Practice school counselor exam test 4

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Practice School Counselor Exam Test

TEST 4

Directions: Read each item and select the best response.

1 Which theorist emphasized the concept of “unconditional positive regard?”

A Albert Ellis

B Sigmund Freud

C William Glasser

D Carl Rogers

2 Which term is most relevant to behavioral counseling?

A past experience

B motivation

C reinforcement

D family systems

3 A tenth grade boy announces that he is going to kill himself Which

technique should a counselor immediately employ?

A direct approach

B nondirective approach

C analytic approach

D cognitive approach

4 A major advantage of using individual counseling rather than group

counseling with students is that individual counseling

A is the most confidential

B is used with parent permission

C facilitates social skills

D employs decision-making skills

5 When asked by several ninth grade students for information concerning

possible career choices, the counselor should

A refer the students to the school handbook for the schedule of Career

Days and assign students to specific career group

B direct the students to the media center to research various careers

C instruct students to arrange site visits with local business people

D conduct group sessions with the students on careers and provide

individual assessments

6 Tom, a sixth grader, tells the counselor that the boys on his soccer team are

teasing him about being fat “Those guys are a bunch of jerks! I’ll get them! They think they’re so cool! I’m going to tell the coach they were all smoking after practice last Saturday!”

What is the most appropriate initial counselor response?

A “When are they making fun of you?”

B “Just ignore them and they’ll stop teasing you.”

C “I’ll bet that the real reason you’re angry is that you’re jealous of

those boys.”

D “You’re very angry with those boys right now.”

7 Which of the following responses would be considered the most appropriate

when counseling a child from a sing-parent family?

A sympathizing with the child

B accepting the child’s family structure

C emphasizing the single parent status

D ignoring the family structure

8 Which is the most important technique a counselor employs in a group

session?

A being nonjudgmental and directive in approach

B modeling self-disclosure and spontaneity

C helping to create an interactional network among members

D focusing on material brought to the group by the counselor

9 During an observation of a fourth grade student, the counselor records a high

rate of out-of-seat behavior, which is interfering with the student’s

completion of classwork and is causing a classroom distraction To effect a change in this behavior and increase in-seat behavior, the counselor should

A assign the student to time-out in another classroom with upper-grade

students and complete a time-out sheet

B recommend that the teacher and students in the classroom ignore the

student’s behavior

C advise the teacher to isolate the student at an individual desk in the

back of the classroom

D have the teacher assist the student in keeping a chart of out-of-seat

occurrences

10 Two groups of students are arguing about equal representation on a student

advisory board What is the most appropriate strategy for handling this dispute?

A referring the students to the principal for discipline

B informing parents of the problem

C using conflict resolution techniques

D holding a student election

11 A counselor receives a report from another student and confirmation by a

teacher that a seventh grade student has begun to withdraw from his circle of friends His grades have dropped, he is giving away items that are valuable

to him, and he speaks of not wanting to live The counselor’s best course of action is to immediately

A call the student’s parents, recommend immediate intervention, and

stay with the student until the parents arrive

B notify the school’s administration and the parents, recommend

immediate intervention, and stay with the student until the parents arrive

C refer the student to the Texas Department of Children and Families

and stay with the student until a caseworker arrives

D refer the student to the school psychologist and stay with the student

until the school psychologist arrives

12 What is the most important group of students to include in forming an initial

peer facilitation group?

A honor students

B successful athletes

C a variety of role models

D potential drop-outs

13 An eighth grade student’s mathematics scores was at the 75th percentile on

national norms Which statement is a correct interpretation of this student’s mathematics score?

A The student scored lower than 75 percent of the population

B The student scored as high as or higher than 75 percent of the

population

C The student’s raw score was 75

D The student correctly answered 75 percent of the items on the test

14 A recent research study indicates that the Slosson Intelligence Test-I (SIT-I)

has a correlation of 94 with the Stanford-Binet (SB-IV) This level of

correlation means that there is

A a high level of relationship between what the SIT-I and the SB-IV

measure in terms of an individual’s intellectual functioning

B a low level of relationship between what the SIT-I and the SB-IV

measure in terms of an individual’s intellectual functioning

C no relationship between what the SIT-I and the SB-IV measure in

terms of an individual’s intellectual functioning

D a duplication of test items on the SIT-I and the SB-IV

15 A nonstandardized test would be more appropriate than a standardized test to

determine a student’s

A comprehension of a guidance unit

B qualifications for college admission

C qualifications for a National Merit Award

D placement in an exceptional education program

16 Which theorist stated that one is fulfilling one’s self-concept in making a

vocational choice?

