What percentage of individuals with disabilities who are of working age are employed?
A) 13%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 47%
According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Center, most spinal cord injuries
are the result of
A) acts of violence
B) falls
C) motor vehicle accidents
D) sports injuries
An intellectual disability is usually defined by an IQ that falls at or below
A) 70
B) 80
C) 90
D) 100
Tests for communication disorders that have been translated into other languages for
English language learners
A) are readily available for a variety of English language learners
B) usually are more reliable than assessments administered in English
C) may actually be a disservice because of improper translations
D) may actually hinder a child’s motivation to demonstrate new communication abilities
Current research on the possible causes of autism lists all of the following except
A) abnormal brain development
B) genetic factors
C) environmental toxins
D) parenting style
An environmental agent suspected as a cause of learning disabilities is
A) poverty
B) food allergies
C) heredity
D) vitamin deficiency
Which of the following changed all references to mental retardation in federal statutes
to intellectual disabilities?
A) Diana v. Board of Education
B) IDEA 2004
C) PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
D) Rosa’s Law
One of the major concerns about using RTI to identify those in need of special
education is that
A) culturally diverse students are overlooked
B) professionals are resistant to this approach
C) it takes longer to identify students who need services
D) interventions are not implemented with fidelity in many classrooms
Neuroimaging research has indicated that students with dyslexia have differences in the
brain structure or functioning in the
A) cerebral cortex
B) corpus callosum
C) frontal lobe
D) left temporal lobe
The short-term care of a family member with disabilities to provide relief for parents
from caretaking duties is known as
A) day care
B) respite care
C) family support
D) parent-to-parent support
Which of the following best represents a deficit in adaptive behavior?
A) Three-year-old Joey is afraid of the dark.
B) Five-year old Darrell cannot tie his shoes.
C) Twelve-year-old Chandler cannot cross the street without assistance.
D) Fourteen-year-old Rodney calls his friend a sissy for wearing a hat in cold weather.
The first public school special education classes in the United States were for
A) children with hearing impairments
B) children with intellectual disabilities
C) children with physical disabilities
D) children with visual impairments
The difference in the prevalence rates of intellectual disabilities is largely due to
A) differences in poverty rates
B) differences in parental education
C) differences in availability of services
D) differences in criteria used for identification
Tony is a typically developing student in preschool. He learned to discriminate between
a circle and a triangle in 3 trials. His classmate, Jay, has an intellectual disability. How
many trials might Jay require to perform the same task?
A) 3
B) 10
C) 30
D) 50
Which of the following statements about speech-sound errors are true?
A) Treatments to address them are relatively simple.
B) Treatments must be implemented before the age of 7.
C) They result from a defect in the operation of the speech apparatus.
D) They result from problems recognizing or processing the sounds of language.
Which of the following is an assumption of the mirror model for parent involvement?
A) Parent education groups cause parents to feel guilty.
B) Not all parents need everything that professionals offer.
C) Professionals are eager to provide workshops to assist parents.
D) Professionals are more qualified to assist children than parents.
Larry scored below basic level on a statewide achievement test; however, his teacher
has evidence that he has made small incremental improvements in both reading fluency
and comprehension this year. Which type of assessment is likely to provide this
evidence?
A) criterion-referenced assessment
B) curriculum-based measurement
C) norm-referenced assessment
D) summative assessment
Rather than relying on assessments based on developmental milestones, many early
intervention programs are using
A) adaptive behavior inventories
B) curriculum-based assessment
C) naturalistic observation
D) parent interviews
Which of the following would be the least functional activity for a sixteen-year-old with
severe or multiple disabilities?
A) sorting M&M’s by color
B) fastening a pair of shoes
C) operating a vending machine
D) reading words such as stop, walk, men and women
Which of the following is an example of a behavior trap?
A) Bailey can”t stop spinning coins once he starts.
B) Mrs. Monroe always has a negative reaction to Cole’s screaming.
C) Mrs. Chisholm uses Darren’s love of presidents to develop academic skills.
D) Mr. Newman checks to make sure that objects in class are kept in the same place.
Mrs. Abraham teaches second grade. She is concerned about Sammy’s behavior. He is
unable to read grade-level text. He disrupts class during reading by cursing and
screaming when he is asked to read. Which of the following strategies would be most
likely to improve Sammy’s behavior?
A) punishing Sammy when he disrupts reading
B) telling Sammy what is expected during reading
C) providing accommodations to increase Sammy’s success
D) praising students for sitting quietly and reading when they are asked to
What is the most common type of cerebral palsy?
A) ataxia
B) athetosis
C) spastic
D) tremor
Optical devices or aids for students with low vision
A) are often multipurpose
B) restore vision to normal
C) improve performance on certain tasks
D) are more often binocular than monocular
Ms. Frost gives oral reading fluency tests every week to all her first graders. The lowest
performing students receive special reading tutoring until they are reading at a
minimally acceptable level. What type of intervention is this?
A) compensatory
B) intensive
C) preventive
D) remedial
Aaron has cerebral palsy. He is able to use his arms and hands quite well but he has
braces on both legs that support him when he walks. His condition would be described
as
A) double hemiplegia
B) diplegia
C) hemiplegia
D) paraplegia
Mrs. O”Cain asks Travis to identify the middle sound in the word hit. Which phonemic
awareness skill does this task involve?
A) isolating sounds
B) manipulating sounds
C) orally blending sounds
D) segmenting a word into sounds
Which of the following statements about IQ tests is NOT true?
A) IQ test scores tend to be static.
B) Intelligence tests can be culturally biased.
C) Intelligence testing is not an exact science.
D) IQ tests measure performance at one point in time.
Social deficits displayed by students with intellectual disabilities include all of the
following except
A) inability to recall names
B) poor communication skills
C) inability to recognize emotional states of others
D) unusual or inappropriate behavior during social interactions
Mrs. Keller wants Tony to participate in making a snack with other children in a
kindergarten class. He is able to pour things but his movements are jerky and she does
not want him to spill the cereal and waste it. She has him point to the cereal to indicate
that it needs to go in the bowl next. Which misuse of partial participation does this
exemplify?
A) missed participation
B) myopic participation
C) passive participation
D) piecemeal participation
Which of the following is an indicator that a child with a disability may need more
support in the classroom?
A) He/she may seem tired.
B) He/she may refuse to participate in activities.
C) He/she may switch from one activity to another.
D) He/she may become over dependent on adult help.
Which statement about the causes of many cases of severe disabilities is true?
A) The cause of most severe disabilities is delayed speech.
B) Severe disabilities are rarely acquired later in life.
C) The cause of a severe disability often cannot be determined.
D) Most severe disabilities are caused by a lack of adequate prenatal care.