tdiscuss ther tcontinued tefforts tto tlose
tweight tand tget thealthy.
After tthe tsession, tthe tcoach treceives tan temail tfrom tthe twoman's tparents tindicating tthey tare tpaying
tfor tthe tsessions tand twould tlike tto tdiscuss ttheir tdaughter's tprogress tso tfar.
What tis tthe tbest tresponse tfrom tthe tcoach?
A. tI twould tbe thappy tto tset tup tsome ttime. tPlease temail tme tback tpotential ttimes tthat twill twork tfor
tyou. tAlso, tyour tdaughter tmust tbe tpresent tat tthis tmeeting.
B. tI tam tnot table tto tdiscuss tanything tabout tmy tcoaching tservices tor tany tclients twithout tprior twritten
tconsent tfrom tthe tclient.
,C. tI twill task tyour tdaughter tto tgive tme tpermission tand tget tback tto tyou.
D. tI twould tbe thappy tto tset tup tsome ttime twhat tworks tfor tyou? t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.B
Practice tQuestion t#225: t
A t42-year told tman tcomes tto this t5th tcoaching tsession teagerly tworking ttoward this tgoal tof timproving
this trelationship twith this tboss.
Client: tI ttried tto treason twith ther tthree ttimes tthis tweek tbut tmy tboss tjust tdidn't tget tit. tShe tdoesn't
tlive tin ta tworld twith treason tand tlogic. tShe ttwice tcalled tme tout tin tfront tof tthe tgroup tand ton tFriday
ttold tme tI tneeded tto tstep tup tmy tgame tAFTER tI treached ta tmajor tsales tgoal.
Coach: tA tlot thappened tthis tweek tthat tseems tfrustrating. tWhat tis tone tthing tthat thappened tduring
tthe tweek tbetween tyou tand tyour tboss tthat twas tan timprovement tfrom tlast tmonth?
The tcoach tis tdemonstrating tthe tuse tof twhat tcoaching ttechnique?
A. tEmpathy
B. tAmplified tReflection
C. tUse tof tPositive tPsychology
D. tRighting tReflex t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.C
Practice tQuestion t#222: t
A t55-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tfirst tcoaching tsession thaving tcompleted tseveral twellness
tassessments. tThe tcoach tasked tthe tclient tto twork ton tthese tassessments tat tthe tend tof ttheir tfirst
tsession tfor twhat tpurpose?
A. tAn tassessments thelp tthe tclient tsee twhat tparts tof tthe twellness twheel tshe tneeds tto tfocus ton
timproving
B. tAssessments thelp tthe tcoach tfigure tout twhere tto tbegin twith tthis tclient
C.Assessments tare ta ttool tcoaches tuse twith tall tclients tas tpart tof ttheir tscope tof tpractice
D. tAssessments thelp tthe tclient treflect ton ther tlife tand tdiscover taspects tof ther twellbeing
E. tThe tcoach tcan trefer tto tthese tassessments tlater tin ttheir trelationship tto thelp tmove tthe tclient
tforward twith ther tgoals t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
Practice tQuestion t#220: t
, Please tLIKE tthe tanswer twhen tposted tto tensure tmore tpeople tsee tit.
At tthe tbeginning tof teach tcoaching tsession, tbefore tcontacting tthe tclient, ta tcoach trings ta tsmall tbell
tthree ttimes. tThis tis tan texample tof tan tactivity tto timprove twhat tcoaching ttechnique?
a. tMindfulness
b. tPerceptive tReflections
c. tAppreciate tInquiries
d. tAffirmations t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.A
Practice tQuestion t#218: t
What tis tthe tmain tpurpose tof tfamiliarizing tyourself twith tyour tclient's thealth trisk tassessment?
A. tTo toffer teducation tand tinsight tinto ttheir tcurrent thealth tstatus
B. tTo tprovide tempathy, ttrust tand tgreater tunderstanding tof ttheir tpresent tlife
C. tTo tassist tin tmaking tgoals taround tany tbiometric tnumbers tthat tmay tneed twork
D. tTo toffer timmediate treferrals tfor tany thigh trisk tbehaviors t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.B
Practice tQuestion t#217: t
A t32-year told twoman tcomes tto ther tthird tcoaching tsession tto tco tto tuse tto twork ton ther teating
thabits. tSpecifically, tthe tclient tis tconcerned tabout ther tsugar tintake.
Client: tI tplan tto tquit tsugar. tI tam tgoing tto tgive tit tup tcompletely tfor tthe tnext t6 tmonths.
Coach: tHave tyou tthought tabout ttaking ta tmore tgradual tapproach. tWhat tif tyou tjust tdecreased tyour
tsugar tintake tby ta tlittle tbit teach tweek?
The tcoach tis tdemonstrating twhat?
A. tEmpathy
B. tAppreciative tInquiry
C. tSimple tReflection
D. tRighting tReflex t- t t t tcorrect tanswer.D
