True/False
1.Studentsmayshareacommonlabelsuchasgifted,culturallydiverse,orhearingimpaired,howevereachstudentisa
uniqueindividual.​
a.True
b.False
2.Intraindividualdescribesdifferencesbetweenstudentsthatdistinguisheachstudentfromtheirpeers.​
a.True
b.False
3.Thereasonsforreferraltospecialeducationmightnotliewithinthestudent,whichisoneofthereasonswhypre-
referralinterventionsaresoimportant.​
a.True
b.False
4.Ifastudenthasanimpairmentinsensory,manual,orspeakingskills,theteammusttakethatfactintoaccountwhen
designinganassessmentbattery.​
a.True
b.False
5.​Norm-referencedtestsarestandardizedtestswhicharelinkedtointraindividualdifferences
a.True
b.False
6.Teacherstendtobemoreconcernedwithastudent’spatternofstrengthsandneedsratherthanhowthestudent
compareswithhisorherclassmates.​
a.True
b.False
7.Whenproperlyconducted,educationalassessmentsleadtothedevelopmentofmeaningfulIEPs.​
a.True
b.False
8.AnIEPshouldnotbelimitedbyplacementoptionsortheavailabilityofservices.
a.True
b.False
9.AnIEPisalegallybindingcontractandschoolscanbeheldliableifgoalsarenotachieved.
a.True
b.False
10.Section504planshavethesamemandatedcomponentsasIEPs​
a.True
b.False
MultipleChoice
11.Allofthefollowingillustratethepresenceofinterindividualdifference,EXCEPT:
a.​thecounselorreviewedIQscoresofallthechildrenintheclassinpreparationforparentmeetings.
b.​Jevongottopmarksonthemathtest,butWilliamfailedhismathtest.
c.Anthonywearsglassesbecauseheisnear-sighted,butLiliawearsthembecausesheisfar-sighted.​
d.MariaexcelsinherEnglishliteratureclassbutistwoyearsbelowgradelevelinhermathclass.​
12.Allofthefollowingillustrateintraindividualdifference,EXCEPT:
a.AndrewgotstraightA’sinhissocialstudiesclass,butisfailinginscience.
b.eventhoughmostofMrs.Jennings’classreceivedreadingscoresabovethegradelevel,afewwerereading
belowit.​
c.​eventhoughshedoesn’tlikemath,AnnetteexcelsinbothmathandEnglishclasses.
d.​Fernandousuallygetsthebestgradesinhisclassandisalsooneoftheschool’shighestscorersonthe
basketballteam.
13.Areferral,orwrittenrequesttoevaluateastudenttodeterminewhetherornottheyhaveadisability,istypicallyNOT
initiatedby:
a.​ageneraleducationteacher.
b.aconcernedparent.​
c.astudent.​
d.theoutcomeofchild-findefforts.​
14.Thereferralcommittee,oftenknownasthechildstudycommittee,specialservicesteam,etc.,reviewsdocumentation
thataccompaniesareferral,and:
a.​iscomposedoftheparent(s)/guardian(s),thechildandtheirteacher,inadditiontooneschooladministrator.
b.mustobtainpermissionfromthespecialeducationteacherbeforetheybegintoreviewtheavailable
information.​
c.shouldnotifyparent(s)/guardiansthatareferralisbeinginitiatedontheirchild,thoughIDEAdoesnotrequire
thecommitteetodoso.​
d.initiatestheformalevaluationassoonasthechildhasbeenreferredtothecommittee.​
15.Inobtainingtheconsentofthechild’sparent(s)/guardian(s)foraformalevaluation,theschoolmustnotifythe
parent/guardian:​
a.​intheprimarylanguagespokenbythechildatschool.
b.oftheschool’sintenttoplacetheirchildinspecialeducationclasses.​
c.​oftheschool’sintentiontoevaluatetheirchild,includingthereasoningbehindthedecision.
d.​oftheschool’sintentiontoputtheirchildonanIEP.
16.Inordertomeasureinterindividualdifferences,evaluatorsuse:​
a.​bothnorm-referencedandinformaltests.
b.norm-referencedandcriterion-referencedtests.​
c.criterion-referencedtests.​
d.norm-referencedtests.​
17.Allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueregardingnorm-referencedassessments,EXCEPT:
a.​thedatafromnorm-referencedtestsareveryusefulforinstructionalplanning.
b.thedatafromnorm-referencedtestsarepresentedintermsofpercentileranks,stanines,orgradeequivalent
scores.​
c.norm-referencedtestscomparetheperformanceofanindividualstudentwiththatofarepresentativesample
ofchildren.​
d.​evaluatorscancompareastudent’sperformancetothatoftheirsame-agedpeers,whenusinganorm-
referencedtest.
