COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAM FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION (ABCTE STYLE)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. Which of the following would identify a student as a person with
mental retardation?
A) Intellectual functioning ability is 75 or below.
B) Individual demonstrates limitations in two or more adaptive behavior
skill areas with the onset occurring in childhood.
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Correct Answer: C
2. What was a key act of federal legislation that afforded aid to
schools for children at the poverty level and promoted initiatives for
children with special needs?
A) IDEA
B) ADA
C) ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
D) NCLB
Correct Answer: C
,3. When choosing instructional techniques, which of the following is
MOST directly related to positive outcomes for learning disabled
students?
A) Using teacher intuition and past experience
B) Using research-based methods and collecting data
C) Following the textbook recommendations exclusively
D) Implementing whatever the majority of students prefer
Correct Answer: B
4. When making changes to an existing IEP, after the annual meeting is
complete, the parent and the school district may agree to...
A) Hold a new annual meeting immediately
B) Develop a written document to amend or modify the student's
current IEP
C) Terminate the IEP until the next school year
D) Ignore the needed changes until the next annual review
Correct Answer: B
5. Under the federal special education law, the school district is
required to seek parental consent prior to providing special education
services. Under IDEA 2004, what happens if the parents refuse to
provide consent for the services?
A) The district may provide services without consent
B) The district must go to due process to override the refusal
,C) The district does not have to provide the services
D) The district must provide services in a different setting
Correct Answer: C
6. In IDEA 2004, there is a provision that supports "early intervening
services." The purpose of this new provision is to...
A) Provide free preschool for all children
B) Reduce the number of referrals for special education and related
services
C) Increase funding for private special education schools
D) Mandate medical evaluations for all students
Correct Answer: B
7. Which of the following would BEST ensure that a student is not
incorrectly identified as a student with a disability?
A) Administering only one type of test
B) Relying solely on teacher observations
C) Administering nondiscriminatory tests in a student's primary
language
D) Using the same assessments for all students regardless of
background
Correct Answer: C
8. Under IDEA 2004, transition services shall begin no later than
age___.
, A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 18
Correct Answer: C
9. One requirement that must be addressed on a child's IEP regardless
of the severity of the disability or the setting of the child's educational
program is...
A) Participation in extracurricular sports
B) Access and involvement in the general education curriculum
C) A behavior intervention plan
D) Transportation services
Correct Answer: B
10. Which of the following disabilities accounts for the greatest
number of students served under IDEA?
A) Autism
B) Speech or language impairment
C) Learning disability
D) Intellectual disability
Correct Answer: C
11. The IEP team decided that a student with a particular disability
requires specialized transportation to attend school. In which part of
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION (ABCTE STYLE)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. Which of the following would identify a student as a person with
mental retardation?
A) Intellectual functioning ability is 75 or below.
B) Individual demonstrates limitations in two or more adaptive behavior
skill areas with the onset occurring in childhood.
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Correct Answer: C
2. What was a key act of federal legislation that afforded aid to
schools for children at the poverty level and promoted initiatives for
children with special needs?
A) IDEA
B) ADA
C) ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
D) NCLB
Correct Answer: C
,3. When choosing instructional techniques, which of the following is
MOST directly related to positive outcomes for learning disabled
students?
A) Using teacher intuition and past experience
B) Using research-based methods and collecting data
C) Following the textbook recommendations exclusively
D) Implementing whatever the majority of students prefer
Correct Answer: B
4. When making changes to an existing IEP, after the annual meeting is
complete, the parent and the school district may agree to...
A) Hold a new annual meeting immediately
B) Develop a written document to amend or modify the student's
current IEP
C) Terminate the IEP until the next school year
D) Ignore the needed changes until the next annual review
Correct Answer: B
5. Under the federal special education law, the school district is
required to seek parental consent prior to providing special education
services. Under IDEA 2004, what happens if the parents refuse to
provide consent for the services?
A) The district may provide services without consent
B) The district must go to due process to override the refusal
,C) The district does not have to provide the services
D) The district must provide services in a different setting
Correct Answer: C
6. In IDEA 2004, there is a provision that supports "early intervening
services." The purpose of this new provision is to...
A) Provide free preschool for all children
B) Reduce the number of referrals for special education and related
services
C) Increase funding for private special education schools
D) Mandate medical evaluations for all students
Correct Answer: B
7. Which of the following would BEST ensure that a student is not
incorrectly identified as a student with a disability?
A) Administering only one type of test
B) Relying solely on teacher observations
C) Administering nondiscriminatory tests in a student's primary
language
D) Using the same assessments for all students regardless of
background
Correct Answer: C
8. Under IDEA 2004, transition services shall begin no later than
age___.
, A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 18
Correct Answer: C
9. One requirement that must be addressed on a child's IEP regardless
of the severity of the disability or the setting of the child's educational
program is...
A) Participation in extracurricular sports
B) Access and involvement in the general education curriculum
C) A behavior intervention plan
D) Transportation services
Correct Answer: B
10. Which of the following disabilities accounts for the greatest
number of students served under IDEA?
A) Autism
B) Speech or language impairment
C) Learning disability
D) Intellectual disability
Correct Answer: C
11. The IEP team decided that a student with a particular disability
requires specialized transportation to attend school. In which part of
