Missouri Counselor Content Exam Study Guide;Questions
taken directly from MOGEA actual exam 2023 solved
correctly
According to Lev Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, children mainly acquire
language primarily as a result of:
Social Interactions
The underlying premise of the various models of emotional intelligence involves and
individual's ability to:
recognize and regulate behavior
Which of the following is the strongest predictor of drug or alcohol use by adolescents?
Peer behavior
Middle school students who have a strong sense of ethic identity are most likely to
possess which of the following traits?
High Degrees of self-esteem and self-confidence
According to the criteria included in the federal definition, a student identified with a
specific learning disability is most likely to demonstrate exceptionalities primarily in
which of the following areas?
Processing, comprehending, and expressing information
The effects of FAS on the development of a child's Central Nervous System most often
lead to which kind of impairments ?
Cognitive Impairments
When planning individual or small group counseling with a student diagnosed with a
specific learning disability, which of the following facts would be important for a high
school counselor to consider?
Students with specific learning disabilities frequently have coexisting issues such as
low-self-esteem and negative attitudes toward school.
A middle school counselor is planning to do assertiveness training for students from
families with chemical dependency issues. The most likely benefit of this training is that
it will enhance student's ability to:
Resist pressure from peers to use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Which of the following factors contributes most significantly to students' expectations
with regard to student-teacher relationships?
received cultural beliefs
A middle school counselor has the goal of promoting the physical and emotional well-
being of students living with parents/guardians who experience episodes of depression.
The counselor could best achieve this goal by enhancing students' knowledge of:
healthy coping strategies for managing stress
A significant benefit of discovery learning is that it:
Prompts students to construct their own knowledge through direct interaction with
objects and environments
Elementary Educators who incorporate Howard Gardner's Theory of multiple emotional
intelligences into their planning are most likely to use which of the following
approaches?
Varying instructional methods throughout the school day.
, An elementary counselor has planned a guidance lesson for a class of 5th grade
students. First, the students are to read a story about a child experiencing a problem
that is popular amongst their age group, each child will then jot down their ideas of the
child's problematic situation and the steps taken to resolve it. Then, students will form
small groups and discuss their ideas about the story. After small group time, the
counselor will conduct a class-wide discussion about the story and what it can teach
students. Finally, the students will work individually or in pairs to create a drawing,
poster, or other project that reflects what they have learned from the lesson. Which of
the following best describes the strengths of the Counselor's lesson?
It is responsive to a variety of student's desired learning styles and preferences.
A counselor would like to create an environment where students can regularly and
comfortably form positive relationships with peers from various cultural and racial
groups. To create such an environment, the counselor should organize activities that
encourage the students to:
Collaborate with others from diverse backgrounds to achieve common goals.
A counselor is working with an 11th grade student who performs well on small, in-class
assignments, but experiences disorganization and difficulty managing larger, multi-step
projects and longer assignments. When confronted with a larger assignment, the
student becomes overwhelmed, procrastinates, disorganized and delivers
unsatisfactory work. Which of the following methods would be the most effective in
helping the student manage larger assignments?
Teaching the student how to break a larger assignment into smaller jobs and give a
timeline to complete each small job .
The students from a cultural diverse middle school are most likely to be similar in which
of the following ways?
They are socialized mainly by family, peers, and community.
A 10th grade student is considering dropping out of high school due to his family's
financial problems. When meeting with the student, the counselor can best help the
student assess his situation by taking which of the following steps?
Discussing with the student the possible options available to him and what are the
consequence for each of those options may be
A school counselor and a successful, academically motivated 10th grade student are
discussing his desire to enroll in AP courses for the next school year. Which of the
following reasons given by the student would be most important for the counselor to
reinforce?
Providing the student with greater intellectual challenges.
A counselor is reviewing the records of a 6th grade student who enrolled in the middle
of the school year. The records show that student had past behavior issues and several
verbal conflicts and confrontations with his 6th grade teacher. Which of the following
types of responses would be most appropriate for the counselor to consider first in
relation to the student's situation?
Recognizing that previous influences on the student's behavior may no longer be
present and the student deserves the opportunity to start at the new school without any
negative expectations .
