YARDSTICK INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

UNDER GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM

2014 E.C Final Exam
General Information:
1 Program Under Graduate Studies Program
2 Course Inclusiveness
3 Course Code SNIE-1012
4 Instructor Minalu Mulugeta
5 Time Allowed 1 hour and 15 Minutes
6 Exam date 25/10/2014

Name: __________________________________ Id. No __________________ Section ______

Signature _____________

General Instructions:
 Read the Instructions carefully before you start to answer.
 Your exam booklet contains 4 parts
 Give your answer for all questions only on the answer sheet provided.
 Clear and neat work is rewarding.
 Don’t use mobile and any electronic device during exam except adding calculator.
 Don’t hand any material related with the course during exam.
 Don’t disturb others in any means.
 If you face any problem or have questions please call the invigilator quietly.
 Leaving the exam room before 30 minutes is not allowed.
 Any attempt to cheat has no excuse and nullifies your result.
 Do not turn the page until you are told to do so.
 I: True-False
Instruction: Read the following statements carefully. Write ‘TRUE’ if the statement is true and
‘FALSE’ if it is false on the space provided at the left of then number. (1pt.each)

_______1. An inclusive environment is a place that individuals are adjusted to environmental needs not
that the environment is adjusted to individuals’ needs.
_______2. A learning disability can be cured or fixed.
_______3. Low vision typically refers to vision loss that is not correctable with eye glasses.
_______4. Inclusion benefits students without disability because it gives them an opportunity to master
academic activities.
_______5. A child with a phonological disorder may be described as hard to understand or as not saying
the sounds correctly.
_______6. Inclusion implies transition from community based systems to separate, segregated learning
and working environments for persons with disabilities.
_______7. Reducing the achievement of general education students through less challenging curriculum
is one component of inclusive practice.
_______8. Specific learning disability does not includes learning problems that are primarily the result of
sensory impairments.
_______9. Inclusion enables responding to diversity as a resource not as a problem.
_______10. One of the reasons for inclusion is that all individuals have the right to learn in a segregated
school.
II Matching
Instruction: Match the types of disabilities (impairments) in column “A” with their negative
effects under column “B” that best fits. And write the letter of your responses on the space
provided at the left of the question number only. (1 Pt. each).

“A” “B”

_____11. Dyslexia A. a significant deficit in speech and production

_____12. Dysgraphia B. Seeking attention and disruptive
_____13. Dyscalculia C. Inflections on nouns, verbs, and adjectives
_____14. Morphological disorders D. Poor reading fluency
_____15. Semantic disorders E. Illegible handwriting
_____16. Stuttering F. Poor comprehension of math symbols
_____17. Conduct disorder G. A disruption in the timing of speaking
H. Inability to comprehend word meanings
III: Multiple Choices

Instruction: Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write your answer only
on the space provided at the left of the question number. (1 pt. each.)
_____18.Which of the following is grouped as externalizing emotional and behavioral disorders
behavior?
A. social withdrawal B. shyness C. disobedience D. worries a great deal
_____19. A viral disease that invade the brain and cause sever paralysis of the total body system and lead
to physical disability is
A. Arthritis B. Spinal cord injury C. Polio D. Marfan syndrome
_____20. Which one of the following is thought to be the characteristics of vulnerable people?
A. higher knowledge or experience C. benefited by the society to grow and develop
B. fewer materials and/or financial resources D. high mentally capable
_____21. Of the following one is a component of inclusion practice. Which one is it?
A. Special education supports to each student with disability within the context of general
education classroom
B. Special education supports to each student with disability within the context of general
education in special classroom
C. Reducing services or funding for special education service
D. Placing all students who have disabilities in one or a few designated classroom
_____ 22. A difficulty with the rhythm and timing of speech characterized by hesitations, repetitions, or
prolongations of sounds is called ________.
A. articulation disorders B. voice disorders C. syntax D. fluency disorders
_____23. A physical disability that is grouped under as neurological system related problems and
characterized by severe seizure is
A. spinal bifida B. epilepsy C. arthritis D. spinal cord injury
_____24.Which of the following is an example of internalizing emotional and behavior disorder? 
A. depression B. fighting C. disruptiveness D. attention seeking
_____ 25. Of the following one is not a cause of emotional or behavioral disorder. Which one is it?

A. Biology B. Radiation C. Home and community D. Peer pressure

_____26.Which of the following is a characteristic of children with emotional and behavioral disorder?
A. mood of unhappiness or depression
B. difficulty attaching meaning to sound groups that form words
C. errors in the production of speech sounds.
 D. problems in understanding and using language
_____27.Which of the following statements defines handicap correctly?
A. is a social or economic disadvantage resulting from impairment and disability.
B. is an abnormality or lack of an anatomical or physiological structure on a person
C. is a lack of intellectual functioning on a person
D. is an absence or a deviation of physiological structure and function on a person
_____28. Identify the correct statement about autism from the following.
A. It is a recurring seizures, which are spontaneous discharge of electrical impulses of the brain.
B. It affects a child’s verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
C. It is an inherited condition in which muscles weaken and deteriorate.
D. It is a condition that interferes with individuals’ ability to use body.
_____29.Which of the following is a major barrier to inclusion?
A. strong democratic institutions
B. flexible curricula, teaching methods and examination systems
C. lack of taking measures to ensure inclusion practice with policies
D. small class sizes that make teachers meet children’s divers needs
_____30. A student who has difficulty maintaining attention because of a limited ability to concentration
may be diagnosed with
A. Attention problem B. Autism C. Conduct disorder D. Motor excess
_____31. Which of the following is not characteristic of an inclusive community?
A. Integrative B. Prejudice C. Diverse D. Participatory
_____32. Musculoskeletal malformation related problem consists of
A. arthritis B. epilepsy C spinal bifida. D. spinal cord injury
_____33. Of the following one can be used as criterion to define intellectual disabilities. Identify.
A. Learning problems that are primarily the result of visual disability
B. Learning problems that are primarily the result of hearing disability
C. Sub average intellectual functioning such as in learning, reasoning, problem solving
D. Learning problems that are primarily the result of motor disability
_____34. Any loss or an abnormality of an anatomic, physiological or psychological structure or function
or deviation on a person is called__________.
A. disability B. vulnerability C. handicap D. impairment
_____35. A type of health disorder that refers to a disease characterized by excessive production of white
blood cells is
A. hemophilia B. cystic fibrosis C. cancer D. leukemia
Instruction IV: Short answer
Instruction: Give your answer in clear and neat hand writing for the following
questions (Q. 39-41).
40. Mention at least 4 characteristics of an inclusive organization. (3pts)
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41. What are the causes of vulnerability? List at least 4 causes. (2 pts)
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Wish You All the Best!

By Minalu Mulugeta, Course Instructors