School SW PEL Exam Practice Questions
with answers
A parent has been having difficulty with the IEP team and refuses to comply.
What can the schools social worker help the parent with?
A. mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process
hearing/supporting them during and after
B. Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and frustrations
about the IEP.
C. Offer to ask for another re-eval from another agency and offer to advocate
for the parent during an IEP meeting
D. Talk to the parent about their rights about the IEP. - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B. Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and
frustrations about the IEP.
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How
does the best help the school?
A. understand how alcoholism impacts students
,B. students learn about substance abuse
C. have a community referral for students
D. students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔C. have a community referral for students
According to IDEA what is the role of a school Social Worker?
A. write SDS complete behavioral assessments
B. advocate for families and students
C. read and explain the parent's rights for students with disabilities
D. be a liaison between school and family - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
write SDS complete behavioral assessments
A turbulent student is:
A. cares intensely about what others think
B. changed hair color often
C. joined different religious groups
D. does not have appetite and lack of sleep - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
does not have appetite and lack of sleep
,Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the
student: what could the social worker do?
A. practice english by using flashcards
B. more opportunities for cooperative learning
C. change the curriculum as a whole context
D. have students with similar backgrounds together in a class - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B. more opportunities for cooperative learning
A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom
what should the IEP consider doing?
A. FBA
B. BASC
C. BIP
D. Adaptive Behavior Assessment - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. FBA
A foster parent came up to the school social worker and shared that the
biological mother has had unscheduled visits, and the student is not
completing homework because of this situation. What can the Social Worker
assist with?
A. tell foster parents to help the student with homework assignments
B. talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
, C. praise the student when he does not complete homework
D. tell teachers about what is going on when grading - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. tell foster parents to help the student with homework
assignments
What is a challenge for a student with auditory limitations?
A. Transitions by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B. presenting or reading out loud
C. Reading on their own - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Reading on their
own
If a student transfers from a homogenous culture to a diverse school, what type
of challenge will the student face?
A. developing positive relationships with diverse peers
B. navigating interactions with a staff of diverse backgrounds
C. adapting to the curriculum with a diverse background
with answers
A parent has been having difficulty with the IEP team and refuses to comply.
What can the schools social worker help the parent with?
A. mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process
hearing/supporting them during and after
B. Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and frustrations
about the IEP.
C. Offer to ask for another re-eval from another agency and offer to advocate
for the parent during an IEP meeting
D. Talk to the parent about their rights about the IEP. - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B. Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and
frustrations about the IEP.
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How
does the best help the school?
A. understand how alcoholism impacts students
,B. students learn about substance abuse
C. have a community referral for students
D. students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔C. have a community referral for students
According to IDEA what is the role of a school Social Worker?
A. write SDS complete behavioral assessments
B. advocate for families and students
C. read and explain the parent's rights for students with disabilities
D. be a liaison between school and family - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
write SDS complete behavioral assessments
A turbulent student is:
A. cares intensely about what others think
B. changed hair color often
C. joined different religious groups
D. does not have appetite and lack of sleep - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
does not have appetite and lack of sleep
,Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the
student: what could the social worker do?
A. practice english by using flashcards
B. more opportunities for cooperative learning
C. change the curriculum as a whole context
D. have students with similar backgrounds together in a class - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B. more opportunities for cooperative learning
A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom
what should the IEP consider doing?
A. FBA
B. BASC
C. BIP
D. Adaptive Behavior Assessment - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. FBA
A foster parent came up to the school social worker and shared that the
biological mother has had unscheduled visits, and the student is not
completing homework because of this situation. What can the Social Worker
assist with?
A. tell foster parents to help the student with homework assignments
B. talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
, C. praise the student when he does not complete homework
D. tell teachers about what is going on when grading - ➰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔A. tell foster parents to help the student with homework
assignments
What is a challenge for a student with auditory limitations?
A. Transitions by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B. presenting or reading out loud
C. Reading on their own - ➰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Reading on their
own
If a student transfers from a homogenous culture to a diverse school, what type
of challenge will the student face?
A. developing positive relationships with diverse peers
B. navigating interactions with a staff of diverse backgrounds
C. adapting to the curriculum with a diverse background
