Exceptional Learners Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the characteristics and educational needs of exceptional learners, including students with disabilities, gifted and talented individuals, and those with diverse learning profiles. Topics include the identification of exceptionalities, legal and ethical considerations, instructional strategies, individualized education plans (IEPs), and inclusive classroom practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical differences, as well as developing supportive learning environments that foster equity and achievement for all students.
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Exceptional Learners 1st Canadian Edition by Daniel Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) All Canadian provinces and territories promote inclusive education in their policies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Each of the following components must be included on an IEP EXCEPT
A)annual goals.
B)related services to be provided.
C)the student's IQ score.
D)instructional objectives.
Answer: C
Q3) Because of the widely accepted theory of normal development,quite a few definite statements can be made about exceptional learners.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) There is a clear distinction between "at risk" and "exceptional."
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Current Trends and Issues
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Q1) According to Hallahan and Kauffman,the critical problem of today's special education may be that
A)students with exceptionalities are taught in separate settings.
B)special education teachers too seldom offer the specialized instruction students need.
C)special education teachers do not receive appropriate specialized training.
D)general education teachers are not willing to work with students with exceptionalities.
Answer: B
Q2) Deinstitutionalization refers to the movement away from A)placement in large residential facilities.
B)government responsibility for providing services for people with exceptionalities.
C)placement in small,community facilities.
D)parental responsibility for the care of children with exceptionalities.
Answer: A
Q3) Use of technology is sometimes an obstacle to normalization. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) Some exceptionalities are genetically linked to ethnicity. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Each of the following is a major component or element of culture EXCEPT A)skin colour.
B)values and behaviour styles.
C)nonverbal communication.
D)frames of reference.
Answer: A
Q3) A group sharing a set of specific abilities or exceptionalities that are especially valued or that require special accommodation within a given subculture is called a/an A)microcultural group.
B)ethnic group.
C)exceptionality group.
D)macrocultural group.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Parents and Families
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Q1) Families with a high level of cohesion may limit their child's independence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to one survey,what percentage of families reported that one or more family members adjusted their employment situation because of having a child with an exceptionality in the family?
A)about 75%
B)< 20%
C)about 10%
D)> 50%
Q3) It is increasingly important to take family characteristics into account because of changes in Canadian society including
A)increasing numbers of same-sex unions.
B)decreasing numbers of children with exceptionalities.
C)increasing numbers of wealthy families.
D)decreasing ethnic diversity.
Q4) Describe three strategies that teachers can use to make homework assignments more effective.
Q5) Describe the family systems approach to intervention.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual Disabilities
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Q1) Current estimates place the prevalence of students identified with intellectual disabilities at approximately
A)about 1%.
B)about 5%.
C)about 2.5%.
D)about 3.5%.
Q2) Most authorities recommend providing students with a curriculum more suited to their mental age rather than their chronological age.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Fragile X syndrome occurs most often in females because they have an extra X chromosome,giving them a greater chance of inheriting the syndrome.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe three ways that general and special educators can collaborate to serve students with intellectual disabilities.
Q5) Describe two approaches to classroom instruction that may be appropriate for Carrie and give an example of each.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Describe the problems that many individuals with learning disabilities encounter in making the transition from student to adult life.
Q2) Over the years,evidence has accumulated showing that learning disabilities
A)dramatically improve in the adult years.
B)can be inherited.
C)manifest themselves prior to age three.
D)occur more often in first-born children.
Q3) Describe three explanations for the increase in the number of students identified as having learning disabilities in the last 20 years.
Q4) It is rare for a student to have math exceptionalities like Tom.
A)True
B)False
Q5) All of the following are features of Direct Instruction EXCEPT
A)fast-paced lessons.
B)emphasis on drill and practice.
C)student-centred lessons.
D)immediate corrective feedback.
Q6) Describe four social,behavioural and/or learning characteristics of a student with a nonverbal learning disability.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) A medical exam is important in the process of diagnosing ADHD because A)individuals with ADHD often also have epilepsy.
B)it is important to rule out other causes of ADHD symptoms.
C)it may reveal physical evidence of ADHD.
D)it is necessary for a student to qualify for special education.
Q2) Each of the following is a subdivision of ADHD according to the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual EXCEPT
A)predominantly hyperactive-inattentive type.
B)predominantly inattentive type.
C)predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type.
D)combined type.
Q3) About one-third of individuals diagnosed with ADHD in childhood will continue to have significant symptoms into adulthood.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What do authorities recommend regarding instruction of preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD?
Q5) Describe the characteristics of students with ADHD that may cause them to have difficulties with peers.
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioural Disorders
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Q1) The long-term prognosis is more optimistic for an aggressive child than for a withdrawn child.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The co-occurrence of two or more conditions in the same individual is referred to as A)codisturbance.
B)comorbidity.
C)correlation.
D)comorphism.
