FIELD 238: SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
SAMPLE MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following students is most clearly demonstrating strength in the area of
practical intelligence?
a. Sanjay experiments with different textures and patterns during a painting unit in art
class.
b. Ahna systematically observes how different variables affect plant growth for a science
experiment.
c. Jason takes detailed notes during instruction and highlights important vocabulary in
his notes.
d. Yolanda applies geometry and measurement concepts to construct a scale model of
the school. - ANSWER-Correct Response: D. - Robert J. Sternberg proposes three
intelligences in human cognition. Practical intelligence is defined as how well a person
can apply the analytic intelligence (i.e., ability to process information and solve
problems) they possess in many different situations.
Students who attend schools where teachers and staff reflect students' cultural and
racial characteristics generally experience enhanced:
a. identity development.
b. social interactions.
c. peer relationships.
d. self-management skills. - ANSWER-Correct Response: A. - Identity formation is a
process that takes many years and role models are crucial in the formation of identity.
When students have the opportunity to have role models who share their racial, cultural,
and linguistic characteristics, they are better able to work through the process of identity
formation.
Which of the following elements of the educational environment is most essential in
supporting second-language acquisition?
a. regular, structured opportunities to recite new vocabulary in the second language
b. ongoing feedback on appropriate pronunciation and syntax in the second language
c. frequent, multisensory exposure to comprehensible input in the second language
d. explicit instruction in the grammar and mechanics of the second language -
ANSWER-Correct Response: C. - Input is language that the student either hears or
reads that aims at communicating something. For input to promote second-language
learning, it must be comprehensible. Comprehensible input allows students to figure
things out by themselves using the context and background provided. When students
, can understand the meaning of some words but can't interpret others, the knowledge of
the background or context can point them in the direction of the unknown words. Over
time, students will become adept at using these techniques to interpret words by
themselves, which broadens their understanding of the target language.
A school social worker will be providing individual counseling for a fourth-grade student
with generalized anxiety disorder. The student performs slightly above grade level, but
consistently demonstrates undue concern and fretting behaviors related to school
assignments and assessments, including hypervigilance about due dates, grades, and
work quality. Appropriate interventions for this student should include which of the
following elements?
a. working with the student's teachers to increase their use of ungraded learning tasks
b. helping the student develop concrete strategies for coping with key stressors
c. instituting daily check-ins with a teacher for the student to review progress
d. enhancing the student's ability to communicate concerns effectively - ANSWER-
Correct Response: B. - Coping strategies, such as deep breathing and exercise, are
commonly used to address the symptoms of anxiety. Concrete coping strategies that
are directly related to the anxiety-causing issues provide the individual with tools to use
that can help minimize feelings of anxiety. For example, keeping a calendar and using
rubrics are two strategies for addressing anxiety related to due dates and work quality.
Which of the following approaches would be most appropriate for a school social worker
to emphasize when members of a small group begin having disagreements and
challenging the process during sessions?
a. discontinuing group sessions temporarily to give group members an opportunity to
cool off
b. enforcing the ground rules established by the group and refocusing members on the
goals of the group
c. inviting a third party, such as an administrator, to attend a session to observe and
provide members with feedback
d. providing the group with an icebreaker activity designed to help them get to know
each other better - ANSWER-Correct Response: B. - Groups go through various stages.
The stage in which students begin challenging the process and one another is
commonly known as "storming" and tends to occur once group members have become
familiar with each other and the process and have already established ground rules for
group processes. To move the students toward the next stage, known as "performing,"
the school social worker should work to redirect their attention and efforts back to the
original goals of the group and remind them of ground rules that they have already
agreed to.
A school social worker has been working with a student who displays aggressive
behavior that is interfering with other students' ability to learn despite different
interventions by the teacher. Based on the social learning theory, the school social
worker should employ which of the following strategies?
SAMPLE MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following students is most clearly demonstrating strength in the area of
practical intelligence?
a. Sanjay experiments with different textures and patterns during a painting unit in art
class.
b. Ahna systematically observes how different variables affect plant growth for a science
experiment.
c. Jason takes detailed notes during instruction and highlights important vocabulary in
his notes.
d. Yolanda applies geometry and measurement concepts to construct a scale model of
the school. - ANSWER-Correct Response: D. - Robert J. Sternberg proposes three
intelligences in human cognition. Practical intelligence is defined as how well a person
can apply the analytic intelligence (i.e., ability to process information and solve
problems) they possess in many different situations.
Students who attend schools where teachers and staff reflect students' cultural and
racial characteristics generally experience enhanced:
a. identity development.
b. social interactions.
c. peer relationships.
d. self-management skills. - ANSWER-Correct Response: A. - Identity formation is a
process that takes many years and role models are crucial in the formation of identity.
When students have the opportunity to have role models who share their racial, cultural,
and linguistic characteristics, they are better able to work through the process of identity
formation.
Which of the following elements of the educational environment is most essential in
supporting second-language acquisition?
a. regular, structured opportunities to recite new vocabulary in the second language
b. ongoing feedback on appropriate pronunciation and syntax in the second language
c. frequent, multisensory exposure to comprehensible input in the second language
d. explicit instruction in the grammar and mechanics of the second language -
ANSWER-Correct Response: C. - Input is language that the student either hears or
reads that aims at communicating something. For input to promote second-language
learning, it must be comprehensible. Comprehensible input allows students to figure
things out by themselves using the context and background provided. When students
, can understand the meaning of some words but can't interpret others, the knowledge of
the background or context can point them in the direction of the unknown words. Over
time, students will become adept at using these techniques to interpret words by
themselves, which broadens their understanding of the target language.
A school social worker will be providing individual counseling for a fourth-grade student
with generalized anxiety disorder. The student performs slightly above grade level, but
consistently demonstrates undue concern and fretting behaviors related to school
assignments and assessments, including hypervigilance about due dates, grades, and
work quality. Appropriate interventions for this student should include which of the
following elements?
a. working with the student's teachers to increase their use of ungraded learning tasks
b. helping the student develop concrete strategies for coping with key stressors
c. instituting daily check-ins with a teacher for the student to review progress
d. enhancing the student's ability to communicate concerns effectively - ANSWER-
Correct Response: B. - Coping strategies, such as deep breathing and exercise, are
commonly used to address the symptoms of anxiety. Concrete coping strategies that
are directly related to the anxiety-causing issues provide the individual with tools to use
that can help minimize feelings of anxiety. For example, keeping a calendar and using
rubrics are two strategies for addressing anxiety related to due dates and work quality.
Which of the following approaches would be most appropriate for a school social worker
to emphasize when members of a small group begin having disagreements and
challenging the process during sessions?
a. discontinuing group sessions temporarily to give group members an opportunity to
cool off
b. enforcing the ground rules established by the group and refocusing members on the
goals of the group
c. inviting a third party, such as an administrator, to attend a session to observe and
provide members with feedback
d. providing the group with an icebreaker activity designed to help them get to know
each other better - ANSWER-Correct Response: B. - Groups go through various stages.
The stage in which students begin challenging the process and one another is
commonly known as "storming" and tends to occur once group members have become
familiar with each other and the process and have already established ground rules for
group processes. To move the students toward the next stage, known as "performing,"
the school social worker should work to redirect their attention and efforts back to the
original goals of the group and remind them of ground rules that they have already
agreed to.
A school social worker has been working with a student who displays aggressive
behavior that is interfering with other students' ability to learn despite different
interventions by the teacher. Based on the social learning theory, the school social
worker should employ which of the following strategies?