18.Criterion-referencedassessments:
a.​areassociatedwithinterindividualdifferences.
b.providelimitedinstructionalinformation.​
c.​compareastudent’sperformanceonataskwiththatofarepresentativesampleofchildren.
d.​arehelpfulinidentifyingspecificskillsthestudenthasalreadymastered,aswellasthosethatareyettobe
mastered.
19.Aproperevaluationputstogethermultiplesourcesofinformationwhichtypicallyincludealltheofthefollowing,
EXCEPT:
a.​amedicalevaluation.
b.standardizedtests.​
c.worksamples.​
d.observationaldata.​
20.Ifanevaluationdeterminesthatastudentisnoteligibletoreceivespecialeducationservices,then:​
a.​thereisnoneedtotryfurtherinterventionstrategies.
b.thestudentshouldberemovedfromhisorherpresentplacement.​
c.​theteammightwanttoconsiderwhetherornotthestudentiseligiblefora504accommodationplan.
d.​parentsonlyneedbeinformedthatthestudentdidnotqualifyforspecialeducationservices,butdonotneedto
betoldwhytheirchildwasfoundineligible.
21.Eachstudentwhoisfoundeligibleforspecialeducationservicesmusthave:​
a.​furtherevaluationstodetermineplacement.
b.aletterfromtheirparent(s)/guardian(s)concurringwiththeevaluationteam’sfindings.​
c.​a504accommodationplan.
d.​anIEP.
22.AllofthefollowingstatementsconcerninganIEParetrue,EXCEPT:
a.​IEPscanserveasmeanstoencouragecollaborationandcooperationbetweenparentsandprofessionals.
b.AnIEPshouldbedevelopedwithin30daysfollowingtheevaluationanddeterminationofthestudent’s
disability.​
c.​Oncetheteamhasplacedthestudentintheleastrestrictiveenvironment,theythenshouldaddressthegoals
andshort-termobjective/benchmarksintheIEP.
d.​AnIEPcanbestbeviewedasamanagementtoolthatprovidesinstructionaldirectionsothatthestudent
receivesaneducationtomeettheirindividualneeds.
23.Ataminimum,anIEPteammustconsistof:​
a.​thestudent,aparent/guardian,thestudent’sspecialeducationteacher,aknowledgeablerepresentativefromthe
schooldistrict,theschoolnurse,andaschoolpsychologist.
b.aparent/guardian,thestudent’sgeneraleducationteacher,aschoolpsychologist,aknowledgeable
representativefromtheschooldistrict,andthestudent.​
c.thestudent,aparent/guardian,theschool’scareercounselor,thestudent’sspecialeducationteacher,a
knowledgeablerepresentativefromtheschooldistrict,andaschoolpsychologist.​
d.aparent/guardian,thechild’sgeneralandspecialeducationteachers,aknowledgeablerepresentativefromthe
schooldistrict,andaschoolpsychologist.​
24.IDEA:​
a.​mandatesthatparents/guardiansmustactivelyparticipateintheIEPprocessandassistinthecreationofthe
student’sgoalsandshort-termobjectives/benchmarks.
b.doesnotrecommendthatstudentstakepartintheIEPasdiscussionsinthemeetingmaylowertheirself-
esteem.​
c.​statesthatschoolsareliableiftheydonotprovideservicesstipulatedintheIEP.
d.statesthatallIEPformsmustbeuniformandnotvaryinformatfromdistrict-to-districtorstate-to-state.
25.Acompletereevaluationofthestudent’seligibilityforspecialeducationservices:​
a.​isnotnecessaryifschoolofficialsdonotthinkitisneeded.
b.musttakeplaceonceayearifparentsthinkitisnecessary.​
c.​musttakeplaceonceeverytwoyearsifbothparentsandschoolofficialsthinkitisnecessary.
d.​musttakeplaceonceeverythreeyears,unlessbothparentsandschoolofficialsagreethatsuchareviewis
unnecessary.
26.​TheIEPdocument:
a.​shouldbesocomprehensivethatitcanbeusedastheentireinstructionalbasisforthestudent.
b.isintendedtodictatewhatthestudentistaughtandhowinstructionisdelivered.​
c.​shouldbeindividualizedtomeettheuniquelearningneedsofthestudent.
d.​isbestformulatedbyusingcomputer-generatedgoalsandobjectives.
