Chapter 12 1 Define Etexts And Adapted And Describe How They Fit The Philosophy Universal

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Test Items

Chapter 12: Understanding Students with Physical Disabilities and

Other Health Impairments

Multiple Choice

1. What term do educators use to refer to a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a

child’s educational performance?

A. Cerebral palsy

B. Physical disabilities

C. Other health impairments

D. Orthopedic impairments

2. Which type of CP is the most common and is characterized by tightness in one or more

muscle groups?

A. Mixed

B. Spastic

C. Dyskinetic

D. Athetoid

3. Abrupt, involuntary movements of the head, neck, face, and extremities, particularly the

upper torso, are involved in which type of CP?

A. Mixed

B. Spastic

C. Dyskinetic

D. Athetoid

4. Classifying a person’s disability by the specific body location of the movement impairment

is:

A. Physical classification

B. Medical classification

C. Topographical classification

D. Regional classification

5. A physical disability that affects all four limbs is:

A. Hemiplegia

B. Paraplegia

C. Quadriplegia

D. Diplegia

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6. A disability that affects both the legs and arms but the legs more than the arms is:

A. Diplegia

B. Paraplegia

C. Quadriplegia

D. Hemiplegia

7. What percent of children and youth with cerebral palsy have an intellectual disability?

A. Greater than 50%

B. Less than 10%

C. About 25%

D. Over 75%

8. Many students with cerebral palsy also frequently have one or more of the following

conditions EXCEPT:

A. Vision impairments

B. Epilepsy

C. Problems with bladder and bowel control

D. Hearing impairments

9. Which of the following refers to a malformation of the spinal cord before birth?

A. Cerebral palsy

B. Spina bifida

C. Multiple sclerosis

D. Muscular dystrophy

10. There are three common forms of spina bifida: meningocele, myelomeningocele, and:

A. Spina bifida minor

B. Spina bifida major

C. Spina bifida occulta

D. Nonspecific spina bifida

11. The most serious form of spina bifida is:

A. Myelomeningocele

B. Meningocele

C. Spina bifida major

D. Spina bifida occulta

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12. The majority of students with spina bifida have intelligence measured in the:

A. Low average range

B. Average range

C. High average range

D. Low range

13. A condition that develops slowly and has long-lasting symptoms is:

A. Chronic

B. Acute

C. Terminal

D. Benign

14. Seizures that involve both cerebral hemispheres, involve an alteration of consciousness, and

affect both sides of the body are:

A. Absence seizures

B. Tonic-clonic seizures

C. Generalized seizures

D. Partial seizures

15. Which of the following seizures, once known as grand mal, causes the student to lose

consciousness and go through rigid extensions and rhythmic contractions of extremities?

A. Partial

B. Semiconscious

C. Absence

D. Tonic-clonic

16. Which of the following seizures, formerly known as petit mal, causes the student to

frequently lose consciousness for a brief period of time?

A. Partial

B. Semiconscious

C. Absence

D. Tonic-clonic

17. The majority of children with epilepsy have intelligence scores in which range?

A. Average

B. Low average

C. High average

D. Low

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18. The most common chronic disease among children in the U.S. is:

A. Allergies

B. Asthma

C. Cystic fibrosis

D. Cancer

19. Asthma attacks that occur two or fewer days per week or two or fewer nights in a month are:

A. Mild persistent

B. Intermittent

C. Moderate persistent

D. Severe

20. Each of the following is a cause of cerebral palsy EXCEPT:

A. Gestational infection

B. Lack of oxygen to the brain

C. Meningitis after birth

D. Maternal diabetes and obesity

21. In the majority of cases of epilepsy (about 75%), the precise cause of the brain insult that

triggered the epilepsy is:

A. Genetic

B. Birth trauma

C. Environmental

D. Unknown

22. Neuroimaging is helpful in determining the presence of each of the following EXCEPT:

A. Cerebral palsy

B. Asthma

C. Epilepsy

D. Spina bifida

23. Each of the following is an element of the School Function Assessment EXCEPT:

A. Participation

B. Task supports

C. Academic achievement

D. Activity performance

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24. Which component of school functional assessment evaluates students’ involvement in school

activities and environments?

A. Participation

B. Task supports

C. Activity performance

D. Academic achievement

25. Which component of school functional assessment evaluates students’ ability to complete

functional activities requiring cognitive and physical skills?

A. Participation

B. Task supports

C. Activity performance

D. Academic achievement

26. A term that refers to data used to create e-texts is:

A. Digital source file

B. Media player

C. Audio converter

D. Augmentative device

27. Physical education in which activities have been altered to enable students with disabilities to

participate and benefit is:

A. Modified PE

B. Adapted PE

C. Altered PE

D. Accessible PE

28. Which of the following refers to one’s understanding of oneself as a unique individual?

A. Self-esteem

B. Self-understanding

C. Self-knowledge

D. Self-awareness

29. The most common educational placement for students with physical disabilities is:

A. Separate setting

B. Regular class

C. Resource room

D. Home school

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30. Which of the following accommodations may be specific to students with physical

disabilities?

A. Additional time to take the test

B. Frequent breaks during the test

C. Physical access to the testing site

D. Oral testing rather than written testing

Praxis style questions

1. Mark is a student with spastic cerebral palsy. He is above grade level academically, but due to

his physical problems he becomes very anxious when he is not able to complete assignments

at the same speed as his classmates. How can you help Mark decrease his anxiety and

complete assignments in a more timely manner?

A. Develop a plan that incorporates the use of technology.

B. Lessen the amount of work Mark has to complete.

C. Have him dictate his responses to you so you can write for him.

D. Exempt Mark from assignments that are too rigorous for him.

2. Janice is a student with spina bifida who uses a wheelchair. She is being added to your

classroom as a new student. What is one of the most important considerations before Janice

comes to your classroom?

A. How her classmates will accept her?

B. How you will grade Janice?

C. Is the classroom accessible to Janice and her wheelchair?

D. What is Janice’s academic level?

3. Jaquan is a student with asthma. He appears to be overwhelmed by class activities when he is

feeling fatigued. How can you help Jaquan in your classroom?

A. Tell him that he may be tired but he has to complete his work.

B. Excuse him from the classroom work when he is tired.

C. Tell his parents to keep him at home when he is fatigued.

D. Specify appropriate length of work and rest periods for him in a plan.

Short Answer

1. What is the topographical classification system for physical disabilities?

2. Define cerebral palsy and briefly describe the types of CP.

3. Define spina bifida and briefly describe the types of spina bifida.

4. Define epilepsy and briefly describe the types of epilepsy.

5. Define self-awareness and list 4 strategies to promote it.

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Essay

1. Compare and contrast the causes of cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, and asthma.

2. What is assistive technology, what are its benefits, and what issues should be considered?

(Note: discuss more than wheelchairs)

3. Define e-texts and adapted PE and describe how they fit the philosophy of universal design

for learning.

4. Describe a token economy system and its uses.

5. Why do the authors of your textbook emphasize driver’s education for secondary students

with physical or other health impairments? What other young adult issues do you think should

also be included in secondary and transition education for these students and why?

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Chapter 12

Multiple Choice

Praxis

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Short Answer

Essay

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