Pel 184 IL School Social Worker EXAM STUDY
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1. Students for whom English as a second language...
A,Typically have above average math skills
B. Have much lower IQ scores and students for whom English is the first
language
C. Exhibit a range of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for
whom English is the first language
D. Can I be expected to read at grade level - ANSWER ✔ B. Exhibit a range
of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom English is
the first language
2. Students with cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds that differ from the
backgrounds of the majority of the students at their schools will likely be
affected in which of the following ways?
A. They will have a different body of background knowledge than their
fellow students which may adversely affect their academic
performance
B. They are more likely than their peers to need special education
services
C. They will be less motivated than their peers because of a lack of
parental interest in their academic performance
D. Their overall academic performance will be reduced because their
reading skills will be below grade level - ANSWER ✔ A. They will
have a different body of background knowledge than their fellow
students which may adversely affect their academic performance
,3. Julio is a seventh grade student who has lived in the US for only six months
in English as a second language. Test conducted by the school psychologist
show that he possesses normal intelligence, and he does not appear to have
any learning disabilities, but he is struggling academically. Which of the
following interventions is likely to be most appropriate for Julio in the
situation?
A. Referring Julio for special education services
B. Lowering academic standards for Julio because he does not speak
English fluently
C. Telling Julio's parents that they should only speak English at home
D. Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by
speaking more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing
more visual aids, etc - ANSWER ✔ D.
Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by
speaking more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more
visual aids, etc.
4. Executive functioning - ANSWER ✔ Is the ability to plan ahead and control
one's impulses and people with poor executive function struggle to
concentrate and complete complex tasks regardless of their level of
intelligence
5. Pre-referral interventions - ANSWER ✔ Must be tried and found ineffective
before a student could be referred for special education services. The
purpose of pre-referral interventions is for school faculty to work together to
find ways to help struggling students succeed in the main stream classroom
instead of referring them for special education
6. What do successful pre-referral interventions look like? - ANSWER ✔ They
Involve a problem-solving approach. Teachers and support workers develop
hypotheses about the causes of the students problems and test various
intervention methods. They document and reevaluate their efforts and, if
, these efforts fail, only then do they begin the special education referral
process
7. What is Axis 1 of DSM - ANSWER ✔ Depression
8. What is Axis II in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Personality disorders and mental
retardation
9. Axis III in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Medical conditions
10.What is Axis IV in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Environmental and psychosocial
factors
11.Where would physical abuse fall in the DSM - ANSWER ✔ Physical abuse
by parents is an environmental factor so it would fall under Axis IV
12.Scientific evidence has shown what may increase the risk of violent
behavior, what are they - ANSWER ✔ prescription medications
Painkillers
Anti-anxiety drugs
Antidepressants
Steroids
Over the counter sedatives
Biological causes
13.sexual violence - ANSWER ✔ Must ultimately be blamed on the offending
individual, there are social factors: first there is an unhealthy tendency for
individuals to except male aggression as natural and to suggest that women
should be receptive to all male advances
, 14.Sensorimotor stage - ANSWER ✔ Is a period from birth until age 2, during
which infants develop his or her senses, organs, and learns the object still
exist even when they are out of visual field
15.Middle school age - ANSWER ✔ Between ages five and 12 the individual
learns the value of cooperation, basic morals, gender roles, and some basic
skills. This is also the period which individuals typically are able to begin
honestly appraising themselves and considering their place in the world
16.Toddler hood - ANSWER ✔ Is that the Westin from Aj to until four and is
Mark by the development of language, the exploration of life through
fantasy and play, and an improvement of self control
17.Concrete operational stage - ANSWER ✔ Generally last from age 7 until
age 12, as a child develops a number of cognitive structures, including the
rule of conversation the understanding than an objects volume does not
decrease if its shape is changed
18.Preoperational stage - ANSWER ✔ Typically last from two until the age of
7, marked by the child increasingly ability to imagine the mental lives of
others, in other words to develop sympathy
19.Psychosocial development/Biological causes - ANSWER ✔ Often times
iIndividuals who have suffered from traumatic brain injury I'm more likely
to display aggressive behavior. The abuse of alcohol or drugs will increase
an individuals tendency towards explosive rage
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Students for whom English as a second language...
