Practice Questions 4 Flashcards
When interpreting assessment information, which of the following must be taken into
consideration?
a. Any of the assessments can show the desired results
b. Ensure that the interpretation is done by the person that gave the assessment
c. Refuse to determine that the student has a disability if the determining factor is the student’s
lack of instruction in reading or math or limited English proficiency
d. The interpretation of the data is irrelevant if the assessment is outdated
. c. Although it would be important for the student to be employable, it is not part of the three areas of adaptable behavior
. Which of the following statements is true concerning the IEP process?
a. A representative of regular education can be present during an IEP meeting in place of a regular education teacher
b. The regular education teacher must sign off on the IEP if he/she is not present at the actual meeting
c. At least five signatures must be signed on the IEP for implementation
d. All participants must be present at the IEP meeting
d. All participants must be present at the IEP meeting. Even though a, b, and c are logical
answers, and sometimes things happen that the regular education teacher is not present.
However, in order for the IEP meeting to be complete, all participants must be present.
Any problem of the outer or middle ear is called a:
a. Sensori-neural hearing loss
b. Prelingual hearing loss
c. Conductive hearing loss
d. Otitis Media
c. Conductive hearing loss is any problem of the outer or middle ear and is caused by sound conduction
Problems in the inner ear or along the nerve pathway from the inner ear to the brain
stem is called a:
a. Bilingual hearing loss
b. Sensori-neural hearing loss
c. Otitis Media
d. Conductive hearing loss
b. Sensori-neural hearing loss is caused by problems in the inner ear or along the nerve
pathway.
A hearing loss that is present at birth or occurs before the child has learned
language is called a:
a. Otitis Media
b. Conductive hearing loss
c. Sensori-neural hearing loss
d. Prelingual hearing loss
d. Prelingual hearing loss occurs when a hearing loss is present at birth or before the child has learned language.
If a student tests in the 20 db range, according to the graph, which of the following can be determined?
a. The student has a slight hearing loss, which in noisy environments means that faint speech is difficult to understand 320
b. The student has a mild hearing loss, which means that classroom discussions are hard to follow
c. The student has a mild hearing loss, which means group activities will present a challenge
d. The student has a slight hearing loss, which in noisy environments means that there is little to
no impact.
d. The student has a slight hearing loss, which in noisy environments means that there is
little to no impact.
If a student tests in the range of 41-55 db, according to the graph, which of the
following can be determined?
a. The student has a mild to moderate hearing disability
b. The student has a moderate hearing disability, which means the student can only hear at a close distance
c. The student has a moderate hearing disability, which means the student cannot understand conversational speech
d. The student has a moderate to moderate-severe hearing disability
b. The student has a moderate hearing disability, which means the student can only hear at
a close distance.
If a student tests in the range of 71-90 db, according to the graph, which of the
following can be determined?
a. The student should be referred immediately to Special Education
b. The student has a severe to profound hearing disability, which means the student cannot understand conversational speech unless it is loud
c. The student has a severe hearing disability, which means the student cannot understand
conversational speech unless it is loud
d. The student has a profound hearing disability, which means speech is difficult to understand or may not be developed at all
c. The student has a severe hearing disability, which means the student cannot understand
conversational speech unless it is loud.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding medical reasons behind hearing
loss in infants?
a. Some infants who are born prematurely with a low birth rate has a significant amount of hearing damage
b. Heredity is ruled out as a possible cause of hearing loss
c. After the rubella vaccine was introduced in 1969, hearing loss in infants rose to epidemic proportions
d. All of the above are true statements regarding medical reasons behind hearing loss in infants
a. Some infants who are born prematurely with a low birth rate has a significant amount of
hearing damage and some who experience hemorrhage in the brain or reduced oxygen to the inner ear.
Which of the following are true statements in regards to assistive technology in
students with hearing impairments?
a. Hearing aids makes sounds louder but does not correct a hearing loss
b. Cochlear implants compensates for the damaged or absent hair cells in the cochlea by stimulating the auditory nerve fibers
c. Assistive listening devices that use FM radio frequencies provides maximum benefits when the environment is relatively quiet
d. All of the above are true statements in regards to assistive technology
d. All of the above are true statements in regards to assistive technology, and more
improvements are going to be mind blowing!
Marco is a hearing impaired student who does not participate in cooperative learning
activities. As an inclusion teacher, one of the things to correct the behavior is:
a. Tell the student in front of the class to participate appropriately
b. Immediately isolate the student in order to work with other compliant students
c. Be sure that the student understands the activity
d. Tell the student that he is important and it is important to participate
c. Be sure that the student understands the activity and assist him in any way possible.
Erin is a hearing impaired student whose speech may be difficult to understand, the
other students may not be able to sign, and this may limit her ability to interact during
small group discussions. As an inclusion teacher, one way to include Erin is to:
a. Randomly assign her to a group and assume they will work out roles and participation
b. Discuss the situation with the teacher of the deaf and the interpreter, and the interpreter can encourage the other students follow the teacher’s rules for turn-taking
c. Isolate her by allowing independent work away from the group
d. Eliminate all group activities until further notice
b. By discussing the situation with the teacher of the deaf and the interpreter, this ensures
collaboration. Then, the interpreter can encourage the other students follow the teacher’s rules for turn-taking.
Curt is a hearing impaired student who may miss some things other students say
and appear not to understand. As an inclusion teacher, the following are appropriate responses EXCEPT:
a. Ensure that the other students face him when they are talking
b. Provide a study guide if the vocabulary is unfamiliar in cooperative learning activities
c. Arrange for peer tutoring of unfamiliar vocabulary and check the notes taken by the note taker
d. Tell the student to refer to his interpreter
d. Telling the student to refer to his interpreter is not exactly helping the student. By doing
a, b, and c is proactively helping the student.
Michael is a hearing impaired student who appears to be bored or inattentive
because of not hearing all that is said or not watching the interpreter. As an inclusion
teacher, which of following are appropriate responses to the classroom attitude?
a. Discipline the student for inattentiveness 322
b. Make sure that his hearing aids are working and that interpreting needs are being met
c. Discipline the interpreter in front of the class for not being attentive to the student’s needs
d. Isolate the student and work with the other students
b. Once again, being proactive is making sure that his hearing aids are working and that
interpreting needs is being met.
. The most common reasons for visits to the doctor for children under six is an
inflammation of the middle ear called:
a. Meningitis
b. Maternal Rubella
c. Otitis Media
d. Congenital Cytomegalovirus
c. Otitis Media is the most common reason for visits to the doctor for children under six due
to an inflammation of the middle ear.
