Children with Special Needs Question and Answer 

1. A teacher should 

(a) ignore cultural differences and diversity amongst students.

(b) communicate that she respects and values all cultures in the classroom.

(c) maximize comparisons amongst students.

(d) promote students belonging to certain cultures. 

Ans : B

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2. Children should ______ questions in the class. 

(a) not be allowed to ask

(b) be stopped from asking

(c) be encouraged to ask

(d) be discouraged to ask 

Ans : C

3. Children learn effectively when 

(a) they copy answers written by the teacher on the blackboard.

(b) they active participate in different activities and tasks.

(c) the teacher fully controls everything that happens in the class including the children.

(d) they memorise facts given in the textbook.

Ans : B

4. Co-operative learning and peer-tutoring ______ in an inclusive classroom. 

(a) should be actively discouraged

(b) should be occasionally used

(c) should not be used

(d) should be actively promoted

Ans : D

5. Which of the following is most important in an inclusive classroom ?  

(a) Standardized testing

(b) Promoting competitive learning

(c) Individualized education plan

(d) Uniform instruction

Ans : C

6. Which of the following is a correctly matched pair of learners and their primary characteristics ? 

(a) ‘Dyslexic’ learners – Lack reading and writing fluency

(b) Creative learners – Hyperactive; slow in completing work

(c) Attention deficit learners – High motivation; can sustain attention for long periods of time.

(d) Hearing impaired learners – Cannot comprehend visual information

Ans : A

7. The ability to come up with original and divergent solutions to a problem is a primary characteristic of 

(a) Impaired children

(b) Creative children

(c) Children with learning disability

(d) Egocentric children

Ans : B

8. Which of the following would not be consistent with a constructivist environment ?  

(a) Students work collaboratively and are given support to engage in task-oriented dialogue with each other.

(b) Teachers elicit students’ ideas and experiences in relationship to key topics and plant teaching-learning to elaborate or restructure their current knowledge.

(c) Teachers employ specific end of the term assessment strategies and give feedback on products rather than processes.

(d) Students are given frequent opportunities to engage in complex, meaningful, problem-based activities

Ans : C

9. Giftedness in children can be attributed to 

(a) a resource-rich environment

(b) successful parents

(c) a disciplined routine

(d) an inter play between heredity and environment

Ans : D

10. Children coming from socio economically disadvantaged backgrounds need a classroom environment which 

(a) values and uses their cultural and linguistic knowledge

(b) discourages theuse of their language so that they learn the main stream language

(c) categorizes children based on their abilities

(d) teaches them good behaviour

Ans : A

11. The intervention needed for creative and talented children in the classroom rests on 

(a) giving extra time to them

(b) being affectionate towards them

(c) giving them the responsibility of teaching other children

(d) use of customized and stimulating instructional methods by the teacher 

Ans : D

12. Which one of the following ways is not a suitable way to help hyperactive children learn ?  

(a) Offering alternative ways of learning

(b) Including physical activity in their daily schedule

(c) Reprimanding them often for being restless

(d) Breaking up a task into small, manageable segments 

Ans : C

13. Patterns of divergent thinking identify children, who are 

(a) dyslexic

(b) creative

(c) resilient

(d) disabled 

Ans : B

14. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act has been enacted in the year 

(a) 1995

(b) 1999

(c) 2016

(d) 1992 

Ans : C

15. Children with individual differences should be taught in a school having teachers 

(a) trained to use different pedagogy to meet their diverse learning needs

(b) trained to teach children with specific individual differences

(c) trained to make them homogeneous learners

(d) to teach in different sections of classrooms based on their individual differences 

Ans : A

16. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ensures the rights of children with disabilities to free education from 

(a) 3 years to 18 years

(b) 6 years to 14 years

(c) 6 years to 22 years

(d) 6 years to 18 years 

Ans : B

17. Providing teaching-learning materials in accessible formats to the diverse learners implies 

(a) Universal Code of Teaching Practices

(b) Universal Humanistic Approach of Teaching

(c) Universal Design of Learning

(d) Universal Inclusive Education Ethical Considerate 

Ans : C

18. ______ involves self-awareness and control of cognitive abilities, e.g.,planning, reviewing and revising, etc. 

(a) Metacognition

(b) Cognition

(c) Accommodation

(d) Centration

Ans : A

19. Inclusion of children with special needs :  

(a) will increase the burden on schools

(b) requires a change in attitude, content and approach to teaching

(c) is an unrealistic goal

(d) is detrimental to children without disabilities 

Ans : A

20. A child with hearing impairment 

(a) can do very well in a regular school if suitable facilitation and resources are provided

(b) will never be able to perform on a par with classmates in a regular school

(c) should be sent only to a school for the hearing impaired and not to a regular school

(d) will not benefit from academic education only and should be given vocational training instead 

Ans : A

21. Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner ? 

(a) He is highly temperamental.

