Multiple Choice
1. Many states have adopted the six categories outlined in the first national report on gifted
education except for which one?
A) Leadership ability
B) Psychomotor ability
C) Visual and performing arts
D) Creative thinking
2. One important concept addressed in the National Excellence report that had not been
previously considered was
A) The role of gifted and talented education in culturally diverse individuals
B) The role of parents in gifted and talented education
C) The need for special schools to address the needs of gifted and talented youth
D) None of the above
3. One part of the assessment process for gifted and talented children that is different from
other exceptionalities is
A) The referral arises because of the students’ strengths rather than weaknesses.
B) The assessment should be multidimensional for gifted and talented students while
the process is much simpler for students with other exceptionalities.
C) Teachers play a much larger role in the assessment process for gifted and talented
students.
D) You do not need parental permission to assess gifted and talented student.
4. Why might academic work not always be the most effective way to assess for academic
giftedness?
A) Teachers probably don’t give students grade-level work.
B) It is a very subjective way to assess for giftedness.
C) Students who are not challenged may not produce quality work.
D) All of the above
5. Which is not considered best practice in screening for students who are gifted and talented?
A) The nominating process for these students should be ongoing.
B) Schools should choose one method of assessment and adhere to that method for each
child.
C) Screening for services should occur at any point in the school year.
D) Assessment should be made in the language in which the student is fluent.
6. Who was responsible for the initial work on measuring intelligence?
A) Alfred Binet
B) David Wechsler
C) Lewis Terman
D) Leta Hollingworth
7. A major contribution of early longitudinal studies of gifted individuals was that they
A) Identified the social peculiarities experienced by gifted individuals throughout the
years
B) Demonstrated that all individuals who were identified as gifted became experts in
their fields
C) Disproved many early theories people held about gifted individuals
D) Demonstrated that gifted individuals experienced longer lives than did nongifted
individuals
8. Understanding intelligence as the g factor, or general intelligence, is based on the belief
that intelligence is
A) Multifaceted
B) Ever-changing
C) Identifiable at birth
D) A unitary trait
9. The term used to describe a curriculum that enables gifted students to work at more
complex levels that would not be appealing to all students is
A) Special education
B) Differential education
C) Gifted education
D) Complex education
10. With a variety of theories on multiple intelligences, why might the field be reluctant to let
go of the traditional IQ testing?
A) Most parents understand IQ better than other measures of giftedness.
B) Without an above-average IQ, an individual cannot be considered gifted or talented.
C) IQ is the only foolproof way to identify an individual as gifted or talented.
D) Scores from an IQ test offer standardized information on a student’s strengths and
weaknesses.
11. One problem with the proficiency standards established by the No Child Left Behind Act,
with regards to gifted and talented children, is
A) The children find it difficult to reach the proficiency standards established.
B) Teachers do not have time to help gifted children reach their proficiency levels.
C) The established proficiency levels can be limiting to gifted and talented students.
D) None of the above
12. Differentiated programming involves
A) Providing instruction that allows the gifted student to advance as far as possible
B) Providing instruction that allows a slow learner to achieve mastery of the curriculum
C) Having high expectations for all students
D) All of the above
13. Which of the following is not a step in the effective instruction of learners who are gifted
and talented?
A) Preassessing the students to determine their current level of content knowledge
B) Grouping children according to ability for instructional purposes
C) Giving accelerated students more assignments to keep them busy until the other
students master the content
D) Providing products that will motivate and teach students
14. In-depth study, competitions, and interdisciplinary seminars are examples of what strategy
for modifying curriculum to meet the needs of gifted and talented students?
A) Enrichment
B) Acceleration
C) Differentiation
D) Grouping
15. Instructional opportunities for adolescents and young adults who are gifted include
A) Magnet schools
B) Advanced Placement classes
C) Saturday programs
D) All of the above
16. Characteristics of families of children who are gifted include
A) A large number of children in the family
B) Parents are older than typical parents
C) Gifted child is usually the youngest
D) Parents set few rules for their children to adhere to
17. Individuals who are gifted and talented but also suffer from a disability are often called
A) Doubly disabled
B) Dually exceptional
C) Twice exceptional
D) Multiply disabled
18. Which is not a common characteristic of gifted adolescent girls?
A) IQ scores drop during adolescence.
B) Gifted girls take less rigorous courses than do gifted boys.
C) Academic performance drops during adolescence.
D) Gifted girls attend less prestigious universities than do gifted boys.
19. A characteristic of gifted African American, Native American, and Hispanic children that
is not seen in European American children is
A) Advanced communication skills
B) Advanced imagination
C) Advanced motivation
D) None of the above
20. Because of the sometimes negative consequences associated with being culturally diverse
(poverty, language barriers, etc.), these students will
A) Likely never be able to perform in the gifted and talented range
B) Often lack the motivation to perform in the gifted and talented range
C) Likely need extra attention of educators but will be able to perform to their potential
D) Likely drain resources from the schools, taking away from the education of other
students
21. Many educators believe that the least restrictive environment for gifted and talented
students is
A) The general education classroom where they can socialize with average peers
B) A self-contained classroom or magnet school
C) Home school
D) It doesn’t matter; these children will excel in any environment
22. The strategy of allowing a student to take high school classes while the student is still in
middle school is an example of
A) Enrichment
B) Course compacting
C) Acceleration
D) Flexible grouping
23. Offering students tiered assignments based on content, process, and product is an example
of
A) Acceleration
B) Flexible grouping
C) Course compacting
D) Differentiation
24. One of the biggest influences in a gifted and talented student’s academic performance is
A) IQ score
B) Parents
C) Teacher
D) Principal
25. Some have argued that gifted and talented children should be given a different label
because the word gifted carries some negative connotation. What might be the strongest
argument against changing this label?
