WGU ED PSYCH PRE-ASSESSMENT D094
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ T or F: Trauma impacts students in a consistent and predictable
way. Answer: False; While trauma has a measurable impact on a
student's brain, the resulting behaviors and support needs may vary
significantly from student to student and case to case.
◉ Which learning need is most likely to be associated with ADHD?
Answer: Positive behavioral supports for attention and focus.
◉ What is one learning need that students with intellectual
disabilities are likely to demonstrate? Answer: Need for repeated
sequential instruction to reinforce information.
◉ A student has a TBI and experiences difficulties with attention,
remembering information, completing timed assessments, and
impulse control (leading to disruptive and sometimes explosive
behavior). What would be the most effective way to meet all of the
student's learning needs? Answer: -Sequence information clearly
-break instruction into smaller chunks
-offer untimed tests
- remove triggers that may provoke explosive behavior.
,◉ T or F: Students typically experience barriers to learning in only
one significant area. Answer: False; Students can experience any
combination or quantity of cognitive, social and emotional, physical,
or language-related barriers or challenges to learning.
◉ T or F: Physical barriers to learning are intrinsic or innate to the
student, while social and emotional barriers are extrinsic or
environmental. Answer: False; Any category of barriers (physical,
cognitive, language-related, or social and emotional) can include
challenges that are within the student, or intrinsic, or challenges
that are created by the environment or circumstances, or extrinsic.
◉ What is an important cognitive skill? Answer: Successfully
retaining and remembering information requires cognitive ability
◉ T or F: Students with learning disabilities may have difficulty with
handwriting. Answer: True; Messy handwriting, transcriptions, or
uneven letter formation and spacing can indicate a learning
disability.
◉ Having the daily living, social, and communication skills to
function independently is known as Answer: adaptive behavior or
adaptive functioning.
,◉ T or F: Cognitive disabilities or barriers are often the primary
barrier to learning faced by students. Answer: False; Students with
cognitive barriers may also experience other barriers, sometimes as
a result of the same or a co-occurring disability. For example,
students with intellectual disabilities or TBI may also have physical
or health challenges.
◉ A student in your class struggles with social understanding and
communication. He also exhibits repetitive routines and narrow
interests. Which cognitive development barrier is associated with
the behaviors the student displays? Answer: Autism
◉ T or F: ADHD does not impact a student's self-esteem or mental
health. Answer: False; ADHD can impact self-esteem and mental
health, as students' perceptions of themselves can be impacted if
they are struggling with academics or behavior.
◉ A student is returning to school after a mild concussion due to a
bicycle accident. What is one way the student's performance may be
impacted? Answer: Students with mild concussions (mild TBI) may
exhibit mood changes, headaches, and some confusion.
◉ What is a typical sign or symptom of trauma in a school-aged
child? Answer: Hypervigilance, or overreliance on the fight-or-flight
response, is typical of students who have experienced traumatic
events.
, ◉ T or F: Children exposed to trauma may develop negative self-
concept and inappropriate conflict resolution and self-monitoring
skills. Answer: True; Exposure to trauma affects neurodevelopment
and also places a child under stress—two factors that can manifest
in undesirable behaviors.
◉ T or F: Risky behavior and social or emotional challenges can be
observed in students who bully others and those who are bullied.
Answer: Both students who bully and those who are bullied need
social and emotional support, as they typically have social and
emotional challenges of varying natures.
◉ T or F: Social and emotional challenges may be caused by mental
health difficulties and may manifest with challenging behavior.
Answer: True; Mental health needs are one cause of social and
emotional barriers, and students often exhibit challenging or
atypical behavior.
◉ True or False- In middle school classrooms, teachers can use the
same activities for all children. Answer: False; Not all students
physically develop at the same rate. Individualized strategies and
support are often necessary to help older children and adolescents
build skills and address challenges.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ T or F: Trauma impacts students in a consistent and predictable
way. Answer: False; While trauma has a measurable impact on a
student's brain, the resulting behaviors and support needs may vary
significantly from student to student and case to case.
◉ Which learning need is most likely to be associated with ADHD?
Answer: Positive behavioral supports for attention and focus.
◉ What is one learning need that students with intellectual
disabilities are likely to demonstrate? Answer: Need for repeated
sequential instruction to reinforce information.
◉ A student has a TBI and experiences difficulties with attention,
remembering information, completing timed assessments, and
impulse control (leading to disruptive and sometimes explosive
behavior). What would be the most effective way to meet all of the
student's learning needs? Answer: -Sequence information clearly
-break instruction into smaller chunks
-offer untimed tests
- remove triggers that may provoke explosive behavior.
,◉ T or F: Students typically experience barriers to learning in only
one significant area. Answer: False; Students can experience any
combination or quantity of cognitive, social and emotional, physical,
or language-related barriers or challenges to learning.
◉ T or F: Physical barriers to learning are intrinsic or innate to the
student, while social and emotional barriers are extrinsic or
environmental. Answer: False; Any category of barriers (physical,
cognitive, language-related, or social and emotional) can include
challenges that are within the student, or intrinsic, or challenges
that are created by the environment or circumstances, or extrinsic.
◉ What is an important cognitive skill? Answer: Successfully
retaining and remembering information requires cognitive ability
◉ T or F: Students with learning disabilities may have difficulty with
handwriting. Answer: True; Messy handwriting, transcriptions, or
uneven letter formation and spacing can indicate a learning
disability.
◉ Having the daily living, social, and communication skills to
function independently is known as Answer: adaptive behavior or
adaptive functioning.
,◉ T or F: Cognitive disabilities or barriers are often the primary
barrier to learning faced by students. Answer: False; Students with
cognitive barriers may also experience other barriers, sometimes as
a result of the same or a co-occurring disability. For example,
students with intellectual disabilities or TBI may also have physical
or health challenges.
◉ A student in your class struggles with social understanding and
communication. He also exhibits repetitive routines and narrow
interests. Which cognitive development barrier is associated with
the behaviors the student displays? Answer: Autism
◉ T or F: ADHD does not impact a student's self-esteem or mental
health. Answer: False; ADHD can impact self-esteem and mental
health, as students' perceptions of themselves can be impacted if
they are struggling with academics or behavior.
◉ A student is returning to school after a mild concussion due to a
bicycle accident. What is one way the student's performance may be
impacted? Answer: Students with mild concussions (mild TBI) may
exhibit mood changes, headaches, and some confusion.
◉ What is a typical sign or symptom of trauma in a school-aged
child? Answer: Hypervigilance, or overreliance on the fight-or-flight
response, is typical of students who have experienced traumatic
events.
, ◉ T or F: Children exposed to trauma may develop negative self-
concept and inappropriate conflict resolution and self-monitoring
skills. Answer: True; Exposure to trauma affects neurodevelopment
and also places a child under stress—two factors that can manifest
in undesirable behaviors.
◉ T or F: Risky behavior and social or emotional challenges can be
observed in students who bully others and those who are bullied.
Answer: Both students who bully and those who are bullied need
social and emotional support, as they typically have social and
emotional challenges of varying natures.
◉ T or F: Social and emotional challenges may be caused by mental
health difficulties and may manifest with challenging behavior.
Answer: True; Mental health needs are one cause of social and
emotional barriers, and students often exhibit challenging or
atypical behavior.
◉ True or False- In middle school classrooms, teachers can use the
same activities for all children. Answer: False; Not all students
physically develop at the same rate. Individualized strategies and
support are often necessary to help older children and adolescents
build skills and address challenges.
