WISC-V Check Out Quiz UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
WISC-V Standardized Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - 2,200 people with 11 age groups
represented.
6 years 0 months- 16 years 11 months
Chronological Age Calculation - CORRECT ANSWER - Date of test minus date of birth.
Subtract across going from days to years.
Establishment of Rapport - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 year old: Ask them their favorite
color/ how they are liking school so far
16 year old: Ask them about their interests/sports
It is important to do this so that the subject is comfortable with you, and so you are more likely
to get a valid score.
Start Points - CORRECT ANSWER - Age specific; listed on Record Form and in
Administration Manual.
Sample/ demo items administered prior are not counted in the Total Raw Score.
All items before basal are counted as correct.
Reverse Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Intended to help determine when to administer
items prior to the start point.
Occurs if the child does not obtain a perfect score on either of the first two items. When this
happens, administer backwards until you get two perfect scores.
Designed to extend the number of easier items for children.
Discontinue Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Criteria for determining when to stop giving
a subtest.
, Designed to maintain rapport and minimize testing fatigue.
On most subtests, this is usually after a child obtains a certain number of 0's.
Award no credit for items beyond ceiling.
Scoring of Subtests - CORRECT ANSWER - • Never include sample items in raw score
• Correct items beyond the discontinue are not included in the raw score, but can be useful for
qualitative information
• Reverse items: They are designed to extend the number of easier items for children suspected
of intellectual disability or low cognitive ability.
• Do not score items that are un-administered.
Spoiled responses receive a score of 0.
Verbal Comprehension Index measures - CORRECT ANSWER - crystallized intelligence,
verbal reasoning, verbal concept formation
VCI subtests - CORRECT ANSWER - Similarities, Information, Vocabulary,
Comprehension
Similarities (measures) - CORRECT ANSWER - (VCI) measures verbal concept
formation and abstract reasoning.
Similarities (description) - CORRECT ANSWER - the child is read two words that
represent common objects of concepts and describes how they are similar
Information (measures) - CORRECT ANSWER - (VCI) acquire, retain, and retrieve
general factual knowledge.
Information (description) - CORRECT ANSWER - the child answers questions about a
broad range of general knowledge topics
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
WISC-V Standardized Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - 2,200 people with 11 age groups
represented.
6 years 0 months- 16 years 11 months
Chronological Age Calculation - CORRECT ANSWER - Date of test minus date of birth.
Subtract across going from days to years.
Establishment of Rapport - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 year old: Ask them their favorite
color/ how they are liking school so far
16 year old: Ask them about their interests/sports
It is important to do this so that the subject is comfortable with you, and so you are more likely
to get a valid score.
Start Points - CORRECT ANSWER - Age specific; listed on Record Form and in
Administration Manual.
Sample/ demo items administered prior are not counted in the Total Raw Score.
All items before basal are counted as correct.
Reverse Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Intended to help determine when to administer
items prior to the start point.
Occurs if the child does not obtain a perfect score on either of the first two items. When this
happens, administer backwards until you get two perfect scores.
Designed to extend the number of easier items for children.
Discontinue Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Criteria for determining when to stop giving
a subtest.
, Designed to maintain rapport and minimize testing fatigue.
On most subtests, this is usually after a child obtains a certain number of 0's.
Award no credit for items beyond ceiling.
Scoring of Subtests - CORRECT ANSWER - • Never include sample items in raw score
• Correct items beyond the discontinue are not included in the raw score, but can be useful for
qualitative information
• Reverse items: They are designed to extend the number of easier items for children suspected
of intellectual disability or low cognitive ability.
• Do not score items that are un-administered.
Spoiled responses receive a score of 0.
Verbal Comprehension Index measures - CORRECT ANSWER - crystallized intelligence,
verbal reasoning, verbal concept formation
VCI subtests - CORRECT ANSWER - Similarities, Information, Vocabulary,
Comprehension
Similarities (measures) - CORRECT ANSWER - (VCI) measures verbal concept
formation and abstract reasoning.
Similarities (description) - CORRECT ANSWER - the child is read two words that
represent common objects of concepts and describes how they are similar
Information (measures) - CORRECT ANSWER - (VCI) acquire, retain, and retrieve
general factual knowledge.
Information (description) - CORRECT ANSWER - the child answers questions about a
broad range of general knowledge topics
