DSP Year 2 Challenge Test UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities say that making choices is import
because:
A) It is fun
B) They do not usually get to make
choices
C) It is difficult
D) It gives their lives meaning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It gives their lives meaning.
It is important for DSPs to provide opportunities for individuals to make choices because it:
A) Is required by the law
B) Helps build a cooperative
relationship between DSPs and
individuals
C) Gives DSPs more responsibilities
D) Makes individuals behave the way
they should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps build a cooperative relationship between
DSPs and individuals.
One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to:
A) Use the "Making My Own Choices"
book and picture sticker book
B) Guess what is important to them
C) Ask the individual's parents to tell
you what makes them happy
D) Read about individuals with
intellectual/developmental disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Use the "Making My
Own Choices" book and picture sticker book.
,If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice is:
A) Ask them which item they want
B) Show them one item and watch for
their non-verbal response
C) Name two items and ask them to
point to the one they want
D) Give them the item you prefer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ask them which item they
want.
If an individual is not able to say or point to things they want, a good strategy for offering a
choice is to:
A) Ask them what item they want
B) Show them one item and watch for
their non-verbal response
C) Give them the item you prefer
D) Name two items and ask them to point to the one they want - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response.
When an individual is given a choice between reading a magazine or listening to music, one
possible non-verbal response if for the individual to:
A) Ask for something else
B) Say, "I want music"
C) Reach for the magazine
D) Say, "I want to read" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Reach for the magazine.
When an individual pushes away an item, she is demonstrating:
A) Verbal behavior
B) Approach behavior
C) Neutral behavior
D) Avoidance behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Avoidance behavior
,One way to honor and respect an individual's choice is to:
A) Ask them to choose something
else
B) Tell them you disagree with their
choice
C) Give them a different item or
activity than the chosen one
D) Give them the chosen item or activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Give them the chosen
item or activity.
An individual choice that should be talked about during the person-centered planning process
is:
A) What the DSP wants for dinner
B) Who the individual should vote for
C) What job an individual wants to
have
D) Where the individual's roommate wants to live - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- What job an
individual wants to have.
One way for a DSP to help with an individual's person-centered planning process is to:
A) Talk to other DSPs about the
individual's needs
B) Share knowledge of an individual's
preferences from using the "Making
My Own Choices" book
C) Share what you think the
individual's goals should be
D) Not be a part of the planning process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Share knowledge of an
individual's preferences from using the "Making My Own Choices" book.
What can the DSP learn about
, the individual during the person-
centered planning process?
A) The individual's life goals
B) What the individual learned in
school
C) The individual's social life
D) What is the individual's favorite color - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The individual's life
goals.
How should the DSP get ready for a person-centered planning meeting?
A) By reviewing the individuals
medical record
B) By making decisions for the
individual
C) By asking the individual about their
goals
D) By asking the family about their goals for the individual - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
asking the individual about their goals.
What is the DSPs role as a person-centered planning team member?
A) to write up what goes on in the
meeting
B) to support an individual's goals,
desires, and needs
C) to run the meeting
D) to decide what is best for the
individual - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to support an individual's goals, desires, and needs
What are some tips for communicating with family members about the individual's
preferences?
A) Ask them what they enjoy doing
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities say that making choices is import
because:
A) It is fun
B) They do not usually get to make
choices
C) It is difficult
D) It gives their lives meaning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It gives their lives meaning.
It is important for DSPs to provide opportunities for individuals to make choices because it:
A) Is required by the law
B) Helps build a cooperative
relationship between DSPs and
individuals
C) Gives DSPs more responsibilities
D) Makes individuals behave the way
they should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps build a cooperative relationship between
DSPs and individuals.
One way to learn about what makes individuals happy is to:
A) Use the "Making My Own Choices"
book and picture sticker book
B) Guess what is important to them
C) Ask the individual's parents to tell
you what makes them happy
D) Read about individuals with
intellectual/developmental disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Use the "Making My
Own Choices" book and picture sticker book.
,If an individual has good verbal skills, a good strategy for offering a choice is:
A) Ask them which item they want
B) Show them one item and watch for
their non-verbal response
C) Name two items and ask them to
point to the one they want
D) Give them the item you prefer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ask them which item they
want.
If an individual is not able to say or point to things they want, a good strategy for offering a
choice is to:
A) Ask them what item they want
B) Show them one item and watch for
their non-verbal response
C) Give them the item you prefer
D) Name two items and ask them to point to the one they want - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Show them one item and watch for their non-verbal response.
When an individual is given a choice between reading a magazine or listening to music, one
possible non-verbal response if for the individual to:
A) Ask for something else
B) Say, "I want music"
C) Reach for the magazine
D) Say, "I want to read" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Reach for the magazine.
When an individual pushes away an item, she is demonstrating:
A) Verbal behavior
B) Approach behavior
C) Neutral behavior
D) Avoidance behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Avoidance behavior
,One way to honor and respect an individual's choice is to:
A) Ask them to choose something
else
B) Tell them you disagree with their
choice
C) Give them a different item or
activity than the chosen one
D) Give them the chosen item or activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Give them the chosen
item or activity.
An individual choice that should be talked about during the person-centered planning process
is:
A) What the DSP wants for dinner
B) Who the individual should vote for
C) What job an individual wants to
have
D) Where the individual's roommate wants to live - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- What job an
individual wants to have.
One way for a DSP to help with an individual's person-centered planning process is to:
A) Talk to other DSPs about the
individual's needs
B) Share knowledge of an individual's
preferences from using the "Making
My Own Choices" book
C) Share what you think the
individual's goals should be
D) Not be a part of the planning process - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Share knowledge of an
individual's preferences from using the "Making My Own Choices" book.
What can the DSP learn about
, the individual during the person-
centered planning process?
A) The individual's life goals
B) What the individual learned in
school
C) The individual's social life
D) What is the individual's favorite color - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The individual's life
goals.
How should the DSP get ready for a person-centered planning meeting?
A) By reviewing the individuals
medical record
B) By making decisions for the
individual
C) By asking the individual about their
goals
D) By asking the family about their goals for the individual - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
asking the individual about their goals.
What is the DSPs role as a person-centered planning team member?
A) to write up what goes on in the
meeting
B) to support an individual's goals,
desires, and needs
C) to run the meeting
D) to decide what is best for the
individual - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to support an individual's goals, desires, and needs
What are some tips for communicating with family members about the individual's
preferences?
A) Ask them what they enjoy doing
