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Q: Which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served by federal programs and receive special education in the 20112012 school year? A. Students with a learning disability B. Students with speech or language impairments C. Students with intellectual disability D.

Q: A learning disability: A. resides in a single, specific brain location. B. is the result of inadequate intellectual functioning. C. does not involve understanding or using spoken languages. D.

Q: About _____ as many boys as girls are classified as having a learning disability. A. twice B. three times C. half D.

Q: One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that: A. boys have a greater biological vulnerability for learning disabilities. B. girls are more likely to be referred by teachers for treatment. C. girls' education is given priority in schools and homes. D.

Q: The incidence of cancer in children has _____ in recent years. A. been linked to obesity B. increased dramatically C. slightly increased D.

Q: Which type of cancer is most prevalent in children? A. Leukemia B. Lung cancer C. Brain cancer D.

Q: _____ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells. A. Blood and bone cancers B. All child cancers C. Skin and bone cancers D.

Q: Children with cancer: A. are rarer today than in the 1960s. B. are dying earlier today than in the 1960s. C. are surviving longer today than in the past. D.

Q: One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19. A. 75 B. 130 C. 250 D.

Q: Lillette, 9, has been diagnosed with _____, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an abundance of abnormal white blood cells, which crowd out normal cells, making her susceptible to bruising and infection. A. neuroblastoma B. lymphosarcoma C. leukemia D.

Q: Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age? A. Cardiovascular disease B. Cancer C. Motor vehicle accidents D.