1.WhichofthefollowingisnotadisabilitycategoryunderIDEA?
a.Multipledisabilities b.Deafness-blindness
c.Severedisabilities d.Autism
2._____areconcomitantimpairmentssuchthatthestudentcannothavehisorherneedsmetinspecialeducation
programsdesignedsolelyforoneimpairment.
a.Intellectualdisabilities b.Emotional/Behavioraldisorders
c.Multipledisabilities d.Severedisabilities
3.Tigranhasasignificantcognitivedelayaswellasotherhealthimpairmentsthat,inconjunction,cannotbetreatedina
programthatfocusesjustoncognitivedeficits.Jameshas
a.autism. b.multipledisabilities.
c.dualdiagnosis. d.autism,multipledisabilities,anddualdiagnosis.
4.Whilepeoplewithdeaf-blindnessarenotahomogeneousgroup,itistruethatallpeoplewithdeaf-blindness
a.aregifted.
b.haveintellectualdisabilities.
c.haveaverageIQscores.
d.experiencechallengesinaccessinginformation.
5.Theprevalencerateofpeoplewithseveredisabilitiesislessthan_____percentofthegeneralpopulation.
a.1 b.4
c.8 d.10
6.Mostidentifiablecausesofsevereintellectualdisabilitiesare
a.duetomaternalbehavior. b.duetopaternalbehavior.
c.causedbytheenvironment. d.geneticinorigin.
7.Forthevastmajorityofpersonswithseveredisabilities,differencesareevident
a.inutero. b.atbirth.
c.withinthefirstfiveyearsoflife. d.uponenteringgradeschool.
8.Effectiveeducationalprogramsforstudentswithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesinclude:
a.Continualopportunitiesforinteractionbetweenstudentswithseveredisabilityandpeerswithoutdisabilities.
b.participationinalternativeassessmentstomonitorgrowthandachievement.
c.highexpectationsandsupports.
d.Continualopportunitiesforinteractionbetweenstudentswithseveredisabilityandpeerswithoutdisabilities,
participationinalternativeassessmentstomonitorgrowthandachievement,andhighexpectationsand
supports.
9.Qualityprogramsforelementary-agestudentswithseveredisabilitiesarecharacterizedby
a.self-determination.
b.limitedparentinvolvement.
c.isolatedskilldevelopment.
d.self-determination,limitedparentinvolvement,andisolatedskilldevelopment.
10.Teachersusingafunctionalapproachtoteachingskillstostudentswithseveredisabilitiesshoulduse
a.workbooks. b.realobjectsinrealsituations.
c.flashcards. d.basalreaders.
11.Ifastudentistolearntheskillsnecessaryforaccessandparticipationinanaturalsetting,theseskillsaremorelikely
tobelearnedin
a.aclassroomsimulatingtheactualenvironment.
b.aspecialeducationclassroom.
c.theactualplacewherethebehavioristobeperformed.
d.developmentalsequence.
12.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofassistivetechnology?
a.Wheelchair b.Artificiallimbs
c.Computers d.Wheelchair,artificiallimbs,andcomputers.
13.Thadeusisreadytotransitionintoacommunitylivingsituation.Researchsuggeststhat_____isanimportant
componentintheplanningprocess.
a.establishinganaturalsupportnetwork
b.theabilitytousecommunityservices
c.paidemployment
d.establishinganaturalsupportnetwork,theabilitytousecommunityservices,andpaidemployment
14.Peoplewithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesaremorelikelytobeexcludedfromsociety.
a.True
b.False
15.TheTASHdefinitionofseveredisabilitiesfocusesontheinclusionofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinnaturalsettings.
a.True
b.False
16.Studentswithmultipledisabilitiesaccountformorethan10percentofthestudentswithdisabilitieseducatedinthe
publicschools.
a.True
b.False
17.Multipledisabilitieshavemultiplecauses.
a.True
b.False
18.Authenticassessmentisanothertermforstandardizedtests.
a.True
b.False
19.Authenticassessmentsfocusonstudentprogressinmeaningfullearningactivities.
a.True
b.False
20.Thepurposeofauthenticassessmentistodeterminethesupportsnecessarytofacilitateaccessandparticipationin
naturalsettings.
a.True
b.False
21.Inthefunctionallearningapproach,newskillsmustbetaughtinisolationofenvironmentalcues.
a.True
b.False
22.Teachingfunctionalskillsrequiresinstructionthatoccursacrossavarietyofsettingsandwithavarietyofmaterials.
a.True
b.False
23.Studentswithseveredisabilitieshaveenhancedopportunitiesforsocialinteractionswhentheyareplacedinclinical,
isolatedsettings.
a.True
b.False
24.WhatistheIDEAdefinitionofmultipledisabilities?
25.DiscusstheIDEAdefinitionofdeaf-blindness.
26.Identifypotentialcausesforsevereandmultipledisabilities.
27.Discusstwocharacteristicsofpersonswithsevereandmultipledisabilities.
28.Describefeaturesthatcharacterizesuccessfulinclusiveeducationforstudentswithsevereandmultipledisabilities.
29.DiscussthekeyelementsoftheTASHdefinitionofseveredisabilities.
30.Discusstheuseofbothalternativeandauthenticassessmentstodefinesevere/multipledisabilities.
