Use the following vignette to answer Items 70 and 71.

Mark has a learning disability in math.  He is the only student with a learning disability in Mrs. Radecki’s third-grade class.  In an effort to help Mark (and the rest of the class), Mrs. Radecki strongly encourages the class to be “strategic” in memorizing their multiplication facts.

She comments, “Now we all know the twos, threes, and fours. All the fives either end in a five or a zero.  So take a minute each morning, and have your mom or dad review the twos, threes, and fours, and then spend five more minutes going over the sixes and sevens.  Tomorrow, I’ll tell you how to practice on the eights and nines.”

She then sends a letter home with the students describing what she wants the parents to do in working with their children.

70.  Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

a.Mrs. Radecki’s approach will be effective with Mark but it will be ineffective with the rest of the class.

b.Mrs. Radecki’s approach will be effective with both Mark and with the rest of the class.

c.Mrs. Radecki’s approach will be ineffective with Mark but it will be effective with the rest of the class.

d.Mrs. Radecki’s approach will be relatively ineffective with both Mark and the rest of the class.

71.Suppose Mrs. Radecki encouraged the students to learn their multiplication facts but didn’t offer a “strategy.”  Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

a.Out of necessity, Mark would probably develop some strategies on his own, while the rest of the class would not.

b.Both Mark and the rest of the class would likely develop some strategies on their own.

c.Neither Mark nor the rest of the class would be likely to develop strategies on their own.

d.The rest of the class would be likely to develop some strategic behaviors on their own, while Mark would not.

72. Of the following, which is the best description of students with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

a.Students who display serious and persistent age-inappropriate behaviors that result in social conflict and personal unhappiness

b.Students who are impulsive, have difficulties maintaining attention, and have an inordinate need for supervision

c.Students who have significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

d.Students who have difficulty with reading, writing, reasoning, listening, or math

73.  Donna and John are two students in your second-grade class.  If they are consistent with patterns identified by research, which of the following is the most accurate statement?

a.Donna and John are about equally likely to be diagnosed as having ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).

b.Donna is slightly more likely than John to be diagnosed as having ADHD.

c.John is slightly more likely than Donna to be diagnosed as having ADHD.

d.John is much (three to nine times) more likely than Donna to be diagnosed as having ADHD.

74.  You notice that Krista, one of your students, rarely finishes her homework.  In class, you notice that she is often squirming in her seat and looking around the room while you’re talking, and she sometimes “drifts off” even when you’re speaking directly to her.  Concerned, you check her records and talk to her previous teachers. You see that she was given the WISC-III (an individualized intelligence test), and her score was slightly above average.  Her other teachers comment that the patterns you’ve observed existed in their classes as well.  Based on this information, which of the following most accurately describes the patterns you’ve observed in Krista’s behavior?

a.She is mildly mentally retarded.

b.She is behaviorally disordered.

c.She has a communication disorder.

d.She has an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

75.  According to the American Association on Mental Deficiency, which of the following is the best description of mental retardation?

a.Subaverage general intellectual functioning

b.Impairment in ability to adapt to the requirements of the everyday world

c.Subaverage general intellectual functioning and impairment in ability to adapt to the requirements of the everyday world

d.Subaverage general intellectual functioning or impairment in ability to adapt to the requirements of the everyday world

76Of the following, the best description of adaptive behavior is:

a.a students’ ability to adapt to the rigors of academics in school.

b.a person’s ability to perform the functions of everyday living.

c.a person’s ability to learn new ideas and solve problems.

d.a person’s ability to work with and get along with others.

77.  A student who needs support consistently over time would relate to which level of mental retardation?

a.Intermittent

b.Limited

c.Regular

d.Pervasive

78.  A student who requires daily support would relate to which level of mental retardation?

a.Intermittent

b.Regular

c.Extensive

d. Pervasive

79.  A student who needs support only occasionally would relate to which level of mental retardation?

a.Intermittent

b.Limited

c.Extensive

d.Pervasive