,1. Under IDEA, FAPE means:
A. Free Appropriate Public Education at public expense,
under public supervision, meeting state standards,
provided in conformity with IEP
B. Free education only for gifted
C. Paid education by parents
D. Private education only
Answer: A
Rationale: FAPE is cornerstone of IDEA — free,
appropriate, public expense, public supervision, state
standards, IEP. Foundation question — FTCE loves
FAPE/LRE definitions.
2. LRE — Least Restrictive Environment requires:
A. All students in general education 100% regardless of
needs
B. Students with disabilities educated with non-disabled
peers to maximum extent appropriate, removal only if
education cannot be achieved satisfactorily with aids and
services
C. All students in self-contained
D. Parents choose any placement without data
Answer: B
,Rationale: LRE definition — IDEA — continuum of
placements — must consider supplementary
aids/services first.
3. IDEA has 14 disability categories. Which is NOT an
IDEA category?
A. Autism Spectrum Disorder
B. Specific Learning Disability
C. ADHD as standalone category
D. Other Health Impairment
Answer: C
Rationale: ADHD is not standalone IDEA category —
served under OHI or SLD or ED depending on impact.
FTCE trap — ADHD falls under OHI.
4. Section 504 vs IDEA — difference:
A. Same law
B. Section 504 is civil rights law — broader — prevents
discrimination — requires accommodations — no
funding — IDEA is special education law — requires
specialized instruction + funding + IEP — 504 provides
504 Plan, IDEA provides IEP
C. Section 504 provides IEP
D. IDEA is civil rights only
, Answer: B
Rationale: FTCE always tests 504 vs IDEA — 504 = civil
rights, accommodations, 504 Plan — IDEA = special
education funding, IEP, specialized instruction.
5. Child Find obligation requires:
A. Parents must find services
B. School districts must actively identify, locate, evaluate
all children with disabilities birth-21 who may need
special education, regardless of severity, including private
school, homeless, migrant
C. Only public school children
D. Only ages 6-12
Answer: B
Rationale: Child Find — IDEA affirmative duty to find all
children birth-21.
6. Timeline for initial evaluation after parental consent
in Florida:
A. 30 days
B. 60 days — IDEA requires 60 days from consent to
eligibility determination — Florida follows 60-day rule
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
A. Free Appropriate Public Education at public expense,
under public supervision, meeting state standards,
provided in conformity with IEP
B. Free education only for gifted
C. Paid education by parents
D. Private education only
Answer: A
Rationale: FAPE is cornerstone of IDEA — free,
appropriate, public expense, public supervision, state
standards, IEP. Foundation question — FTCE loves
FAPE/LRE definitions.
2. LRE — Least Restrictive Environment requires:
A. All students in general education 100% regardless of
needs
B. Students with disabilities educated with non-disabled
peers to maximum extent appropriate, removal only if
education cannot be achieved satisfactorily with aids and
services
C. All students in self-contained
D. Parents choose any placement without data
Answer: B
,Rationale: LRE definition — IDEA — continuum of
placements — must consider supplementary
aids/services first.
3. IDEA has 14 disability categories. Which is NOT an
IDEA category?
A. Autism Spectrum Disorder
B. Specific Learning Disability
C. ADHD as standalone category
D. Other Health Impairment
Answer: C
Rationale: ADHD is not standalone IDEA category —
served under OHI or SLD or ED depending on impact.
FTCE trap — ADHD falls under OHI.
4. Section 504 vs IDEA — difference:
A. Same law
B. Section 504 is civil rights law — broader — prevents
discrimination — requires accommodations — no
funding — IDEA is special education law — requires
specialized instruction + funding + IEP — 504 provides
504 Plan, IDEA provides IEP
C. Section 504 provides IEP
D. IDEA is civil rights only
, Answer: B
Rationale: FTCE always tests 504 vs IDEA — 504 = civil
rights, accommodations, 504 Plan — IDEA = special
education funding, IEP, specialized instruction.
5. Child Find obligation requires:
A. Parents must find services
B. School districts must actively identify, locate, evaluate
all children with disabilities birth-21 who may need
special education, regardless of severity, including private
school, homeless, migrant
C. Only public school children
D. Only ages 6-12
Answer: B
Rationale: Child Find — IDEA affirmative duty to find all
children birth-21.
6. Timeline for initial evaluation after parental consent
in Florida:
A. 30 days
B. 60 days — IDEA requires 60 days from consent to
eligibility determination — Florida follows 60-day rule
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
