Passage Reference: Check your fitness before you start up any strength-training program. You might have to modify or avoid weightlifting if you have muscle or joint problems, seizure disorders, heart disease, high blood pressure, previous injuries or any other physical condition with potential for danger.

Common Mistake: Students often mark this TRUE because they see heart disease mentioned. But they miss the words modify or avoid, not completely stop. This is a Qualification trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'modify or avoid weightlifting' = Statement: 'should not do any weightlifting'

Tips: Be careful with absolute phrases like not do any. Check if the passage allows exceptions or flexibility.

Key Vocabulary:

• modify = change
• avoid = stay away from

Question Focus: Synonym match - tired = skip workout

Correct Answer: TRUE

Passage Reference: One of the cardinal principles of gym safety is to never work out when you are tired or ill. You can worsen your situation or injure yourself.

Why this is correct: The passage clearly says never work out when you are tired. Skipping your gym session has the same meaning, so the statement is TRUE.

Common Mistake: Some students overthink and look for extra details about rest days. But the sentence is very clear. This is a Synonym match.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'never work out when you are tired' = Statement: 'better to skip your gym session'

Tips: When the passage uses strong words like never, TFNG questions are often straightforward.

Key Vocabulary:

• cardinal = very important
• worsen = make worse

Question Focus: Not Given trap - stretching and heart rate are mentioned separately

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Passage Reference: Warm up before any aerobic workout, as it involves repetitive exercise that increases your heart rate. Stretch your muscles before putting them through a strenuous workout.

Why this is correct: The passage says aerobic workouts increase heart rate and that you should stretch muscles. It does not say that stretching itself increases heart rate. The passage does not discuss this link, so the answer is NOT GIVEN.

Common Mistake: Students often assume stretching raises heart rate because exercise does. That assumption is outside the text. This is a Not Given trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'aerobic workout increases your heart rate' = Statement: 'stretching your muscles can increase your heart rate'

Tips: Do not connect ideas unless the passage clearly connects them for you.

Key Vocabulary:

• aerobic = involving oxygen
• strenuous = very hard

Question Focus: Reverse meaning trap - example vs adequacy

Correct Answer: FALSE

Passage Reference: Start out with some light cardiovascular activities, such as easy jogging, jumping jacks, or brisk walking, just to get your muscles going.

Why this is correct: The passage gives brisk walking as an example, not gentle walking. Gentle walking is slower and weaker, so it does not match what the passage recommends. This makes the statement FALSE.

Common Mistake: Students see walking and ignore the word brisk. This changes the meaning. This is a Paraphrase trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'brisk walking' = Statement: 'gentle walking'

Tips: Pay attention to adjectives. One small word can completely change the meaning.

Key Vocabulary:

• brisk = fast and energetic
• cardiovascular = heart-related

Question Focus: Synonym match - belt supports heavy lifts

Correct Answer: TRUE

Passage Reference: Use a weight belt, wraps, straps and gloves to support heavy lifts. This protects your lumbar region.

Why this is correct: The passage clearly advises using a weight belt when doing heavy lifts. This directly matches the statement, so the answer is TRUE.

Common Mistake: Some students think belts are optional because other equipment is listed too. But the advice is clearly given. This is a Synonym match.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'use a weight belt to support heavy lifts' = Statement: 'wear a belt when lifting heavy weights'

Tips: When advice is given directly, do not weaken it by guessing intentions.

Key Vocabulary:

• lumbar = lower back
• support = help protect

Question Focus: Contradiction trap - passage warns against heavy use

Correct Answer: FALSE

Passage Reference: Don't lean heavily on the stair-stepper rails. Leaning heavily on the stair-stepper rails will place unnecessary weight on your wrists and back.

Why this is correct: The statement says you can use the rails as much as you like, but the passage says do not lean heavily on them. This is the opposite meaning, so the answer is FALSE.

Common Mistake: Students remember rails being mentioned but miss the warning. This is a Contradiction trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'don't lean heavily on the rails' = Statement: 'use the hand rails as much as you like'

Tips: If the passage warns against something, any statement encouraging it is usually FALSE.

Key Vocabulary:

• lean = put weight on
• unnecessary = not needed

Question Focus: Not Given trap - timing is added

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Passage Reference: Use gym equipment after wiping them. Wash your hands after your workout. This may reduce your chance of catching any virus.

Why this is correct: The passage says to wash your hands after your workout, not between exercises. It does not discuss cleaning hands during the workout, so the answer is NOT GIVEN.

Common Mistake: Students assume between exercises is logical. But the timing is different and not stated. This is a Not Given trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'wash your hands after your workout' = Statement: 'clean your hands between exercises'

Tips: In TFNG, extra time details like before, after, or between are very important.

Key Vocabulary:

• reduce = lower
• virus = illness-causing germ

General Tips:

• TFNG questions follow passage order. Use the previous answer location to find the next one faster.
• FALSE means the passage clearly says the opposite. NOT GIVEN means the passage is silent about that exact claim.
• Watch for absolute words like 'any', 'never', or 'as much as you like'. They often signal traps.
• Do not use your own gym knowledge. Only trust what is written in the passage.