COTA Exam questions &
Answer from NBCOT 3rd
edition Updated 2026
AnBOTABisBaskedBtoBdevelopBaBdischargeBplanningBgroupBforBclientsBbeingBdischarged
BwithinBtheBnextBmonthBfromBaBlongBtermBfacilityBforBadultsBwithBseriousBandBpersis
tentBmetalBillness.BWhichBactionBisBbestBforBtheBOTABtoBtakeBinitially?
A.BObtainBprospectiveBgroupBmembersBoccupationalBprofileBandBpostd/cBgoalsBandBo
ptions.
B.BIdentifyBcommunityBresourcesBtoBdevelopBaBcommunityBreintegrationBprogramBand
BenhanceBpost-d/cBparticipation.
C.BDevelopBaBselfBmedicationBmanagementBteachingBmoduleBtoBincreaseBpost-
d/cBmedicationBcompliance.B
D.BCompleteBanBevidenceBbasedBsearchBtoBidentityBbestBpracticesBinBcommunityBbase
dBmentalBhealthBoccupationalBtherapy.B-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswerB:BA
RationaleBisBonBpageB429
AnBelementaryBschoolBagedBchildBholdsBaBpencilBwithBaBtightlyBheldBstaticBtripodBgra
spBandBformsBlettersBatBanBaverageBrateBofBspeed.BTheBchildBdemonstratesBtheBabilit
yBtoBwriteBallBclassBandBhomeworkBassignments.BWhichBapproachBisBbestBforBtheBOT
ABtoBrecommendBthisBchildBuseBtoBimproveBgrasp?
A.BPerformBallBwrittenBworkBwithBaBlargerBpencilBandBjumboBcrayonsBonBaBhorizontal
Bsurface.B
, B.BTakeBaBbreakBeveryB15BminsBwhileBwritingBtoBopenBandBcloseBtheBhandBseveralBt
imes.
C.BPracticeBmovingBcoinsBfromBtheBfingertipsBtoBtheBpalmBandBthenBfromBtheBpalmB
toBtheBfingertips.
D.BWriteBallBwrittenBworkBonBaBverticalBsurface,BsuchBasBanBeaselBorBclassroomBwall
Bboard.B-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswer:BC
RationaleBisBonBpageB435
AB19ByearBoldBwithBspasticBdiplegiaBandBanBIQBinBtheBrangeBofB55-
69BisBgraduatingBfromBaBspecialBeducationBprogram.BTheBstudentBhasBbeenBinvolvedB
inBtransitionalBprogrammingBsinceBtheBageBofB14.BTheBOTABcollaboratesBwithBtheBocc
upationalBtherapistBandBtheBstudentBtoBcompleteBaBdischargeBplanBtoBmeetBtheBstud
ent'sBpostBsecondaryBgoals.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBOTABrecommendBbeB
includedBasBaBpostBd/cBreferral?
A.BABvocationalBrehabilitationBworkshop
B.BStateBvocationalBrehabilitationBservices
C.BABcommunityBcollege.
D.BABtransitionalBemploymentBprogramB-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswer:BB
RationaleBisBonBpageB437
ABOTABisBconductingBaBcommunityBtransportationBgroupBwithBindividualsBattendingBa
BTBIBdayBtreatmentBprogramBinBanBurbanBarea.BWhichBshouldBtheBgroupBdoBfirst?
A.BReadBaBsubwayBmap
Answer from NBCOT 3rd
edition Updated 2026
AnBOTABisBaskedBtoBdevelopBaBdischargeBplanningBgroupBforBclientsBbeingBdischarged
BwithinBtheBnextBmonthBfromBaBlongBtermBfacilityBforBadultsBwithBseriousBandBpersis
tentBmetalBillness.BWhichBactionBisBbestBforBtheBOTABtoBtakeBinitially?
A.BObtainBprospectiveBgroupBmembersBoccupationalBprofileBandBpostd/cBgoalsBandBo
ptions.
B.BIdentifyBcommunityBresourcesBtoBdevelopBaBcommunityBreintegrationBprogramBand
BenhanceBpost-d/cBparticipation.
C.BDevelopBaBselfBmedicationBmanagementBteachingBmoduleBtoBincreaseBpost-
d/cBmedicationBcompliance.B
D.BCompleteBanBevidenceBbasedBsearchBtoBidentityBbestBpracticesBinBcommunityBbase
dBmentalBhealthBoccupationalBtherapy.B-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswerB:BA
RationaleBisBonBpageB429
AnBelementaryBschoolBagedBchildBholdsBaBpencilBwithBaBtightlyBheldBstaticBtripodBgra
spBandBformsBlettersBatBanBaverageBrateBofBspeed.BTheBchildBdemonstratesBtheBabilit
yBtoBwriteBallBclassBandBhomeworkBassignments.BWhichBapproachBisBbestBforBtheBOT
ABtoBrecommendBthisBchildBuseBtoBimproveBgrasp?
A.BPerformBallBwrittenBworkBwithBaBlargerBpencilBandBjumboBcrayonsBonBaBhorizontal
Bsurface.B
, B.BTakeBaBbreakBeveryB15BminsBwhileBwritingBtoBopenBandBcloseBtheBhandBseveralBt
imes.
C.BPracticeBmovingBcoinsBfromBtheBfingertipsBtoBtheBpalmBandBthenBfromBtheBpalmB
toBtheBfingertips.
D.BWriteBallBwrittenBworkBonBaBverticalBsurface,BsuchBasBanBeaselBorBclassroomBwall
Bboard.B-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswer:BC
RationaleBisBonBpageB435
AB19ByearBoldBwithBspasticBdiplegiaBandBanBIQBinBtheBrangeBofB55-
69BisBgraduatingBfromBaBspecialBeducationBprogram.BTheBstudentBhasBbeenBinvolvedB
inBtransitionalBprogrammingBsinceBtheBageBofB14.BTheBOTABcollaboratesBwithBtheBocc
upationalBtherapistBandBtheBstudentBtoBcompleteBaBdischargeBplanBtoBmeetBtheBstud
ent'sBpostBsecondaryBgoals.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBOTABrecommendBbeB
includedBasBaBpostBd/cBreferral?
A.BABvocationalBrehabilitationBworkshop
B.BStateBvocationalBrehabilitationBservices
C.BABcommunityBcollege.
D.BABtransitionalBemploymentBprogramB-BAnswerBCorrectBAnswer:BB
RationaleBisBonBpageB437
ABOTABisBconductingBaBcommunityBtransportationBgroupBwithBindividualsBattendingBa
BTBIBdayBtreatmentBprogramBinBanBurbanBarea.BWhichBshouldBtheBgroupBdoBfirst?
A.BReadBaBsubwayBmap