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The CAPE exam has 230 questions and runs 4 hours.
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A 14-year-old understands and performs each of four familiar movements separately. After four spoken directions, later steps are omitted; the complete sequence is performed correctly when those directions remain visible. Which cognitive demand most likely explains the difference?
Correct answer: D - Working-memory demands of retaining and ordering several instructions while carrying out the movements.
Two students with similar initial proficiency complete practice and a delayed test of the same target throw: End of practice: Ari 9/10; Devon 6/10. One week later: Ari 4/10; Devon 8/10. There is no intervening practice. Both tests use the original ball, distance, and target without added teacher feedback. Which interpretation distinguishes learning from practice performance?
Correct answer: B - Devon's delayed performance provides stronger evidence of retention despite lower accuracy at the end of practice.
A 15-year-old with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy uses a recumbent cycle. The individualized exercise plan specifies 50%-60% of heart-rate reserve, using a measured peak heart rate of 180 beats/min and a resting rate of 80 beats/min. During steady cycling, heart rate is 136 beats/min; the student reports comfortable effort and has no pain, dizziness, or unusual breathlessness. Which decision follows the prescribed intensity range?
Correct answer: D - Maintain the workload; the prescribed target is 130-140 beats/min.
While waiting to begin wheelchair skills in a cool gym, a 16-year-old with a T4 spinal cord injury develops a pounding headache, facial flushing, and sweating above the injury. The student is alert and seated. The school nurse measures blood pressure at 154/92 mmHg; the student's usual reading is approximately 96/60 mmHg. Which immediate response is appropriate?
Correct answer: A - Keep the student upright, loosen restrictive clothing, and activate the individualized autonomic dysreflexia emergency response.
At successive annual administrations of the same motor test, a student's raw score rises from 46 to 58, while the age-normed standard score falls from 84 to 80. Higher scores indicate better performance on both scales, and administration and age-based scoring were correct. How can both results be accurate?
Correct answer: A - Performance on the tested tasks improved, while the student's observed standing relative to age peers was lower.
An administrator proposes replacing an IEP-prescribed APE session on ball skills and cooperative games with extra physical therapy for transfers. The IEP would remain unchanged. The administrator argues, 'Both address motor function, and the student will receive the same number of minutes.' The essential distinction is that:
Correct answer: B - The prescribed PE must be provided; overlapping motor concerns do not make the two services interchangeable.
A ten-year-old with Down syndrome has a current medical review documenting no activity restrictions and no new neck pain, weakness, gait change, or loss of function. The class is beginning noncontact rolling and passing games. A colleague notices that the school file contains no cervical spine radiograph and recommends withholding PE until one is obtained. How should the adapted physical educator respond?
Correct answer: D - Continue the planned games with usual adaptations; report new neck pain, weakness, or gait changes.
A seven-year-old whose primary language is American Sign Language receives a low score on a motor screening administered with spoken directions the student cannot access. In PE, the student performs several of the same movements after signed instructions and a demonstration. The team is considering whether the screening establishes a motor deficit. What is the most defensible assessment conclusion?
Correct answer: A - Communication access must be addressed before interpreting the low score as evidence of a motor deficit.
A student with dyskinetic cerebral palsy is learning to choose a target and initiate a ball launch. The IEP permits a partner to align the launcher, but target selection and release must be controlled by the student. Eye-gaze choices are reliable. Hand switches produce frequent accidental activations, whereas a knee switch is activated consistently on request without fatigue. Which arrangement preserves the intended learning objective?
Correct answer: C - Use eye gaze for target choice and the knee switch for student-initiated release.
An autistic fourth-grader pushes the beanbag basket away during a difficult throwing station. Adults then excuse the student from the task. The team's functional assessment indicates that avoiding the throwing demand, rather than gaining attention, maintains the behavior. The student can perform an easier version of the task and has an accessible communication board. Which intervention best matches these findings?
Correct answer: C - Teach a break request, honor it briefly, and teach returning to an achievable version of the throwing task.
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