NES SPECIAL EDUCATION EXAM 601
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special needs is having
difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her classroom. The special education
teacher must ask several times for the student to switch activities before she complies. Which of
the following strategies should the teacher use first in addressing this behavior - ANS Giving
the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted for each activity.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or
early adulthood? - ANS Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely to
experience significant delays in which of the following developmental domains ? -
ANS Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last - ANS Cutting
shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities are
more likely to have - ANS One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following cognitive
characteristics - ANS Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
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,Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last? - ANS Jumping
coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an
emotional impairment - ANS A second grade student who frequently complains of a
stomachache in the morning before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
autism spectrum disorder - ANS Kindergarten student who does not engage in play, talks
exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight year old can
be expected to demonstrate - ANS Telling a story that includes cause and effect relationships
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence - ANS Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their
background or circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a
pragmatic language disorder - ANS A fourth grade student who has difficulty understanding
conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure - ANS Staring
blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his
perceptual motor skills. Which of the following math tasks would likely pose the greatest
difficulty to this student ? - ANS Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph paper
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and attention deficit
hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant medication. Which of the
following behavioral changes should the special ed teacher expect to observe? -
ANS Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
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, A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes
physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the students family to support
her social/emotional development would be to - ANS Implement behavior management
strategy at home that complements her school behavioral plan
A student with short term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with which of
the following tasks - ANS Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin receiving
special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairment, and
specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing learning and development it
would be most appropriate for for for the special educator to encourage the family to -
ANS Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the meaning
of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the following -
ANS Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizures
most often will have these side effects - ANS Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for which of the
following - ANS Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their developing
child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ANS Engage enthusiastically in
learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say, "why should
we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a community based activity as a
store owner. Which of the following best describes the role this type of activity plays in student
development. - ANS Facilitate leaning through authentic experience
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
At the beginning of the school year, an elementary school student with special needs is having
difficulty transitioning from one activity to the next within her classroom. The special education
teacher must ask several times for the student to switch activities before she complies. Which of
the following strategies should the teacher use first in addressing this behavior - ANS Giving
the student frequent visual and verbal cues about the time allotted for each activity.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or
early adulthood? - ANS Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely to
experience significant delays in which of the following developmental domains ? -
ANS Language
Which of the following Fine-motor skills do children typically develop last - ANS Cutting
shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities are
more likely to have - ANS One or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays
Students with mild intellectual disabilities tend to exhibit which of the following cognitive
characteristics - ANS Difficulty applying newly learned skills to different context
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,Which of the following gross motor skills do children typically develop last? - ANS Jumping
coward, taking off,and landing with two feet
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an
emotional impairment - ANS A second grade student who frequently complains of a
stomachache in the morning before school
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with
autism spectrum disorder - ANS Kindergarten student who does not engage in play, talks
exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues
Which of the following is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight year old can
be expected to demonstrate - ANS Telling a story that includes cause and effect relationships
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence - ANS Understanding that the perspective of others may be influenced by their
background or circumstance
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a
pragmatic language disorder - ANS A fourth grade student who has difficulty understanding
conversational then taking
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure - ANS Staring
blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his
perceptual motor skills. Which of the following math tasks would likely pose the greatest
difficulty to this student ? - ANS Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph paper
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and attention deficit
hyperactive disorder recently vegans taking prescribed stimulant medication. Which of the
following behavioral changes should the special ed teacher expect to observe? -
ANS Increased ability to focus on academic tasks
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, A student with mild intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes
physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the students family to support
her social/emotional development would be to - ANS Implement behavior management
strategy at home that complements her school behavioral plan
A student with short term memory deficits would likely have the most difficulty with which of
the following tasks - ANS Following multi step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with parents and siblings of a student who will begin receiving
special education services because of traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairment, and
specific learning disabilities. To help support this students ongoing learning and development it
would be most appropriate for for for the special educator to encourage the family to -
ANS Openly communicate the students strengths and needs
A 6th grade student with learning disability I reading has difficulty understanding the meaning
of words. This student Is likely to experience the most difficulty in which of the following -
ANS Summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizures
most often will have these side effects - ANS Drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for which of the
following - ANS Pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their developing
child most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - ANS Engage enthusiastically in
learning tasks
A special education teacher has students who have disabilities in math. They say, "why should
we try to learn this stuff, we will never use it! The teacher does a community based activity as a
store owner. Which of the following best describes the role this type of activity plays in student
development. - ANS Facilitate leaning through authentic experience
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