A,Typically have above average math skills
B. Have much lower IQ scores and students for whom English is the first
language
C. Exhibit a range of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for
whom English is the first language
D. Can I be expected to read at grade level - ANSWER ✔ B. Exhibit a range
of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom English is
the first language
2. Students with cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds that differ from the
backgrounds of the majority of the students at their schools will likely be
affected in which of the following ways?
A. They will have a different body of background knowledge than their
fellow students which may adversely affect their academic
performance
B. They are more likely than their peers to need special education
services
C. They will be less motivated than their peers because of a lack of
parental interest in their academic performance
D. Their overall academic performance will be reduced because their
reading skills will be below grade level - ANSWER ✔ A. They will
have a different body of background knowledge than their fellow
students which may adversely affect their academic performance
,3. Julio is a seventh grade student who has lived in the US for only six months
in English as a second language. Test conducted by the school psychologist
show that he possesses normal intelligence, and he does not appear to have
any learning disabilities, but he is struggling academically. Which of the
following interventions is likely to be most appropriate for Julio in the
situation?
A. Referring Julio for special education services
B. Lowering academic standards for Julio because he does not speak
English fluently
C. Telling Julio's parents that they should only speak English at home
D. Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by
speaking more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing
more visual aids, etc - ANSWER ✔ D.
Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by
speaking more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more
visual aids, etc.
4. Executive functioning - ANSWER ✔ Is the ability to plan ahead and control
one's impulses and people with poor executive function struggle to
concentrate and complete complex tasks regardless of their level of
intelligence
5. Pre-referral interventions - ANSWER ✔ Must be tried and found ineffective
before a student could be referred for special education services. The
purpose of pre-referral interventions is for school faculty to work together to
find ways to help struggling students succeed in the main stream classroom
instead of referring them for special education
6. What do successful pre-referral interventions look like? - ANSWER ✔ They
Involve a problem-solving approach. Teachers and support workers develop
hypotheses about the causes of the students problems and test various
intervention methods. They document and reevaluate their efforts and, if
, these efforts fail, only then do they begin the special education referral
process
7. What is Axis 1 of DSM - ANSWER ✔ Depression
8. What is Axis II in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Personality disorders and mental
retardation
9. Axis III in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Medical conditions
10.What is Axis IV in DSM - ANSWER ✔ Environmental and psychosocial
factors
11.Where would physical abuse fall in the DSM - ANSWER ✔ Physical abuse
by parents is an environmental factor so it would fall under Axis IV
12.Scientific evidence has shown what may increase the risk of violent
behavior, what are they - ANSWER ✔ prescription medications
Painkillers
Anti-anxiety drugs
Antidepressants
Steroids
Over the counter sedatives
Biological causes
13.sexual violence - ANSWER ✔ Must ultimately be blamed on the offending
individual, there are social factors: first there is an unhealthy tendency for
individuals to except male aggression as natural and to suggest that women
should be receptive to all male advances
, 14.Sensorimotor stage - ANSWER ✔ Is a period from birth until age 2, during
which infants develop his or her senses, organs, and learns the object still
exist even when they are out of visual field
15.Middle school age - ANSWER ✔ Between ages five and 12 the individual
learns the value of cooperation, basic morals, gender roles, and some basic
skills. This is also the period which individuals typically are able to begin
honestly appraising themselves and considering their place in the world
16.Toddler hood - ANSWER ✔ Is that the Westin from Aj to until four and is
Mark by the development of language, the exploration of life through
fantasy and play, and an improvement of self control
17.Concrete operational stage - ANSWER ✔ Generally last from age 7 until
age 12, as a child develops a number of cognitive structures, including the
rule of conversation the understanding than an objects volume does not
decrease if its shape is changed
18.Preoperational stage - ANSWER ✔ Typically last from two until the age of
7, marked by the child increasingly ability to imagine the mental lives of
others, in other words to develop sympathy
19.Psychosocial development/Biological causes - ANSWER ✔ Often times
iIndividuals who have suffered from traumatic brain injury I'm more likely
to display aggressive behavior. The abuse of alcohol or drugs will increase
an individuals tendency towards explosive rage
