Question 1

Which of the following tasks or processes primarily involves bodily-kinesthetic intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Carlos writes song lyrics and music for his band.
B)   Paige demonstrates the steps for pitching a softball with precision.
C)   Monroe usually finishes his geometry assignments before anyone else in class.
D)   Simone draws the map for her group's project.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Troy is frequently accused of day-dreaming during class to the extent that his teacher has requested medical testing. This behaviour might suggest the occurrence of

Accepted Answer

A)   a generalized epileptic seizure.
B)   a tonic-chronic seizure.
C)   an absence seizure.
D)   generalized cerebral palsy.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

What type of intervention appears to be the most successful in helping students with attention deficits?

Accepted Answer

A)   Behaviour management strategies
B)   Cognitive management training
C)   Cooperative learning strategies
D)   Socialization skills trainingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following form of assessment would be the best predictor of achievement in the identification of students who are academically gifted in reading and math?

Accepted Answer

A)   A group achievement test
B)   A group intelligence test
C)   An individual IQ test
D)   Teacher observations and gradesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following strategies should be used by teachers to help students with ADHD in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoid giving them choices to reduce their stress.
B)   Assign longer assignments to keep them occupied.
C)   Give them fewer recess breaks to reduce their mental activity level.
D)   Teach them self-monitoring skills to give them control.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A type of speech impairment that is characterized by repetitive and hesitant sounds is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following is the best example of "people-first" language?

Accepted Answer

A)   Learning disabled students
B)   High ability learner
C)   Students receiving special education
D)   An epilepticE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Speech reading is an oral approach of communication for students who are hard of hearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An individualized education program (IEP)  is a written plan for a specific student's education, and it must include

Accepted Answer

A)   career goals.
B)   needed transitional services.
C)   specific educational goals.
D)   specific educational goals, current functioning level, and career goals.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Most psychologists today believe that intelligence is influenced

Accepted Answer

A)   about equally by heredity and environment.
B)   about 25 percent by heredity and 75 percent by environment.
C)   about 75 percent by heredity and 25 percent by environment.
D)   minimally by both heredity and environment.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

All children in Ms. Gray's math class can now solve subtraction problems, but Larry does them much more quickly and efficiently than most of his classmates. Sternberg would call this

Accepted Answer

A)   automaticity.
B)   flexibility.
C)   insight.
D)   meta-components.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Lewis Terman's classic study found that children who are gifted tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)   larger and stronger as adults than their peers.
B)   less athletic than their peers.
C)   less socially skilled than their peers.
D)   teachers' pets.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Approximately what percent of the general population scores over 100 on a standardized IQ test?

Accepted Answer

A)   20
B)   50
C)   70
D)   80E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Provinces in Canada do not vary in their definitions of inclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of students with developmental disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)   They had significant limitations in cognitive abilities and adaptive behaviour.
B)   Although learning at a slower rate, they are unlikely to reach a point at which their learning plateaus.
C)   They have difficulties maintaining skills without ongoing practice.
D)   They may have difficulties combining or integrating multiple skills, such as doing the laundry.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Low vision describes a visual impairment in which

Accepted Answer

A)   vision is limited to close objects.
B)   an individual has 20/200 vision.
C)   vision is limited to distant objects.
D)   an individual is legally blind.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A student is having a generalized epileptic seizure. Your first response as the teacher should be to

Accepted Answer

A)   insert a pen or pencil in his mouth to protect the tongue.
B)   move hard objects away from the student.
C)   seek medical assistance immediately.
D)   try to restrain the student's movements.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

An intelligence quotient is a

Accepted Answer

A)   score comparing mental and chronological age.
B)   score derived from a group achievement test.
C)   way of expressing an individual's mental age.
D)   way to compare mental age with cognitive level.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Having the ability to apply culturally accepted problem-solving methods is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

_________ is a one way that some provinces have implemented the nationwide policy of inclusion that sees exceptional students participate in activities with their nonexceptional peers.

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What type of intervention appears to be the most successful in helping students with attention deficits?

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Approximately what percent of the general population scores over 100 on a standardized IQ test?

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Provinces in Canada do not vary in their definitions of inclusion.

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