Which of the following statements about responses to sensory stimuli and people with
autism is most accurate?
A) Some people with autism do not feel pain.
B) People with autism usually prefer loud noises.
C) Many people with autism refuse to eat vegetables.
D) People with autism are usually oversensitive to strong odors.
Which of the following is a characteristic of primary prevention?
A) It is designed to eliminate the effects of risk factors on those so exposed.
B) It is designed to reduce the number of new cases of disabilities.
C) It is designed for people who are already affected by a problem.
D) It is designed to prevent the effects of a disability from worsening.
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
Lorenzo is a third grader who needs braces to walk. His aide, Mrs. Clary, notices a red
spot on the back of his left leg and adjusts the brace to relieve pressure. How will she
know if her adjustment was successful and she does not need to contact the school
nurse?
A) The red spot should fade within 20 minutes.
B) The red spot should feel cool when touched.
C) She should ask Lorenzo if his leg feels better.
D) She should observe Lorenzo to see if he is limping.
Mrs. Crosby has been asked to evaluate Hector for a possible communication disorder.
Hector’s family came from Miami but they speak very little English. Mrs. Crosby has
assessed Hector in both English and Spanish. What else can she do to be sure that she
has adequately measured his true communicative competence?
A) interview his parents
B) administer a second test in Spanish
C) listen when Hector is involved in authentic conversational behavior
D) interview his teachers
Marvin is a second grade student with a moderate intellectual disability. His teachers
claim that his gnome costume for Halloween was perfect for him. They say that he is
always happy and that he never meets a stranger. Recently his teacher had to stop him
from leaving the classroom with a man who had come to fix the computer. Marvin
displays characteristics of a person with
A) PKU
B) fragile X syndrome
C) Prader-Willi syndrome
D) Williams syndrome
One advantage of the response to intervention approach to identifying students with
learning disabilities is
A) it is simpler to use
B) it is less time-consuming
C) it is preferred by teachers and parents
D) it results in early identification and prevention
Which of the following would not be included as assistive technology under IDEA?
A) grabbers
B) a wheelchair
C) a cochlear implant
D) a flexible drinking straw
Which of the following has been referred to as the most important legislation enacted
for young children with developmental delays?
A) IDEA
B) No Child Left Behind
C) P. L. 99-457
D) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Which of the following conditions account for the most hospitalizations among
children?
A) asthma
B) cancer
C) epilepsy
D) HIV and AIDS
An approach toward identification of gifted and talented children that is gaining
popularity among educators is best described as
A) a nomination system
B) group analysis
C) multidimensional screening
D) standardized test administration
Which of the following is true about cognition and children with limited vision?
A) They have difficulty connecting their experiences.
B) Their potential to learn is extremely limited.
C) They perform more poorly on tasks that require recall.
D) They cannot be taught the meaning of many abstract concepts.
Isaac is a student with a disability who belongs to a neighborhood gang. He is involved
in an argument with another student in math class. Later that night, Isaac attends a
school sponsored football game. Other students report that Isaac has a gun and is
threatening to shoot the student he argued with earlier. Isaac is removed from the
football game by authorities. Members of the IEP team decide to place Isaac at an
alternative school for 45 days. Were Isaac’s rights violated?
A) No; the IEP made the decision to remove Isaac so multiple perspectives were
considered.
B) No; schools have the right to remove students who bring weapons to school to an
interim alternative placement
C) Yes; a student with a disability cannot be removed from school for more than 10
days.
D) Yes; a manifestation determination hearing must be conducted before Isaac can be
removed.
Which statement about unproven treatments for autism is most accurate?
A) Unproven treatments are easy to identify.
B) Parents are more susceptible to them than teachers.
C) Schools are reluctant to adopt unproven treatments.
D) Many treatments that claim to help have no scientific evidence
Which of the following is the most recent type of special school for gifted and talented
students?
A) high schools for gifted girls
B) magnet schools in urban areas
C) charter schools for the gifted and talented
D) high schools for the visual and performing arts
Which of the following is not a drawback to providing a job coach for people with
disabilities?
A) They can disrupt the natural work setting.
B) They gradually reduce the time spent in onsite training and support.
C) The supported employee may behave differently with the job coach.
D) The supported employee may interact mainly with the job coach rather than other
employees.
Skills that can help improve the success of children with autism in general education
classes include all of the following except
A) display near zero level problem behavior
B) use of secretin therapy
C) participate in group lessons
D) appropriate participation with peers
Developmental domains include areas such as
A) home, center, school, community
B) health, welfare, well-being, education
C) physical, cognitive, communication, social
D) nutrition, medical, parent involvement, school intervention
Which school policy best illustrates the concept of least restrictive environment?
A) All students with disabilities are included in general education classrooms.
B) Students with severe disabilities spend part of the day in segregated settings.
C) Students with disabilities are educated with peers without disabilities to the
maximum extent appropriate.
