NES Special Education Exam, NES Special
Education Practice Test ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to experience significant delays in what developmental domains? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅language
What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities
are more likely to have - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅One or more specific cognitive
difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context
What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional
impairment? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect
relationships
What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A fourth-grade who has difficulty
understanding conversational turn taking
What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The student's
teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress in
reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool for
this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an individually administered standardized
achievement test
Education Practice Test ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to experience significant delays in what developmental domains? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅language
What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Cutting shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities
are more likely to have - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅One or more specific cognitive
difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context
What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅jumping forward, taking off and landing with two feet
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional
impairment? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect
relationships
What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A fourth-grade who has difficulty
understanding conversational turn taking
What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The student's
teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress in
reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool for
this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an individually administered standardized
achievement test
