NES SPECIAL EDUCATION EXAM 601
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with
hearing loss are more likely to experience significant delays in what
developmental domains? Answer: language
⩥ What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? Answer:
Cutting shapes with scissors
⩥ Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students
with learning disabilities are more likely to have Answer: One or more
specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
⩥ Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive
characteristics? Answer: Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a
different context
⩥ What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? Answer:
jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with an emotional impairment? Answer: A second-grade student who
,frequently complains of stomachache in the morning before going to
school
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with autism spectrum disorder? Answer: A kindergarten student who
does not engage in pretend play, talks exclusively about astronomy, and
misinterprets social cues
⩥ What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-
year-old can be expected to demonstrate? Answer: Telling a story that
includes cause-and-effect relationships
⩥ What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time
during adolescence? Answer: Understanding that the perspective of the
other may be influenced by their background or circumstances
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with a pragmatic language disorder? Answer: A fourth-grade who has
difficulty understanding conversational turn taking
⩥ What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure?
Answer: staring blankly for a brief time
⩥ A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of
spatial relationships and his perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks
,would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this student? Answer:
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers
⩥ A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and
writing and ADHD recently began taking a prescribed stimulant
medication. What behavioral changes should the student's special
education teacher expect to observe? Answer: Increased ability to focus
on academic tasks
⩥ A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional
impairment frequently becomes physically aggressive when frustrated.
The most effective way for the student's family to support her
social/emotional development would be to Answer: Implement a
behavior management strategy at home that complements her school
behavioral plan
⩥ A student with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most
difficulty with what task? Answer: following multi-step oral directions
⩥ A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a
student who will begin receiving special education services because of a
traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic impairment, and specific
learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing learning and
development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to
encourage the family to Answer: communicate openly among
themselves about the student's strengths and needs
, ⩥ A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has
difficulty understanding the meaning of words. This student is likely to
experience the most difficulty with what activity? Answer: summarizing
a passage from a chapter book
⩥ A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications
used to control seizure disorders most often have what side effect?
Answer: drowsiness
⩥ A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored
closely for what? Answer: pressure sores
⩥ Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and
feedback to their developing child are most likely to have an influence
on the child's ability to Answer: engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
⩥ A special education teacher in a resource room has several students
with specific learning disabilities in math who are frequently overheard
complaining, "Why should we try to learn this stuff when we'll never use
it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-based activity
with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling
merchandise. What best describes the role this type of activity plays in
student development? Answer: Facilitating learning through an authentic
experience
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with
hearing loss are more likely to experience significant delays in what
developmental domains? Answer: language
⩥ What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? Answer:
Cutting shapes with scissors
⩥ Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students
with learning disabilities are more likely to have Answer: One or more
specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
⩥ Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive
characteristics? Answer: Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a
different context
⩥ What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? Answer:
jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with an emotional impairment? Answer: A second-grade student who
,frequently complains of stomachache in the morning before going to
school
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with autism spectrum disorder? Answer: A kindergarten student who
does not engage in pretend play, talks exclusively about astronomy, and
misinterprets social cues
⩥ What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-
year-old can be expected to demonstrate? Answer: Telling a story that
includes cause-and-effect relationships
⩥ What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time
during adolescence? Answer: Understanding that the perspective of the
other may be influenced by their background or circumstances
⩥ What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated
with a pragmatic language disorder? Answer: A fourth-grade who has
difficulty understanding conversational turn taking
⩥ What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure?
Answer: staring blankly for a brief time
⩥ A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of
spatial relationships and his perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks
,would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this student? Answer:
Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers
⩥ A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and
writing and ADHD recently began taking a prescribed stimulant
medication. What behavioral changes should the student's special
education teacher expect to observe? Answer: Increased ability to focus
on academic tasks
⩥ A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional
impairment frequently becomes physically aggressive when frustrated.
The most effective way for the student's family to support her
social/emotional development would be to Answer: Implement a
behavior management strategy at home that complements her school
behavioral plan
⩥ A student with short-term memory deficits would likely have the most
difficulty with what task? Answer: following multi-step oral directions
⩥ A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a
student who will begin receiving special education services because of a
traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic impairment, and specific
learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing learning and
development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to
encourage the family to Answer: communicate openly among
themselves about the student's strengths and needs
, ⩥ A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has
difficulty understanding the meaning of words. This student is likely to
experience the most difficulty with what activity? Answer: summarizing
a passage from a chapter book
⩥ A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications
used to control seizure disorders most often have what side effect?
Answer: drowsiness
⩥ A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored
closely for what? Answer: pressure sores
⩥ Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and
feedback to their developing child are most likely to have an influence
on the child's ability to Answer: engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
⩥ A special education teacher in a resource room has several students
with specific learning disabilities in math who are frequently overheard
complaining, "Why should we try to learn this stuff when we'll never use
it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-based activity
with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling
merchandise. What best describes the role this type of activity plays in
student development? Answer: Facilitating learning through an authentic
experience
