Free KBIT Practice Questions

Question 1

A preschool team refers a child who is 3 years 10 months old for brief cognitive screening. The examiner has the KBIT-2 available. What should the examiner do?

Accepted Answer

Select a different instrument, since the child is below the age floor

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Administer the KBIT-2, since its published lower age limit is 3 years 0 months

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Administer only Matrices, which carries no lower age limit

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Administer the KBIT-2 and apply the youngest available age norms

Question 2

Which statement accurately describes the subtest composition of the KBIT-2?

Accepted Answer

Two subtests contribute to the Verbal scale and one to the Nonverbal scale

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One subtest contributes to each scale, and a third contributes to both

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Three subtests contribute to the Verbal scale and one to the Nonverbal scale

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Two subtests contribute to each scale, for a total of four subtests

Question 3

A speech-language pathologist holds a master's degree and has completed formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments. She wishes to purchase the KBIT-2 Revised directly from Pearson. Which statement is accurate?

Accepted Answer

She is eligible; the KBIT-2 Revised is a Qualification Level B product

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She is ineligible; Level C products require a doctoral degree in psychology

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She is eligible only if a licensed psychologist co-signs the purchase order

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She is ineligible; Pearson restricts intelligence tests to doctoral-level clinicians

Question 4

An examinee obtains a KBIT-2 IQ Composite of 85. Given the instrument's score metric, this corresponds to approximately which percentile rank?

Accepted Answer

16th percentile

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2nd percentile

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9th percentile

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25th percentile

Question 5

Which change most directly distinguishes the KBIT-2 from the original 1990 K-BIT?

Accepted Answer

The reading-dependent Definitions subtest was removed and Riddles was added

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The Matrices subtest was replaced with a block-construction task requiring manipulatives

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The upper age limit was extended from 65 years to 90 years

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The Verbal scale was expanded from two subtests to three subtests

Question 6

In Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) terms, the KBIT-2 Verbal and Nonverbal scales primarily measure, respectively:

Accepted Answer

Crystallized knowledge (Gc) and fluid reasoning ability (Gf)

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Fluid reasoning (Gf) and crystallized ability (Gc)

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Short-term memory (Gsm) and fluid reasoning (Gf)

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Crystallized knowledge (Gc) and processing speed (Gs)

Question 7

During Verbal Knowledge administration, a bilingual examinee gives a correct response in Spanish rather than English. The examiner should:

Accepted Answer

Score the response as correct and continue with the next item

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Score it as incorrect, because Verbal items are administered in English

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Repeat the item and prompt the examinee to answer in English

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Discontinue the Verbal scale and report the Nonverbal score only

Question 8

A school psychologist administers the KBIT-2 as an initial screening measure and obtains an IQ Composite of 63. Which action is most consistent with professional standards?

Accepted Answer

Refer for comprehensive cognitive and adaptive functioning assessment

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Document a provisional diagnosis of intellectual disability pending team review

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Determine special education eligibility on the basis of the obtained score

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Readminister the KBIT-2 in two weeks to confirm the low score

Question 9

In the KBIT-2 standardization data, which score demonstrates the lowest internal consistency reliability, and in which group?

Accepted Answer

The Nonverbal scale, among examinees aged 4 to 5 years

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The IQ Composite, among adults in the oldest normative age bands

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The Verbal scale, among examinees aged 4 to 5 years

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The Nonverbal scale, among adults in the oldest normative age bands

Question 10

An examinee's KBIT-2 Verbal score exceeds the Nonverbal score by an amount that reaches statistical significance. Consulting the base-rate data, the examiner finds a difference this large occurs in roughly 28% of the standardization sample. The most defensible interpretation is that the difference is:

Accepted Answer

Real but not unusual in the population, and therefore of limited clinical significance

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Both real and rare, warranting comprehensive evaluation

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Not interpretable, since statistical significance was not established

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Indicative of a specific learning disability affecting verbal comprehension

Free KBIT Practice Questions

Domain 1: Verbal Knowledge

Question 1

Domain 2: Riddles

Question 2

Domain 3: Matrices

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