NCTRC Practice UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of the following would be an effective way to change someone's negative attitude about
people with disabilities?
A. Encourage the person to positively interact with and build relationships with people with
disabilities
B. Assist the person in a role-play scenario, such as using a wheelchair for an hour to experience
what it is like to have a disability
C. Encourage the person to do research on common disabilities in order to understand people
with disabilities
D. Refer the person to media examples of people with disabilities in books, movies or television
shows - CORRECT ANSWER - A. encourage the person to positively interact with and
build relationships with people with disabilities
prior to a ctrs teaching a client how to access the internet for movie times, the ctrs makes a list of
the steps involved and places them in their proper sequence. which of the following types of
analysis has the ctrs completed?
A. task
B. content
C. activity
D. behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER - A. task
A CTRS, who is doing an initial assessment, is unable to collect background information from a
client who has dementia and expressive aphasia due to a recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
To complete the assessment, it would be BEST for the CTRS to base the assessment on the
client's
,A. medical chart
B. cognitive abilities
C. family reports
D. participation in activities - CORRECT ANSWER - A. medical chart
Which of the following service settings is a CTRS working in when reviewing the client's
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score and intake summary prior to conducting an
assessment?
A. acute care
B. behavioral health care
C. outpatient ambulatory services
D. inpatient rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER - D. inpatient rehabilitation
after an individualized tr treatment program has been selected, the ctrs should first..
A. document the plan in the client's record
B. initiate program evaluation
C. implement the program
D. inform the therapeutic recreation supervisor the program outcome - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. document the plan in the client's record
before a client begins an aerobic fitness program, the ctrs should do all of the following
EXCEPT
A. obtain a physician's order
B. determine the client's resting, maximum, and training heart rates
,C. determine the client's maximum oxygen intake
D. set goals based on client assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - C. determine the client's
maximum oxygen intake
which of the following tr ethical principles is being violated when the ctrs fails to discuss the
results of an assessment and related pain for intervention with a client?
A. fidelity
B. confidentiality
C.veracity
D. non-maleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - C. veracity (truth&honesty)
when the ctrs is formulating tr goals for an individualized education plan (IEP) the ctrs must
focus on the student's ability to..
A. benefit from special education
B. engage in inclusive recreation
C.join after school programs
D. remain in the classroom with peers - CORRECT ANSWER - B. engage in inclusive
recreation
following a traumatic brain injury (tbi) a client may experience difficulty swallowing food and/or
liquid. the medical term for this is
A.hemiplegia
, B.hypoxia
C.aphasia
D.dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - D. dysphagia
the purpose for reassessing a client is to
A. identify staff performance issues
B. evaluate changes in the client's status
C. identify secondary dysfunction in the client
D. evaluate the client's satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER - B. evaluate changes in the
client's status
A 58 year old client is currently residing in a long term care facility surrounded by persons who
are considerably older. The client repeatedly complains of loneliness, boredom, and being
ignored by friends and family. Which of the following verbal responses by the CTRS would be
effective?
A. probing
B.informing
C.self-disclosing
D. confronting - CORRECT ANSWER - A. probing (inquiring closely into something)
outcome measures should do all of the following EXCEPT
A. include a statement of the performance or behavior that is expected
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of the following would be an effective way to change someone's negative attitude about
people with disabilities?
A. Encourage the person to positively interact with and build relationships with people with
disabilities
B. Assist the person in a role-play scenario, such as using a wheelchair for an hour to experience
what it is like to have a disability
C. Encourage the person to do research on common disabilities in order to understand people
with disabilities
D. Refer the person to media examples of people with disabilities in books, movies or television
shows - CORRECT ANSWER - A. encourage the person to positively interact with and
build relationships with people with disabilities
prior to a ctrs teaching a client how to access the internet for movie times, the ctrs makes a list of
the steps involved and places them in their proper sequence. which of the following types of
analysis has the ctrs completed?
A. task
B. content
C. activity
D. behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER - A. task
A CTRS, who is doing an initial assessment, is unable to collect background information from a
client who has dementia and expressive aphasia due to a recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
To complete the assessment, it would be BEST for the CTRS to base the assessment on the
client's
,A. medical chart
B. cognitive abilities
C. family reports
D. participation in activities - CORRECT ANSWER - A. medical chart
Which of the following service settings is a CTRS working in when reviewing the client's
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score and intake summary prior to conducting an
assessment?
A. acute care
B. behavioral health care
C. outpatient ambulatory services
D. inpatient rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER - D. inpatient rehabilitation
after an individualized tr treatment program has been selected, the ctrs should first..
A. document the plan in the client's record
B. initiate program evaluation
C. implement the program
D. inform the therapeutic recreation supervisor the program outcome - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. document the plan in the client's record
before a client begins an aerobic fitness program, the ctrs should do all of the following
EXCEPT
A. obtain a physician's order
B. determine the client's resting, maximum, and training heart rates
,C. determine the client's maximum oxygen intake
D. set goals based on client assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - C. determine the client's
maximum oxygen intake
which of the following tr ethical principles is being violated when the ctrs fails to discuss the
results of an assessment and related pain for intervention with a client?
A. fidelity
B. confidentiality
C.veracity
D. non-maleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - C. veracity (truth&honesty)
when the ctrs is formulating tr goals for an individualized education plan (IEP) the ctrs must
focus on the student's ability to..
A. benefit from special education
B. engage in inclusive recreation
C.join after school programs
D. remain in the classroom with peers - CORRECT ANSWER - B. engage in inclusive
recreation
following a traumatic brain injury (tbi) a client may experience difficulty swallowing food and/or
liquid. the medical term for this is
A.hemiplegia
, B.hypoxia
C.aphasia
D.dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - D. dysphagia
the purpose for reassessing a client is to
A. identify staff performance issues
B. evaluate changes in the client's status
C. identify secondary dysfunction in the client
D. evaluate the client's satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER - B. evaluate changes in the
client's status
A 58 year old client is currently residing in a long term care facility surrounded by persons who
are considerably older. The client repeatedly complains of loneliness, boredom, and being
ignored by friends and family. Which of the following verbal responses by the CTRS would be
effective?
A. probing
B.informing
C.self-disclosing
D. confronting - CORRECT ANSWER - A. probing (inquiring closely into something)
outcome measures should do all of the following EXCEPT
A. include a statement of the performance or behavior that is expected
