CORRECT

Which of the following falls into the "other health

impairment" category under IDEA 04?
A)
asthma
B)
C)
D)

learning disability
traumatic brain injury
autism

Feedback: Asthma falls into the other health impairment category. Learning
disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and autism are all separate, distinct
categories.

2 INCORRECT
What other health impairment contributes to the
increase in this disability category?
A)
asthma
B)

diabetes

C) attention
deficit/hyperactivity
disorder
D)
leukemia
Feedback: More students are being diagnosed with AD/HD, but it is
important to remember that the disability must adversely affect the child's
educational performance in order to receive special education services.

3 INCORRECT
Supporting parents of students with physical or
health disabilities should include all of the following
teacher responses except to
A) provide very detailed
medical information to
parents so they know
everything about their
child's condition.
B) limit the use of
educational jargon.
C) meet with parents prior
to larger meetings and
explain who will be at the
larger meeting and their
roles.
D) encourage parents to find
respite care for their son
or daughter.
Feedback: Avoid providing very detailed medical information to parents as

they may be overwhelmed by the amount and detail of the information given.
Current and practical information may be most useful initially.

4 CORRECT
Which of the following related services personnel
may be on the IEP team for a student with physical
or health disabilities?
A)
occupational therapists
B) speech and language
pathologists
C)
school nurses
D) All of these may be on
the IEP team.
Feedback: In addition to these individuals, a physical therapist may be on
the team depending on the individual needs of the student.

5 INCORRECT
Symptoms of which disorder include persistent
coughing, dehydration, and a large appetite?
A)
asthma
B)
C)

cystic fibrosis
epilepsy

D) None of the answers are

correct.
Feedback: Each of these is symptomsof cystic fibrosis, although there is
usually no weight gain associated with the large appetite.

6 INCORRECT
Generalized seizures include which type(s) and
may be difficult for teachers to notice?
A)
grand mal seizures
B)
C)

partial seizures
absence seizures

D) partial and absence

seizures
Feedback: Grand mal seizures, now known as generalized tonic-clonic, are
the most serious type of seizure and involve phases.

7 INCORRECT
If you have a student with epilepsy in your

classroom, which of the following is least important

to know?
A) the history of seizures in
the child's immediate
family members
B)
the onset of the seizure
C) the duration of the
seizure
D) the side effects of
anticonvulsant drugs
Feedback: Although this information is medically relevant, a teacher would
not need to be concerned with this information.

8 INCORRECT
AIDS can be transmitted through which bodily
fluid?
A)
blood
B)
C)
D)

urine
saliva
blood, urine, and saliva

Feedback: It is a misconception that AIDS can be transmitted through any

bodily fluid; blood must be present.

9 INCORRECT
Traumatic brain injury
A) is a separate disability
category under IDEA 04.
B) is included under the
physical disability
category under IDEA 04.
C) is included under the
health disability category
under IDEA 04.
D) is not a disability
recognized by IDEA 04.
Feedback: With the passage of P.L. 101-476, both autism and TBI became
their own distinct disability categories.

10 CORRECT
______ is a prenatal procedure involving the
removal of a small amount of amniotic fluid.
A)
Chorionic villus sampling

B)
C)
D)

Ultrasound
Amniocentesis
Electroencephalograph

Feedback: Chorionic villus sampling, ultrasound, and amniocentesis are all

prenatal procedures. Electroencephalography measures the brain's electrical
activity.

11 CORRECT
Early observable signs such as lethargy, abnormal
crying, trembling of the arms and legs, abnormal
reflexes, and feeding difficulties can be indicative
of
A)
epilepsy.
B)
C)
D)

asthma.
c.spina bifida.
cerebral palsy.

Feedback: These are all early signs of cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral
palsy are also slow to meet developmental milestones such as crawling and
sitting.

12 CORRECT
Joey sustained a head injury while falling off his
bike. If he has sustained a TBI, his symptoms will
start to show
A)
immediately.
B) within 1 week of the
accident.
C) within 6 months of the
accident.
D) any time after the
accident.
Feedback: A person may not show signs of traumatic brain injury for several
years after the injury was sustained.

13 INCORRECT
Which type of approach is used with students with
disabilities to keep the student in the least
restrictive environment?
A)
inclusive approach

B) consultative teaming
approach
C) collaborative teaming
approach
D)

individualized instruction

Feedback: The collaborative teaming approach means the services are

brought to the student in the least restrictive environment and uses less of
the pullout model.

14 CORRECT
Which approach is more comprehensive in
providing access to the general curriculum?
A) assistive technology
approach
B) universal design
approach
C) collaborative teaming
approach
D) functional curriculum
approach..
D)

after-school care

Feedback: The student's IEP must address all areas of need that impact the
student's ability to benefit from special education. These needs can include
assistance with daily living skills depending on the severity of the student's
disability.

16 CORRECT
What is the term used for students who share in
the decision making process, make their own
choices, and set goals for themselves?
A)
self-advocacy
B)
C)
D)

self-wants
self-determination
self-choice

Feedback: Self-determination is important for any student with a disability in

order to assure that his or her wants or preferences are included in the IEP.

17 CORRECT
Individualized health plans (IHP) may be a part of
a student's IEP. The IHP may include information in
the following areas EXCEPT

A)
B)
C)

handling and positioning.

mobility.
respiratory management.

D) All these may be

included.
Feedback: Each of these may be in an IHP. In addition, the following may
also be included: communication skills, medication, lifting, carrying and
transferring, eating, toileting, catheterization, and ventilator management.

18 INCORRECT
Which list includes the continuum of services from
least to most inclusive?
A) homebound, selfcontained, general
education classroom
B) hospital bound, resource
room, self-contained
classroom
C) general education
classroom with support,
resource for reading and
mathematics instruction,
hospital
D) resource room, selfcontained classroom,
private school.
Feedback: It is important to remember that a more inclusive environment
refers to the amount of time the student with the disability spends with
students without disabilities.

19 INCORRECT
All of the following issues are considered barriers
to a successful classroom that includes students
with physical disabilities EXCEPT
A) failure to schedule and
deliver services.
B) competing philosophies
of team members.
C) easy accessibility to
materials.
D) inappropriate training for
teachers and staff.
Feedback: If materials are easily accessible to students with physical
disabilities, they can be more independent during instructional times.

20 INCORRECT
Examples of adaptive equipment devices include all
of the following EXCEPT

A)
B)
C)

wedges.
a prosthesis.
motorized wheelchairs.

D) a touch-screen computer
monitor.
Feedback: A touch-screen computer monitor is an example of assistive
technology. A prosthesis, wedges, and motorized wheelchairs are all
specialized devices designed and used to help a student perform some
function.