A) Any label given to a group of students will acquire some negative connotation.
B) The word gifted best describes this group of students.
C) Changing the label would require many expensive changes to legislation.
D) Educators are comfortable with the word gifted.
26. Adapting a curriculum to the interests and needs of a particular student is known as
A) Differentiation
B) Curriculum compacting
C) Acceleration
D) Individualization
27. Ways to identify leadership talent in individuals include
A) Observing which students are elected into office
B) A leadership portfolio
C) Self-nomination
D) All of the above
28. The ceiling effect, when discussing testing children who are gifted and talented, refers to
tests
A) Being too difficult for students to complete
B) Being too easy to offer an accurate representation of students’ skills
C) That are designed to measure only students in the top quartile
D) That are designed to measure only students in the bottom quartile
29. What IQ score is needed for an individual to be considered “gifted”?
A) 140
B) 130
C) 160
D) There is no set IQ score considered “gifted”
30. All of the following are common myths about gifted and talented students except
A) Gifted and talented students have abilities that can be demonstrated.
B) Gifted and talented children don’t have great social skills.
C) Gifted only refers to children who are radically accelerated.
D) Gifted and talented is, many times, used to describe the arts or athletics.
31. Originally, gifted students were identified solely on which of the following metrics?
A) Leadership ability
B) Athletic dominance
C) Intelligence quota
D) Musical aptitude
32. Which of the following is not an illustration of creativity, as described by Renzulli’s
“three–ring model”?
A) Curiosity
B) Willing to take risks
C) Sensitive to aesthetic characteristics
D) Self-confidence and drive to achieve
33. What is the “jot–down” method?
A) A way to take accurate notes
B) A formal assessment measure
C) An informal assessment measure
D) A way for students and teachers to exchange ideas
34. Off-level testing can best be described as
A) General assessment
B) Taking the ceiling of the test
C) Grade level appropriate
D) A test for creativity
35. In which year was the National Association for Gifted Children founded?
A) 1958
B) 1925
C) 1961
D) 1954
36. Which of the following is not a social or emotional characteristic of students who are
intellectually gifted and talented?
A) Excellent memory
B) Intensity
C) Dislike of rules and regulations
D) Relates well to older classmates
37. The opportunity to learn with others at the same levels of interest and achievement is an
example of which strategy?
A) Grouping
B) Acceleration
C) Enrichment
D) Differentiation
38. Academic competitions provide ___________________ for gifted students.
A) Mentoring and teamwork
B) Independence and autonomy
C) Motivation and challenge
D) Advanced placement and honors credit
39. A secondary school with a particular focus such as science, math, or performing arts can be
identified as which of the following?
A) Magnet high school
B) Charter high school
C) Preparatory high school
D) Advanced placement high school
40. A well-known outlet for adults who are gifted is
A) NASA
B) DEXTER
C) AWGAT
D) MENSA
41. Current data from neurobiology research suggest that
A) Gifted children are born with more complex brain structures than peers who perform
on grade level.
B) Every child could be “gifted” if given the right opportunity.
C) All children are born with complex and unique brain structures.
D) The part of the brain that governs social skills is less active in gifted children.
42. The ____________________ was the first national report on gifted education.
A) Adams Report
B) Marland Report
C) Jackson Report
D) Douglas Report
43. The use of measures intended for older children is called ___________________.
A) Above-level testing
B) Ceiling testing
C) Off-level testing
D) Above-age testing
44. J. P. Guilford provided the foundation for ___________________ theory by proposing that
there are 120 kinds of intelligences.
A) Multidimensional intelligence
B) Variable intelligence
C) Common intelligence
D) Multiple intelligence
45. The ____________________ emphasized the importance of gifted and talented students in
the United States and provided for a national research center focusing on gifted children.
A) Individuals With Disabilities Act
B) Javits Act
C) Exceptional Children Act
D) Davis Act
46. For any student to succeed, it is vital that the student is given appropriate
_________________.
A) Acceptance
B) Grades
C) Freedom
D) Challenges
47. Cluster grouping and pull-out homogeneous clusters are what type of strategy for
addressing the needs of advanced learners?
A) Differentiation
B) Acceleration
C) Enrichment
D) Grouping
48. All are characteristics of young talented children except
A) Excellent memories
B) Dyssynchrony
C) Precious
D) Hyperactive
49. ________proposed a three-ring model of giftedness.
A) Ross
B) Renzulli
C) Marland
D) Piirto
50. _____ coined the term differential education.
A) Guilford
B) Hollingsworth
C) Ward
D) Javits