D) Students with disabilities cannot be removed from general education classes for
more than 45 minutes each day.
Who was the first person to develop methods for educating people with intellectual
disabilities?
A) Edgar Doll
B) Jean Itard
C) Bengt Nirje
D) Lewis Terman
Which of the following describes a natural cue in a work environment?
A) Gina wears a uniform to her job at McDonalds.
B) Jason looks at a poster to make sure he set a table correctly.
C) Madeline hears a beeping sound and removes sandwich buns from the oven.
D) Nicholas cleans the bird cages after the store manager requests that he do so.
Which of the following statements about parent involvement and special education is
true?
A) Parent involvement is an essential element of special education.
B) Parent involvement is generally discouraged by special educators.
C) Parents spend an exorbitant amount of time communicating with special educators.
D) Parents generally perceive special educators as experts and are hesitant to become
involved in educational decisions.
All of the following exemplify transition as the term is used in early childhood special
education except
A) Alvin to goes to lunch after center time
B) Bianca moves from home-based services to center-based services
C) Clyde received services at a preschool for children with disabilities but he is now
included in a regular preschool
D) Davita received special education services in a Head Start program, and at age 5 she
receives services in kindergarten
Differences in the rates of social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth and
development experienced by some gifted children is called
A) acceleration
B) asynchrony
C) developmental lag
D) precocity
Which of the following premises about low vision and its effects is true?
A) People with low vision have lesser aesthetic experiences.
B) People with low vision do not use their visual abilities.
C) People with low vision view the environment as stationary and clear.
D) Using low vision is the most efficient and preferred way of functioning.
Many students with mild intellectual disabilities are not identified until
A) shortly after birth
B) middle school
C) second or third grade
D) high school when curriculum becomes content oriented
Mrs. Gardner is using a peer support strategy to motivate her students to behave more
appropriately. Students have been asked to watch their classmates and catch them being
good. Mrs. Gardner praises students who have noticed positive behavior. Which of the
following strategies is she using?
A) peer monitoring
B) peer tutoring
C) positive peer reporting
D) peer support and confrontation
Which of the following is not included in the parallel curriculum for students with
physical disabilities?
A) self-advocacy
B) social skills training
C) increasing independence
D) use of assistive technology
Which of the following need not be considered when deciding what items to include in
a child’s augmentative vocabulary?
A) what peers are saying
B) the words a student can pronounce
C) the vocabulary that the student is currently using
D) the vocabulary that is needed in school and in the community
All of the following factors contribute to the vagueness of the definition of emotional
disturbance except
A) differing degrees of tolerance for misbehavior
B) varying expectations among parents and educators
C) inclusion of five different problems as qualifications
D) using terminology such as inappropriate and satisfactory
Which best characterizes the 1993 federal definition of gifted and talented presented in
the “National Excellence” report?
A) Its primary criterion is intellectual ability.
B) It added psychomotor talent as a criterion for eligibility.
C) It eliminated the term “gifted” as it did not indicate developing ability.
D) It required demonstrated performance of high levels of accomplishment.
Mrs. Gandy wants to be sure that her classroom has appropriate lighting for her students
with low vision. Which adaptation would not be helpful?
A) adjustable lamps
B) desks with tilting tops
C) writing paper with a dull finish
D) worksheets printed on colored paper
Which of the following is not true of specialized communication systems for students
with severe or multiple disabilities?
A) They are contrived and idiosyncratic in nature.
B) They enable students with severe disabilities to receive information.
C) They enable students with severe disabilities to express their wants and needs.
D) They enable students with severe disabilities to communicate with an unlimited
number of people.
Which is not a defining feature of special education?
A) intensive
B) guided by teacher performance
C) goal-directed
D) individualized
Picking up a toy, using a crayon, and tying a shoe are examples of what kind of motor
control? Define this area of development.
There is some controversy surrounding the intelligence of emotionally and behaviorally
disabled students. Explain the reasons for this controversy.
Define group homes.
Why is the prevalence of chronic medical conditions in children much higher than the
number of students receiving special education under the disability categories of
orthopedic impairments and other health impairments?
The majority of classroom behavior problems can be prevented by the use of what kind
of behavior management?
How do blindness and low vision affect learning, motor development, and social
interaction?
What term identifies that a hearing loss occurred after the development of spoken
language? How is speech and language affected?
List five tasks that service animals can perform for disabled owners.
If disability labels do not tell us what and how to teach, why are they used in special
education?
Define and give examples of biological risk conditions.
Define and give an example of alternative assessments.
Briefly explain the social interaction and interaction of children with visual
impairments compared to normally sighted children.
Name and define the educational classifications of students with visual impairments.
Explain the resource room model of serving students with LD. Include the advantages
and disadvantages of this approach.
What are four potential speech problems of children who are deaf or hard of hearing?
What can you do to teach a child with physical disabilities or health impairments to be
independent?