ILTS 290 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following describes the purpose of an intelligence test? - Answers - To
measure a student's ability to think abstractly
Which one of the following disability categories is likely to have the greatest impact on
individuals across their life span? - Answers - Multiple disabilities
The most recent government data show specific learning disabilities as the largest
disability category of students aged 6-21 receiving special education services under the
IDEA. Which of the following ranks the next four largest categories in order from most to
least? - Answers - Speech-language impairments, other health impairments, intellectual
disabilities, emotional disturbance
Having a print-rich environment includes all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers -
Writing classroom labels in only one language to avoid confusion
Which if the following learning theories views motivation as extrinsic and intrinsic? -
Answers - Constructivism
How can the interpretation of curriculum-based assessments be valuable in determining
the growth of a student? - Answers - By comparing the student's score to their previous
scores
Mrs. Stroud's pupil Janet has delayed language development and reading difficulties.
Mrs Stroud discovers that Janet's mother does not help her with reading at home. I
turns out that Janet's mother is not unwilling; rather, she lacks confidence in her own
reading skills and has been embarrassed to admit this. How can Mrs. Stroud help in this
situation? - Answers - Refer Janet's mother to a reading teacher for free adult education
sessions in the community and have a few group practice sessions with Janet, her
mother and both teachers.
Behavioral management should include specific techniques for students who have
difficulty staying on task. Which one of the following would not be appropriate? -
Answers - Not allowing peer helpers because they might harm more than help by
distracting the students who have trouble staying on task.
Joel lived many years at an institution and has now been placed in a group home. He
has profound intellectual disabilities and a number of obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
He has certain habits; for example, at meals he tends to sit sideways at the table with
his legs crossed, with the result that he drops a great deal of food on the floor. What
should the houseparent do? - Answers - Meet with Joel's IEP team to write training
objectives
, Which of the following models used in planning instruction for students with disabilities
is described as an example of "student-directed planning"? - Answers - The Choosing
Options and Accommodations for Children (COACH) model
According to Piagetian theory, how does learning occur? - Answers - Through discrete
and predictable stages
Peyton is a ninth-grade student with a specific learning disability in the area of math
problem solving. How can a diagnostic assessment be used to guide instruction in his
math class? - Answers - Assessing which math class is most appropriate
In the first week of school, a resource teacher asks her high school students to make
lists of things they know how to do well. How is this activity most useful to the teacher? -
Answers - It is an informal assessment of their writing skills and gives the teacher an
idea of each student's interests and abilities
Which of the following instructional strategies would be most appropriate when teaching
a science lesson to a third-grade class? - Answers - Learning centers
Clyde is 16 years old, has visual impairment, and reads on a first-grade level. What
would be a good choice of materials for his teacher to provide him? - Answers - Large-
print books with subjects geared to teens but with simplified text
Regarding teaching strategies to improve reading fluency, teachers can encourage
students to read independently by providing books with suitable difficulty levels that
students find interesting. Which is true about these additional strategies? - Answers -
Repetition is a very effective technique to build reading fluency
A special education teacher shows parents of a dyslexic child a study that examined
brain scans of dyslexic and non-dyslexic readers. The study demonstrated that
dyslexics use (the)___________ side of their brain while non-dyslexics use (the)
________ side. - Answers - both, the left
Which of the following is not true with regard to the role of parental participation in the
IEP process? - Answers - Parents can run an IEP meeting
Which of the following community services would be most appropriate for a group of
high school students with specific learning disabilities? - Answers - Job skill trainers
Samuel is a student with a specific learning disability in the area of oral expression.
What kind of assessment would be most appropriate in order to evaluate his continued
eligibility? - Answers - Expressive language
ANSWERS
Which of the following describes the purpose of an intelligence test? - Answers - To
measure a student's ability to think abstractly
Which one of the following disability categories is likely to have the greatest impact on
individuals across their life span? - Answers - Multiple disabilities
The most recent government data show specific learning disabilities as the largest
disability category of students aged 6-21 receiving special education services under the
IDEA. Which of the following ranks the next four largest categories in order from most to
least? - Answers - Speech-language impairments, other health impairments, intellectual
disabilities, emotional disturbance
Having a print-rich environment includes all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers -
Writing classroom labels in only one language to avoid confusion
Which if the following learning theories views motivation as extrinsic and intrinsic? -
Answers - Constructivism
How can the interpretation of curriculum-based assessments be valuable in determining
the growth of a student? - Answers - By comparing the student's score to their previous
scores
Mrs. Stroud's pupil Janet has delayed language development and reading difficulties.
Mrs Stroud discovers that Janet's mother does not help her with reading at home. I
turns out that Janet's mother is not unwilling; rather, she lacks confidence in her own
reading skills and has been embarrassed to admit this. How can Mrs. Stroud help in this
situation? - Answers - Refer Janet's mother to a reading teacher for free adult education
sessions in the community and have a few group practice sessions with Janet, her
mother and both teachers.
Behavioral management should include specific techniques for students who have
difficulty staying on task. Which one of the following would not be appropriate? -
Answers - Not allowing peer helpers because they might harm more than help by
distracting the students who have trouble staying on task.
Joel lived many years at an institution and has now been placed in a group home. He
has profound intellectual disabilities and a number of obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
He has certain habits; for example, at meals he tends to sit sideways at the table with
his legs crossed, with the result that he drops a great deal of food on the floor. What
should the houseparent do? - Answers - Meet with Joel's IEP team to write training
objectives
, Which of the following models used in planning instruction for students with disabilities
is described as an example of "student-directed planning"? - Answers - The Choosing
Options and Accommodations for Children (COACH) model
According to Piagetian theory, how does learning occur? - Answers - Through discrete
and predictable stages
Peyton is a ninth-grade student with a specific learning disability in the area of math
problem solving. How can a diagnostic assessment be used to guide instruction in his
math class? - Answers - Assessing which math class is most appropriate
In the first week of school, a resource teacher asks her high school students to make
lists of things they know how to do well. How is this activity most useful to the teacher? -
Answers - It is an informal assessment of their writing skills and gives the teacher an
idea of each student's interests and abilities
Which of the following instructional strategies would be most appropriate when teaching
a science lesson to a third-grade class? - Answers - Learning centers
Clyde is 16 years old, has visual impairment, and reads on a first-grade level. What
would be a good choice of materials for his teacher to provide him? - Answers - Large-
print books with subjects geared to teens but with simplified text
Regarding teaching strategies to improve reading fluency, teachers can encourage
students to read independently by providing books with suitable difficulty levels that
students find interesting. Which is true about these additional strategies? - Answers -
Repetition is a very effective technique to build reading fluency
A special education teacher shows parents of a dyslexic child a study that examined
brain scans of dyslexic and non-dyslexic readers. The study demonstrated that
dyslexics use (the)___________ side of their brain while non-dyslexics use (the)
________ side. - Answers - both, the left
Which of the following is not true with regard to the role of parental participation in the
IEP process? - Answers - Parents can run an IEP meeting
Which of the following community services would be most appropriate for a group of
high school students with specific learning disabilities? - Answers - Job skill trainers
Samuel is a student with a specific learning disability in the area of oral expression.
What kind of assessment would be most appropriate in order to evaluate his continued
eligibility? - Answers - Expressive language
