Page 1 of 30
NYSTCE Students with Disabilities Exam ALL
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Information about a 20-month-old's language delay and steps that will be taken to
provide support would be found in an:
A. Individualized Family Service Plan
B. Individualized Education Plan
C. Infant Assessment Plan
D. Inter-agency Enrichment Plan - ANSWER-A. Individualized Family Service Plan
QUESTION: Each of the following would be a reliable source of scientifically based research
except for:
A. a peer-reviewed academic journal
B. a nationally renowned newspaper
C. the What Works Clearinghouse
1
, Page 2 of 30
D. a pamphlet created by the U.S. Department of Education - ANSWER-B. a nationally renowned
newspaper
QUESTION: In the word 'breaking' what is the 'ing'?
A. a phoneme
B. a morpheme
C. a consonant
D. a digraph - ANSWER-B. a morpheme - it is the smallest unit of meaning within the word
QUESTION: When a child with a learning disability struggles to learn "The Alphabet Song", the
underlying limitation reflects which of the following?
A. Alphabetic principle
B. Alphabetic knowledge
C. Phonological Awareness
D. Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER-B. Alphabetic knowledge - the ABC song only teachers the
names and sequence of the song, not what sounds the letters make
2
, Page 3 of 30
QUESTION: Which of the following observed in a 4th grader would be most suggestive of
dyslexia?
A. Impaired hearing and difficulty segmenting words in phonemes
B. Good attentional skills and limited vocabulary
C. Normal intelligence and difficulty with decoding
D. Traumatic brain injury and difficulty following directions - ANSWER-C. Normal intelligence
and difficulty decoding - these symptoms are the most suggestive of dyslexia
QUESTION: Which of the following characteristics is describes as one of the symptoms of
autism?
A. Difficulty paying attention is social settings
B. Resistance to change daily routines
C. Lack of interest in mechanical objects
D. Excessive verbalization with others - ANSWER-B. Resistance to change in daily routines - this
is a common symptom of among children who have autism
Q; The least restrictive environment requirement of IDEA is closely associated with:
3
NYSTCE Students with Disabilities Exam ALL
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Information about a 20-month-old's language delay and steps that will be taken to
provide support would be found in an:
A. Individualized Family Service Plan
B. Individualized Education Plan
C. Infant Assessment Plan
D. Inter-agency Enrichment Plan - ANSWER-A. Individualized Family Service Plan
QUESTION: Each of the following would be a reliable source of scientifically based research
except for:
A. a peer-reviewed academic journal
B. a nationally renowned newspaper
C. the What Works Clearinghouse
1
, Page 2 of 30
D. a pamphlet created by the U.S. Department of Education - ANSWER-B. a nationally renowned
newspaper
QUESTION: In the word 'breaking' what is the 'ing'?
A. a phoneme
B. a morpheme
C. a consonant
D. a digraph - ANSWER-B. a morpheme - it is the smallest unit of meaning within the word
QUESTION: When a child with a learning disability struggles to learn "The Alphabet Song", the
underlying limitation reflects which of the following?
A. Alphabetic principle
B. Alphabetic knowledge
C. Phonological Awareness
D. Phonemic Awareness - ANSWER-B. Alphabetic knowledge - the ABC song only teachers the
names and sequence of the song, not what sounds the letters make
2
, Page 3 of 30
QUESTION: Which of the following observed in a 4th grader would be most suggestive of
dyslexia?
A. Impaired hearing and difficulty segmenting words in phonemes
B. Good attentional skills and limited vocabulary
C. Normal intelligence and difficulty with decoding
D. Traumatic brain injury and difficulty following directions - ANSWER-C. Normal intelligence
and difficulty decoding - these symptoms are the most suggestive of dyslexia
QUESTION: Which of the following characteristics is describes as one of the symptoms of
autism?
A. Difficulty paying attention is social settings
B. Resistance to change daily routines
C. Lack of interest in mechanical objects
D. Excessive verbalization with others - ANSWER-B. Resistance to change in daily routines - this
is a common symptom of among children who have autism
Q; The least restrictive environment requirement of IDEA is closely associated with:
3