Q3) Teachers and peers may be models of misconduct for a child with E/BD.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and describe at least four behavioural strategies that teachers can use to include students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder in the classroom.
Q5) Problem behaviour occurs less frequently in classrooms when teachers offer effective instruction.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) All of the following are examples of speech disorders EXCEPT
A)semantic disorder.
B)articulation disorder.
C)fluency disorder.
D)voice disorder.
Q2) Which procedure most closely resembles "milieu teaching?"
A)Fiona requests a ball from her teacher who asks "What do you want to do with the ball?" The teacher gives Fiona the ball only when she replies to the question.
B)Fiona requests a ball from her teacher who says "There are fun things to do with a ball!"
The teacher then gives Fiona the ball.
C)Fiona requests a ball from her teacher who asks "What do you want to do with the ball?" The teacher waits five seconds,then gives Fiona the ball whether she replies to the question or not.
D)Fiona's teachers tells her to play with a ball,then observes her playing and waits for opportunities to interact verbally with her.
Q3) About 5 to 10 percent of Canadian preschool children have speech disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) Children who are deaf who have parents who are deaf have higher reading achievement than those who have hearing parents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When testing the hearing of a two year-old child,an audiologist should avoid use of which type of audiometry?
A)evoked response
B)speech
C)reflex
D)play
Q3) Sign language has different neurological underpinnings than spoken language. A)True
B)False
Q4) More than most other exceptionality categories,students with hearing impairments are served in
A)hospitals.
B)residential settings.
C)general education classrooms.
D)home school settings.
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Chapter 11: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) The braille code currently used for most everyday situations is A)literary braille.
B)technical braille.
C)unified braille.
D)traditional braille.
Q2) The lower achievement scores of students who are blind or who have low vision is most likely due to
A)their visual problem itself.
B)their listening skills.
C)emphasis on using braille forms of achievement tests.
D)low expectations.
Q3) Most authorities believe that lack of vision significantly alters the ability to understand and use language.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The majority of people who are blind
A)use braille.
B)are dependent and helpless.
C)can actually see.
D)depend on guide dogs to take them where they want to go.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) A diagnostic criterion for autism is that it is diagnosed by the time a child is
A)2 years old.
B)4 years old.
C)3 years old.
D)1 year old.
Q2) How is Asperger syndrome diagnosed,and why is it more difficult to assess than autism?
Q3) The term "refrigerator mom" refers to the tendency of mothers to overfeed their children with autism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A condition in which persons display behaviours typical of autism but to a lesser degree and/or with an onset later than 3 years of age is
A)Asperger syndrome.
B)Rett syndrome.
C)childhood disintegrative disorder.
D)pervasive developmental disorder NOS.
Q5) Briefly describe the three prominent theories that have been developed to explain the difficulties experienced by individuals with ASD.
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Exceptionalities
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Q1) Explain why traumatic brain injury has been called a "hidden disability" and a "silent epidemic."
Q2) Madeline's mother told her to pick up her stuffed bear and put it away.Madeline threw herself to the ground and began kicking and screaming.Madeline's mom put the bear away herself,telling Madeline,"O.K. ,O.K. ,calm down." Madeline quickly ended her tantrum and returned to playing.Which statement is true?
A)The mother's behaviour makes future tantrums less likely.
B)The mother's behaviour reinforced the tantrum behaviour.
C)The mother imposed an unreasonable demand on her child.
D)People with multiple severe exceptionalities should not be expected to do chores.
Q3) Tactual signals that can convey a number of messages depending on the situation and context are
A)hand-under-hand guidance.
B)touch cues.
C)adapted signs.
D)tactual signs.
Q4) Describe the elements of the changing philosophy of transition programming for students with severe exceptionalities.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) Most physical disabilities are not preventable by any means.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Children with epilepsy more often have emotional or behavioural disorders than do those without epilepsy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A condition that is incurable is
A)progressive.
B)episodic.
C)chronic.
D)acute.
Q4) For children with most physical disabilities and other health impairments,a common cause of academic difficulties is
A)discrimination and prejudice.
B)erratic school attendance.
C)poor study skills.
D)inadequate motivation.
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Q5) Describe the procedures to be followed when a child has a seizure.
Q6) Describe four ways that many physical disabilities could be prevented.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Proportionality of ethnic groups represented by gifted identification could be achieved if all of the following efforts are made EXCEPT
A)use of quota systems.
B)use of culturally sensitive identification criteria.
C)counseling to raise aspirations of students in underrepresented groups.
D)availability of high-achieving models from all ethnic groups.
Q2) About 1% of the U.S.school population is considered gifted.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Females are the largest group of students with special gifts or talents. A)True
B)False
Q4) Students living in poverty may not be identified as gifted because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)a lack of opportunities for travel and exploration.
B)a lack of nutrition and medical care.
C)a lack of reading materials and toys.
D)a lack of intelligence among this population.
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