IL163ILTS Special Education General Curriculum
Test Practice Exam
**Question 1.** Which provision of IDEA guarantees that a child with a disability
receives education at no cost to the family?
A) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
B) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
C) Procedural Safeguards
D) Non‑Discriminatory Evaluation
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** FAPE requires schools to provide personalized instruction and
related services at no charge to the family.
**Question 2.** Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act differs from IDEA primarily
because it:
A) Covers only students with an IEP
B) Provides funding for special education
C) Requires accommodations but not an individualized program
D) Applies only to post‑secondary institutions
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** Section 504 mandates reasonable accommodations for students
with disabilities but does not require an IEP.
**Question 3.** In the landmark case *Board of Education v. Rowley* (1982), the
Supreme Court held that schools must provide:
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Test Practice Exam
A) The best possible education
B) Services that are “reasonably calculated” to meet educational needs
C) Full inclusion in all classes
D) Unlimited assistive technology
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** The Rowley decision established that FAPE is met when services
are appropriately designed to enable the child to benefit from education.
**Question 4.** Which of the following is NOT a disability category under IDEA?
A) Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
B) Emotional Disability (ED)
C) Chronic Illness (CI)
D) Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** “Chronic Illness” is not a separate IDEA category; health‑related
issues fall under Other Health Impairment (OHI).
**Question 5.** Dyslexia primarily affects which area of reading?
A) Vocabulary acquisition
B) Phonemic awareness and decoding
C) Text comprehension
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Test Practice Exam
D) Fluency speed
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties with phonological
processing, leading to poor decoding skills.
**Question 6.** A student with ADHD is most likely to benefit from which
classroom accommodation?
A) Extended time on tests only
B) Seating near the teacher and frequent movement breaks
C) Removal of all visual aids
D) Exclusive one‑on‑one instruction for all subjects
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** Strategic seating and movement breaks address attention and
hyperactivity challenges typical of ADHD.
**Question 7.** Which assessment type is best suited for monitoring a student’s
progress on a specific skill over time?
A) Norm‑referenced test
B) Criterion‑referenced test
C) Curriculum‑Based Measurement (CBM)
D) Standardized achievement test
**Answer:** C
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Test Practice Exam
**Explanation:** CBM provides frequent, brief measures that track growth on
targeted skills.
**Question 8.** The “response to intervention” (RTI) model’s Tier III typically
involves:
A) Universal screening for all students
B) Small‑group supplemental instruction
C) Intensive, individualized interventions and possible special‑education referral
D) No intervention, only data collection
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** Tier III provides intensive, individualized support and may
trigger special‑education eligibility evaluation.
**Question 9.** Which of the following is an example of a “modification” rather
than an “accommodation”?
A. Providing a calculator for math calculations
B. Reducing the number of test items a student must answer
C. Allowing extra time on a test
D. Using large‑print text
**Answer:** B
Test Practice Exam
**Question 1.** Which provision of IDEA guarantees that a child with a disability
receives education at no cost to the family?
A) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
B) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
C) Procedural Safeguards
D) Non‑Discriminatory Evaluation
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** FAPE requires schools to provide personalized instruction and
related services at no charge to the family.
**Question 2.** Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act differs from IDEA primarily
because it:
A) Covers only students with an IEP
B) Provides funding for special education
C) Requires accommodations but not an individualized program
D) Applies only to post‑secondary institutions
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** Section 504 mandates reasonable accommodations for students
with disabilities but does not require an IEP.
**Question 3.** In the landmark case *Board of Education v. Rowley* (1982), the
Supreme Court held that schools must provide:
, IL163ILTS Special Education General Curriculum
Test Practice Exam
A) The best possible education
B) Services that are “reasonably calculated” to meet educational needs
C) Full inclusion in all classes
D) Unlimited assistive technology
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** The Rowley decision established that FAPE is met when services
are appropriately designed to enable the child to benefit from education.
**Question 4.** Which of the following is NOT a disability category under IDEA?
A) Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
B) Emotional Disability (ED)
C) Chronic Illness (CI)
D) Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** “Chronic Illness” is not a separate IDEA category; health‑related
issues fall under Other Health Impairment (OHI).
**Question 5.** Dyslexia primarily affects which area of reading?
A) Vocabulary acquisition
B) Phonemic awareness and decoding
C) Text comprehension
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Test Practice Exam
D) Fluency speed
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties with phonological
processing, leading to poor decoding skills.
**Question 6.** A student with ADHD is most likely to benefit from which
classroom accommodation?
A) Extended time on tests only
B) Seating near the teacher and frequent movement breaks
C) Removal of all visual aids
D) Exclusive one‑on‑one instruction for all subjects
**Answer:** B
**Explanation:** Strategic seating and movement breaks address attention and
hyperactivity challenges typical of ADHD.
**Question 7.** Which assessment type is best suited for monitoring a student’s
progress on a specific skill over time?
A) Norm‑referenced test
B) Criterion‑referenced test
C) Curriculum‑Based Measurement (CBM)
D) Standardized achievement test
**Answer:** C
, IL163ILTS Special Education General Curriculum
Test Practice Exam
**Explanation:** CBM provides frequent, brief measures that track growth on
targeted skills.
**Question 8.** The “response to intervention” (RTI) model’s Tier III typically
involves:
A) Universal screening for all students
B) Small‑group supplemental instruction
C) Intensive, individualized interventions and possible special‑education referral
D) No intervention, only data collection
**Answer:** C
**Explanation:** Tier III provides intensive, individualized support and may
trigger special‑education eligibility evaluation.
**Question 9.** Which of the following is an example of a “modification” rather
than an “accommodation”?
A. Providing a calculator for math calculations
B. Reducing the number of test items a student must answer
C. Allowing extra time on a test
D. Using large‑print text
**Answer:** B
