A fitness unit sorts activities by type. Which type, such as stretching or yoga, helps joints move more easily and improves posture?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Exercise and Physical Fitness". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0003
A lesson on protein explains that most plant proteins are incomplete. What does MedlinePlus say a person who relies on plant proteins should do to get all the amino acids the body needs?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Dietary Proteins". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0002
A teacher reviews the eating disorders a school nurse may see. In which one do people avoid food, severely restrict food, or eat very small quantities of only certain foods?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Eating Disorders". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0004
A weight-room log shows a student squatting 60 pounds in September, 70 in October and 80 in November. Which training principle does the log show?Wikipedia, "Progressive overload". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0003
Asthma is a common chronic condition of childhood. What happens to a child's airways in asthma?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Asthma in Children". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0001
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Domain I: Personal health and wellness, continued
Before a class presentation a student's heart pounds and her palms sweat. In this fight-or-flight response, which gland's medulla secretes epinephrine?Wikipedia, "Fight-or-flight response". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0004
Dietary fiber is a substance in plants that helps digestion. To which class of nutrients does it belong?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Dietary Fiber". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0002
The FDA's guide to the Nutrition Facts label names nutrients that Americans generally do not get enough of. Which list holds only these 'nutrients to get more of'?U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0002
For months a student has felt under pressure because of a parent's illness. Which term names stress that lasts for weeks, months or longer?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Stress". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0004
How do vaccines help prevent communicable disease?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Vaccines". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0001
In Erik Erikson's theory, children who are encouraged to make and do things, and are praised for what they accomplish, begin to show which quality?Wikipedia, "Erikson's stages of psychosocial development". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0004
In which condition does the immune system mistakenly attack the cells in the pancreas that make insulin, so that the body makes little or no insulin?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Type 1 Diabetes". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0001
On a run, a student can say only a few words before she has to stop for a breath. By this talk test, how intense is the activity?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "How Much Exercise Do I Need?". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0003
Sexually transmitted infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites. Which of them can antibiotics treat?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Sexually Transmitted Infections". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0005
Too little of which mineral may lead to a kind of anemia, because the body needs the mineral to make hemoglobin?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Iron". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0002
Under Ohio law, students in grades six through twelve must receive evidence-based instruction in suicide awareness and prevention. How much, at the least, each school year?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.60. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0004
Under the Ohio Revised Code, what must instruction in sexually transmitted infection education emphasize about abstinence from sexual activity?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.6011. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0005
When do vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) give the most protection?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "HPV". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0005
When enough people in a community are immune to measles, a classmate who cannot be vaccinated is less likely to meet the virus. What is this indirect protection called?Wikipedia, "Herd immunity". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0001
Domain II: Avoiding and preventing health risks 19
A ninth grader tries vaping because most of her friends do, although none of them asked her to. Which influence on her decision does this show?Wikipedia, "Peer pressure". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0009
A peer mediator restates each student's point in her own words and asks open-ended questions before she replies. Which communication skill is she using?Wikipedia, "Active listening". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0008
A school keeps a device in the gym for sudden cardiac arrest. Which device can shock the heart back into a normal rhythm?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "CPR". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0007
A soccer player takes a blow to the head and says she feels fine that evening. What should her coach know about the timing of concussion symptoms?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Concussion". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0007
A student claims that vaping is harmless because it is not smoking. Which facts from MedlinePlus answer the claim?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "E-Cigarettes". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0006
A student has kept to a new sleep routine for eight months and is working to prevent a relapse. Which stage of change in the transtheoretical model is this?Wikipedia, "Transtheoretical model". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0010
A student rewrites 'get fit' as 'walk 30 minutes after school on five days a week until May'. The acronym SMART guides such goals. Which two criteria come first in it?Wikipedia, "SMART criteria". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0010
A student works through the six-part DECIDE model on a health choice. What is its last part?Wikipedia, "Decision-making". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0009
A teacher puts on gloves before helping any student with a nosebleed, whoever the student is. Which practice treats every person as a possible carrier of blood-borne pathogens?Wikipedia, "Universal precautions". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0007
As one part of assessing current health, a class learns about body mass index (BMI). What does BMI measure?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Body Weight". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0010
By MedlinePlus, cigarette smoking is the cause of about what share of deaths in the United States?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Smoking". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0006
GOFER is a five-step decision-making process that was developed to be taught to adolescents. What does its E stand for?Wikipedia, "Decision-making". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0009
In which grades does Ohio law require instruction in dating violence prevention, including recognizing dating violence warning signs and the characteristics of healthy relationships?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.60. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0008
