AEPA Practice Test // SPED
Questions and Answer Updated
2028
AccordingBtoBtheBAssistiveBTechnologyBAct,BassistiveBdevicesBare:
a.BElectronicBdevicesBthatBsupportBlearningBsuchBasBcomputers,Bcalculators,BstudentBresponde
rs,BelectronicBself-teachingBbooksBandBelectronicBreadingBdevices.
b.BAnyBmechanical,BelectricalBorBelectronicBdeviceBthatBhelpsBteachersBstreamlineBefficiency.
c.BAnyBdeviceBthatBcouldBhelpBaBdisabledBstudentBinBschoolBorBlifeBfunctions.
d.BExperimental,Bhigh-
techBteachingBtoolsBthatBteachersBcanBobtainBbyBparticipatingBinBoneBofB67Bgovernment-
fundedBresearchBprojects.B-BAnswerc.
ABseventhBgraderBwithBmildBintellectualBdisabilitiesBisBhavingBconsiderableBtroubleBwithBalgeb
ra.BHisBstepfatherBisBtryingBtoBhelp,BbutBtheBmoreBheBdrillsBtheBgirl,BtheBlessBsheBseemsBto
Bunderstand.BTheBteacherBsuggests:
a.BHeBcontinuesBdrillingBandBenhancesBwithBpopBquizzes.BItBmayBtakeBtheBstudentBlongerBto
BunderstandBalgebraicBterms,BexpressionsBandBequations,BbutBwithBhardBworkBsheBwillBevent
uallyBlearnBthem.
b.BHeBcallsBaBmoratoriumBonBat-
homeBalgebraBwork.BTheBstudentBisBbecomingBlessBwillingBtoBworkBatBschoolBandBtheBteach
erBisBconcernedBsheBisBlosingBconfidenceBdueBtoBfailureBatBhome.
c.BHeBcontinuesBdrillingBbutBbreaksBtheBstudyBsessionsBintoBnoBmoreBthanB3Bfive-
minuteBperiodsBperBday.
d.BHeBsubstitutesBfunBactivitiesBforBmathBdrills.BIncorporatingBalgebraBblocks,BmathBgames,Ba
ndBapplicationsBofBalgebraBtoBreal-
lifeBsituationsBwillBmakeBmathBmoreBfunBandBmoreBrelevant.B-BAnswerd.
,AugmentativeBandBAlternativeBCommunicationB(AAC)Bdevices,BforearmBcrutchesBandBaBheadBp
ointerBareBassistiveBdevicesBthatBmightBbeBusedBbyBaBstudentBwith:B
a.BSevereBintellectualBdisabilities.B
b.BCerebralBpalsy.
c.BTouretteBsyndrome.
d.BMinorBskeletalBbirthBdefects.B-BAnswerb.
ABfour-year-
oldBchildBhasBdifficultyBsortingBplasticBcubes,BcirclesBandBtrianglesBbyBcolorBandBshape,Bdoesn
'tBrecognizeBpatternsBorBgroupsBandBdoesn'tBunderstandBtheBrelationshipBbetweenBlittle/big,Bt
all/short,Bmany/few.BTheBchildBenjoysBcounting,BbutBdoesBnotBsayBtheBnumbersBinBproperBor
derBnorBrecognizeBtheBmeaningBofBdifferentBnumbers.BThisBchildBmostBlikely:
a.BIsBexhibitingBsignsBofBintellectualBdisabilities.B
b.BIsBdevelopingBwithinBanBacceptableBrange.
c.BHasBdysgraphia.
d.BHasBdyscalculia.B-BAnswerd.
ResponseBtoBInterventionB(RTI)Bis:
a.BParents,BclassroomBteacher,BspecialBeducationBteacherBandBotherBcaringBpersonsBstageBanB
interventionBtoBexpressBhowBaBstudent'sBsociallyBunacceptableBbehaviorBupsetsBthem.
b.BAnBopportunityBforBaBstudentBtoBopenlyBandBfreelyBrespondBtoBspecificBinterventionsBwith
outBfearBofBreprimand.
