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Praxis 5545 Practice Test

Unofficial practice questions on severe to profound disabilities, spread like the ETS outline for test 5547.

Grooming, dressing, handling money and keeping safe are examples of which kind of behavior?

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Development and learning needs 13

  • A 15-month-old in an early intervention playgroup does not yet walk alone. What does the MedlinePlus milestones record say about the normal range for walking? MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine), Developmental milestones record, opening paragraphs. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 2.
  • A student can zip a jacket only while the teacher steadies the bottom of the zipper. In Vygotsky’s terms, where does this skill sit? Wikipedia, Zone of proximal development, lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 1.
  • A student has an intellectual disability and is blind. Together the two impairments cause needs so severe that a program built for only one of them cannot meet them. Which IDEA category describes this student? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.8(c)(7). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), B. Individualized Learning Needs, topic 2.
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Development and learning needs, continued

  • A student with a profound cognitive disability stops looking for a toy the moment a cloth covers it. In Piaget’s theory, which understanding from the sensorimotor stage has the student not yet shown? Wikipedia, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Sensorimotor stage. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 1.
  • According to the MedlinePlus milestones record for 2-year-olds, which language skill is typical at this age? MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine), Developmental milestones record: 2 years, Sensory and cognitive markers. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 2.
  • Adaptive behavior skills are typically split into which three categories? Wikipedia, Adaptive behavior, Specific skills. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 3.
  • Grooming, dressing, handling money and keeping safe are examples of which kind of behavior? Wikipedia, Adaptive behavior, lead and Specific skills. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 3.
  • The IDEA definition of intellectual disability says the condition is manifested during which period? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.8(c)(6). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), B. Individualized Learning Needs, topic 2.
  • In the MedlinePlus developmental milestones record, which skill is listed for the infant period, birth to 1 year? MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine), Developmental milestones record, Infant, Toddler and Preschooler lists. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 2.
  • Under the IDEA definition, which students does "visual impairment including blindness" cover? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.8(c)(13). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), B. Individualized Learning Needs, topic 3.
  • What does the MedlinePlus milestones record say research has shown about developmental services such as speech therapy and physical therapy? MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine), Developmental milestones record, opening paragraphs. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 1.
  • Which combination of impairments does the IDEA definition of multiple disabilities leave out? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.8(c)(7). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), B. Individualized Learning Needs, topic 4.
  • Which skill does the MedlinePlus milestones record place in the preschool years, 3 to 6? MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine), Developmental milestones record, Preschooler, 3 to 6 years. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, I. Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs (29%), A. Human Development, topic 2.

Planning, instruction and environment 16

  • A district caps extended school year services at ten half days for every student, whatever the IEP says. Which rule does the cap break? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.106(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 3.
  • A student communicates with manual signs and body language and uses no equipment. How is this form of augmentative and alternative communication classified? Wikipedia, Augmentative and alternative communication, lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 2.
  • A student has a cochlear implant. Which of these is NOT a related service that the school must provide? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), sections 300.34(b) and 300.113(b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 5.
  • A student uses a speech-generating device that the school bought. When must the school let the device go home with the student? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.105(b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 5.
  • A student who does not yet speak is reinforced first for any sound, then only for "mm", then only for "more". Which procedure reinforces closer and closer versions of a target behavior? Wikipedia, Shaping (psychology), lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 4.
  • A teacher guides a student through every step of putting on a coat and teaches the final step, pulling up the zipper, first. Which procedure is this? Wikipedia, Chaining, Backward chaining. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 3.
  • A teacher posts a row of photographs for arrival, circle time, snack and bus, and the student takes each one down as the activity ends. What is this support called? Wikipedia, Visual schedules, lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 1.
  • A teacher writes out hand washing as nine small steps, from turning on the water to throwing away the paper towel. What is this written breakdown of a skill called? Wikipedia, Chaining, lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 1.
  • A team is choosing a communication device for a student who does not speak. Under the IDEA regulations, where is the functional evaluation that an assistive technology service includes carried out? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.6(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 5.
  • Besides instruction, related services and community experiences, what may transition services include when it is appropriate for the student? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.43(a)(2). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 7.
  • For a student who is blind or visually impaired, what must the IEP Team provide for unless an evaluation shows it is not appropriate? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.324(a)(2)(iii). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 4.
  • For which students must an IEP describe benchmarks or short-term objectives as well as measurable annual goals? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.320(a)(2)(ii). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 6.
  • Instruction that teaches a student with a significant cognitive disability to move effectively and safely from place to place in school, at work and in the community is which part of special education? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.39(b)(4). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), A. Planning and Instruction, topic 5.
  • Under the IDEA regulations, who may provide school health services, as distinct from school nurse services? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.34(c)(13). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 5.
  • What do the IDEA regulations require about physical education for a student with a severe disability who receives FAPE? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.108(a). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 5.
  • With the family’s agreement, an IFSP must include a statement about the family. What does the statement cover? 34 CFR 303.344 (IDEA Part C regulations, content of an IFSP), paragraph (b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, II. Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment (32%), B. Learning Environment, topic 6.