Ohio law requires health education to include prescription opioid abuse prevention. Which connection must that instruction emphasize?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.60. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0006
On a hot practice day an athlete's body temperature climbs fast and may rise above 106 °F within minutes. Which heat illness is this life-threatening emergency?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Heat Illness". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0007
Since federal law changed in December 2019, what is the minimum age at which a retailer may sell a person any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes?U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Tobacco 21". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0006
Which features set bullying apart from an ordinary disagreement between classmates?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Bullying and Cyberbullying". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0008
Which medicine rapidly reverses an opioid overdose and can be given as a nasal spray?National Institute on Drug Abuse, "Naloxone DrugFacts". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0006
Which statement is an I-message?Wikipedia, "I-message". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0008
Domain III: Health education, literacy and advocacy 12
A campaign shows students survey results proving that most of their classmates do not drink, because students tend to hold exaggerated beliefs about how much their peers drink. Which approach is the campaign using?Wikipedia, "Social norms approach". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0012
A health class charts a diet fad at its school: the more students who have taken it up, the faster the rest join in, whatever the evidence for the diet. Which phenomenon describes this pattern?Wikipedia, "Bandwagon effect". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0012
A student finds a health website with no 'About Us' page and no way to tell who runs it. What does MedlinePlus say about such a site?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Evaluating Health Information". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0011
A tenth grader who plays her earbuds at full volume says, 'Hearing loss happens to old people, not to someone my age.' Which construct of the health belief model does this belief reflect?Wikipedia, "Health belief model". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0012
As a consumer health task a class compares sunscreens. By MedlinePlus, what is the lowest SPF a sunscreen should have?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Sun Exposure". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0011
How does the testing of dietary supplements compare with the testing of drugs?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Dietary Supplements". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0011
In Ohio, who is responsible for vetting and approving the curriculum and educational materials used for health education in a district's public schools?Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, "Physical and Health Education". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0013
The National Health Education Standards are written expectations for what students should know and be able to do to promote health. By which grades do they set those expectations?Wikipedia, "Health education". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0013
Ohio law lists sexually transmitted infection education among the parts of health education. What excuses a student from that instruction?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.60. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0013
Ohio's required curriculum lists first aid as a subject of study. Which training program does the law say first aid includes?Ohio Revised Code, section 3313.60. Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0013
Which claim in an advertisement is a warning sign of a health fraud scam?MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, "Health Fraud". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0011
Which theory, advanced by Albert Bandura, holds that part of what a person knows comes from observing others in social interactions, experiences and the media?Wikipedia, "Social cognitive theory". Written to OAE Health (023) framework, competency 0012
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the assessment framework for Ohio Assessments for Educators field 023, Health, read 2026-10-14 on the program's site (https://www.oh.nesinc.com/CONTENT/STUDYGUIDE/OH_SG_OBJ_023.htm; test page https://www.oh.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OH023_TestPage.html): 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, passing score 220; Personal Health and Wellness (competencies 0001 to 0005, 38%), Avoiding and Preventing Health Risks (0006 to 0010, 38%) and Health Education, Literacy, and Advocacy (0011 to 0013, 24%). The bank holds 19, 19 and 12 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the page the question names: MedlinePlus of the National Library of Medicine, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration, sections 3313.60 and 3313.6011 of the Ohio Revised Code, the health education page of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, or the named Wikipedia article. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
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This free OAE Health practice test has 50 questions of our own on the three domains of assessment 023. It is unofficial, not affiliated with the Ohio State Board of Education or Evaluation Systems, Pearson, and is exam practice, not medical advice.
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OAE Health 023 study guide: the three domains
By the framework at oh.nesinc.com, read October 14, 2026, the questions weigh Personal Health and Wellness 38%, Avoiding and Preventing Health Risks 38%, and Health Education, Literacy, and Advocacy 24%. This bank holds 19, 19 and 12.
Ohio law in the answers
Seven questions rest on the Ohio Revised Code and the state's health education page: what section 3313.60 puts in a health curriculum, the grades for dating violence and suicide prevention lessons, a parent's written excusal, and who approves materials.
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Run timed, the 50 questions on this page get 60 minutes: the real test's pace of 1.2 minutes each.
Questions and answers
Is this OAE Health 023 practice test free?
Yes, with no sign-up. Each question was written for this site from the published framework, and its explanation names a public source such as MedlinePlus, the National Institutes of Health, the FDA or the Ohio Revised Code. Nothing comes from the real assessment.
Is there an official OAE Health study guide?
Yes. The program's site publishes a free study guide for Health (023) with the assessment design and framework this page follows, and it sells its own practice materials. This page is separate from both and copies nothing from them.
How many questions are on the OAE Health test?
The test page for Health (023) gives 100 multiple-choice questions and 2 hours of testing time, with 15 minutes more for a tutorial. No reference materials are provided.
What is the passing score for OAE Health?
220, on a scale that runs from 100 to 300. Ohio's State Board of Education sets each minimum passing score, and the total score rests on the multiple-choice questions answered correctly.
Which Ohio license needs the Health test?
The program's table lists Health (023) for the Multi-Age (PK–12) license in health, with the Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Multi-Age (PK–12), code 004.