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School Psychologist Praxis 5403 Practice Test 2026-2027 and Free Sample Questions

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Question 1 Assessment

Question 1: Assessment

A school psychologist administers a standardized intelligence test in which a standard score of 100 represents the mean. A student earns a standard score of 85. This score is best described as falling where relative to the average?

Question 2 Response to intervention

Question 2: Response to intervention

In a multi tiered system of supports, what characterizes Tier 1 instruction?

Question 3 Consultation

Question 3: Consultation

In behavioral consultation, the school psychologist most often works directly with whom to bring about change in a student's behavior?

Question 4 Special education law

Question 4: Special education law

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, what does the principle of least restrictive environment require?

Question 5 Functional behavior assessment

Question 5: Functional behavior assessment

What is the primary purpose of conducting a functional behavior assessment?

Question 6 Reliability and validity

Question 6: Reliability and validity

A school psychologist evaluates whether a test actually measures the construct it claims to measure. The psychologist is examining which test property?

Question 7 Ethics

Question 7: Ethics

A school psychologist receives an informal request to share a student's confidential evaluation results with a community group. What is the most ethically appropriate action?

Question 8 Crisis intervention

Question 8: Crisis intervention

When a school psychologist conducts a suicide risk assessment with a student, what is a primary immediate goal?

Question 9 Curriculum based measurement

Question 9: Curriculum based measurement

A school psychologist uses brief, frequent oral reading fluency probes to track a student's progress over time. This practice is an example of what?

Question 10 Eligibility

Question 10: Eligibility

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a student is found eligible for special education when which two conditions are met?

Question 11 Research methods

Question 11: Research methods

In a research study, the variable that is deliberately manipulated to observe its effect is called what?

Question 12 Positive behavior support

Question 12: Positive behavior support

School wide positive behavioral interventions and supports emphasizes which approach to managing student behavior?

Question 13 Cognitive development

Question 13: Cognitive development

According to Jean Piaget, a child who can perform logical operations on concrete objects but struggles with abstract hypothetical reasoning is in which stage?

Question 14 Academic intervention

Question 14: Academic intervention

A first grade student struggles to decode unfamiliar words. Which intervention is most directly targeted to this need?

Question 15 Confidentiality limits

Question 15: Confidentiality limits

A school psychologist learns during counseling that a student intends to seriously harm another person. What does ethical and legal duty generally require?

Question 16 Behavioral principles

Question 16: Behavioral principles

A teacher praises a student each time the student raises a hand to speak, and the hand raising behavior increases. The praise is functioning as what?

Question 17 Data based decision making

Question 17: Data based decision making

A school psychologist reviews progress monitoring data and finds that a student is not responding to a well implemented intervention. What is the most appropriate next step?

Question 18 Section 504

Question 18: Section 504

A student with a disability does not require special education but needs accommodations to access the general curriculum. Under which federal provision are such accommodations most commonly provided?

Question 19 Norm referenced assessment

Question 19: Norm referenced assessment

What does a percentile rank of 70 on a norm referenced test indicate about a student's performance?

Question 20 Collaboration

Question 20: Collaboration

A school psychologist participates in a problem solving team that includes teachers, an administrator, and parents to address a student's needs. The primary benefit of this team approach is what?

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Work through up to 60 ETS-style questions built around ethics, assessment, and the wording patterns students usually miss on the first read.
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  • Work through up to 60 ETS-style questions built around ethics, assessment, and the wording patterns students usually miss on the first read.
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  • Review 3 real-world analogies, topic article cards, and source checks after each question so documentation and client safety feel easier to recognize under pressure.
  • Build timing, confidence, and recall with scenario-based practice that feels closer to the real School Psychologist Praxis 5403 than a generic flashcard quiz.

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