✅ Learning Difficulties and Special Needs Awareness Quiz

 

A screening and awareness tool (Not a diagnosis)

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🧠 Section 1: General Awareness

1. What is the purpose of a learning difficulties quiz?
a) To give a diagnosis
b) To punish students who struggle
c) To screen for potential difficulties and suggest support
d) To replace professional advice
✅ Correct answer: c

2. Which of the following is NOT a learning difficulty?
a) Dyslexia
b) ADHD
c) Cerebral palsy
d) Dyspraxia
✅ Correct answer: c (Note: CP is a physical disability, not a learning difficulty, but it may affect learning)

3. True or False:
Children with learning difficulties are always less intelligent than their peers.
✅ Answer: False (Learning difficulties do not affect intelligence.)

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📖 Section 2: Signs to Look Out For (Checklist Format)

Tick any that apply or that you've observed in yourself/someone else:

Reading:
☐ Struggles to recognise letters or sounds
☐ Avoids reading out loud
☐ Has poor reading comprehension

Writing:
☐ Finds it hard to spell common words
☐ Struggles with handwriting or forming letters
☐ Has trouble organizing ideas in writing

Math:
☐ Struggles with basic number facts (e.g., times tables)
☐ Confuses symbols like + and –
☐ Has difficulty understanding maths problems or word problems

Attention:
☐ Easily distracted
☐ Has trouble finishing tasks
☐ Interrupts or talks excessively

Memory & Processing:
☐ Struggles to remember instructions
☐ Often forgets things they’ve just learned
☐ Needs more time to process information

Organization & Planning:
☐ Loses things easily (books, homework, supplies)
☐ Difficulty managing time
☐ Can’t follow multi-step instructions

Social/Emotional:
☐ Difficulty making or keeping friends
☐ Has emotional outbursts or meltdowns
☐ Doesn’t seem to understand social cues

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🧩 Section 3: Case Scenarios (Multiple Choice)

4. Sarah is 9 years old. She often reads words backwards and struggles with spelling. What might she be showing signs of?
a) Dyscalculia
b) ADHD
c) Dyslexia
d) Dyspraxia
✅ Correct answer: c

5. Tom is bright and creative but finds it very hard to keep track of time, loses things, and often forgets instructions. Which area is most affected?
a) Physical health
b) Memory and organization
c) Reading comprehension
d) Physical coordination
✅ Correct answer: b

6. A 12-year-old student cannot sit still in class, talks out of turn, and rushes through tasks. What might this suggest?
a) Hearing impairment
b) ADHD
c) Autism
d) Selective mutism
✅ Correct answer: b

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📌 Section 4: Reflection and Next Steps

7. If a child shows signs of multiple learning difficulties, what should be done next?
a) Punish the child
b) Do nothing
c) Laugh it off
d) Seek further support from a professional (e.g. SENCO, psychologist, doctor)
✅ Correct answer: d

8. True or False:
These quizzes provide a final diagnosis.
✅ Answer: False (They are for screening and awareness only.)

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      <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">Learning Difficulties and Special Needs Awareness Quiz</h1>

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          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">Section 1: General Awareness</h2>

          <p>1. What is the purpose of a learning difficulties quiz?</p>

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            <li>a) To give a diagnosis</li>

            <li>b) To punish students who struggle</li>

            <li>✅ c) To screen for potential difficulties and suggest support</li>

            <li>d) To replace professional advice</li>

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          <p>2. Which of the following is NOT a learning difficulty?</p>

          <ul className="list-disc pl-6">

            <li>a) Dyslexia</li>

            <li>b) ADHD</li>

            <li>✅ c) Cerebral palsy</li>

            <li>d) Dyspraxia</li>

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          <p>3. True or False: Children with learning difficulties are always less intelligent than their peers.</p>

          <p>✅ Answer: False</p>

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          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">Section 2: Signs to Look Out For</h2>

          <p>Tick any that apply:</p>

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Reading</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Struggles to recognise letters or sounds<br />

          <Checkbox /> Avoids reading out loud<br />

          <Checkbox /> Has poor reading comprehension<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Writing</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Finds it hard to spell common words<br />

          <Checkbox /> Struggles with handwriting or forming letters<br />

          <Checkbox /> Has trouble organizing ideas in writing<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Math</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Struggles with basic number facts<br />

          <Checkbox /> Confuses symbols like + and –<br />

          <Checkbox /> Has difficulty understanding math problems<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Attention</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Easily distracted<br />

          <Checkbox /> Trouble finishing tasks<br />

          <Checkbox /> Interrupts or talks excessively<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Memory & Processing</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Forgets instructions<br />

          <Checkbox /> Trouble remembering new info<br />

          <Checkbox /> Needs more time to process info<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Organization & Planning</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Loses things easily<br />

          <Checkbox /> Struggles to manage time<br />

          <Checkbox /> Can’t follow multi-step instructions<br />

          <h3 className="font-semibold">Social/Emotional</h3>

          <Checkbox /> Difficulty making or keeping friends<br />

          <Checkbox /> Emotional outbursts or meltdowns<br />

          <Checkbox /> Struggles with social cues<br />

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          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">Section 3: Case Scenarios</h2>

          <p>4. Sarah is 9 years old. She reads words backwards and struggles with spelling. What might this suggest?</p>

          <ul className="list-disc pl-6">

            <li>a) Dyscalculia</li>

            <li>b) ADHD</li>

            <li>✅ c) Dyslexia</li>

            <li>d) Dyspraxia</li>

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          <p>5. Tom is bright but loses things and forgets instructions. Which area is most affected?</p>

          <ul className="list-disc pl-6">

            <li>a) Physical health</li>

            <li>✅ b) Memory and organization</li>

            <li>c) Reading comprehension</li>

            <li>d) Physical coordination</li>

          </ul>

          <p>6. A 12-year-old can’t sit still and talks out of turn. What might this suggest?</p>

          <ul className="list-disc pl-6">

            <li>a) Hearing impairment</li>

            <li>✅ b) ADHD</li>

            <li>c) Autism</li>

            <li>d) Selective mutism</li>

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          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">Section 4: Next Steps</h2>

          <p>7. What should you do if a child shows many signs of learning difficulties?</p>

          <ul className="list-disc pl-6">

            <li>a) Punish the child</li>

            <li>b) Do nothing</li>

            <li>c) Laugh it off</li>

            <li>✅ d) Seek professional support</li>

          </ul>

          <p>8. True or False: These quizzes give a final diagnosis.</p>

          <p>✅ Answer: False</p>

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