Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. A coach has just gone through a divorce and is feeling down and unmotivated. The coach recognizes this. What should they do?

Take measures to protect their clients by taking breaks and referring clients to other coaches

To stop returning their clients phone calls

To keep up with their commitments and keep seeing their clients

To talk to other coaches about how bad they feel

2. 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?

3. What of the following is NOT a listening technique?

Paraphrasing

Retelling

Reiteration

Rephrasing

4. It’s important not to get caught up in the “content” of what clients communicate, but instead to focus on what?

Their breathing

Their appearance

Their facial expression

What underlies the words

5. A coach should _________ a client’s views, beliefs, and perceptions to build trust.

Respect

Refuse

Refute

Ignore

6. A coach’s ______________ helps client create coherent interpretations that help clients gain self-awareness.

Exercises

Integration of information

Thorough family history

Belief in change

7. Why is genuine concern about a client important?

Helps build trust

Helps coaches get more business

It helps the coach listen better

It reproduces relationships from the client’s past

8. A client comes to you who normally feels very positively about his career. He stated that his job is about to change and he is no longer going to be involved in pursuing his passions. The client states that he’s feeling really low and sad but stated that he wishes to talk about his work during today’s session. What’s the best way for you to proceed as the coach?

Ask the client to tell you all about his day

Tell the client what you agreed to work on a specific goal in the last session and that this is inflexible

Discuss with the client what they’d like to get out of today’s session so that you’re both clear going forward

Give the client a lecture about the importance of passion in one’s career

9. A client comes in with an issue and during the session comes up with several new ideas for how they can approach this issue. What should the coach do?

Ignore their ideas

Tell the client that although they could follow their own ideas that they should really do what the coach says

Integrate the client’s ideas with the coaches ideas to co-create solutions

Stop problem solving and focus on the problem

10. Why would you ask a client “what’s stopped you from making these changes in the past?”

To question their integrity

To point out their laziness

To explore a client’s commitment and willingness to change

To explore how a client has failed in the past

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