NBCOT Occupational Therapy Certification Knowledge test
Exam Toolkit Questions and Verified Marking Scheme
2024/2025
Wernicke's area - correct answer ability to understand speech (W-Wonder what they
are saying)
Broca's area - correct answer Ability to speak (B-Broadcast)
Figure-ground - correct answer ability to differentiate objects from it's background
Form constancy - correct answer ability to distinguish an object despite change in
size, shape, color, orientation (think different fonts but the same word)
Visual discrimination - correct answer ability to detect and classify objects (think
recycling vs trash, letter vs number)
Visual memory - correct answer ability to recall visual details
Visual closure - correct answer ability to complete a picture or visual using incomplete
information (Waldo peaking out from behind a building, incomplete connect-the-dots
drawing)
Spatial relations - correct answer awareness of position in space (in front of, behind,
on top of, below)
Stages of wound healing - correct answer 1. Inflammatory (initial)
-immediate phase, lasts about 3 days
-increased blood supply and phagocytosis (delivers oxygen, wbcs, and nutrient to the
wound to support healing)
-control bleeding for clot formation
, 2. Proliferative (granulation)
-second phase
-fibroblasts synthesize collagen
-formation of granulation tissue
3. Maturation and Remodeling
-continued granulation and strengthening of tissue
-scar formation
Alginate dressing - correct answer Soft, absorbent, cotton like, for wounds with
exudate, require packing and absorption, absorb a TON; gel version increases moisuter
Transparent dressing - correct answer Allows visual assessment (foams and gels)
Eccentric viewing - correct answer If central vision loss, rotate head or turn trunk to
use peripheral vision
Visual anchoring - correct answer Anchoring is the strategy of using a target to
visually seek on the affected side. The patient is taught to turn their eyes to that target
to assist with scanning to the affected side. Example: Instruct the patient to scan to the
affected side by providing visual cues such as bright post-it notes or colored tape.
Macular degeneration (MD) - correct answer a gradually progressive condition in
which the macula at the center of the retina is damaged, resulting in the loss of central
vision
Cataracts - correct answer clouding of the lens
Diabetic Retinopathy - correct answer progressive damage to blood vessels of retina
causing black spots/floaties in visual field
Exam Toolkit Questions and Verified Marking Scheme
2024/2025
Wernicke's area - correct answer ability to understand speech (W-Wonder what they
are saying)
Broca's area - correct answer Ability to speak (B-Broadcast)
Figure-ground - correct answer ability to differentiate objects from it's background
Form constancy - correct answer ability to distinguish an object despite change in
size, shape, color, orientation (think different fonts but the same word)
Visual discrimination - correct answer ability to detect and classify objects (think
recycling vs trash, letter vs number)
Visual memory - correct answer ability to recall visual details
Visual closure - correct answer ability to complete a picture or visual using incomplete
information (Waldo peaking out from behind a building, incomplete connect-the-dots
drawing)
Spatial relations - correct answer awareness of position in space (in front of, behind,
on top of, below)
Stages of wound healing - correct answer 1. Inflammatory (initial)
-immediate phase, lasts about 3 days
-increased blood supply and phagocytosis (delivers oxygen, wbcs, and nutrient to the
wound to support healing)
-control bleeding for clot formation
, 2. Proliferative (granulation)
-second phase
-fibroblasts synthesize collagen
-formation of granulation tissue
3. Maturation and Remodeling
-continued granulation and strengthening of tissue
-scar formation
Alginate dressing - correct answer Soft, absorbent, cotton like, for wounds with
exudate, require packing and absorption, absorb a TON; gel version increases moisuter
Transparent dressing - correct answer Allows visual assessment (foams and gels)
Eccentric viewing - correct answer If central vision loss, rotate head or turn trunk to
use peripheral vision
Visual anchoring - correct answer Anchoring is the strategy of using a target to
visually seek on the affected side. The patient is taught to turn their eyes to that target
to assist with scanning to the affected side. Example: Instruct the patient to scan to the
affected side by providing visual cues such as bright post-it notes or colored tape.
Macular degeneration (MD) - correct answer a gradually progressive condition in
which the macula at the center of the retina is damaged, resulting in the loss of central
vision
Cataracts - correct answer clouding of the lens
Diabetic Retinopathy - correct answer progressive damage to blood vessels of retina
causing black spots/floaties in visual field
