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NBCOT Practice EXAM 1-3 NEWEST VERSION WTH
COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NBCOT Practice Exam 1
Question: An individual who has had a TBI and is functioning at level VII (automatic
appropriate) on the Rancho Los Amigos scale is participating in OT. The individual currently has
a maximum attention span of 15 minutes and is able to follow two-step commands. The
individual plans to return home to resume homemaking roles. One of the individual's short-
term goals is to bake cookies for a family member's upcoming birthday. How should the activity
be graded to promote the successful accomplishment of this goal?
A. Have the individual prepare cookies using slice and bake ready-made cookie dough
B. Provide the individual with a detailed recipe to bake cookies from scratch
C. Mix the ingredients together and have the individual drop the cookies onto a pan - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A. Have the individual prepare cookies using slice and bake ready-made cookie
dough
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Quiz #9
Question: An OTR completes an early intervention screening of an 8-month-old child. The
results indicate that the child is able to sit independently by propping forward on his arms.
What is the MOST APPROPRIATE next step for the OTR to take?
A. Complete a sensorimotor evaluation
B. Do nothing, the child exhibits typical behavior
C. Develop goals to improve sitting balance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Complete a sensorimotor
evaluation
Quiz #5
Question: A second grade student is being evaluated by an OTR due to difficulty completing
assigned art and writing activities. Standardized assessment results indicate the student has
age-appropriate comprehension, visual object gnosia, and visual acuity, but sores on figure-
ground subtests are well below the norm. Problems associated with this perceptual skill would
be MOST EVIDENT during which of the following activities?
A. Selecting a round bead from a bag of multi-shaped beads to complete a necklace
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B. Using plastic templates to trace basic geometric shapes on colored paper
C. Placing tiles of the same color and shape in a straight line when making a trivet - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A. Selecting a round bead from a bag of multi-shaped beads to complete a
necklace
Quiz #5
Question: An OTR working in an acute rehabilitation center is asked to plan follow-up home-
based services for a young adult with a complete lesion of the spinal cord at the C6 level In the
transition plan, what ability is the MOST IMPORTANT for the OTR to recommend developing?
A. Type independently after attendant set-up
B. Groom with minimal assistance
C. Dress lower extremities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Dress lower extremities
Quiz #5
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Question: An OTR uses a motor learning intervention approach to develop prehension patterns
with a 10-year-old recovering from a brain tumor. The OTR places small toys on a table and asks
the child to pick up the toys and put them into a storage box that is also on the table. The OTR
uses random practice during this activity. What are the MOST APPROPRIATE types and
arrangement of toys for the OTR to provide according to the motor learning approach?
A. Toys of different shapes, sizes, and weights in a mixed arrangement on the table
B. Toys that are exactly the same shape, size, and weight in a mixed arrangement of the table
C. Toys that are exactly the same shape, size, and weight placed in a straight line on the table -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Toys of different shapes, sizes, and weights in a mixed arrangement on
the table
Quiz #5
Question: A 7-year-old with moderate cerebral palsy, athetoid type, receives OT to improve
functional upper extremity use. The child sits on a bench and works on grasp and release with
the left hand on the table at waist height. The child stabilizes the right arm with interval
rotation, elbow locked in extension, upward rotation of the scapula, and hyperextension of the
MPs. What should the therapists provide the child to facilitate effective grasp and release?
A. Resistive exercises for the right shoulder strengthening
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NBCOT Practice EXAM 1-3 NEWEST VERSION WTH
COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NBCOT Practice Exam 1
Question: An individual who has had a TBI and is functioning at level VII (automatic
appropriate) on the Rancho Los Amigos scale is participating in OT. The individual currently has
a maximum attention span of 15 minutes and is able to follow two-step commands. The
individual plans to return home to resume homemaking roles. One of the individual's short-
term goals is to bake cookies for a family member's upcoming birthday. How should the activity
be graded to promote the successful accomplishment of this goal?
A. Have the individual prepare cookies using slice and bake ready-made cookie dough
B. Provide the individual with a detailed recipe to bake cookies from scratch
C. Mix the ingredients together and have the individual drop the cookies onto a pan - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A. Have the individual prepare cookies using slice and bake ready-made cookie
dough
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Quiz #9
Question: An OTR completes an early intervention screening of an 8-month-old child. The
results indicate that the child is able to sit independently by propping forward on his arms.
What is the MOST APPROPRIATE next step for the OTR to take?
A. Complete a sensorimotor evaluation
B. Do nothing, the child exhibits typical behavior
C. Develop goals to improve sitting balance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Complete a sensorimotor
evaluation
Quiz #5
Question: A second grade student is being evaluated by an OTR due to difficulty completing
assigned art and writing activities. Standardized assessment results indicate the student has
age-appropriate comprehension, visual object gnosia, and visual acuity, but sores on figure-
ground subtests are well below the norm. Problems associated with this perceptual skill would
be MOST EVIDENT during which of the following activities?
A. Selecting a round bead from a bag of multi-shaped beads to complete a necklace
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B. Using plastic templates to trace basic geometric shapes on colored paper
C. Placing tiles of the same color and shape in a straight line when making a trivet - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A. Selecting a round bead from a bag of multi-shaped beads to complete a
necklace
Quiz #5
Question: An OTR working in an acute rehabilitation center is asked to plan follow-up home-
based services for a young adult with a complete lesion of the spinal cord at the C6 level In the
transition plan, what ability is the MOST IMPORTANT for the OTR to recommend developing?
A. Type independently after attendant set-up
B. Groom with minimal assistance
C. Dress lower extremities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Dress lower extremities
Quiz #5
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Question: An OTR uses a motor learning intervention approach to develop prehension patterns
with a 10-year-old recovering from a brain tumor. The OTR places small toys on a table and asks
the child to pick up the toys and put them into a storage box that is also on the table. The OTR
uses random practice during this activity. What are the MOST APPROPRIATE types and
arrangement of toys for the OTR to provide according to the motor learning approach?
A. Toys of different shapes, sizes, and weights in a mixed arrangement on the table
B. Toys that are exactly the same shape, size, and weight in a mixed arrangement of the table
C. Toys that are exactly the same shape, size, and weight placed in a straight line on the table -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Toys of different shapes, sizes, and weights in a mixed arrangement on
the table
Quiz #5
Question: A 7-year-old with moderate cerebral palsy, athetoid type, receives OT to improve
functional upper extremity use. The child sits on a bench and works on grasp and release with
the left hand on the table at waist height. The child stabilizes the right arm with interval
rotation, elbow locked in extension, upward rotation of the scapula, and hyperextension of the
MPs. What should the therapists provide the child to facilitate effective grasp and release?
A. Resistive exercises for the right shoulder strengthening
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