Which one of the following is the best example of a resource that is likely to be tapped
in the social support systems approach?
a. neighbors
b. teachers
c. social workers
d. local employers
Students with intellectual gifts
A) tend to be more frequently bullied than other students.
B) sometimes bully others and are sometimes bullied by others.
C) are often bullied by others, but do not bully.
D) have been shown to bully more often than others.
Each of the following is true about children who are deaf EXCEPT
A) They reach the same language development milestones in sign as children without
hearing loss do in spoken language, but at a slower rate.
B) They reach the same language development milestones in sign at the same time as
children without hearing loss do in spoken language.
C) They are at a distinct disadvantage regarding acquisition of spoken language.
D) They are at a distinct disadvantage regarding acquisition of English language
comprehension.
Which one of the following statements reflects a common misconception about
giftedness?
A) Children who are gifted usually like school.
B) Motivation and creativity are as much of an indicator of giftedness as IQ.
C) Some people are gifted in one area only.
D) Individuals who are gifted intellectually tend to be socially inept.
All of the following patterns of behavior signal problems in preschool EXCEPT
A) grabbing, kicking, and screaming to get one’s way.
B) frequent conflicts and aloofness from others.
C) infrequent outbursts, but with apparent reason.
D) hiding from strangers.
Susan and Mike are looking to place their son, Max, in an effective educational
program for students with E/BD. They should select a program that includes all of the
following elements EXCEPT
A) systematic, data-based interventions.
B) direct, daily assessment of performance.
C) emphasis on self-awareness, mindfulness activities.
D) programming for transfer and maintenance.
An example of a culturally linked behavior that might be confused with exceptionality
is
a. handedness.
b. eye contact.
c. skin color.
d. killing.
All of the following are true EXCEPT
A) Cultural factors work against the development and recognition of females with
special gifts or talents.
B) Giftedness is found as often among students with disabilities as among those who do
not have disabilities.
C) Females with special gifts or talents lag behind males in many measures of
achievement and aptitude.
D) Gifted females tend not to pursue courses of study or careers
involving science, engineering, and math.
Orientation and mobility skills
a. develop naturally in people who are blindsurprisingly little instruction is needed to
learn them as long as one is highly motivated.
b. are largely dependent on motivation and proper O & M. instruction.
c. are highly correlated with level of visual acuity, the greater the loss of acuity, the
better one’s O & M skills.
d. are highly correlated with level of visual acuity, the greater the loss of acuity, worse
are one’s O & M skills.
When writing creatively, students with learning disabilities tend to
A) use less complex sentence structures than their peers.
B) write paragraphs that are generally as well organized as their peers.
C) include about the same number of ideas as their peers.
D) have the same type and degree of handwriting problems as their peers.
When dealing with the public, one of the most difficult things that parents are likely to
face is
a. the inappropriate responses of their children to others.
b. the poor report cards they may get from school.
c. feeling guilty because they might be receiving special treatment, such as special
education services.
d. inappropriate responses of others to their children with disabilities.
Some believe that anugly secret of contemporary American education policyis
A) unhelpful social pressure by school personnel.
B) the neglect of our most talented students.
C) the No Child Left Behind Act’s inclusion of gifted students.
D) the moral obligation to help disadvantaged students.
Employment based on assessment of an individual’s skills and interests is
a) supported employment.
b) competitive employment.
c) sheltered employment.
d) customized employment.
An inherited syndrome of deaf-blindness characterized by hearing loss and retinitis
pigmentosa is
a) Usher syndrome.
b) Asperger syndrome.
c) Down syndrome.
d) CHARGE syndrome.
Maria is enrolled in a general education classroom but is taught by a special education
teacher in a special education classroom for an hour a day. What type of special
education services does Leslie receive?
a. She receives itinerant services.
b. She receives resource services.
c. She receives consultation services.
d. She receives diagnostic-prescriptive services.
Cognitive superiority, creativity, and motivation in combination and of notable
magnitude that makes it possible for a person to contribute something of value to
society is
A) genius
B) giftedness
C) creativity
D) insight
A neurotransmitter involved in sending messages between neurons and the brain that is
found in abnormal levels in people with ADHD is
A) histamine.
B) dopamine.
C) dexadrine.
D) caladrine.
Early intervention consists of all the following EXCEPT
A) career guidance
B) handling and positioning
C) maximizing the outcome of therapy
D) developing communication skills
Doug Landis, an artist who is paralyzed from the neck down, uses a pencil attached to a
mouth stick to draw. This illustrates how the focus on persons with disabilities should
be
a. on what they can do.
b. on how they are limited.
c. on their miraculous achievements.
d. on what others can do to help them.
Probably the central issue in the education of adolescents with special gifts and talents
is that of
A) vocational focus versus academic focus.
B) acceleration versus enrichment.
C) inclusion versus separate schools.
D) grade-skipping versus acceleration.
A condition that is incurable is
A) progressive.
B) episodic.
C) chronic.
D) acute.
The special education intervention that requires the least specialized environment is
a. consultation by a special educator.
b. instruction by an itinerant teacher.
c. instruction in a resource room.
d. instruction by a regular classroom teacher.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, what percentage of students are
identified as deaf or hard of hearing?
A) 14%
B) 0.10%
C) 1.4%
D) 0.014%
Children’s reactions to their own physical disabilities are largely
A) a reflection of how others respond to them.
B) dependent on the nature and degree of their disabilities.
C) dependent on whether they use a wheelchair for mobility.
D) a reflection of how well they achieve academically.
The purpose of early intervention programs for children at risk for mild intellectual
disabilities is
a) improving parents’teaching skills.
b) preventing intellectual disabilities or furthering development of children who have
intellectual disabilities.
c) improving family financial status through job training for parents.
d) improving the quality of the children’s medical care.
Each of the following statements about classification of language disorders is true
EXCEPT
A) If by age 2 years a child is not using two-word utterances, he might be considered to
have early expressive language delay (EELD).
B) About half the children whose language development is delayed at age 2 will
gradually catch up developmentally.
C) A significant percentage of the children who show language impairments in
kindergarten will have obvious reading problems by second grade.
D) Difficulty in using language in social interactions and relationships is an exclusive
feature of secondary language disorders.
Students with ADHD who have not received special education in high school
A) should obtain the documentation they need for colleges to provide them with
appropriate accommodations.
B) have little chance of obtaining accommodations in college.
C) must provide a copy of current prescriptions they take for ADHD in order to obtain
accommodations in college.
D) must get the high school to send a letter apologizing for the oversight in order to
obtain accommodations in high school.
Which one of the following statements about intellectual disabilities (ID) is true?
a) Designating someone as having”intellectual disabilities”has become easier.
b) Professionals are in agreement that the label”mental retardation”(MR) is harmful.
c) The prevailing opinions is that, for some children, intellectual disabilities are not a
permanent condition.
d) How well a person functions has not been shown to be related to supports available
in the environment.
Visual devices that employ lines, circles, and boxes to organize information are
A) mnemonic organizers.
B) linear organizers.
C) graphic organizers.
D) geometric organizers.
Which statement is true?
A) The number of people with physical disabilities is declining and the availability of
service programs is improving.
B) The number of people with physical disabilities is growing along with the
availability of service programs.
C) The number of people with physical disabilities is growing but the availability of
service programs is not.
D) The number of people with physical disabilities is declining so the availability of
service programs is decreasing.