NES SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔a middle special education teacher wishes to increase students knowledge of and
participation in different types of leisure activities. Which of the following strategies is
likely to be the most effective in addressing the goal - ✔✔Scheduling time during the
week for the students to learn and practice a variety of games and activities
✔✔A high school special education teacher provides copies of checkbook registers with
a balance of $50, fake checks, and $30 in play money to the students in her resource
room. The teacher then gives the students several advertising circulars from various
stores and asks them to make lists of items they need and want. Students pay for the
items with their money as they wish and then discuss their purchases. Which of the
following best describes the primary benefit to students of this type of activity? -
✔✔Students will begin to learn basic money management skills necessary for becoming
independent adults.
✔✔A high school student with multiple disabilities is preparing to make the transition
from the school setting to adult life. Which of the following resources would typically play
the most significant role in facilitating this transition? - ✔✔the state department of
vocational rehabilitation and local service agencies that provide training or direct
services and support with various living arrangements
✔✔A high school senior who has a moderate intellectual disability has expressed a
desire to find a job after she graduates. Her parents are concerned that she will require
a great deal of assistance in preparing for and obtaining a job that meets her skills,
interests, and limitations. Which of the following strategies should the special education
teacher use first to assist the student in determining this type of employment most
suitable for her? - ✔✔administering a vocational assessment to better identify the
student's strengths and needs in relation to various jobs
✔✔a high school student with a learning disability and epilepsy tells her SE teacher that
she occasionally has physical symptoms before experiencing a seizure. It would be
most important for the teacher to - ✔✔work with the student to create strategies for the
, student to use to protect herself when she recognizes physical symptoms that indicate
she will soon have a seizure
✔✔A student with a learning disability in reading will be attending college in the fall. The
student tells her special education teacher that she is concerned that her college
classes will be too difficult. Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective in helping this student make a successful transition? - ✔✔discussing with the
student how to self-identify at the college's office of disability services
✔✔According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), the
parents/guardians of a school-aged child with an identified disability have the right to: -
✔✔participate in the development of their child's IEP
✔✔To be identified as having an intellectual disability, a child must exhibit significantly
below-average cognitive functioning during development as well as: - ✔✔deficits in two
or more adaptive behaviors
✔✔Q100: Which of the following has been a recent trend regarding the education of
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? - ✔✔early identification and intervention
✔✔The Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a student with multiple disabilities
includes services from four different therapists, daily nurse care, and a one-on-one
paraprofessional. School administrators state that they do not have enough funds to
provide the services outlined in the student's IEP. Which of the following best describes
the school district's legal obligation in this case? - ✔✔meeting all of the requirements of
the IEP regardless of the cost
✔✔a community-based psychologist communicates with a middle school student's SE
teacher and request access to the student's school records. Which of the following
should the teacher take before granting access to these records - ✔✔obtain written
permission from the student's parents
✔✔An English language learner with an orthopedic impairment does not qualify for
special education services but requires physical accommodations to participate in
school activities. Which of the following federal laws requires that an accommodation
plan be developed for the student? - ✔✔Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
✔✔Students with which of the following types of disabilities or impairments tend to
receive services in more restrictive environments? - ✔✔emotional impairments
✔✔Which of the following factors has historically contributed most to the
overrepresentation of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in
programs for student with disabilities? - ✔✔the potential for bias in the assessment
process
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔a middle special education teacher wishes to increase students knowledge of and
participation in different types of leisure activities. Which of the following strategies is
likely to be the most effective in addressing the goal - ✔✔Scheduling time during the
week for the students to learn and practice a variety of games and activities
✔✔A high school special education teacher provides copies of checkbook registers with
a balance of $50, fake checks, and $30 in play money to the students in her resource
room. The teacher then gives the students several advertising circulars from various
stores and asks them to make lists of items they need and want. Students pay for the
items with their money as they wish and then discuss their purchases. Which of the
following best describes the primary benefit to students of this type of activity? -
✔✔Students will begin to learn basic money management skills necessary for becoming
independent adults.
✔✔A high school student with multiple disabilities is preparing to make the transition
from the school setting to adult life. Which of the following resources would typically play
the most significant role in facilitating this transition? - ✔✔the state department of
vocational rehabilitation and local service agencies that provide training or direct
services and support with various living arrangements
✔✔A high school senior who has a moderate intellectual disability has expressed a
desire to find a job after she graduates. Her parents are concerned that she will require
a great deal of assistance in preparing for and obtaining a job that meets her skills,
interests, and limitations. Which of the following strategies should the special education
teacher use first to assist the student in determining this type of employment most
suitable for her? - ✔✔administering a vocational assessment to better identify the
student's strengths and needs in relation to various jobs
✔✔a high school student with a learning disability and epilepsy tells her SE teacher that
she occasionally has physical symptoms before experiencing a seizure. It would be
most important for the teacher to - ✔✔work with the student to create strategies for the
, student to use to protect herself when she recognizes physical symptoms that indicate
she will soon have a seizure
✔✔A student with a learning disability in reading will be attending college in the fall. The
student tells her special education teacher that she is concerned that her college
classes will be too difficult. Which of the following strategies would likely be the most
effective in helping this student make a successful transition? - ✔✔discussing with the
student how to self-identify at the college's office of disability services
✔✔According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), the
parents/guardians of a school-aged child with an identified disability have the right to: -
✔✔participate in the development of their child's IEP
✔✔To be identified as having an intellectual disability, a child must exhibit significantly
below-average cognitive functioning during development as well as: - ✔✔deficits in two
or more adaptive behaviors
✔✔Q100: Which of the following has been a recent trend regarding the education of
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? - ✔✔early identification and intervention
✔✔The Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a student with multiple disabilities
includes services from four different therapists, daily nurse care, and a one-on-one
paraprofessional. School administrators state that they do not have enough funds to
provide the services outlined in the student's IEP. Which of the following best describes
the school district's legal obligation in this case? - ✔✔meeting all of the requirements of
the IEP regardless of the cost
✔✔a community-based psychologist communicates with a middle school student's SE
teacher and request access to the student's school records. Which of the following
should the teacher take before granting access to these records - ✔✔obtain written
permission from the student's parents
✔✔An English language learner with an orthopedic impairment does not qualify for
special education services but requires physical accommodations to participate in
school activities. Which of the following federal laws requires that an accommodation
plan be developed for the student? - ✔✔Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
✔✔Students with which of the following types of disabilities or impairments tend to
receive services in more restrictive environments? - ✔✔emotional impairments
✔✔Which of the following factors has historically contributed most to the
overrepresentation of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in
programs for student with disabilities? - ✔✔the potential for bias in the assessment
process
