Deck 2: Exploring the History and Education of Exceptional Children and Visual Impairments

Question 1

Who was the most important figure in the history of education of the blind?

A)Louis Braille
B)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
C)Eglantyne Jebb
D)Herbert Hoover

Answer 1

Louis Braille

Question 2

In India, the first school for the blind was established in 1883 by

A)British government
B)Christian missionary
C)Indian Educationist
D)Local people

Answer 2

Christian missionary

Question 3

Seguin's first private school in Paris set up around 1840, was meant for the education of

A)The visually impaired children
B)The hearing impaired children
C)The mentally handicapped children
D)Physically challenged children

Answer 3

The mentally handicapped children

Question 4

Anne Sullivan, who served as Helen Keller's tutor suffered from

A)Orthopedically handicapped
B)Speech defective
C)Mental retardation
D)Visual impairment

Question 5

The European enlightenment toward special education began in

A)18th century
B)Mid 18th century
C)Late 18th century
D)Early 19th century

Question 6

The term 'exceptionality' refers to those children with

A)Posttraumatic stress disorder
B)Alcohol abuse or dependence
C)Poverty and deficiency
D)Difficulties in learning and whose performance is so superior

Question 7

On the Positive side of exceptional there are

A)Gifted and creative children
B)Deaf and dumb children
C)Blind and socially disadvantages children
D)Stammering and stuttering children

Question 8

Children with special needs are mostly identified with

A)Personality test
B)Interest inventories
C)Intelligence test
D)Study habits inventories

Question 9

Exceptional children differ markedly from

A)Children within same age group
B)Normal children
C)Children of same sex
D)One who possess high IQ

Question 10

Who need special education?

A)Children of weaker section of society
B)Exceptional children
C)Every children of school going age
D)War refugee children

Question 11

Gifted and talented children are students who

A)Perform high in some of the subjects
B)Perform high if they prepared well
C)Perform remarkably high in single subject
D)Perform remarkably high levels of accomplishment

Question 12

Which among the following is the characteristic of positive exceptional children?

A)Excellent memory
B)Reasons well
C)Long attention span
D)All of the above

Question 13

A factor that contributes to Giftedness and Talent is

A)Previous learning
B)Heredity or genes
C)Training of the senses
D)Early schooling

Question 14

Children who are on the positive dimension need

A)Similar subject as their peers
B)Advanced and inclusive curriculum
C)A large amount leisure and free time
D)Recreation and sports

Question 15

The field of special education is concerned with children who deviate from

A)Superior children
B)Emotional disturbance children
C)Children in needs of humanitarian assistance
D)Average children

Question 16

Visual impairment is also known as

A)Vision defect
B)Visual defect
C)Visual disorder
D)All of the above

Question 17

The partially blind are those who have a visual acuity of

A)20/20
B)20/60
C)20/70
D)20/90

Question 18

Unable to see distant objects clearly, commonly called near-sighted or short-sighted is known as

A)Night blindness
B)Myopia
C)Tunnel vision
D)Colour blindness

Question 19

Unable to see close objects clearly, commonly called far-sighted or long-sighted is known as

A)Hyperopia
B)Retinitis Pigmentosa
C)Amblyopic
D)Cataract

Question 20

One of the most prominent identification of Visual disorder is

A)Case history
B)Observation
C)Psychological test
D)Interview of the patient

Question 21

Blindness in children may be due to

A)Intellectual impairments and genetic mutations
B)Birth defects and nutritional deficiencies
C)Poor living condition and low socio-economic
D)High exposure to bright light

Question 22

Special educational arrangement for partially sighted children include the use of

A)Grey or green board instead of black
B)Ordinary pencils and paper
C)Glare and direct sunlight seating
D)Bright coloring of walls