Illinois PEL Study Material
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW) 2025
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in which of the following situations
would a new student most likely be at the level of safety and security?
a. Jackson knows only his next-door neighbor, who attends school with him. He
plays basketball, but practice does not start for another two months.
b. Jenny is living temporarily with relatives as a result of her parents; recent
divorce and her family's long-term history of domestic violence.
c. Juan moved to the area as a result of his father's job transfer. He is nervous
about school and concerned about his appearance.
d. Jamie's former school closed as a result of budget cuts. She knows most
classmates but is concerned about losing touch with her old school friends. -
(answers)b. Jenny is living temporarily with relatives as a result of her parents;
recent divorce and her family's long-term history of domestic violence.
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - (answers)1. Physiological needs
2. Safety and Security needs
,3. Relationship / Love and Belonging Needs
4. Self esteem
5. self-actualization
The mother of an intact family with four children seeks treatment for depression.
The mother begins to function more effectively in the home and in the
community. According to family systems theory, which of the following outcomes
can be most clearly predicted for the family?
a. Each member of the family will experience a significant improvement in his or
her general affect.
b. The mother's experiences will influence the roles or functions of each family
member.
c. The children in the family will look for new ways to ensure that their safety and
security needs are met.
d. The mother's experiences will prompt the father to seek greater personal and
social power. - (answers)b. The mother's experiences will influence the roles or
functions of each family member.
,What is the family systems theory? - (answers)A perspective on family functioning
that emphasizes interconnections among different family relationships (such as
marital, parent-child, sibling). It views the family as a functioning unit that solves
problems, makes decisions, and achieves collective goals.
A teacher who is planning a long-term assignment could most effectively
accommodate the diverse learning styles of third grade students by:
a. Having students work independently when planning and working on their
assignments.
b. Providing students with clear guidelines regarding grading of the assignment.
c. Allowing students to work cooperatively when planning and working on topics.
d. Having students draw topics from a hat to determine the assignments and
pairing the students as working partners. - (answers)c. Allowing students to work
cooperatively when planning and working on topics.
Which of the following describes the first step a school social worker should take
before initiating referrals to community agencies for a student's family?
a. Identifying the appropriate agency to meet the family's needs.
, b. Assist the student's parents/guardians as they complete an agency's forms.
c. Ensure that the family if financially able to pay an agency's fees for service.
d. Assess the effectiveness of the programs provided by an agency. - (answers)a.
Identifying the appropriate agency to meet the family's needs.
A school social worker is starting a group for middle school students at risk for
using drugs and alcohol. The social worker has obtained several referrals from
teachers and interviewed the students individually. Which of the following would
be the most appropriate goal for the group's first session?
a. Making sure that students honestly disclose their experiments with drugs and
alcohol.
b. Establishing a sense of safety by creating clear rules and expectations.
c. Describing the possible emotional and social costs of substance abuse.
d. Discovering the students' misconceptions about drugs and alcohol. -
(answers)b. Establishing a sense of safety by creating clear rules and expectations.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW) 2025
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in which of the following situations
would a new student most likely be at the level of safety and security?
a. Jackson knows only his next-door neighbor, who attends school with him. He
plays basketball, but practice does not start for another two months.
b. Jenny is living temporarily with relatives as a result of her parents; recent
divorce and her family's long-term history of domestic violence.
c. Juan moved to the area as a result of his father's job transfer. He is nervous
about school and concerned about his appearance.
d. Jamie's former school closed as a result of budget cuts. She knows most
classmates but is concerned about losing touch with her old school friends. -
(answers)b. Jenny is living temporarily with relatives as a result of her parents;
recent divorce and her family's long-term history of domestic violence.
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - (answers)1. Physiological needs
2. Safety and Security needs
,3. Relationship / Love and Belonging Needs
4. Self esteem
5. self-actualization
The mother of an intact family with four children seeks treatment for depression.
The mother begins to function more effectively in the home and in the
community. According to family systems theory, which of the following outcomes
can be most clearly predicted for the family?
a. Each member of the family will experience a significant improvement in his or
her general affect.
b. The mother's experiences will influence the roles or functions of each family
member.
c. The children in the family will look for new ways to ensure that their safety and
security needs are met.
d. The mother's experiences will prompt the father to seek greater personal and
social power. - (answers)b. The mother's experiences will influence the roles or
functions of each family member.
,What is the family systems theory? - (answers)A perspective on family functioning
that emphasizes interconnections among different family relationships (such as
marital, parent-child, sibling). It views the family as a functioning unit that solves
problems, makes decisions, and achieves collective goals.
A teacher who is planning a long-term assignment could most effectively
accommodate the diverse learning styles of third grade students by:
a. Having students work independently when planning and working on their
assignments.
b. Providing students with clear guidelines regarding grading of the assignment.
c. Allowing students to work cooperatively when planning and working on topics.
d. Having students draw topics from a hat to determine the assignments and
pairing the students as working partners. - (answers)c. Allowing students to work
cooperatively when planning and working on topics.
Which of the following describes the first step a school social worker should take
before initiating referrals to community agencies for a student's family?
a. Identifying the appropriate agency to meet the family's needs.
, b. Assist the student's parents/guardians as they complete an agency's forms.
c. Ensure that the family if financially able to pay an agency's fees for service.
d. Assess the effectiveness of the programs provided by an agency. - (answers)a.
Identifying the appropriate agency to meet the family's needs.
A school social worker is starting a group for middle school students at risk for
using drugs and alcohol. The social worker has obtained several referrals from
teachers and interviewed the students individually. Which of the following would
be the most appropriate goal for the group's first session?
a. Making sure that students honestly disclose their experiments with drugs and
alcohol.
b. Establishing a sense of safety by creating clear rules and expectations.
c. Describing the possible emotional and social costs of substance abuse.
d. Discovering the students' misconceptions about drugs and alcohol. -
(answers)b. Establishing a sense of safety by creating clear rules and expectations.
