Wechsler Test Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which WPPSI-IV subtest requires a child to arrange two-color blocks to reproduce a presented design?
- Object Assembly
- Matrix Reasoning
- Block Design (Correct answer)
- Picture Memory
Correct answer: Block Design
Block Design is a core Visual Spatial subtest requiring children to use red-and-white blocks to reconstruct a modeled pattern.
Question 2: The Zoo Locations subtest on the WPPSI-IV primarily measures which cognitive ability?
- Processing speed
- Fluid reasoning
- Verbal comprehension
- Spatial working memory (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Spatial working memory
Zoo Locations assesses spatial working memory by requiring the child to recall and replace animal cards in their correct positions on a zoo map.
Question 3: Which of the following WPPSI-IV subtests is a core Processing Speed subtest for the older age band?
- Cancellation
- Bug Search (Correct answer)
- Information
- Picture Memory
Correct answer: Bug Search
Bug Search is the core Processing Speed subtest in the older age band, requiring children to scan a row of bugs and identify whether a target bug is present.
Question 4: The Vocabulary Acquisition Index (VAI) on the WPPSI-IV combines which two subtests?
- Information and Similarities
- Receptive Vocabulary and Information
- Comprehension and Vocabulary
- Receptive Vocabulary and Picture Naming (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Receptive Vocabulary and Picture Naming
The VAI is an ancillary composite formed from Receptive Vocabulary and Picture Naming, capturing both receptive and expressive early vocabulary.
Question 5: Which WPPSI-IV subtest requires a child to name pictured objects aloud?
- Receptive Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Information
- Picture Naming (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Picture Naming
Picture Naming assesses expressive vocabulary by having the child verbally label depicted objects, contrasting with Receptive Vocabulary which only requires pointing.
Question 6: What does the Nonverbal Index (NVI) on the WPPSI-IV measure?
- Visual-spatial ability exclusively
- General intelligence with no verbal instructions
- Fluid reasoning without working memory
- Cognitive ability using minimally verbal subtests (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Cognitive ability using minimally verbal subtests
The NVI uses subtests with minimal verbal demands so that cognitive ability can be estimated for children with language difficulties or hearing impairments.
Question 7: Which WPPSI-IV ancillary composite emphasizes higher-level reasoning while minimizing the influence of working memory and processing speed?
- Cognitive Proficiency Index
- Nonverbal Index
- Full Scale IQ
- General Ability Index (Correct answer)
Correct answer: General Ability Index
The General Ability Index (GAI) is derived from verbal and reasoning subtests, paralleling the GAI found on the WISC-V by de-emphasizing processing efficiency.
Wechsler Test Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) 2
Which WPPSI-IV subtest requires a child to arrange two-color blocks to reproduce a presented design?