What is Dyspraxia? Quiz

 

Dyspraxia Quiz – Student Professionals

Slide 1 – Title Slide

• Title: Understanding Dyspraxia: A Quiz for Student Professionals
• Subtitle: Test your knowledge and learn key facts about Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

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Slide 3 – What Does Dyspraxia Affect?

·         Fine motor skills: like handwriting or using a knife and fork

·         Gross motor skills: like running, jumping, or catching a ball

·         Planning and organization: like remembering tasks or managing time

(Symbols: pencil, shoes, calendar/clock)

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Slide 4 – Quiz Instructions

• Choose the best answer for each question.
• This quiz is not a medical diagnosis.
• Learn, reflect, and discuss with others!

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Quiz Questions

Slide 5 – Question 1: What are the main areas affected by dyspraxia?
a) Speech and language only
b) Motor skills, coordination, and potentially organizational skills ✅
c) Visual perception only
d) Hearing and auditory processing

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Slide 6 – Question 2: True or False – Dyspraxia is a learning disability?
a) True
b) False 
(Note: It is a neurodevelopmental condition, not a specific learning disability.)

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Slide 7 – Question 3: Which of the following is NOT typically a challenge for people with dyspraxia?
a) Writing legibly
b) Throwing a ball
c) Reading complex texts 
d) Learning to tie shoelaces

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Slide 8 – Question 4: How might dyspraxia affect student professionals?
a) Only in physical tasks like typing
b) By affecting the ability to organize tasks, manage time, and meet deadlines 
c) By impairing communication
d) Only in social situations

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Slide 9 – Question 5: What is the best thing to do if you think you might have dyspraxia?
a) Ignore it
b) Seek a diagnosis and support 
c) Hide your difficulties
d) Just work harder

Some of the answers to the questions above may be on the back of this book or in the text on this post, or in the text above the questions; if any are not on either, feel free to look in the reference. Like I said on other quizzes, as time goes on, try to use fewer references, as most colleges, exam boards, etc, may not allow you to have a reference near you on the day. 

Questions to study from other references, such as online, books, libraries,s etc.

Find out how life is for people with Dyspraxia if they have no support or the wrong support.

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What type of strengths can people with Dyspraxia have? 

What the career opportunities for people with Dyspraxia? 

What areas do people with Dyspraxia need support in?

How can they get the support they need?