, c.BABstrategyBforBdiagnosingBlearningBdisabilitiesBinBwhichBaBstudentBreceivesBresearch-
supportedBinterventionsBtoBcorrectBanBacademicBdelay.BIfBtheBinterventionsBdoBnotBresultBinB
considerableBimprovement,BtheBfailureBtoBrespondBsuggestsBcausalBlearningBdisabilities.
d.BABformalBcomplaintBlodgedBbyBaBparentBorBguardianBinBresponseBtoBwhatBtheyBconsiderB
anBintrusionBbyBaBteacherBintoBprivateBmatters.B-BAnswerc.
SixthBgradersBAlfieBandBHonestyBrideBtheBsameBbus.BHonestyBconstantlyBteasesBAlfie.BAlfieBis
BembarrassedBbecauseBheBbelievesBsheBisBberatingBhim.BTheBbusBdriverBtoldBtheirBteacherBit
BwasBpossibleBthatBHonestyBisBactuallyBinterestedBinBAlfie,BbutBdoesn'tBexpressBitBwell.BTheB
bestBformBofBconflictBresolutionBwouldBbeBforBtheBteacherBto:
a.BTakeBHonestyBasideBandBexplainBboysBdon'tBlikeBoverlyBaggressiveBgirls.
b.BTakeBHonestyBasideBandBteachBherBlessBembarrassingBmethodsBofBgettingBaBboy'sBattentio
n.
c.BExplainBtoBAlfieBthatBHonestyBprobablyBteasesBhimBbecauseBsheBlikesBhimBandBheBshouldB
takeBitBasBaBcompliment.
d.BSuggestBtoBAlfieBthatBifBheBisBdisturbedBbyBHonesty'sBteasing,BheBhaveBaBcalm,BassertiveB
conversationBwithBherBandBtellBherBheBdoesn'tBlikeBitBandBinsistBsheBstop.B-BAnswerd.
WhenBtransitioningBfromBoneBsubjectBtoBanotherBandBwhenBsheBbecomesBanxious,BaBstudent
BalwaysBtapsBherBfrontBtoothB5BtimesBthenBopensBandBclosesBherBeyesB11BtimesBbeforeBlea
vingBherBdesk.BTheBchildBmostBlikelyBhas:
a.BRepetitiveBDisorder
b.BObsessiveBCompulsiveBDisorderB
c.BAnxietyBDisorder
d.BDepressionB-BAnswerb.
Questions and Answer Updated
2028
AccordingBtoBtheBAssistiveBTechnologyBAct,BassistiveBdevicesBare:
a.BElectronicBdevicesBthatBsupportBlearningBsuchBasBcomputers,Bcalculators,BstudentBresponde
rs,BelectronicBself-teachingBbooksBandBelectronicBreadingBdevices.
b.BAnyBmechanical,BelectricalBorBelectronicBdeviceBthatBhelpsBteachersBstreamlineBefficiency.
c.BAnyBdeviceBthatBcouldBhelpBaBdisabledBstudentBinBschoolBorBlifeBfunctions.
d.BExperimental,Bhigh-
techBteachingBtoolsBthatBteachersBcanBobtainBbyBparticipatingBinBoneBofB67Bgovernment-
fundedBresearchBprojects.B-BAnswerc.
ABseventhBgraderBwithBmildBintellectualBdisabilitiesBisBhavingBconsiderableBtroubleBwithBalgeb
ra.BHisBstepfatherBisBtryingBtoBhelp,BbutBtheBmoreBheBdrillsBtheBgirl,BtheBlessBsheBseemsBto
Bunderstand.BTheBteacherBsuggests:
a.BHeBcontinuesBdrillingBandBenhancesBwithBpopBquizzes.BItBmayBtakeBtheBstudentBlongerBto
BunderstandBalgebraicBterms,BexpressionsBandBequations,BbutBwithBhardBworkBsheBwillBevent
uallyBlearnBthem.
b.BHeBcallsBaBmoratoriumBonBat-
homeBalgebraBwork.BTheBstudentBisBbecomingBlessBwillingBtoBworkBatBschoolBandBtheBteach
erBisBconcernedBsheBisBlosingBconfidenceBdueBtoBfailureBatBhome.
c.BHeBcontinuesBdrillingBbutBbreaksBtheBstudyBsessionsBintoBnoBmoreBthanB3Bfive-
minuteBperiodsBperBday.
d.BHeBsubstitutesBfunBactivitiesBforBmathBdrills.BIncorporatingBalgebraBblocks,BmathBgames,Ba
ndBapplicationsBofBalgebraBtoBreal-
lifeBsituationsBwillBmakeBmathBmoreBfunBandBmoreBrelevant.B-BAnswerd.
