GACE Special Education Adapted Curriculum Test I (083) Exam Of Questions and Correct
Answers
An intellectual disability - Answer-Max is a 12-year-old student who has a full scale IQ of 60
and concurrent deficits in social, academic, adaptive, and communication skills. Max is most
likely to be classified with which of the following?
1. Describe the targeted behavior in measurable, observable terms.
2. Collect information on possible functions of the targeted behavior.
3. Categorize the behavior to determine the deficit.
4. Analyze the behavior and form a hypothesis on the function of the behavior.
5. Devise an intervention plan to replace the behavior - Answer-Mr. Sempler has a ninth-
grade student with an emotional behavior disorder (EBD) who frequently engages in
inappropriate and disruptive behavior in the classroom. Mr. Sempler decides to conduct a
functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to establish a behavior plan for the student. Place
each of the following steps in an FBA in sequence from left to right, beginning with the first
step.
Due process of law - Answer-The courts have held that when intellectually disabled
individuals are involuntarily committed or voluntarily seek commitment to public
institutions, they are protected from unreasonable confinement, unreasonable personal
restraint, and unsafe conditions. Which of the following concepts is this constitutional
guarantee based on?
Pragmatics - Answer-A child uses language inappropriately and out of context. Which of the
following best describes the area of the child's disorder?
Requesting a due process hearing against the school district for inappropriate placement. -
Answer-Amber was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the age of seven. The
local school district decided to place Amber in a private school for children with ASD even
though the family did not agree with the decision.
Teaching Maria to read a transportation schedule. - Answer-Maria is a 17-year-old with a
physical disability. She also has speech and vision problems. She has applied for a part-time
, job that would require her to take the public bus to and from work. Which of the following is
the first step for a teacher to take in helping Maria prepare for this job?
Core academic subjects, Alternate achievement standards, and Multiple subjects. - Answer-
Special education teachers are expected to hold highly qualified status when teaching which
of the following?
Environmental evaluations - Answer-Which of the following types of assessments are most
authentic and totally individualized for students with severe disabilities?
Persons with disabilities are socially and economically marginalized. - Answer-Reality shows
featuring stories about the triumph of the human spirit exhibited by persons with disabilities
make for terrific television but ignore which of the following facts?
Providing Martha copies of notes to limit her need for writing - Answer-Martha is an
eleventh-grade student with spina bifida. She uses a motorized wheelchair and has limited
fine motor skills. Her testing indicates her cognitive and language skills are on grade level.
Which of the following accommodations is most likely to benefit the student in her inclusive
history class?
educated to the maximum extent appropriate with other students who are not disabled -
Answer-Least restrictive environment defines that students with disabilities should be
Lack of social responsiveness - Answer-Which of the following best characterizes a child who
shows early signs of mild autism spectrum disorder?
is an acquired injury - Answer-The major difference between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
orthopedic impairment is that TBI
the least restrictive environment that supports the student's educational progress - Answer-
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a student's placement in
an educational program is determined by
Answers
An intellectual disability - Answer-Max is a 12-year-old student who has a full scale IQ of 60
and concurrent deficits in social, academic, adaptive, and communication skills. Max is most
likely to be classified with which of the following?
1. Describe the targeted behavior in measurable, observable terms.
2. Collect information on possible functions of the targeted behavior.
3. Categorize the behavior to determine the deficit.
4. Analyze the behavior and form a hypothesis on the function of the behavior.
5. Devise an intervention plan to replace the behavior - Answer-Mr. Sempler has a ninth-
grade student with an emotional behavior disorder (EBD) who frequently engages in
inappropriate and disruptive behavior in the classroom. Mr. Sempler decides to conduct a
functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to establish a behavior plan for the student. Place
each of the following steps in an FBA in sequence from left to right, beginning with the first
step.
Due process of law - Answer-The courts have held that when intellectually disabled
individuals are involuntarily committed or voluntarily seek commitment to public
institutions, they are protected from unreasonable confinement, unreasonable personal
restraint, and unsafe conditions. Which of the following concepts is this constitutional
guarantee based on?
Pragmatics - Answer-A child uses language inappropriately and out of context. Which of the
following best describes the area of the child's disorder?
Requesting a due process hearing against the school district for inappropriate placement. -
Answer-Amber was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the age of seven. The
local school district decided to place Amber in a private school for children with ASD even
though the family did not agree with the decision.
Teaching Maria to read a transportation schedule. - Answer-Maria is a 17-year-old with a
physical disability. She also has speech and vision problems. She has applied for a part-time
, job that would require her to take the public bus to and from work. Which of the following is
the first step for a teacher to take in helping Maria prepare for this job?
Core academic subjects, Alternate achievement standards, and Multiple subjects. - Answer-
Special education teachers are expected to hold highly qualified status when teaching which
of the following?
Environmental evaluations - Answer-Which of the following types of assessments are most
authentic and totally individualized for students with severe disabilities?
Persons with disabilities are socially and economically marginalized. - Answer-Reality shows
featuring stories about the triumph of the human spirit exhibited by persons with disabilities
make for terrific television but ignore which of the following facts?
Providing Martha copies of notes to limit her need for writing - Answer-Martha is an
eleventh-grade student with spina bifida. She uses a motorized wheelchair and has limited
fine motor skills. Her testing indicates her cognitive and language skills are on grade level.
Which of the following accommodations is most likely to benefit the student in her inclusive
history class?
educated to the maximum extent appropriate with other students who are not disabled -
Answer-Least restrictive environment defines that students with disabilities should be
Lack of social responsiveness - Answer-Which of the following best characterizes a child who
shows early signs of mild autism spectrum disorder?
is an acquired injury - Answer-The major difference between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
orthopedic impairment is that TBI
the least restrictive environment that supports the student's educational progress - Answer-
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a student's placement in
an educational program is determined by
