QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you
should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are
the most effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based
on data from the FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained
behaviors -
correct answer ✅C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on
the data from the FBA. Just trying random interventions out
without knowing how the person will respond is risky
*After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs
you observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours.
Your skin is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions where you find
the blood. What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not
report the incident as an exposure.
,QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report
the incident as an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your
employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated. -
correct answer ✅A
Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your
eyes, nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report
the incident.
*Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention"
function?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet -
correct answer ✅C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
,QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
*A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via
all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth -
correct answer ✅A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
*Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an
individual that causes injury or physical pain is considered which
type of abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect -
correct answer ✅C
, QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact
or the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical
pain. Physical abuse may include acts of violence, inappropriate
punishments like confinement, or actions that usually cause pain
and injury against adults who are incapable of expressing pain or
injury.
*Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as
defined by Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late
to work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains
them on the correct procedure.
D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at
home. -
correct answer ✅B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without
being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
Answers (Grade A+)
*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you
should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are
the most effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based
on data from the FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained
behaviors -
correct answer ✅C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on
the data from the FBA. Just trying random interventions out
without knowing how the person will respond is risky
*After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs
you observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours.
Your skin is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions where you find
the blood. What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not
report the incident as an exposure.
,QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report
the incident as an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your
employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated. -
correct answer ✅A
Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your
eyes, nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report
the incident.
*Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention"
function?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet -
correct answer ✅C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
,QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
*A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via
all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth -
correct answer ✅A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
*Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an
individual that causes injury or physical pain is considered which
type of abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect -
correct answer ✅C
, QABA Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact
or the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical
pain. Physical abuse may include acts of violence, inappropriate
punishments like confinement, or actions that usually cause pain
and injury against adults who are incapable of expressing pain or
injury.
*Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as
defined by Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late
to work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains
them on the correct procedure.
D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at
home. -
correct answer ✅B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without
being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
