2025 OEC Exam
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1. Which of the following statements about a disability is false?
a. A disability may be physical or intellectual.
b. People with a disability prefer to be called handicapped.
c. A disability impairs normal function or daily activity.
d. A person with an impairment may not have a disability.
- Correct Answer :b. People with a disability prefer to be called handicapped.
2. You are assessing a 12-year-old boy who was injured while running. The patient's mother tells
you that her son has Down syndrome. Based on your training, which of the following statements
concerning a Down syndrome athlete is true?
a. They often complain of pain or injury.
b. They have physical and intellectual disabilities that vary widely from one individual to another.
c. You can predict the amount of intellectual disability from the degree of physical changes you
observe.
d. You need to approach them carefully because generally they are very unpleasant to deal with.
- Correct Answer :b. They have physical and intellectual disabilities that vary widely from one
individual to another.
3. Attention deficit disorder and autism are examples of:
a. mental retardation.
b. illnesses involving both physical and cognitive disabilities.
c. intellectual disabilities.
d. genetically inherited disabilities.
- Correct Answer :c. intellectual disabilities.
4. It is a sunny March day and you are volunteering at a Special Olympics skiing event at your
mountain. You respond to a call to aid an 8 year old who fell and hurt his knee. When you arrive
the adult with the child provides a brief history. In addition to explaining how the fall occurred,
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she tells you that the child has attention-deficit disorder (ADD). Based on your OEC training,
which of the following things would you not expect?
a. The child may have a short attention span.
b. The child has a below normal intelligence.
c. The child may be hyperactive, because hyperactivity is common in children with ADD.
d. The child's ability to communicate may be impaired.
- Correct Answer :b. The child has a below normal intelligence.
5. Spring is finally here, and your friend is helping you open up your summer cabin at the lake. At
lunch that day, your friend tells you that his son, who is down at the lakeshore playing with your
children, was recently diagnosed with autism. You are concerned about the child's autism
because:
a. children with autism are known to be aggressive, and you fear for your children.
b. you are concerned about how your children will react to the child's physical deformities.
c. you do not want your children to be with children with autism.
d. drowning is the leading cause of death for people with autism spectrum disorders.
- Correct Answer :d. drowning is the leading cause of death for people with autism spectrum
disorders.
6. A group of ski patrollers have invited you to join their team on a bike ride to raise money for
multiple sclerosis (MS) research. You recall learning about MS in your OEC class, but you ask your
friend to remind you of some of the key features of this condition. Which of the following
statements made by your friend would be most accurate?
a. "The progression of MS is a continuous gradual loss of sensory and motor function."
b. "MS does not affect mental capacity and memory."
c. "MS is a progressive disease that causes degeneration of both central and peripheral nerves."
d. "Speech and mood are generally not affected by MS."
- Correct Answer :c. "MS is a progressive disease that causes degeneration of both central and
peripheral nerves."
7. You are assisting a 29-year-old paraplegic skier who lost control of his sit ski and hit a tree.
Even though there are no obvious signs of injury, the patient suddenly starts to feel panicky, and
you become concerned about autonomic dysreflexia. Other signs/symptoms that would support
this assessment include all of the following except:
a. hypotension.
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b. altered mental status.
c. headache.
d. blurred vision.
- Correct Answer :a. hypotension.
8. A 29-year-old woman with cerebral palsy has fallen and suffered a boot-top fracture of her
right leg. When you examine her she tells you that the spasticity in that leg is much worse than
usual. Treatment in this situation may best be accomplished by:
a. applying traction to the leg.
b. stabilizing the leg in a position of comfort.
c. repositioning the leg.
d. massaging the muscles in the leg
. - Correct Answer :b. stabilizing the leg in a position of comfort.
9. You are working with a new group of ski patrollers and instructing them on sit-skis. Which of
the following statements about sit-skis is correct?
a. "Because of the weight of a sit-ski, you do not have to worry that it will fall off a lift."
b. "You cannot get a sit-ski down in a lift evacuation; you need to evacuate just the skier."
c. "To turn a sit-ski, the skier moves his head, shoulders, or outriggers."
d. "You do not need to lift a sit-ski to get it on a chair lift."
- Correct Answer :c. "To turn a sit-ski, the skier moves his head, shoulders, or outriggers."
10. It's 2 pm on Saturday, and you're out for a bike ride with friends. About halfway down a small
hill, you see an adult and a child at the side of the road. It appears that the child may have fallen.