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanelementofanIEP?​
a.​Student’scurrentlevelperformance
b.Student’sIQscore​
c.Annualgoals​
d.Relatedservicestobeprovided​
28.TheIEPteamisrequired,underIDEA2004,toannuallydevelop:​
a.​analternativecurriculum.
b.alternativeinstructionaltechniques.​
c.measurablegoals.​
d.accommodationsandmodifications.​
29.Whichofthefollowingcontainsallfivecomponentsthatareessentialinwritingclearandmeasurableannualgoals?
a.​Afterbeingassignedthreebookstoread,Michaelwillgivebookreportsforeachattheendof33weeks.
b.Givena25-sentenceparagraphcontainingcompoundsentencesandsimplesentences,Traviswillunderline
simplesentenceswithasinglelineandcompoundsentenceswithadoubleline,with22outof25sentences
correctattheendof32weeks.
c.​Carmenwillcomplete75additionandsubtractionproblemswith80%accuracy.
d.​GivenamapoftheU.S.withtheStatenamesfilledin,Ellenwillwriteinthenamesofthestatecapitals
selectedfromalistof50,attheendof35weeks.
30.Allofthefollowingstatementsregardingshort-termobjectivesorbenchmarksaretrue,EXCEPT:​
a.​thedurationofmostshort-termobjectivesorbenchmarksisgenerally6to9months.
b.short-termobjectivesorbenchmarksarenotrequiredineveryIEP.​
c.​short-termobjectivesorbenchmarksarerequiredintheIEPsofstudentswithsignificantcognitivedisabilities
whoarecompletingalternativeassessments.
d.​benchmarkstypicallydescribeananticipatedlevelofstudentaccomplishment.
31.Allofthefollowingstatementsregardingrelatedservicearetrue,EXCEPT:
a.​collaborationandcooperationamongawiderangeofserviceprovidersisnecessaryinordertosuccessfully
meettheneedsofstudentswithdisabilitiesininclusiveclassrooms.
b.IDEArequiresthatrelatedservicesbeincludedintheIEPforstudentsasdeemednecessary.​
c.​relatedservicesarevaryingformsofinstructionalservicesimplementedinresponsetoindividualstudentneeds.
d.​relatedservicesareakeycomponentofanindividual’seducationprogram.
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredarelatedserviceprovider?​
a.​Physicaltherapist
b.​Resourceroomteacher
c.​Mobilityspecialist
d.​Socialworker
33.Section504ofthe1973RehabilitationActrequiresschoolsdoallofthefollowing,EXCEPT:​
a.implementChildFindProgramseveryfiveyearstoensurethatallchildrenwithdisabilitieswhoarenotbeing
servedareidentifiedandlocated.
b.seethatstudentswithdisabilitiesareeducatedwiththeirpeerswithoutdisabilitiestothegreatestextent
possible.​
c.​establishnondiscriminatoryevaluationandplacementprocedures.
d.providea“free,appropriatepubliceducation.”
34.StudentseligibleforservicesunderSection504mightincludeallofthefollowing,EXCEPTastudentwho:​
a.​wasreferredforspecialeducation,butdidnotqualifyunderIDEA.
b.haslupus.​
c.​failedtomaketheschool’shonorroll.
d.​wasabusedbyagrandparent.
35.StudentswhoreceiveaSection504plan:​
a.​aremostlikelytobereferredforthe504planbyspecialeducatorsand/orschooladministrators.
b.mustundergothesameassessmentandevaluationproceduresasstudentswithIEPdo.
c.donothavesubstantiallimitationtoamajorlifeactivity,whichiswhytheydidnotqualifyforservicesunder
IDEA.​
d.areentitledtoaccommodations,suchasextendedtimeontestsoraclassmatetotakenotesforthem,if
necessarytoensureequalaccesstothecurriculum.​
SubjectiveShortAnswer
36.Whatwouldtypicallytakeplaceinapre-referralintervention?​
37.Brieflydescribethereferralprocess.
38.Whatkindofinformationdocriterion-referencedassessmentsyield?​
39.Whatconcernsexistregardingtheuseofcomputer-generatedIEPgoalsandobjectives?
40.Whatarethefivecomponentscontainedinawellwrittenmeasurablegoal?​
Essay
41.Describeinsomedetailthestepsinvolvedonceachildissuspectedofhavingadisabilityuntilthecompletionofthe
IEP.​