Which educational setting was the basis for developing the Deaf community/Deaf
culture?
A. The general education classroom
B. The resource room
C. Homebound setting
D. The residential school
Harold is a student in your class with traumatic brain injury. He seems to have difficulty
processing information during lessons and does not contribute to class discussions or
answer questions. Which of the following evidence-based instructional strategies might
help Harold?
A. Use large-print text.
B. Monitor his progress.
C. Adjust instructional pacing.
D. Use visual aids.
Which of the following involves simply observing and recording in an anecdotal format
what the student is doing?
A. Portfolio-based assessment
B. Time sampling
C. Event recording
D. Field observation
How many adults with disabilities report they are struggling financially?
A. About half
B. About one third
C. About two thirds
D. About one fourth
Which of the following provides rules for putting together a series of words to form
sentences?
A. Language
B. Speech
C. Phonology
D. Syntax
Wesley is unable to communicate his needs or wants using words. This is an issue in the
classroom because he is often unnoticed. What is an appropriate strategy to help Wesley
in the classroom?
A. Use assistive technology to enable him to communicate.
B. Allow him to be an observer rather than a participant.
C. Ask for a speech therapy evaluation.
D. When Wesley has a need encourage him to verbalize it.
Which of the following involves integrating civics and real life applications?
A. Service learning
B. Classroom-centered intervention
C. Check and Connect
D. Mediation
Which principle rejects an all-or-none approach under which students either function
independently in a given environment or not at all?
A. Partial participation
B. Functional participation
C. Semi participation
D. Maximum participation
When designing IEPs for students with visual impairments, some important decisions to
consider are provision of instruction to support student success, location of services,
and:
A. The school’s budget
B. Nonacademic priorities
C. Staffing needs
D. Braille services
A device with an electrode array inserted into the inner ear to provide direct stimulation
t the nerve fibers is:
A. Hearing aid
B. Cochlear implant
C. Audiometer
D. Assistive listening device
What percent of time is the majority of students with learning disabilities included in
the general education classroom?
A. 40″79%
B. 0″39%
C. 80″100%
D. 50″89%
In order to be identified as having an intellectual disability, a child must demonstrate
significantly below average intellectual functioning and which of the following?
A. Related limitation on two or more areas of adaptive skills
B. Genetic abnormalities
C. Seizure syndrome and brain dysfunction
D. A discrepancy between ability and achievement
Which definition of family is advocated by the authors of this chapter?
A. A group of people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together and
carry out family responsibilities
B. People who are related or not related, but who love and care for each other
C. A group of people who share similar beliefs, customs, and values
D. Two or more people who regard themselves as a family and carry out the functions
that families typically perform
The best way to determine giftedness in the visual or performing arts is to:
A. Have a competition and let an audience determine the winner
B. Use a panel of expert judges
C. Administer a standardized test
D. Use portfolio assessment
Each of the following is a component for delivering culturally responsive instruction
except which one?
A. Integrate content into your curriculum.
B. Help students understand cultural assumptions and biases.
C. Use your curriculum and teaching methods to modify your students’ unacceptable
racial attitudes.
D. Make students’ decisions for them regarding their education.
Each of the following is a valuable method for determining the level of functioning of
students with visual impairments in the expanded core curriculum except:
A. Observation in natural environments
B. Authentic assessments
C. Standardized assessments
D. Performance assessments
Which of the following holds that white people are genetically superior to nonwhite
people?
A. Cultural deficit theory
B. Eugenics
C. Cultural difference
D. Genetic deficit theory
Each of the following is a component of the definition of multiple disabilities except:
A. There are concomitant impairments
B. The combination of impairments causes severe educational needs
C. Needs may be accommodated by programs for just one of the impairments
D. Needs cannot be accommodated by services solely for one of the impairments
Ms. Mann, a sixth-grade teacher, arranges a parent-teacher conference with Mr. and
Mrs. Dixonto discuss a problem she is having with their son Bobby, who has learning
disabilities. Most authorities would recommend that Ms. Mann:
A. Emphasize positive things about Bobby, along with the negative.
B. End the conference by summarizing Bobby’s deficit areas.
C. Start with business first rather than informal social conversation.
D. Use professional language so that the Yubas will view her as a professional.
The proportion of students served in special education by disability and race/ethnicity;
the percentage of students in special education in difference educational environments
by race/ethnicity; and the percentage of student in racial/ethnic groups receiving special
education are:
A. Data sources related to disproportionate representation
B. Data sources related to tracking
C. Data sources used in the Brown v. Board of Education case
D. Data sources related to nondiscriminatory evaluation
What percentage of students with disabilities graduate with a high school diploma?
A. 72%
B. 90%
C. 56%
D. 40%
Color blindness and poor contrast sensitivity result from damage to the:
A. Cones
B. Optic nerve
C. Retina
D. Lens
Most students with ADHD have IQ scores in what range?
A. Low average
B. Average
C. High average
D. Above average
Learning about the family’s strength, needs and preferences; inviting the family to
describe their cultural values; identifying disagreements or alternative perspectives; and
showing respect for differences are steps to which of the following?
A. Increasing knowledge and experiences of other cultures
B. Culturally responsive instruction
C. Enhancing self-awareness
D. Cultural reciprocity
Supplementary aids and services include each of the following EXCEPT:
A. Extracurricular activities
B. Adaptive seating
C. Assistive technology
D. Instructional modifications
The most frequently implemented accommodation for students with learning disabilities
is:
A. Taking an alternative test
B. Having tests read out loud
C. Testing in a separate setting
D. Extra time to take a test
Using more than one methodology, providing a variety of formats of materials,
expanding assessment options, and varying the complexity and nature of the content are
elements of:
A. Response to intervention
B. Embedded learning approach
C. Differentiated instruction
D. Universal design for learning
Which law extends accessibility and anti-discriminatory protection for individuals with
disabilities into private-sector employment, transportation, state and local government
activities and programs, privately operated businesses that are open to the public
(“public accommodations”), and telecommunications?
A. IDEA
B. Section 504
C. ADA
D. ESEA
Students with intellectual disabilities have an IQ that is which of the following?
A. Within two standard deviations of the mean.
B. Two standard deviations above the mean.
C. Two or more standard deviations below the mean.
D. One standard deviation below the mean.
What percent of students with autism spend 80-100% of their time in general education
settings?
A. 10%
B. 50%
C. 18%
D. 39%
Sheila is a student with a learning disability who receives instruction in the general
education curriculum. Which of the following would be an appropriate accommodation
for Sheila when taking the standardized state test?
A. Not requiring Sheila to take the test.
B. Allow Sheila to take the test home to complete.
C. Allow Sheila extra time to complete the test.
D. Allow Sheila to take an alternative assessment.