NES Special Education UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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NES Special Education
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NES Special Education
NES Special Education UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to ex...
NES Special Education UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What disability is degenerative and often leads to death in adolescence or early adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Muscular dystrophy
Compared with children without hearing loss, children born with hearing loss are more likely
to experience significant delays in what developmental domains? - CORRECT ANSWER-
language
What fine-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cutting
shapes with scissors
Compared with students with mid intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities
are more likely to have - CORRECT ANSWER- One or more specific cognitive difficulties
rather than global delays
Students with mid intellectual disabilities ten to exhibit what cognitive characteristics? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Difficulty applying newly learned skills to a different context
What gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? - CORRECT ANSWER- jumping
forward, taking off and landing with two feet
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional
impairment? - CORRECT ANSWER- A second-grade student who frequently complains of
stomachache in the morning before going to school
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with autism spectrum
disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER- A kindergarten student who does not engage in pretend
play, talks exclusively about astronomy, and misinterprets social cues
What is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-year-old can be expected
to demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER- Telling a story that includes cause-and-effect
relationships
,What social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during adolescence? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Understanding that the perspective of the other may be influenced by
their background or circumstances
What student is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with a pragmatic
language disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER- A fourth-grade who has difficulty understanding
conversational turn taking
What symptoms is the most characteristics of an absence seizure? - CORRECT ANSWER-
staring blankly for a brief time
A student has a disability that impairs both his understanding of spatial relationships and his
perceptual-motor skills. What math tasks would likely pose the greatest difficulty to this
student? - CORRECT ANSWER- Constructing congruent geometric shapes on graph papers
A middle school student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and ADHD recently
began taking a prescribed stimulant medication. What behavioral changes should the student's
special education teacher expect to observe? - CORRECT ANSWER- Increased ability to
focus on academic tasks
A student with a mid intellectual disability and an emotional impairment frequently becomes
physically aggressive when frustrated. The most effective way for the student's family to
support her social/emotional development would be to - CORRECT ANSWER- Implement a
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 what
task? - CORRECT ANSWER- following multi-step oral directions
A special educator is meeting with the parents and siblings of a student who will begin
receiving special education services because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic
impairment, and specific learning disabilities. To help support this student's ongoing learning
and development, it would be most appropriate for the special educator to encourage the
family to - CORRECT ANSWER- communicate openly among themselves about the
student's strengths and needs
, A sixth-grade student with a learning disability in reading has difficulty understanding the
meaning of words. This student is likely to experience the most difficulty with what activity?
- CORRECT ANSWER- summarizing a passage from a chapter book
A special educator should be aware that anticonvulsant medications used to control seizure
disorders most often have what side effect? - CORRECT ANSWER- drowsiness
A student who has spina bifida and wears orthoses must be monitored closely for what? -
CORRECT ANSWER- pressure sores
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their developing
child are most likely to have an influence on the child's ability to - CORRECT ANSWER-
engage enthusiastically in learning tasks
A special education teacher in a resource room has several students with specific learning
disabilities in math who are frequently overheard complaining, "Why should we try to learn
this stuff when we'll never use it?" The sped teacher decides to develop a community-based
activity with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling merchandise.
What best describes the role this type of activity plays in student development? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A kindergartner with type 1 diabetes will be attending a general education class. The student's
teacher should be aware of what common indicators of hyperglycemia? - CORRECT
ANSWER- increased thirst and frequent urination
As part of a three-year-reevaluation, IEP team would like to determine a student's progress in
reading, writing, and mathematics. What would be the most appropriate assessment tool for
this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER- an individually administered standardized
achievement test
A sped teacher would like to recommend instructional strategies to use with a fifth-grade
student who has a learning disability in mathematics. What assessment would be most
appropriate for this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER- a curriculum-based assessment
A sped teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of an English language learner. To
minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer - CORRECT ANSWER-
assorted formal and informal tests in the student's primary language
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