,AugmentativeBandBAlternativeBCommunicationB(AAC)Bdevices,BforearmBcrutchesBandBaBheadBp
ointerBareBassistiveBdevicesBthatBmightBbeBusedBbyBaBstudentBwith:B
a.BSevereBintellectualBdisabilities.B
b.BCerebralBpalsy.
c.BTouretteBsyndrome.
d.BMinorBskeletalBbirthBdefects.B-BAnswerb.
ABfour-year-
oldBchildBhasBdifficultyBsortingBplasticBcubes,BcirclesBandBtrianglesBbyBcolorBandBshape,Bdoesn
'tBrecognizeBpatternsBorBgroupsBandBdoesn'tBunderstandBtheBrelationshipBbetweenBlittle/big,Bt
all/short,Bmany/few.BTheBchildBenjoysBcounting,BbutBdoesBnotBsayBtheBnumbersBinBproperBor
derBnorBrecognizeBtheBmeaningBofBdifferentBnumbers.BThisBchildBmostBlikely:
a.BIsBexhibitingBsignsBofBintellectualBdisabilities.B
b.BIsBdevelopingBwithinBanBacceptableBrange.
c.BHasBdysgraphia.
d.BHasBdyscalculia.B-BAnswerd.
ResponseBtoBInterventionB(RTI)Bis:
a.BParents,BclassroomBteacher,BspecialBeducationBteacherBandBotherBcaringBpersonsBstageBanB
interventionBtoBexpressBhowBaBstudent'sBsociallyBunacceptableBbehaviorBupsetsBthem.
b.BAnBopportunityBforBaBstudentBtoBopenlyBandBfreelyBrespondBtoBspecificBinterventionsBwith
outBfearBofBreprimand.
, c.BABstrategyBforBdiagnosingBlearningBdisabilitiesBinBwhichBaBstudentBreceivesBresearch-
supportedBinterventionsBtoBcorrectBanBacademicBdelay.BIfBtheBinterventionsBdoBnotBresultBinB
considerableBimprovement,BtheBfailureBtoBrespondBsuggestsBcausalBlearningBdisabilities.
d.BABformalBcomplaintBlodgedBbyBaBparentBorBguardianBinBresponseBtoBwhatBtheyBconsiderB
anBintrusionBbyBaBteacherBintoBprivateBmatters.B-BAnswerc.
SixthBgradersBAlfieBandBHonestyBrideBtheBsameBbus.BHonestyBconstantlyBteasesBAlfie.BAlfieBis
BembarrassedBbecauseBheBbelievesBsheBisBberatingBhim.BTheBbusBdriverBtoldBtheirBteacherBit
BwasBpossibleBthatBHonestyBisBactuallyBinterestedBinBAlfie,BbutBdoesn'tBexpressBitBwell.BTheB
bestBformBofBconflictBresolutionBwouldBbeBforBtheBteacherBto:
a.BTakeBHonestyBasideBandBexplainBboysBdon'tBlikeBoverlyBaggressiveBgirls.
b.BTakeBHonestyBasideBandBteachBherBlessBembarrassingBmethodsBofBgettingBaBboy'sBattentio
n.
c.BExplainBtoBAlfieBthatBHonestyBprobablyBteasesBhimBbecauseBsheBlikesBhimBandBheBshouldB
takeBitBasBaBcompliment.
d.BSuggestBtoBAlfieBthatBifBheBisBdisturbedBbyBHonesty'sBteasing,BheBhaveBaBcalm,BassertiveB
conversationBwithBherBandBtellBherBheBdoesn'tBlikeBitBandBinsistBsheBstop.B-BAnswerd.
WhenBtransitioningBfromBoneBsubjectBtoBanotherBandBwhenBsheBbecomesBanxious,BaBstudent
BalwaysBtapsBherBfrontBtoothB5BtimesBthenBopensBandBclosesBherBeyesB11BtimesBbeforeBlea
vingBherBdesk.BTheBchildBmostBlikelyBhas:
a.BRepetitiveBDisorder
b.BObsessiveBCompulsiveBDisorderB
c.BAnxietyBDisorder
d.BDepressionB-BAnswerb.