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150 multiple-choice questions and 150 flashcards, organised into 12 chapters, written to the Standard HS Health & Wellness course content blueprint. Every question carries a full rationale.
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Standard HS Health & Wellness course content (universal HS requirement in most states). Topics include: nutrition (food groups, macronutrients, vitamins, calories), physical fitness (cardio, strength, flexibility), mental health (stress management, common disorders, seeking help), substance use prevention (alcohol, tobacco, drugs), reproductive/sexual health, disease prevention (communicable & non-communicable), first aid & emergency response, and personal safety. References publicly available CDC, USDA MyPlate, and Healthy People guidelines.
CoStudy's HS Health & Wellness bank holds 300 items organised into 12 chapters that follow the published blueprint. Every multiple-choice question carries a written rationale explaining why the correct answer is correct and why each distractor is tempting but wrong.
Each chapter follows a domain of the published exam outline. Practise one on its own:
A sample of 12 multiple-choice questions from the bank, with the full rationale shown.
Which of these BEST describes informed consent in healthcare?
Answer: B — Voluntarily agreeing to a medical procedure after being fully informed about risks, benefits, and alternatives
Informed consent requires understanding the procedure, its risks/benefits, and alternatives, and agreeing voluntarily — a core principle of medical ethics.
Which mineral deficiency most commonly causes iron-deficiency anemia, with symptoms of fatigue, pale skin, and shortness of breath?
Answer: C — Iron deficiency
C) Iron is the named cause. A) Calcium affects bones/teeth. B) Iodine affects thyroid. D) Magnesium has different symptoms.
BMI (Body Mass Index):
Answer: B — Weight (kg) / [height (m)]² — screening tool for weight status (underweight, normal, overweight, obese); imperfect for athletes/individuals with high muscle mass
BMI = kg/m². Categories (adults): <18.5 underweight, 18.5-24.9 normal, 25-29.9 overweight, ≥30 obese. Screening tool, not diagnosis. Doesn't distinguish fat from muscle. Children use age/sex percentiles. Waist circumference often useful adjunct.
Vaccines are effective because they:
Answer: A — Train the immune system to recognize and respond to a specific pathogen (antigen) without causing the disease — generating memory cells; prevent infection or reduce severity; supporting individual and herd immunity
A) Standard mechanism. B/C/D) Each is incorrect.
USDA MyPlate guidance recommends fruits and vegetables together fill:
Answer: C — Roughly half of the plate
C) MyPlate puts produce at ~50%. A/B/D) Misstate the recommendation.
An advance directive (living will / healthcare proxy) is used to:
Answer: D — Document end-of-life care preferences and name someone to make medical decisions if you cannot
D) Standard definition. A/B/C) Unrelated administrative or financial actions.
Which vitamins are fat-soluble (stored in body fat and liver)?
Answer: B — Vitamins A, D, E, and K
B) ADEK are fat-soluble. A) These are water-soluble. C) These are minerals, not vitamins. D) Mixes fat- and water-soluble.
The recommended minimum amount of moderate-intensity aerobic activity for adolescents (per CDC) is:
Answer: B — 60 minutes per day, on most days
The CDC recommends children and adolescents (6–17) get at least 60 minutes (1 hour) of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily.
The HPV vaccine helps prevent:
Answer: D — Certain cancers (cervical, anal, throat) and genital warts caused by human papillomavirus
D) HPV vaccine indications. A/B/C) These are different infections with no HPV vaccine link.
Common mental health conditions in adolescents include:
Answer: B — Depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, substance use disorders, OCD, PTSD, and others — many are treatable; early identification and care improve outcomes; reducing stigma encourages help-seeking
B) Standard examples. A/C/D) Each is incomplete.
Risk factors for chronic disease (heart disease, diabetes, many cancers) include:
Answer: A — Tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful alcohol use, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other modifiable factors — plus non-modifiable factors (age, family history, genetics); lifestyle changes can substantially reduce risk
A) Standard factors. B/C/D) Each is incomplete.
Which is generally regarded as a warning sign of depression?
Answer: D — Persistent low mood, loss of interest, fatigue, and changes in sleep/appetite for two or more weeks
Major depressive disorder requires persistent symptoms (≥2 weeks) significantly affecting functioning. Brief sadness is part of normal life.
6 sample cards from the 150 in the bank.
Risk factors for chronic disease?
Smoking, poor diet, inactivity, obesity, high BP, high cholesterol, genetics, age. Most are modifiable.
Addiction definition?
Compulsive substance use despite harm. Brain disease — not weakness.
Fat types?
Saturated (animal, solid), unsaturated (plant, liquid), trans (artificial, harmful).
Mindfulness?
Present-moment awareness without judgment. Practiced via meditation, breathing, body scans. Reduces stress.
Cancer warning signs (CAUTION)?
Change in habits, A sore that doesn't heal, Unusual bleeding, Thickening/lump, Indigestion, Obvious mole change, Nagging cough.
Concussion?
Brain injury from impact. Symptoms: headache, dizziness, confusion, nausea. Rest required.
These samples are a small slice. The full bank runs flashcards, multiple choice and timed mock exams with per-chapter progress tracking, on the web and in the iOS app.
The HS Health & Wellness bank holds 300 items: 150 multiple-choice questions, 150 flashcards. 18 of them are on this page to read free, with no signup.
Yes. Every multiple-choice item carries a written rationale that states the controlling principle behind the correct answer and then addresses each wrong option in turn — why it tempts and precisely where it fails. Knowing why the plausible answer was wrong is worth more than knowing which letter was right.
It is organised into 12 chapters that follow the published exam blueprint: Health and Wellness Foundations; Nutrition and Healthy Eating; Physical Activity and Fitness; Mental and Emotional Health; Stress Management and Coping Strategies; Healthy Relationships and Communication; Sexual Health and Reproductive Wellness; Substance Use and Abuse Prevention; Disease Prevention and Immunization; Injury Prevention, First Aid, and Personal Safety; Environmental and Community Health; Consumer Health and Healthcare Access. The number of questions in each chapter is proportional to that domain's published weight, so working through the bank exposes you to roughly the mix the real exam uses.
Standard HS Health & Wellness course content (universal HS requirement in most states). Topics include: nutrition (food groups, macronutrients, vitamins, calories), physical fitness (cardio, strength, flexibility), mental health (stress management, common disorders, seeking help), substance use prevention (alcohol, tobacco, drugs), reproductive/sexual health, disease prevention (communicable & non-communicable), first aid & emergency response, and personal safety. References publicly available CDC, USDA MyPlate, and Healthy People guidelines.
The samples on this page are free to read in full, rationales included, with no account. The complete 300-item bank, the timed mock exams and per-chapter progress tracking are part of CoStudy on the web and in the iOS app.
Last reviewed 2026-08-22. Banks are written against the certifying body's published exam outline and re-checked when that outline changes — exams get renumbered, retired and reweighted, and a bank written to a superseded outline teaches the wrong proportions. Figures that are re-indexed annually are deliberately not asserted as rules; the questions test the governing principle instead.