TLE 9 (Wellness Massage)

3rd Quarter Examination

Name:__________________________________Section:____________Score:________

Test I. Multiple Choice:

Direction: Choose the letter that best describes the statement. Write the answers on
your paper.

1. What do you call the type of drape used to protect the client’s hair?
a. Facial drape b. Gluteal drape c. Breast drape d. Turban drape

2. It is the very common precautionary measure we often times read in labels of any
supplies used in cleaning or disinfecting.
a. Risk b. Danger c. Hazard d. Warning

3. What is the safest substance found in spa salon?

a. oil b. disinfectant c. powders d. water

4. What is the technique of using a large towel or sheet to keep you covered while
getting a massage?
a. Draping b. Massage c. Cupping d. Hygiene

5. What do you call the massage stroke wherein the hands skim over the surface of the
skin?
a. Effleurage b. Percussion c. Petrissage d. Vibration

6. It is a massage stroke wherein the hand is placed and vibrated over the target area.
a. Vibration b. Pounding c. Frictions d. Cupping

7. A kind of massage stroke that uses pressure to the tissues.

a. Vibration b. Knead c. Beating d. Petrissage

8. What is the regular time duration for back massage?

a. 20 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 7 minutes d. 6 minutes

9. What is the kind of manipulation that pinches and moves the muscle from side to
side in a rocking manner?
a. Vibration b. Effleurage c. Muscle rolling d. Petrissage

10. The massage stroke where the hands strike the target area is known as ______.
a. Vibration b. Effleurage c. Tapotement d. Petrissage

11. What massage medium can be used best for very hairy clients?
a. Oil b. Talcum powder c. Lotion d. Herbs

12. An instrument used for determining body temperature.

a. Stethoscope b. Thermometer c. Sphygmomanometer d. Head massager

13. This is used to cover the massage bed.

a. Bed Sheets b. Bath Towels c. Face/Hand Towels d. Pillow Cases
14. Usually, clients need no more than ___________ to undress and situate themselves
on the massage table.
a. 5 minutes b. 10 minutes c. 15 minutes d. 20 minutes

15. It is about preventing any person sustaining injury, being harmed in any way or
becoming ill at work.
a. Relevant Laws b. Workplace Policies
c. Health and Safety d. Workplace Procedures

16. This Act states that employers/managers have a legal duty to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all persons at work, i.e. all
employees and other persons on the premises, such as contractors and clients.
a. Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 b. Health and Safety Act 1974
c. Republic Act 9003 d. Republic Act 9201

17. An Act creating the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Health Care (PITAHC) to
accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health care in the Philippines,
providing for a Traditional and Alternative Health Care fund and for other purposes.
a. Republic Act 8423 b. Health and Safety Act 1974
c. Republic Act 9003 d. Republic Act 9201

18. This refers to the region of the body in which nerves, arteries, or veins lay close to
the body surface. These areas are not well protected by muscle or connective tissue
and have the potential to be damaged.
a. Endangerment Sites b. Back Area c. Posterior Legs d. Abdominal Area

19. The following are considered hazardous substances found in the salon, except
__________.
a. cleaning agents b. water c. massage products d. micro-organisms

20. An instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a
stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
a. Stethoscope b. Thermometer c. Sphygmomanometer d. Head massager

21. An instrument for listening to the sounds made within the body, typically consisting
of a hollow disc that transmits the sound through hollow tubes to earpiece.
a. Stethoscope b. Thermometer c. Sphygmomanometer d. Head massager

22. A kind of tool that gives comfort to the client while waiting for their massage.
a. Shower Room b. Lounging Chair c. Barber’s Chair d. Basin

23. It is done with the palm at surface of the hand palpating the body surface of the
patient in determining balance of hot and cold.
a. Hilot Pagkapa b. Hilot Pagsasalat c. Hilot Pagpupulso d. Pagsasala/Panghihila
24. It uses tips of the fingers in determining stiffness and knotting the muscles and
tissues. The objective of this procedure is to palpate parts of the body for presence of
lumps, protuberances and swelling.
a. Hilot Pagkapa b. Hilot Pagsasalat c. Hilot Pagpupulso d. Pagsasala/Panghihila

25. It is a traditional Asian/Oriental way of determining the activity of internal organs by

observing the characteristics of the pulse.
a. Hilot Pagkapa b. Hilot Pagsasalat c. Hilot Pagpupulso d. Pagsasala/Panghihila

26. It uses banana leaf strip coated in virgin coconut oil and heated through a candle
flame and apply to the body of the patient to determine energetic balance.
a. Hilot Pagkapa b. Hilot Pagsasalat c. Hilot Pagpupulso d. Pagsasala/Panghihila

27. A manipulation where the tissues are lifted away from the bone, and pushed and
wrung from side to side as the hands move up and down.
a. Kneading b. Wringing c. frictions d. Skin Rolling

28. A manipulation where the tissues are lifted away from the bone, squeezed and
released.
a. Kneading b. Wringing c. Picking up d. Skin Rolling

29. This manipulation presses and rolls the skin and subcutaneous tissues against
underlying bone.
a. Kneading b. Wringing c. frictions d. Skin Rolling

30. These are much localized manipulations performed with the fingers or thumb. They
are deep movements performed with much pressure.
a. Kneading b. Wringing c. frictions d. Skin Rolling

31. This manipulation uses the ulnar border of the hand and the little finger, ring and
middle fingers to strike the tissues in a light, springy, brisk manner.
a. Hacking b. Cupping c. Beating d. Pounding

32. This is performed using the cupped hands to strike the part alternately. The
movements are light and brisk, producing a hollow sound.
a. Hacking b. Cupping c. Beating d. Pounding

33. This manipulation is performed by striking the area with a loosely clenched fist. The
back of the fingers and heel of the hands strike the part as the hands alternately drop
heavily onto the area.
a. Hacking b. Cupping c. Beating d. Pounding

34. This is a heavy percussion movement, performed by the ulnar border (little finger
side) of the loosely clenched fist. The side of the hands strikes the part alternately.
a. Hacking b. Cupping c. Beating d. Pounding

35. What is the regular time duration for arm massage?

a. 20 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 7 minutes d. 6 minutes

Test II. True or False

Direction: Write T if the statement is correct and F if the statement is incorrect.

_______36. Shower and toilet facilities for the client’s use should be accessible and
regularly cleaned.
_______37. You don’t need to be a massage therapist to give a massage.
_______38. Before doing the actual massage, get client’s body temperature and blood
pressure.
_______39. Wedding ring and small ear studs can be worn during the massage.
_______40. It’s not necessary for the therapist to wash her/his hands before touching a
client and after cleaning the feet prior to the massage.
_______41. A daily bath or shower should be taken to maintain cleanliness of the skin,
hair, and nails and to remove stale sweat odors.
_______42. Maintain client privacy at all times.
_______43. Ensure that the working area affords the clients total privacy to change and
receive treatment without being overlooked by others.
_______44. TAWAS is a Filipino Traditional spiritual diagnostic system used by Hilot in
determining the cause of illness of the patient.
_______45. The consultation is an unimportant part of the treatment.
_______46. The therapist should ensure there is enough space to walk around the bed and
work from all sides, and that there is room for a trolley with commodities, and a stool.
_______47. The massage area should be warm, well-ventilated and draught free.
_______48. The goal of a massage is for both giver and receiver to feel good, so while
working, keep your body, mind and soul relax.
_______49. Working uniform can be worn out of the salon.
_______50. Therapists suffering from colds and infections should not treat clients at all.

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