Assessment 9

  • A state defines "students with the most significant cognitive disabilities" for its alternate assessment. Under the Title I regulations, what does NOT decide that a student belongs to this group? 34 CFR 200.6 (Title I regulations, inclusion of all students), paragraph (d)(1). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), A. Interventions, Eligibility, and Identification, topic 2.
  • A state must explain to IEP Teams how assessments based on alternate achievement standards differ from grade-level ones. Which effect of taking an alternate assessment must that explanation cover? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.160(d). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), B. Program Planning Based on Data, topic 1.
  • A student ages out of eligibility for FAPE under state law. What must the public agency give the student? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.305(e). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), B. Program Planning Based on Data, topic 1.
  • A student cannot point accurately or speak clearly. Under the IDEA evaluation procedures, what must an assessment given to this student reflect? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.304(c)(3). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), A. Interventions, Eligibility, and Identification, topic 2.
  • An IEP Team decides that a student will take the state’s alternate assessment instead of the regular one. What must the IEP then state? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.320(a)(6)(ii). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), A. Interventions, Eligibility, and Identification, topic 2.
  • For a functional assessment, a teacher records what happened just before a student hit his head and what followed. What are these two kinds of events called? Wikipedia, Functional behavior assessment, Definition. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), B. Program Planning Based on Data, topic 3.
  • State guidelines tell IEP Teams which test accommodations to select. Which accommodations may the guidelines identify? 34 CFR Part 300 (IDEA Part B regulations), section 300.160(b). Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), B. Program Planning Based on Data, topic 2.
  • What is the goal of a functional behavior assessment? Wikipedia, Functional behavior assessment, lead. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), B. Program Planning Based on Data, topic 3.
  • Which term names the consistency of a measure, including how closely two raters agree? Wikipedia, Reliability (statistics), lead and Difference from validity. Outline: ETS Study Companion for Praxis 5547, III. Assessment (19%), A. Interventions, Eligibility, and Identification, topic 4.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the content topics of the ETS Study Companion for Praxis Special Education: Severe to Profound (5547) (https://www.ets.org/pdfs/praxis/5547.pdf, read 2026-10-13; test page https://praxis.ets.org/test/5547.html): Human Development and Individualized Learning Needs 29%, Planning and Instruction and the Learning Environment 32%, Assessment 19%, Ethical and Legal Practice, Professionalism, and Collaboration 20%. The bank holds 13, 16, 9 and 10 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-13 in the public document the question names: the IDEA regulations (34 CFR Part 300 and 34 CFR 303.344) and 34 CFR 200.6 on ecfr.gov, as current on 2026-10-08; the developmental milestones records of the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine); and Wikipedia articles for the named teaching procedures, theories, court case and acts. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This free Praxis 5545 practice test follows the outline of Special Education: Severe to Profound (5547), the severe to profound test ETS lists. All 48 questions are our own; the page is unofficial and ETS has no part in it.

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What the test covers

The Study Companion for 5547, read October 13, 2026, gives four categories: human development and individualized learning needs (29%), planning, instruction and the learning environment (32%), assessment (19%) and ethical and legal practice, professionalism and collaboration (20%). The bank holds 13, 16, 9 and 10 questions.

How 5545 and 5547 differ

The older companion for 5545 shows 90 selected-response questions and 3 constructed-response questions. Test 5547 is 120 selected-response questions in 2 hours, with no written part. A timed run here is 48 questions in 48 minutes, the same pace.

Where the answers come from

Law questions give the section of the IDEA regulations they were written from. Milestone questions come from MedlinePlus, and teaching procedures from the article named under each answer.

  • ETS says the questions mostly concern students in the severe to profound range, taught in self-contained classes, pull-out programs or general classes with one-on-one support.
  • Learn which IEP parts apply only to students who take alternate assessments, such as benchmarks or short-term objectives.

Questions and answers

Is Praxis 5545 the same test as 5547?

The codes and names differ. On October 13, 2026 the ETS site had no test page for 5545, Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications; the severe to profound test it lists is 5547. Your state agency can say which code it accepts.

Is there a study guide for Praxis 5545?

ETS gives away a Study Companion for each code, listing the content topics. Use this page beside it as a Praxis special education 5545 study guide: every explanation names the regulation section or public page behind the answer.

Is this Praxis special education 5545 practice test the real exam?

No. Each question was written for this site on the topics ETS publishes for 5547. None comes from a real test form or from the sample questions in the companion, and your result here is not a prediction.

What is a passing score for Praxis 5547?

ETS sets none. The state or licensing agency that will certify you sets its own qualifying score, and the figures vary. A timed run on this page shows how many you got right, without a pass verdict.

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