Concept of CWSN (Children with Special Needs) — Quiz

Q1. A primary teacher in Rampur reads three case notes. Which of these best illustrates 'disability' in the WHO triad used by the material?

• A. A Class 2 boy cannot button his own shirt because of weak hand muscles.
• B. A Class 4 girl is denied admission in a regular school because she uses a wheelchair.
• C. A Class 3 boy has a missing little finger on his left hand.
• D. A Class 5 child is teased by peers for stammering.

Q2. The material quotes WHO as suggesting that the term 'disability' should be replaced by

• A. Difficulties
• B. Special talents
• C. Handicaps
• D. Exceptionalities

Q3. The material distinguishes 'educable' from 'trainable' children with cognitive disability on the basis of

• A. Whether the child can be taught in a normal classroom or only trained for daily living
• B. The age at which the disability was diagnosed
• C. Whether the disability is hereditary or acquired
• D. The number of co-existing impairments

Q4. Per the IQ classification given in the material, a child with an IQ below 20 falls in which severity category of cognitive disability?

• A. Mild
• B. Moderate
• C. Severe
• D. Profound

Q5. Anoxia at birth (a cut-off in oxygen supply during delivery) is listed by the material under which cause of cognitive disability?

• A. Trauma and physical agent
• B. Infections and intoxication
• C. Metabolism and nutrition
• D. Chromosomal abnormality

Q6. Rubella infection contracted by a pregnant mother is most directly linked to which condition in the unborn child?

• A. Deafness
• B. Dyslexia
• C. Spinal cord injury
• D. Phenylketonuria

Q7. Aman, a Class 2 student, repeats the first syllable of many words and pauses for long when he tries to speak. This would be placed under

• A. Learning disability — dyslexia
• B. Emotional and behavioural disorder
• C. Cognitive disability — mild
• D. Speech impairment — stuttering / stammering

Q8. Which combination is identified as the most commonly recognised example of 'multiple impairments'?

• A. Deaf-blindness
• B. Dyslexia with stammering
• C. Down's syndrome with cleft palate
• D. Cerebral palsy with arthritis

Q9. Ravi, a Class 3 boy, repeatedly reads 'b' as 'd' and 'saw' as 'was', and makes many place-skip and substitute errors while reading aloud. His profile most clearly fits

• A. Learning disability (dyslexia)
• B. Hearing impairment
• C. Visual impairment
• D. Speech impairment

Q10. Which of the following is NOT one of the five marked characteristics of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD)?

• A. Difficulty to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships
• B. A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression
• C. Inappropriate types of behaviour or feelings under normal circumstances
• D. Sub-average IQ between 35 and 49

Q11. The single feature that best 'characterizes a learning difficulty' is

• A. Sub-average IQ on a standardised test
• B. Pervasive sadness lasting more than four weeks
• C. A clear hereditary chromosomal cause
• D. A marked discrepancy between intellectual capacity and achievement / output

Q12. A primary teacher notices that Meena, a Class 2 girl, always speaks very loudly, watches the speaker's mouth, asks her seat-mate to show her workbook again and again, and does not respond when called from another room. These point most to

• A. Hearing impairment
• B. Visual impairment
• C. Locomotor impairment
• D. Cognitive disability

Q13. After the teacher's screening, formal assessment of a CWSN is best done by

• A. The class teacher alone, using marks in tests
• B. A panel of three senior teachers from the same school
• C. The Anganwadi worker, using a one-page form
• D. A team of specialists — resource teacher, psychologist, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist

Q14. The term 'early intervention' for a CWSN typically refers to services such as

• A. Speech, physical or occupational therapy provided to very young children
• B. Coaching for board examinations
• C. Promotion to the next class without exam
• D. Sports and music training in the home environment

Q15. Under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, 'Hearing Impairment' is defined as a loss of how many decibels (or more) in the conversational range of frequencies?

• A. 30 decibels
• B. 45 decibels
• C. 60 decibels
• D. 90 decibels