As you approach, you ask if you can help, to which you hear a mom's thankful "yes." The child,
who is about 8 years old, is sitting quietly and does not respond when you say "hi." The mother
explains that her son has atypical autism. Based on this information, which of the following
techniques might you use to complete your assessment?
a. Ask the child open-ended questions.
b. Speak to the child loudly to get his attention.
c. Give the child simple, one-step directions.
d. Speak only to the child.
- Correct Answer :c. Give the child simple, one-step directions.
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11. You are assisting a 32-year-old woman whose right leg has been amputated below the knee.
She is complaining of severe pain in her right thigh. You note that the knee is flexed and that
there is some deformity in the middle of the femur. Your partner hands you a HARE traction
splint. Which of the following statements would be your best response to your partner?
a. "We will need to adapt the boot hitch in order to secure it to the end of the leg."
b. "Let's use a Quick Splint instead."
c. "The HARE won't work. We will need to be creative and make our own traction device."
d. "We need to force the knee to straighten and then we can use a splint."
- Correct Answer :b. "Let's use a Quick Splint instead."
12. It is a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon, and unfortunately the chair lift has broken and a lift
evacuation is required. You know that there is an adaptive skier group somewhere on the lift. As
you prioritize the lift evacuation, you recognize that:
a. athletes with mobility problems are at increased risk of cold-exposure injuries.
b. someone will need to instruct paraplegic skiers on how to detach themselves from the sit-ski
so they can be lifted out for the evacuation.
c. a blind skier's guide should be evacuated before the blind skier so that the guide can direct the
blind skier down.
d. skiers with intellectual disabilities should be left to the end because they will take a long time
to understand your directions.
- Correct Answer :a. athletes with mobility problems are at increased risk of cold-exposure
injuries.
13. You are assessing a paraplegic patient who collided with a tree while going down an
intermediate trail in her sit-ski. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the
care of adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries?
a. Autonomic dysreflexia always accompanies trauma below the level of the spinal cord injury.
b. Adaptive athletes may not be able to feel trauma or cold-related injuries below the level of
their spinal cord injury.
c. Adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries are at risk for developing autonomic dysreflexia
(AD), which can occur because of new trauma above or below the level of spinal cord injury.
d. Nerve damage within the spinal cord typically affects sensory perception and motor control
below the level of the injury.
- Correct Answer :a. Autonomic dysreflexia always accompanies trauma below the level of the
spinal cord injury.
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2025 OEC Exam CompleteVerified Questions
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|Already Graded A+||UPDATED VERSION
1. Which of the following statements about a disability is false?
a. A disability may be physical or intellectual.
b. People with a disability prefer to be called handicapped.
c. A disability impairs normal function or daily activity.
d. A person with an impairment may not have a disability.
- Correct Answer :b. People with a disability prefer to be called handicapped.
2. You are assessing a 12-year-old boy who was injured while running. The patient's mother tells
you that her son has Down syndrome. Based on your training, which of the following statements
concerning a Down syndrome athlete is true?
a. They often complain of pain or injury.
b. They have physical and intellectual disabilities that vary widely from one individual to another.
c. You can predict the amount of intellectual disability from the degree of physical changes you
observe.
d. You need to approach them carefully because generally they are very unpleasant to deal with.
- Correct Answer :b. They have physical and intellectual disabilities that vary widely from one
individual to another.
3. Attention deficit disorder and autism are examples of:
a. mental retardation.
b. illnesses involving both physical and cognitive disabilities.
c. intellectual disabilities.
d. genetically inherited disabilities.
- Correct Answer :c. intellectual disabilities.
4. It is a sunny March day and you are volunteering at a Special Olympics skiing event at your
mountain. You respond to a call to aid an 8 year old who fell and hurt his knee. When you arrive
the adult with the child provides a brief history. In addition to explaining how the fall occurred,
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she tells you that the child has attention-deficit disorder (ADD). Based on your OEC training,
which of the following things would you not expect?
a. The child may have a short attention span.
b. The child has a below normal intelligence.
c. The child may be hyperactive, because hyperactivity is common in children with ADD.
d. The child's ability to communicate may be impaired.
- Correct Answer :b. The child has a below normal intelligence.
5. Spring is finally here, and your friend is helping you open up your summer cabin at the lake. At
lunch that day, your friend tells you that his son, who is down at the lakeshore playing with your
children, was recently diagnosed with autism. You are concerned about the child's autism
because:
a. children with autism are known to be aggressive, and you fear for your children.
b. you are concerned about how your children will react to the child's physical deformities.
c. you do not want your children to be with children with autism.
d. drowning is the leading cause of death for people with autism spectrum disorders.
- Correct Answer :d. drowning is the leading cause of death for people with autism spectrum
disorders.
