WISC Chapter 2 & 3
Which of the following subtests require the use of a stopwatch?
a. Block Design, Picture Concepts, Coding, Symbol Search, Cancellation
b. Cancellation, Coding, Symbol Search
c. Block Design, Picture Concepts, Coding
d. Block Design, Coding, Symbol Search, Cancellation, Arithmetic - Answer-d. Block Design, Coding,
Symbol Search, Cancellation, Arithmetic
Ch 2.
On a subtest with age-appropriate start points, when the examinee receives full credit on the first item
administered but not the second, the first item is used to meet the reversal criteria of two consecutive
perfect scores.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
Ch 2.
Which of the following subtests does not have reverse rules?
a. Digit Span
, b. Picture Concepts
c. Block Design
d. Similarities - Answer-a. Digit Span
Ch 2.
Which of the following subtests requires the use of a Response Booklet?
a. Matrix Reasoning
b. Coding
c. Arithmetic
d. Block Design - Answer-b. Coding
Ch 2.
If a child asks for clarification or repetition of an item after timing has begun, the examiner should
discontinue timing.
a. True
b. False - Answer-b. False
Ch 2.
When an examinee requests to have instructions or an item repeated, the examiner must
a. repeat the entire set of instructions or item, not just a portion of it.
b. repeat only the portion of instructions that the child requested repetition for.
c. tell the examinee that you are unable to repeat any instructions.
Which of the following subtests require the use of a stopwatch?
a. Block Design, Picture Concepts, Coding, Symbol Search, Cancellation
b. Cancellation, Coding, Symbol Search
c. Block Design, Picture Concepts, Coding
d. Block Design, Coding, Symbol Search, Cancellation, Arithmetic - Answer-d. Block Design, Coding,
Symbol Search, Cancellation, Arithmetic
Ch 2.
On a subtest with age-appropriate start points, when the examinee receives full credit on the first item
administered but not the second, the first item is used to meet the reversal criteria of two consecutive
perfect scores.
a. True
b. False - Answer-a. True
Ch 2.
Which of the following subtests does not have reverse rules?
a. Digit Span
, b. Picture Concepts
c. Block Design
d. Similarities - Answer-a. Digit Span
Ch 2.
Which of the following subtests requires the use of a Response Booklet?
a. Matrix Reasoning
b. Coding
c. Arithmetic
d. Block Design - Answer-b. Coding
Ch 2.
If a child asks for clarification or repetition of an item after timing has begun, the examiner should
discontinue timing.
a. True
b. False - Answer-b. False
Ch 2.
When an examinee requests to have instructions or an item repeated, the examiner must
a. repeat the entire set of instructions or item, not just a portion of it.
b. repeat only the portion of instructions that the child requested repetition for.
c. tell the examinee that you are unable to repeat any instructions.