Concept of CWSN (Children with Special Needs) — Quiz

Q1. The terms impairment, disability and handicap are often

• A. Used as synonyms for the word 'illness'
• B. Reserved only for medical professionals
• C. Used interchangeably even though they carry conceptual differences
• D. Restricted to legal documents only

Q2. Consider the example of a 14-month-old child who does not yet walk like most other children. This case best illustrates that

• A. Every delayed milestone automatically means a permanent disability
• B. Parents commonly ask whether such delays are a special need, and the teacher is often the first person they approach
• C. Such children should be excluded from anganwadi services
• D. Walking delay is unrelated to the concept of special needs

Q3. A Class 7 student is measured with an IQ of 42. Under which severity level of cognitive disability would the student fall?

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

Q4. A distinction is made between 'educable' and 'trainable' cognitively challenged children. This distinction means that

• A. Some can be trained in a normal class and made useful, while others with severe deficits can only be trained, not trained for any work
• B. Educable children attend government schools, trainable ones attend private schools
• C. Both groups need exactly the same curriculum
• D. Trainable children are those with IQ above 75

Q5. Consider the typical effects of cognitive impairment on a child's classroom functioning. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A. Memory problems
• B. Awareness problems
• C. Difficulty in problem solving
• D. Sudden gain of musical talent

Q6. The difference between sensorineural and conductive hearing loss lies in

• A. Sensorineural is temporary; conductive is permanent
• B. Sensorineural involves damage to the auditory pathways within the central nervous system (cochlea, auditory nerve, brain stem); conductive is damage to the outer or middle ear blocking sound waves from reaching the cochlea
• C. Sensorineural happens only in adults; conductive only in children
• D. Sensorineural is caused only by loud noise; conductive only by birth

Q7. People with a lesser degree of hearing impairment are called

• A. Deaf
• B. Hard of hearing
• C. Mute
• D. Sensorineural

Q8. In about what percentage of all cases of deafness are genetic factors / heredity the probable cause?

• A. About 10%
• B. About 25%
• C. About 75%
• D. About 50%

Q9. Even when a child's visual acuity is not 20/200, they may still be termed legally blind if, after correction, their field of vision in the best eye is less than

• A. 20 degrees
• B. 60 degrees
• C. 90 degrees
• D. 120 degrees

Q10. Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is described as

• A. A single, non-progressive injury caused by oxygen deprivation at birth
• B. A group of hereditary diseases causing progressive muscular weakness, loss of muscular control and difficulty in walking, breathing, reaching and use of hands
• C. A short-term infection of the spinal cord
• D. A disease curable through routine physiotherapy in two weeks

Q11. Learning Disability is best described as

• A. A purely emotional disorder caused by stressful family life
• B. A diverse group of conditions, believed to be of neurological origin, that cause significant difficulties in perceiving and/or processing auditory, visual or spatial information
• C. Slow cognitive development with sub-average IQ below 50
• D. A short-term outcome of poor teaching that disappears with private tuition

Q12. A Class 8 teacher observes that 13-year-old Mehul, for several months now, shows a constant low mood, has trouble keeping friendships with classmates and reacts inappropriately when teachers correct him. His pattern best fits

• A. Learning Disability (dyslexia)
• B. Cognitive disability
• C. Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD)
• D. Visual impairment

Q13. In a Class 6 home visit, a teacher notices that 11-year-old Suresh keeps the TV/radio unusually loud, asks instructions to be repeated, and favours one ear when listening. On a screening checklist, these point most directly to

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

Q14. A new admission to Class 6 has a younger sibling at home. The Class 6 teacher is told that the sibling did not sit unassisted till 14 months and still did not walk at 2½ years. On the cognitive-disability checklist, the teacher should advise the family that the sibling should be

• A. Left alone — milestones differ by family
• B. Immediately admitted to a residential special school
• C. Properly assessed by a qualified psychologist or a teacher specially trained for mentally challenged children
• D. Treated only with home remedies for one more year

Q15. The planning tool the unit recommends a teacher use because 'learning requirements for each child differ individually according to their impairment, and abilities' is the

• A. Annual board examination
• B. Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• C. Common school timetable
• D. Mid-day-meal register