MTTC CI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Important to be cautious when using an IQ test to assess the intelligence of a young
child with CI because: - Answer-The younger the child, the less validity the test has
Moderate ID students has a physical disability affecting the right side of his body.
Teacher would like to determine which assistive technology device would be most
appropriate to support his independence in preparing a snack. Which assessment
would likely be the most useful for him to conduct before making a decision? - Answer-
An informal assessment during life-skills class to introduce him to various devices
To diagnose an intellectual disability in a child, professionals consider the child's
intellectual functioning and? - Answer-Adaptive behavior
Teacher of students with CI completed a comprehensive assessment of a kindergarten
student. Which of the following ways would it be most appropriate to share the
assessment results with the students parents before the IEP meeting? - Answer-
Meeting with the students' parents to discuss the assessment results
Which action is most appropriate solution for sharing a student's assessment results
with the parents whose primary language is not English? - Answer-Arranging for an
interpreter to translate info into the parents primary language
A student with an IQ of 65 is being reevaluated for an intellectual impairment. The
teacher is assessing the student's adaptive behavior. Which behavior would be most
important for the teacher to evaluate first? - Answer-the student's ability to get ready for
school
6th grade student with mild ID attends a gen. ed. class. Halfway through the year his
gen. ed. teacher consults with the CI teacher about the students inability ti keep up with
the rest of the class. CI teacher thinks he could use the support of a resource room
instead. To amend his IEP, which of the following actions needs to take place first? -
Answer-Members of his IEP team need to collect data all relevant to assessment data
New teacher of CI students conducts a resource room math class for 9th grade
students. Which of the following resources would likely be most useful when structuring
lessons for the class? - Answer-State-level content standards for 8th grade math
!st grader with moderate ID and CP uses an electric wheelchair. Her IEP should include
specific info relevant to which of the following related services? - Answer-Transportation
to school
, Which statement describes a scenario with a student with ID accessing general
curriculum? - Answer-2nd grader with FAS and moderate ID identifies various types of
clouds by pointing to their pictures
Beginning of school year CI teacher notices a student with severe CI has difficulty
settling into the classroom every morning. Student walks around and interrupts others.
Teacher wants to help the student develop appropriate self-regulation skills. Which
strategy is most effective for teacher to implement? - Answer-Creating a simple
checklist for the morning routine and rewarding the student for each step as it is
performed appropriately
3rd grader with MOCI is in self-contained classroom and joins gen. ed. peers for
specials with a parapro. Teacher believes student is ready to attend academic gen. ed.
classes. Which criteria would be most effective for increasing students success in gen.
ed. classroom? - Answer-Providing student with multiple means and opportunities to
feel successful using errorless learning
17yo with moderate ID attends community-based occupational training program once a
week with a parapro. He will be learning how to take public transportation to the
program. After teacher has conducted a task analysis for this activity, which should the
teacher do first to teach the skill? - Answer-Establish with of the sub skills of the task the
student can already perform
12yo with CP attends self-contained classroom and uses a wheelchair. PT comes in to
work with student with range of motion. Student is moved to therapy mat in classroom
so that he can lie down while stretching. Teacher and PT transfer student from
wheelchair to the mat. Which of the following needs to happen first before beginning to
transfer? - Answer-Engaging the brake on student's wheelchair
Most important guideline to follow when individualizing a learning task for a student with
CI is to? - Answer-Break down task into discrete steps
CI teacher working with student with Down syndrome and MOCI. Student becomes
increasingly frustrated and cries when receiving instruction in new skills. Teachers
wants to promote the student's ability to be receptive to newly presented concepts.
Which following strategy would be most effective for teacher to do first? - Answer-
Providing instruction that is immediately followed by a prompted correct response and
positive reinforcement
CI teacher is working with students with MOCI who has demonstrated external locus of
control. Teacher would like to create a learning environment that will increase the
student's self-motivation. Most effective strategy for achieving this goal? - Answer-
Providing student with repeated opportunities to achieve success through his own
efforts
CORRECT ANSWERS
Important to be cautious when using an IQ test to assess the intelligence of a young
child with CI because: - Answer-The younger the child, the less validity the test has
Moderate ID students has a physical disability affecting the right side of his body.
