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,Chapter 1 Exceptionality and Special Education
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) In comparison to typical students, students who are exceptional
A) have both similarities and differences.
B) are similar in almost every way.
C) are different in almost every way.
D) have the same instructional needs, but differ in ability level.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K5
2) Advances in drug treatments appear to hold the potential for a cure for
A) cerebral palsy.
B) cystic fibrosis.
C) Down syndrome.
D) muscular dystrophy.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K7
3) “Mental retardation” is now called
A) intellectual disorder
B) disordered reasoning
C) intellectual and functional disability
D) intellectual disability
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC1K5
4) The most important characteristic of exceptional learners is
A) their physical limitations.
B) their disabilities.
C) their abilities.
D) their health concerns.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K6
5) Which one of the following descriptions distinguishes best between a disability
and a handicap?
A) Disabilities are functional impairments, while handicaps are disadvantages
imposed on an individual.
B) Disabilities are more severe than handicaps.
C) Handicaps are caused by disabilities.
D) There is no real difference between the two; the terms are interchangeable.
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,Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
6) Doug Landis, an artist who is paralyzed from the neck down, uses a pencil
attached to a mouth stick to draw. This illustrates how the focus on persons with
disabilities should be
A) on what they can do.
B) on how they are limited.
C) on their miraculous achievements.
D) on what others can do to help them.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
7) Annette is a high school student who reads at the level of a typical third grader. She
wants to get her driver’s license, but is unable to read the driver’s manual or the
questions on the driving test. For purposes of driver training, Annette would be
considered to have
A) a disability.
B) a handicap.
C) a disability and a handicap.
D) neither a disability nor a handicap.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
8) A six-month-old child who cannot walk or talk would best be described as having a(n)
A) disability.
B) age-appropriate disability.
C) age-appropriate inability.
D) instructional inability.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
9) Although no two students are alike, to be considered “exceptional” for purposes of
their school program, students must
A) have a disability related to their academic progress.
B) be handicapped.
C) require special educational services to achieve.
D) have a history of school failure.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: CC2K2
10) When special education works as it should, the outcome for students is
A) the ability to hide their disabilities.
B) the eradication of their disabilities.
C) instruction in a special class.
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, D) improved achievement and behavior.
Praxis: III.E.
CEC: ICC2K2
11) Which one of the following students most resembles the “typical” student who
receives special education services?
A) Joe is a high school student with a physical disability.
B) Lisa is an elementary school student with mental retardation.
C) Edna is a middle school student with a learning disability.
D) Sam is an elementary school student with a learning disability.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K1
12) By federal law, an exceptional student is eligible for special education when
A) a teacher recommends it.
B) careful assessment indicates he or she is unable to make satisfactory progress
in the regular school program.
C) a parent requests it.
D) a teacher has recorded observations of behavior and assessment of academic
performance for at least two months.
Praxis: III.C.
CEC: ICC1K6
13) Prevalence refers to
A) the number of individuals having a particular exceptionality.
B) the probability of having a child with a particular exceptionality.
C) the percentage of a population having a particular exceptionality.
D) the distribution of exceptionalities across different segments of the population.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
14) According to national prevalence estimates, how many exceptional students would
we expect to find in a school of 100 students?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
15) At present, about how many students in the United States receive special education?
A) about 1 million
B) about 3 million
C) about 4 million
D) over 6 million
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,Chapter 1 Exceptionality and Special Education
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) In comparison to typical students, students who are exceptional
A) have both similarities and differences.
B) are similar in almost every way.
C) are different in almost every way.
D) have the same instructional needs, but differ in ability level.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K5
2) Advances in drug treatments appear to hold the potential for a cure for
A) cerebral palsy.
B) cystic fibrosis.
C) Down syndrome.
D) muscular dystrophy.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K7
3) “Mental retardation” is now called
A) intellectual disorder
B) disordered reasoning
C) intellectual and functional disability
D) intellectual disability
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC1K5
4) The most important characteristic of exceptional learners is
A) their physical limitations.
B) their disabilities.
C) their abilities.
D) their health concerns.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K6
5) Which one of the following descriptions distinguishes best between a disability
and a handicap?
A) Disabilities are functional impairments, while handicaps are disadvantages
imposed on an individual.
B) Disabilities are more severe than handicaps.
C) Handicaps are caused by disabilities.
D) There is no real difference between the two; the terms are interchangeable.
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,Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
6) Doug Landis, an artist who is paralyzed from the neck down, uses a pencil
attached to a mouth stick to draw. This illustrates how the focus on persons with
disabilities should be
A) on what they can do.
B) on how they are limited.
C) on their miraculous achievements.
D) on what others can do to help them.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
7) Annette is a high school student who reads at the level of a typical third grader. She
wants to get her driver’s license, but is unable to read the driver’s manual or the
questions on the driving test. For purposes of driver training, Annette would be
considered to have
A) a disability.
B) a handicap.
C) a disability and a handicap.
D) neither a disability nor a handicap.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
8) A six-month-old child who cannot walk or talk would best be described as having a(n)
A) disability.
B) age-appropriate disability.
C) age-appropriate inability.
D) instructional inability.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
9) Although no two students are alike, to be considered “exceptional” for purposes of
their school program, students must
A) have a disability related to their academic progress.
B) be handicapped.
C) require special educational services to achieve.
D) have a history of school failure.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: CC2K2
10) When special education works as it should, the outcome for students is
A) the ability to hide their disabilities.
B) the eradication of their disabilities.
C) instruction in a special class.
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, D) improved achievement and behavior.
Praxis: III.E.
CEC: ICC2K2
11) Which one of the following students most resembles the “typical” student who
receives special education services?
A) Joe is a high school student with a physical disability.
B) Lisa is an elementary school student with mental retardation.
C) Edna is a middle school student with a learning disability.
D) Sam is an elementary school student with a learning disability.
Praxis: I.B.
CEC: ICC2K1
12) By federal law, an exceptional student is eligible for special education when
A) a teacher recommends it.
B) careful assessment indicates he or she is unable to make satisfactory progress
in the regular school program.
C) a parent requests it.
D) a teacher has recorded observations of behavior and assessment of academic
performance for at least two months.
Praxis: III.C.
CEC: ICC1K6
13) Prevalence refers to
A) the number of individuals having a particular exceptionality.
B) the probability of having a child with a particular exceptionality.
C) the percentage of a population having a particular exceptionality.
D) the distribution of exceptionalities across different segments of the population.
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
14) According to national prevalence estimates, how many exceptional students would
we expect to find in a school of 100 students?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20
Praxis: I.C.
CEC: ICC1K5
15) At present, about how many students in the United States receive special education?
A) about 1 million
B) about 3 million
C) about 4 million
D) over 6 million
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