SFPC SPED PRACTICE TEST V2 2026
TEST BANK TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having
considerable trouble with algebra. His stepfather is trying to help, but the
more he drills the girl, the less she seems to understand. The teacher
suggests:
a. He continues drilling and enhances with pop quizzes. It may take the
student longer to understand algebraic terms, expressions and equations,
but with hard work she will eventually learn them.
b. He calls a moratorium on at-home algebra work. The student is
becoming less willing to work at school and the teacher is concerned she
is losing confidence due to failure at home.
c. He continues drilling but breaks the study sessions into no more than
3 five-minute periods per day.
d. He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra
blocks, math games, and applications of algebra to real-life situations
will make math more fun and more relevant. Answer: d.
◉ Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices,
forearm crutches and a head pointer are assistive devices that might be
used by a student with:
,a. Severe intellectual disabilities.
b. Cerebral palsy.
c. Tourette syndrome.
d. Minor skeletal birth defects. Answer: b.
◉ A four-year-old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles and
triangles by color and shape, doesn't recognize patterns or groups and
doesn't understand the relationship between little/big, tall/short,
many/few. The child enjoys counting, but does not say the numbers in
proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers. This child
most likely:
a. Is exhibiting signs of intellectual disabilities.
b. Is developing within an acceptable range.
c. Has dysgraphia.
d. Has dyscalculia. Answer: d.
◉ Response to Intervention (RTI) is:
,a. Parents, classroom teacher, special education teacher and other caring
persons stage an intervention to express how a student's socially
unacceptable behavior upsets them.
b. An opportunity for a student to openly and freely respond to specific
interventions without fear of reprimand.
c. A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student
receives research-supported interventions to correct an academic delay.
If the interventions do not result in considerable improvement, the
failure to respond suggests causal learning disabilities.
d. A formal complaint lodged by a parent or guardian in response to
what they consider an intrusion by a teacher into private matters.
Answer: c.
◉ Sixth graders Alfie and Honesty ride the same bus. Honesty
constantly teases Alfie. Alfie is embarrassed because he believes she is
berating him. The bus driver told their teacher it was possible that
Honesty is actually interested in Alfie, but doesn't express it well. The
best form of conflict resolution would be for the teacher to:
a. Take Honesty aside and explain boys don't like overly aggressive
girls.
, b. Take Honesty aside and teach her less embarrassing methods of
getting a boy's attention.
c. Explain to Alfie that Honesty probably teases him because she likes
him and he should take it as a compliment.
d. Suggest to Alfie that if he is disturbed by Honesty's teasing, he have a
calm, assertive conversation with her and tell her he doesn't like it and
insist she stop. Answer: d.
◉ When transitioning from one subject to another and when she
becomes anxious, a student always taps her front tooth 5 times then
opens and closes her eyes 11 times before leaving her desk. The child
most likely has:
a. Repetitive Disorder
b. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
c. Anxiety Disorder
d. Depression Answer: b.
◉ By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
TEST BANK TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having
considerable trouble with algebra. His stepfather is trying to help, but the
more he drills the girl, the less she seems to understand. The teacher
suggests:
a. He continues drilling and enhances with pop quizzes. It may take the
student longer to understand algebraic terms, expressions and equations,
but with hard work she will eventually learn them.
b. He calls a moratorium on at-home algebra work. The student is
becoming less willing to work at school and the teacher is concerned she
is losing confidence due to failure at home.
c. He continues drilling but breaks the study sessions into no more than
3 five-minute periods per day.
d. He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra
blocks, math games, and applications of algebra to real-life situations
will make math more fun and more relevant. Answer: d.
◉ Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices,
forearm crutches and a head pointer are assistive devices that might be
used by a student with:
,a. Severe intellectual disabilities.
b. Cerebral palsy.
c. Tourette syndrome.
d. Minor skeletal birth defects. Answer: b.
◉ A four-year-old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles and
triangles by color and shape, doesn't recognize patterns or groups and
doesn't understand the relationship between little/big, tall/short,
many/few. The child enjoys counting, but does not say the numbers in
proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers. This child
most likely:
a. Is exhibiting signs of intellectual disabilities.
b. Is developing within an acceptable range.
c. Has dysgraphia.
d. Has dyscalculia. Answer: d.
◉ Response to Intervention (RTI) is:
,a. Parents, classroom teacher, special education teacher and other caring
persons stage an intervention to express how a student's socially
unacceptable behavior upsets them.
b. An opportunity for a student to openly and freely respond to specific
interventions without fear of reprimand.
c. A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student
receives research-supported interventions to correct an academic delay.
If the interventions do not result in considerable improvement, the
failure to respond suggests causal learning disabilities.
d. A formal complaint lodged by a parent or guardian in response to
what they consider an intrusion by a teacher into private matters.
Answer: c.
◉ Sixth graders Alfie and Honesty ride the same bus. Honesty
constantly teases Alfie. Alfie is embarrassed because he believes she is
berating him. The bus driver told their teacher it was possible that
Honesty is actually interested in Alfie, but doesn't express it well. The
best form of conflict resolution would be for the teacher to:
a. Take Honesty aside and explain boys don't like overly aggressive
girls.
, b. Take Honesty aside and teach her less embarrassing methods of
getting a boy's attention.
c. Explain to Alfie that Honesty probably teases him because she likes
him and he should take it as a compliment.
d. Suggest to Alfie that if he is disturbed by Honesty's teasing, he have a
calm, assertive conversation with her and tell her he doesn't like it and
insist she stop. Answer: d.
◉ When transitioning from one subject to another and when she
becomes anxious, a student always taps her front tooth 5 times then
opens and closes her eyes 11 times before leaving her desk. The child
most likely has:
a. Repetitive Disorder
b. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
c. Anxiety Disorder
d. Depression Answer: b.
◉ By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
