1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1 Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.Introduction to Contemporary Special Education, 2e (Smith et al.) Chapter 1 Thinking About Exceptionalities 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) What proportion of the school population is comprised of children of white ethnicity?

A) 60%

• Less than 50%
• More than 75%
• Less than 10%

Answer: B

2) Which grade level had the most dramatic enrollment increase between 1985 and 2012?

A) Elementary B) Middle school C) Secondary D) Preschool Answer: D

3)Latinos/Hispanics and ________ are key contributors to changes in demographics and life conditions of America's children. A) Africans B) Eastern Europeans C) Asians D) Caribbean Answer: C 4) What percentage of all students are English language learners?

A) Less than 5% B) 9% C) 25% D) 40% Answer: B

5) What percentage of America's children are immigrants?

A) Less than 5% B) 9% C) 25% D) 40% Answer: A

6) What percentage of all school-age children qualify and receive special education services?

A) Less than 5% B) 9% C) 25% D) 8% Answer: D

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2 Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.7) These are disability categories in IDEA EXCEPT ________.

• Autism
• Emotional Disturbance
• Deaf-Blindness
• Gifted and Talented

Answer: D

8) ________ is a general category for young children (up to the age of nine) whose specific disability may not have yet been identified.

• Intellectual disabilities
• Specific learning disabilities
• Developmental delay
• Autism

Answer: C

9) Ignoring the needs of students who are gifted and talented can result in what has been described as ________ gaps.

• excellence
• achievement
• academic
• intellectual

Answer: A

10) All the following are associated with individuals with disabilities advocating for social justice and civil rights for themselves EXCEPT ________.

• The Rolling Quads
• John Roberts
• Deaf President Now
• Brown v. Board of Education

Answer: D

11) In what year did Congress first put basic guarantees in place by passing a national law which ensured all children with disabilities the right to a free public education that was appropriate to meet their educational needs.

A) 1974

B) 1964

C) 1948

D) 1962

Answer: A

12) At the completion of their public-school education, the overarching goal for students with disabilities is ________.

• to form lifelong friendships
• to be college and career ready
• to possess self-determination skills
• to pass accountability testing

Answer: B 2 / 4

3 Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.13) The ________ perspective suggests that human behavior and characteristics are distributed along a continuum called the normal curve.

• biological
• cultural
• sociological
• deficit

Answer: D

14) Central to this view is the idea that disability results from society's need to stratify individuals, making many people subservient to a few.

• Biological
• Cultural
• Sociological
• Deficit

Answer: C

15) Which of the following is an example of the use of people-first language?

• Rosa who has intellectual disabilities
• A person who is wheelchair bound
• Jason suffers from cerebral palsy.
• Learning disabled Jackson

Answer: A

16) Factors that contribute to the success of students with disabilities in the elementary and secondary school systems include each of the following EXCEPT ________.

• attitudes about what students with disabilities can achieve have become more positive
• a greater percentage of these students are accessing the general education curriculum
• inclusive educational settings are more responsive to individual needs
• application of financial penalties on school systems when these students do not show gains in

academic achievement

Answer: D

17) Today, ________ of students with disabilities access the general education curriculum and receive their education in the general education classroom at least ________ of the school day.

A) 40%; 25%

B) 60%; 80%

C) 30%; 50%

D) 50%; 75%

Answer: B

18) Although dropout rates among youth with disabilities have decreased, what percentage of youth with disabilities still leave school before graduation?

• 5%

B) 15%

C) 23%

D) 30%

Answer: C 3 / 4

4 Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc.19) Which group of students with disabilities have the highest rate of attendance at two and four- year colleges and universities?

• Students with specific learning disabilities
• Students with visual impairments
• Students with health impairments
• Students with speech or language impairments

Answer: B

20) Almost ________ of all undergraduates have a disability.

• 5%

B) 11%

C) 15%

D) 20%

Answer: B

21) This law is intended to guarantee people with disabilities full access to American life.

• The Individuals with Disabilities Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Civil Rights Act
• The Vocational Rehabilitation Act

Answer: B

22) At present, what percentage of individuals with disabilities are competitively employed?

A) 25%

B) 80%

C) 61%

D) 10%

Answer: C

23) ________ can handicap people and restrict their access more than do disabilities.

• Families
• Society
• Schools
• Friends

Answer: B

24) Up to eight years after high school graduation, what percent of individuals with disabilities are living independently?

A) 36%

B) 10%

C) 50%

• 5%

Answer: A

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