AN INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Which of the following statements regarding multifactored
evaluation is true?
Answer: IDEA requires that multifactored evaluation reports
provide information about the child's educational needs and how to
meet them.
◉ Which of the following is a formal and systematic prereferral
process that assesses how a student responds to increasingly
intensive instruction?
Answer: Response to intervention (RTI)
◉ Disproportionate overrepresentation:
Answer: Exists when a particular group receives special education at
a rate higher than would be expected based on the proportion of the
general student population that group represents
◉ Which of the following students are disproportionately
overrepresented in special education?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ Which of the following statements regarding multifactored
evaluation is true?
Answer: IDEA requires that multifactored evaluation reports
provide information about the child's educational needs and how to
meet them.
◉ Which of the following is a formal and systematic prereferral
process that assesses how a student responds to increasingly
intensive instruction?
Answer: Response to intervention (RTI)
◉ Disproportionate overrepresentation:
Answer: Exists when a particular group receives special education at
a rate higher than would be expected based on the proportion of the
general student population that group represents
◉ Which of the following students are disproportionately
overrepresented in special education?