31.Discussfourimportantgoalsforpreschoolprogramsservingchildrenwithseveredisabilities.
32.Thesupportneedsofindividualswithsevereandmultipledisabilities_____.​
a.​canbemetbyeducatorswithoutinvolvingotherdisciplines
b.​requiretheinvolvementofmanydifferentprofessionaldisciplines
c.​areprimarilymedicalinnature
d.​Noneoftheanswersarecorrect.
33.ThedefinitionofseveredisabilitiesasproposedbyTASHincludes​
a.​therelationshipoftheindividualtotheenvironment.
b.​school-agechildrenonly.
c.​theneedforintermittentsupports.
d.​Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
34.TASHemphasizesthatanadaptivefitbetweentheindividualwithseveredisabilitiesandtheenvironmentcanonly
occurif​
a.​thereisnogovernmentsupport.
b.​thefamilyisneverinvolvedindecisionmaking.
c.​extensiveformaland/ornaturalsupportsareinplace.
d.​Noneoftheanswersarecorrect.
35.​Dualdiagnosisinvolvespersonswhohave
a.​intellectualdisabilitiesandemotionaldisturbance.
b.​visionlossandlearningdisabilities.
c.​hearinglossandcerebralpalsy.
d.​autismandotherhealthimpairments.
36.Concomitantvisualandhearinglossmayresultin​
a.​severeintellectualdisabilities.
b.​averageintelligencewithseverecommunicationdeficits
c.​physicalorbehavioraldifficulties.
d.​Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
37.​Thecause(s)ofseveredisabilitiesis(are)mostoftenassociatedwith
a.​apregnantmother’sprolongedexposuretonoise.
b.​geneticfactors.
c.​highcholesterolinthefather.
d.​Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
38.Significantdeficitsanddelaysinspeechandlanguageskillsforpersonswithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesinvolve​
a.​articulationdisorders.
b.​fluencydisorders.
c.​absenceofexpressiveorallanguage.
d.​articulationdisorders,fluencydisorders,andabsenceofexpressiveorallanguage.
39.Peoplewithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesoftenhaveahigherincidenceof​
a.​congenitalheartdisease.
b.​epilepsy.
c.​diabetes.
d.​​congenitalheartdisease,​epilepsy,and​diabetes.
40.Zanderhasaconditionthatproducesbriefdisturbancesinthenormalelectricalfunctionsofthebrain,affectinghis
consciousness,bodymovements,orsensationsandresultsinaseizure.WhatisZander’scondition?​
a.​Spasticity
b.​Athetosis
c.​Epilepsy
d.​Hypotonia
41._____assessmentfocusesonvaluedskillstopromoteindependenceandqualityoflifeinnaturalsettings.​
a.​Criterion
b.​Authentic
c.​Norm-referenced
d.​Standardized
42.Stuisastudentwithsevereandmultipledisabilitieswho,asdeterminedbyhisIEPteam,isunabletoparticipateinthe
state-anddistrict-wideassessments.Assuch,Stumustbeincludedinthestate’saccountabilitysystembytakinga(n)​
a.​norm-referencedstandardizedassessment.
b.​alternateassessment.
c.​medicalexam.
d.​IQTest.
43.Effectiveprogramsforinfantsandtoddlerswithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesare​
a.​alwaysfacility-based.
b.​characterizedbyremovingthechildfromthefamily.
c.​childandfamily-centered.
d.​child-centeredwithlimitedfamilyinvolvement.
44.Assessingadaptivefitmeans​
a.​understandinghowtheenvironmentaccommodatesindividualneed.
b.​ensuringthattheindividualhastheprerequisiteskillsbeforeenteringtheenvironment.
c.​changingthegoalsfortheindividualwithoutchangingtheenvironment.
d.​Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
45.Animportantgoalinpreschoolprogramsforchildrenwithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesisto​
a.​focusinstructioninonedevelopmentalarea.
b.​limitsame-agepeerrelationshipsandpromoteinteractionwithadults.
c.​preparethechildforinclusiveschoolplacements.
d.​focusexclusivelyonthechild,thenworkwiththefamilyduringthetransitionintokindergarten.
46.Developmentallyappropriatepractice(DAP)emphasizes​
a.​childexplorationandplay.
b.​academiccurricula.
c.​instructionconsistentwiththementalageofthechild.
d.​Noneoftheanswersarecorrect.
47.Successfuleffortstoincludestudentswithsevereandmultipledisabilitiesingeneraleducationschoolsandclassrooms
involve​
a.​untrainedteachers.
b.​systematicorganizationofopportunitiesforinteraction.
c.​nospecificinstructiontoincreasethecompetenceofstudentswithseveredisabilities.
d.​Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
48.Disabilitiesthatinvolvesignificantphysical,sensory,intellectualand/orsocial-interpersonalperformancedeficitsare
knownas​
a.​significantmultipledisabilities.
b.​severemultiplehandicaps.
c.​severeandmultipledisabilities.
d.​significantmultiplehandicaps.
49.Whatisaconditioncharacterizedbyconstantcontortedtwistingmotionsinthewristsandfingers​?
a.​Athetosis
b.​Apotheosis
c.​Thanatopsis
d.​Arthroscopis