NES SPECIAL EDUCATION EXAM 601 LATEST REAL
EXAM 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early
adulthood? - ANSWER: Muscular dystrophy
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
EXAM 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early
adulthood? - ANSWER: Muscular dystrophy
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
