At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special needs is hav-
ing difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her classroom. The special ed-
ucation teacher must ask several times for the student to switch activities before she com-
plies. Which of the following strategies should the teacher use first in addressing this behav-
ior - ANSWER Giving the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted
for each activity.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or
early adulthood? - ANSWER Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to experience significant delays in which of the following developmental domains ? - AN-
SWER Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last - ANSWER Cut-
ting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities
are more likely to have - ANSWER One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than
global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following cognitive
characteristics - ANSWER Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last? - ANSWER
Jumping coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
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,Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
an emotional impairment - ANSWER A second grade student who frequently complains
of a stomachache in the morning before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
autism spectrum disorder - ANSWER Kindergarten student who does not engage in play,
talks exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight year old
can be expected to demonstrate - ANSWER Telling a story that includes cause and effect
relationships
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence - ANSWER Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced
by their background or circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
a pragmatic language disorder - ANSWER A fourth grade student who has difficulty un-
derstanding conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure - ANSWER
Staring blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his
perceptual motor skills. Which of the following math tasks would likely pose the greatest dif-
ficulty to this student ? - ANSWER Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph pa-
per
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and attention deficit
hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant medication. Which of the
following behavioral changes should the special ed teacher expect to observe? - ANSWER
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
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, A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes
physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the students family to sup-
port her social/emotional development would be to - ANSWER Implement behavior man-
agement strategy at home that complements her school behavioral plan
A student with short term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with which
of the following tasks - ANSWER Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin receiving
special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairment, and
specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing learning and develop-
ment it would be most appropriate for for for the special educator to encourage the family
to - ANSWER Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the mean-
ing of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the following
- ANSWER Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizures
most often will have these side effects - ANSWER Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for which of
the following - ANSWER Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their develop-
ing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ANSWER Engage en-
thusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say, "why
should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a community based
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ing difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her classroom. The special ed-
ucation teacher must ask several times for the student to switch activities before she com-
plies. Which of the following strategies should the teacher use first in addressing this behav-
ior - ANSWER Giving the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted
for each activity.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or
early adulthood? - ANSWER Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to experience significant delays in which of the following developmental domains ? - AN-
SWER Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last - ANSWER Cut-
ting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities
are more likely to have - ANSWER One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than
global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following cognitive
characteristics - ANSWER Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last? - ANSWER
Jumping coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
1
,Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
an emotional impairment - ANSWER A second grade student who frequently complains
of a stomachache in the morning before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
autism spectrum disorder - ANSWER Kindergarten student who does not engage in play,
talks exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight year old
can be expected to demonstrate - ANSWER Telling a story that includes cause and effect
relationships
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence - ANSWER Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced
by their background or circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
a pragmatic language disorder - ANSWER A fourth grade student who has difficulty un-
derstanding conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure - ANSWER
Staring blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his
perceptual motor skills. Which of the following math tasks would likely pose the greatest dif-
ficulty to this student ? - ANSWER Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph pa-
per
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and attention deficit
hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant medication. Which of the
following behavioral changes should the special ed teacher expect to observe? - ANSWER
Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
2
, A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes
physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the students family to sup-
port her social/emotional development would be to - ANSWER Implement behavior man-
agement strategy at home that complements her school behavioral plan
A student with short term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with which
of the following tasks - ANSWER Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin receiving
special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairment, and
specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing learning and develop-
ment it would be most appropriate for for for the special educator to encourage the family
to - ANSWER Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the mean-
ing of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the following
- ANSWER Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizures
most often will have these side effects - ANSWER Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for which of
the following - ANSWER Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their develop-
ing child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ANSWER Engage en-
thusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say, "why
should we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a community based
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