Teacher would like to determine which assistive technology device would be most
appropriate to support his independence in preparing a snack. Which assessment
would likely be the most useful for him to conduct before making a decision? - Answer-
An informal assessment during life-skills class to introduce him to various devices
To diagnose an intellectual disability in a child, professionals consider the child's
intellectual functioning and? - Answer-Adaptive behavior
Teacher of students with CI completed a comprehensive assessment of a kindergarten
student. Which of the following ways would it be most appropriate to share the
assessment results with the students parents before the IEP meeting? - Answer-
Meeting with the students' parents to discuss the assessment results
Which action is most appropriate solution for sharing a student's assessment results
with the parents whose primary language is not English? - Answer-Arranging for an
interpreter to translate info into the parents primary language
A student with an IQ of 65 is being reevaluated for an intellectual impairment. The
teacher is assessing the student's adaptive behavior. Which behavior would be most
important for the teacher to evaluate first? - Answer-the student's ability to get ready for
school
6th grade student with mild ID attends a gen. ed. class. Halfway through the year his
gen. ed. teacher consults with the CI teacher about the students inability ti keep up with
the rest of the class. CI teacher thinks he could use the support of a resource room
instead. To amend his IEP, which of the following actions needs to take place first? -
Answer-Members of his IEP team need to collect data all relevant to assessment data
New teacher of CI students conducts a resource room math class for 9th grade
students. Which of the following resources would likely be most useful when structuring
lessons for the class? - Answer-State-level content standards for 8th grade math
!st grader with moderate ID and CP uses an electric wheelchair. Her IEP should include
specific info relevant to which of the following related services? - Answer-Transportation
to school
, Which statement describes a scenario with a student with ID accessing general
curriculum? - Answer-2nd grader with FAS and moderate ID identifies various types of
clouds by pointing to their pictures
Beginning of school year CI teacher notices a student with severe CI has difficulty
settling into the classroom every morning. Student walks around and interrupts others.
Teacher wants to help the student develop appropriate self-regulation skills. Which
strategy is most effective for teacher to implement? - Answer-Creating a simple
checklist for the morning routine and rewarding the student for each step as it is
performed appropriately
3rd grader with MOCI is in self-contained classroom and joins gen. ed. peers for
specials with a parapro. Teacher believes student is ready to attend academic gen. ed.
classes. Which criteria would be most effective for increasing students success in gen.
ed. classroom? - Answer-Providing student with multiple means and opportunities to
feel successful using errorless learning
17yo with moderate ID attends community-based occupational training program once a
week with a parapro. He will be learning how to take public transportation to the
program. After teacher has conducted a task analysis for this activity, which should the
teacher do first to teach the skill? - Answer-Establish with of the sub skills of the task the
student can already perform
12yo with CP attends self-contained classroom and uses a wheelchair. PT comes in to
work with student with range of motion. Student is moved to therapy mat in classroom
so that he can lie down while stretching. Teacher and PT transfer student from
wheelchair to the mat. Which of the following needs to happen first before beginning to
transfer? - Answer-Engaging the brake on student's wheelchair
Most important guideline to follow when individualizing a learning task for a student with
CI is to? - Answer-Break down task into discrete steps
CI teacher working with student with Down syndrome and MOCI. Student becomes
increasingly frustrated and cries when receiving instruction in new skills. Teachers
wants to promote the student's ability to be receptive to newly presented concepts.
Which following strategy would be most effective for teacher to do first? - Answer-
Providing instruction that is immediately followed by a prompted correct response and
positive reinforcement
CI teacher is working with students with MOCI who has demonstrated external locus of
control. Teacher would like to create a learning environment that will increase the
student's self-motivation. Most effective strategy for achieving this goal? - Answer-
Providing student with repeated opportunities to achieve success through his own
efforts