(b) He engages in ritualistic behaviour like hand flapping, rocking, etc.

(c) He gets aggressive and frustrated.

(d) He can feel under stimulated and bored if the class activities are not challenging enough. 

Ans : C

22. According to the Right to Education Act, 2009, children with special needs should study : 

(a) at home with their parents and caregivers providing necessary support

(b) in special schools created exclusively for them

(c) in inclusive education setups with provisions to cater to their individual needs

(d) in vocational training centres which would prepare them for life skills

Ans : C

23. A teacher asks her class to cover sharp edges of furniture with cotton and use ’Touch and Feel’ notice boards and books. The needs of which category of special learners is she attempting to cater to ?  

(a) Visually-impaired learners

(b) Hearing-impaired learners

(c) Learning-impaired learners

(d) Socially disadvantaged earners 

Ans : A

24. Gifted children are best catered to by educational programmes that : 

(a) make use of gifts and rewards to motivate them to perform according to minimum standards of learning

(b) emphasize mastery of knowledge by recall

(c) stimulate their thinking and give them opportunities to engage in divergent thinking

(d) control their aggressive behaviour 

Ans : C

25. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of gifted children ? 

(a) Higher order mental processes

(b) High self efficacy

(c) Below average mental processes

(d) Solving problems insightfully 

Ans : C

26. A child with normal intelligence shows difficulty in reading and comprehending language. It indicates that the child is showing symptoms of :  

(a) Dyslexia

(b) Dysgraphia

(c) Dyscalculia

(d) Dyspraxia 

Ans : A

27. Which one of the following would be the most effective way to identify a creative child by the teacher ?  

(a) Observing how the child interacts with peers in team tasks

(b) Administering standardized intelligence tests

(c) Giving objective type tests

(d) Detailed observation of the child especially when she solves problems 

Ans : C

28. A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of children from ‘disadvantaged sections’ of society by 

(a) telling the ‘other children’ to co-operate with the ‘disadvantaged children’ and help them learn the ways of the school.

(b) reflecting on the school system and herself about various ways in which biases and stereotypes surface.

(c) ensuring that the children do not get a chance to interact with each other to minimize the chances of their being bullied.

(d) sensitizing the disadvantaged children to the norms and strictures of schools so that they can comply with those. 

Ans : D

29. Which of these is a characteristic of a child with learning disability ?  

(a) An IQ below 50

(b) Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

(c) Doing the same motor action repeatedly

(d) Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words 

Ans : B

30. Difficulty in recalling sequence of letters in words and frequent loss of visual memory is associated with 

(a) Dyslexia

(b) Dyscalculia

(c) Dysgraphia

(d) Dyspraxia 

Ans : A

31. Fluency, elaboration, originality and flexibility are the factors associated with 

(a) giftedness

(b) talent

(c) divergent thinking

(d) acceleration

Ans : A

32. Gifted students may be asked to spend more time on questions dealing with 

(a) remembering

(b) understanding

(c) creating

(d) analyzing 

Ans : C

33. By placing students in the least restricted 16. school environment, the school 

(a) equalises the educational opportunities for girls and disadvantaged groups

(b) normalises the lives of children from deprived groups who were increasing the linkage of school with the parents and communities of these children

(c) gets disadvantaged children’s involvement in activities such as science fairs and quizzes

(d) sensitises other children not to bully or to put the disadvantaged children down     

Ans : D

34. Reducing the time allotted to complete an assignment to make it coincide with time of attention and increasing this time in a phased manner will be best suited to deal with which of the following disorders ? 

(a) Disruptive behaviour disorder

(b) Dysphasia

(c) Sensory integration disorder

(d) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder  

Ans : D

35. Which of the following approaches suggests interaction of the child with the people around him and with social institutions to deal with disruptive behaviour disorder ?  

(a) PsychodyYUU!tic

(b) Ecological

(c) Biological

(d) Behavioural 

Ans : B

36. Renzulli is known for his _____ definition of giftedness. 

(a) four-tiered

(b) four-level

(c) three-circle

(d) three-sided  

Ans : C

37. For gifted students, 

(a) it is safe to consider aptitude as a skill

(b) there is no need to monitor progress

(c) the teacher should adapt as the student changes

(d) the teacher should initiate and lead problem solving  

Ans : C

38. Which of the following is the most appropriate method to monitor the progress of children with learning disabilities ?  

(a) Case-study

(b) Anecdotal records

(c) Behaviour-rating scale

(d) Structured behavioural observation  

Ans : D

39. The best way to increase the chances of learning disabled students to lead a full and productive life, is by 

(a) focussing on weaknesses of such students

(b) maintaining a high expectation from such students

(c) teaching a variety of skills and strategies that can be applied across a range of contexts

(d) encouraging these children to define their own goals  

Ans : C 

40. Handwriting problems are known as which of the following ? 

(a) Dyslexia

(b) Dyscalculia

(c) Dysgraphia

(d) Dysphasia

Ans : C