A John Holland

B Kenneth Hoyt

C Anne Roe

D Donald Super

17 In the selection of career development materials for use at the middle school

level, which of the following is the most appropriate area of emphasis?

A awareness of local public service workers

B development of specific employment skills

C exploration of career clusters

D formulation of career goals

18 Marie is a twelfth grade student who is taking a college prep curriculum and

currently has a G.P.A of 3.4 Her College Board (SAT) verbal score was

550 and her Math score was 650 (total 1200) She has expressed interest in

the areas of engineering, architecture, and construction She wants to attend

an in-state college and will need financial assistance

As the most appropriate first step in identifying the colleges for which she could apply, Marie should

A use the school’s computerized career/college information program

B visit the media center to look at the catalogs of in-state colleges

C visit all in-state colleges that offer architecture and engineering

programs

D attend the next college orientation program

19 A middle school counselor decides to consult with the parents of a group of

adolescents identified as disruptive Which of the following should be the counselor’s primary goal in the parent consultation interactions?

A informing the parents that their children should improve their

behaviors or administrative action will be taken

B informing the parents that their children are disruptive and could be

retained at grade level if there is no behavior change

C encouraging the parents to be a part of an ongoing support system for

changing their children’s behavior

D discussing with the parents the psychological reasons for disruptive

behavior

20 A Child Study Team at an elementary school includes a counselor, an

administrator, a psychologist, and two teachers What should be the

counselor’s primary role on this team?

A facilitating teachers’ classroom management skills

B investigating the reasons for students’ poor attendance

C contacting parents to secure permission for referrals

D presenting information about students’ developmental issues

21 What would be the most effective method for a guidance counselor to track

that progress of a fourth grade student referred for psychological testing?

A speaking with the student’s teacher

B checking the student’s report card

C consulting records through the Child Study Team

D observing the student’s interaction with peers

22 A lawyer who is working with a student’s family requests assessment

information kept in the student’s cumulative folder The lawyer, who does not have a signed release form giving permission for the access, causes a scene in the office and demands to see the records The counselor cannot reach the parent The best course of action is to

A deny access until the release form is signed and presented to the

school

B allow access with a school official present

C allow access, but deny requests for copies of any information

D deny access until the parent gives permission over the telephone or

by facsimile

23 Communications informing parents or guardians of Exceptional Student

Education (ESE) assessments and/or placements must be written in

A the student’s primary language

B standardized English

C the parents’ or guardians’ primary language

D colloquial English

24 An elementary counselor has conducted group sessions for children whose

parents are divorced or divorcing The best follow-up step would be to

A start a new group for other students affected by divorce

B consult with parent(s) and/or teachers about student progress

C start a self-esteem group for these students

D consult with the school psychologist and/or social worker

25 A student divulges that he has been molested by an older school-aged

cousin He states that he is afraid to tell, but he is also afraid that the cousin will try

to molest him again The student begs the counselor not to report the

incident What is the legal requirement?

A The counselor should talk to a school official, who must notify the

parent of the abuse

B The counselor can choose to maintain confidentiality and not report

the incident

C The counselor must notify the older cousin’s school of the incident

D The counselor must refer the incident to the Texas Department of

Children and Families

26 Texas school systems provide graduation requirements in written form in

their

A course syllabi

B course description book

C school improvement plan

D counselor handbook

27 The primary purpose for conducting a needs assessment of a student

population is to

A identify students who should be referred to the school psychologist

B identify priorities for program development

C determine the effectiveness of the counseling program

D provide information to parents concerning their children’s school

program

28 A noncustodial grandparent requests copies of his grandchild’s attendance

records The counselor is legally obligated to

A require the grandparent to obtain written releases from the parent

before granting access

B allow access, but only with a school official present

C allow access, but refuse to make copies and require the grandparent

to write the information down

D require the grandparent to sign a waiver that absolves the school of

legal responsibility

29 Identify the Texas system for the electronic monitoring of pupil data

A RETRIEVE

B PIEMS

C ACCESS

D FACT

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.B 27.B 28.A 29.B