Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. It’s important for a coach to have _____to give a client space to express themselves.

Doubt and questioning

Confrontation and debate

Empathy and acceptance

Excitement and laughter

2. A client comes into a session with a coach and is telling the coach how excited they are about their new job. But their voice is quiet and sad sounding and their word choice doesn’t sound excited. What should the coach do?

Confront them about how the words and the behavior don’t match

Ask them what their problem is

Tell them that they should be more excited

Change the subject to something more interesting

3. Which is an example of an open-ended question?

Did you have a good week?

Tell me more about what’s been going on for you this week?

How are you today?

I can’t believe how hard you’ve had it lately, can you?

4. When a client brings in many different issues to the table, the coach should pick the topic that ________________.

The coach has most expertise in

That the client would like to start with

That seems like it would be easiest to solve

That the coach had just read an article about

5. ________________ type of language should be used with clients.

Appropriate and respectful

Outrageous and attention grabbing

Extreme and bold

Limited and simple

6. Active listening is ______________.

Being fully present and completely attentive to what the client is saying

Doing activities while the client is speaking

Making sure to be an active participant in the discussion between coach and client

Getting excited when the client tells you good news

7. A client comes in and has achieved the goals that were set at the end of the last session. What is the first action of the coach?

To set new goals

To tell the client they could have worked harder

To celebrate and affirm the client

To tell the client that they no longer need coaching

8. Which of the following are NOT important in increasing awareness?

Exploring client’s history

Exploring client’s beliefs

Exploring client’s perspectives

Exploring client’s thoughts

9. Coaches should focus on what type of goals?

Long term goals only

Specific goals that the client brings to each session only

A balance between long term goals and session specific goals

The coach should not focus on goals

10. A coach comes home from work and tells their spouse all about how a client came in and is having an affair with his best friend’s wife. What ethical principle has the coach violated?

Confidentiality

Honesty

Conflict of Interest

Contradictory information

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