6. A group of ski patrollers have invited you to join their team on a bike ride to raise money for
multiple sclerosis (MS) research. You recall learning about MS in your OEC class, but you ask your
friend to remind you of some of the key features of this condition. Which of the following
statements made by your friend would be most accurate?
a. "The progression of MS is a continuous gradual loss of sensory and motor function."
b. "MS does not affect mental capacity and memory."
c. "MS is a progressive disease that causes degeneration of both central and peripheral nerves."
d. "Speech and mood are generally not affected by MS."
- Correct Answer :c. "MS is a progressive disease that causes degeneration of both central and
peripheral nerves."
7. You are assisting a 29-year-old paraplegic skier who lost control of his sit ski and hit a tree.
Even though there are no obvious signs of injury, the patient suddenly starts to feel panicky, and
you become concerned about autonomic dysreflexia. Other signs/symptoms that would support
this assessment include all of the following except:
a. hypotension.
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b. altered mental status.
c. headache.
d. blurred vision.
- Correct Answer :a. hypotension.
8. A 29-year-old woman with cerebral palsy has fallen and suffered a boot-top fracture of her
right leg. When you examine her she tells you that the spasticity in that leg is much worse than
usual. Treatment in this situation may best be accomplished by:
a. applying traction to the leg.
b. stabilizing the leg in a position of comfort.
c. repositioning the leg.
d. massaging the muscles in the leg
. - Correct Answer :b. stabilizing the leg in a position of comfort.
9. You are working with a new group of ski patrollers and instructing them on sit-skis. Which of
the following statements about sit-skis is correct?
a. "Because of the weight of a sit-ski, you do not have to worry that it will fall off a lift."
b. "You cannot get a sit-ski down in a lift evacuation; you need to evacuate just the skier."
c. "To turn a sit-ski, the skier moves his head, shoulders, or outriggers."
d. "You do not need to lift a sit-ski to get it on a chair lift."
- Correct Answer :c. "To turn a sit-ski, the skier moves his head, shoulders, or outriggers."
10. It's 2 pm on Saturday, and you're out for a bike ride with friends. About halfway down a small
hill, you see an adult and a child at the side of the road. It appears that the child may have fallen.
As you approach, you ask if you can help, to which you hear a mom's thankful "yes." The child,
who is about 8 years old, is sitting quietly and does not respond when you say "hi." The mother
explains that her son has atypical autism. Based on this information, which of the following
techniques might you use to complete your assessment?
a. Ask the child open-ended questions.
b. Speak to the child loudly to get his attention.
c. Give the child simple, one-step directions.
d. Speak only to the child.
- Correct Answer :c. Give the child simple, one-step directions.
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11. You are assisting a 32-year-old woman whose right leg has been amputated below the knee.
She is complaining of severe pain in her right thigh. You note that the knee is flexed and that
there is some deformity in the middle of the femur. Your partner hands you a HARE traction
splint. Which of the following statements would be your best response to your partner?
a. "We will need to adapt the boot hitch in order to secure it to the end of the leg."
b. "Let's use a Quick Splint instead."
c. "The HARE won't work. We will need to be creative and make our own traction device."
d. "We need to force the knee to straighten and then we can use a splint."
- Correct Answer :b. "Let's use a Quick Splint instead."
12. It is a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon, and unfortunately the chair lift has broken and a lift
evacuation is required. You know that there is an adaptive skier group somewhere on the lift. As
you prioritize the lift evacuation, you recognize that:
a. athletes with mobility problems are at increased risk of cold-exposure injuries.
b. someone will need to instruct paraplegic skiers on how to detach themselves from the sit-ski
so they can be lifted out for the evacuation.
c. a blind skier's guide should be evacuated before the blind skier so that the guide can direct the
blind skier down.
d. skiers with intellectual disabilities should be left to the end because they will take a long time
to understand your directions.
- Correct Answer :a. athletes with mobility problems are at increased risk of cold-exposure
injuries.
13. You are assessing a paraplegic patient who collided with a tree while going down an
intermediate trail in her sit-ski. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the
care of adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries?
a. Autonomic dysreflexia always accompanies trauma below the level of the spinal cord injury.
b. Adaptive athletes may not be able to feel trauma or cold-related injuries below the level of
their spinal cord injury.
c. Adaptive athletes with spinal cord injuries are at risk for developing autonomic dysreflexia
(AD), which can occur because of new trauma above or below the level of spinal cord injury.
d. Nerve damage within the spinal cord typically affects sensory perception and motor control
below the level of the injury.
- Correct Answer :a. Autonomic dysreflexia always accompanies trauma below the level of the
spinal cord injury.
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