There are five students having physical disability in a class. During the games period, they should be

• seated in a corner so that these children can enjoy watching the game

• encouraged to take part in the games appropriate for them with other children

• allowed to take part only in indoor games

• forced to play with all the students of the class

If you get an opportunity to teach a visually, challenged student along with normal students, what type of treatment would you like to give him/her in the class?

• Not giving extra attention because majority may suffer

• Take care of him sympathetically in the classroom

• You will think that blindness is his destiny and hence you can do nothing

• Arrange a seat in the front row and try to teach at a pace convenient to him

Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

• emphasises the need to promote the education of the girl child only

• includes all children with disability

• includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic or other differently-abled conditions

• encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

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

• An IQ below 50

• Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

• Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

• Doing the same motor action repeatedly

A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of children from 'disadvantaged sections' of society by

• telling the 'other children' to co-operate with the 'disadvantaged children' and help them learn the ways of the school

• sensitizing the disadvantaged children to the norms and strictures of schools so that they can comply with those

• reflecting on the school system and herself about various ways in which biases and stereotypes surface

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

The rationale behind inclusive education is that

• society is heterogeneous and schools need to be inclusive to cater to heterogeneous society

• the benchmarks for performance of each child should be uniform and standardized

• we need to take pity on special children and provide them access to facilities

• it is not cost-effective to provide for separate schools for special children

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

• Observing how the child interacts with peers in team tasks

• Detailed observation of the child especially when she solves problems

• Administering standardized intelligence tests

• Giving objective type tests

A teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is

• to ensure that the teacher gives standard instructions to the class

• to find out the occupations of parents of children so that the teacher knows what each child's future

• to ensure that child gets an opportunity to realise her potential

• to plan for the class so that every child progresses at the same pace

Children with learning disabilities

• have confusion between letters and alphabets that look alike

• easily recognize and comprehend sight words

• have retarded mental development

• have low IQ

IQ of children having average intelligence will be between.

• 50-59

• 70-89

• 90-109

• 110-129