In selecting materials to be used for career development activities with elementary
schools students, it is most important that the materials are:
taken directly from MOGEA actual exam 2023 solved
correctly
According to Lev Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, children mainly acquire
language primarily as a result of:
Social Interactions
The underlying premise of the various models of emotional intelligence involves and
individual's ability to:
recognize and regulate behavior
Which of the following is the strongest predictor of drug or alcohol use by adolescents?
Peer behavior
Middle school students who have a strong sense of ethic identity are most likely to
possess which of the following traits?
High Degrees of self-esteem and self-confidence
According to the criteria included in the federal definition, a student identified with a
specific learning disability is most likely to demonstrate exceptionalities primarily in
which of the following areas?
Processing, comprehending, and expressing information
The effects of FAS on the development of a child's Central Nervous System most often
lead to which kind of impairments ?
Cognitive Impairments
When planning individual or small group counseling with a student diagnosed with a
specific learning disability, which of the following facts would be important for a high
school counselor to consider?
Students with specific learning disabilities frequently have coexisting issues such as
low-self-esteem and negative attitudes toward school.
A middle school counselor is planning to do assertiveness training for students from
families with chemical dependency issues. The most likely benefit of this training is that
it will enhance student's ability to:
Resist pressure from peers to use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Which of the following factors contributes most significantly to students' expectations
with regard to student-teacher relationships?
received cultural beliefs
A middle school counselor has the goal of promoting the physical and emotional well-
being of students living with parents/guardians who experience episodes of depression.
The counselor could best achieve this goal by enhancing students' knowledge of:
healthy coping strategies for managing stress
A significant benefit of discovery learning is that it:
Prompts students to construct their own knowledge through direct interaction with
objects and environments
Elementary Educators who incorporate Howard Gardner's Theory of multiple emotional
intelligences into their planning are most likely to use which of the following
approaches?
Varying instructional methods throughout the school day.
, An elementary counselor has planned a guidance lesson for a class of 5th grade
students. First, the students are to read a story about a child experiencing a problem
that is popular amongst their age group, each child will then jot down their ideas of the
child's problematic situation and the steps taken to resolve it. Then, students will form
small groups and discuss their ideas about the story. After small group time, the
counselor will conduct a class-wide discussion about the story and what it can teach
students. Finally, the students will work individually or in pairs to create a drawing,
poster, or other project that reflects what they have learned from the lesson. Which of
the following best describes the strengths of the Counselor's lesson?
It is responsive to a variety of student's desired learning styles and preferences.
A counselor would like to create an environment where students can regularly and
comfortably form positive relationships with peers from various cultural and racial
groups. To create such an environment, the counselor should organize activities that
encourage the students to:
Collaborate with others from diverse backgrounds to achieve common goals.
A counselor is working with an 11th grade student who performs well on small, in-class
assignments, but experiences disorganization and difficulty managing larger, multi-step
projects and longer assignments. When confronted with a larger assignment, the
student becomes overwhelmed, procrastinates, disorganized and delivers
unsatisfactory work. Which of the following methods would be the most effective in
helping the student manage larger assignments?
Teaching the student how to break a larger assignment into smaller jobs and give a
timeline to complete each small job .
The students from a cultural diverse middle school are most likely to be similar in which
of the following ways?
They are socialized mainly by family, peers, and community.
A 10th grade student is considering dropping out of high school due to his family's
financial problems. When meeting with the student, the counselor can best help the
student assess his situation by taking which of the following steps?
Discussing with the student the possible options available to him and what are the
consequence for each of those options may be
A school counselor and a successful, academically motivated 10th grade student are
discussing his desire to enroll in AP courses for the next school year. Which of the
following reasons given by the student would be most important for the counselor to
reinforce?
Providing the student with greater intellectual challenges.
A counselor is reviewing the records of a 6th grade student who enrolled in the middle
of the school year. The records show that student had past behavior issues and several
verbal conflicts and confrontations with his 6th grade teacher. Which of the following
types of responses would be most appropriate for the counselor to consider first in
relation to the student's situation?
Recognizing that previous influences on the student's behavior may no longer be
present and the student deserves the opportunity to start at the new school without any
negative expectations .
In selecting materials to be used for career development activities with elementary
schools students, it is most important that the materials are:
