Dyslexia Quiz

What does the word dyslexia mean?

• Wrong Writing

• Bad Word

• No Reading

• Backwards Letters

What is an accepted definition of dyslexia?

• a difficulty in reading long words

• a difficulty which causes people to write letters backwards

• a learning difference affecting accurate, fluent word reading and spelling

• a difficulty where the words move appear to move around on the page

What is one possible cause of dyslexia?

• A neurological difference

• Laziness

• Poor teaching

• Not reading enough as a child

Who is more likely to have dyslexia? Males or Females?

• Males

• Females

• It's equal

• It's not been proven

What percentage of the UK population is thought to have dyslexia?

• 10%

• 1%

• 25%

• 16%

Which of these could have dyslexia?

• Someone who has a disadvantaged socio-economic background

• Someone who belongs to an ethnic minority group

• Someone who has a low level of general intelligence

• Any of these

Which of these can co-occur with dyslexia?

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Visual Stress

• Dyspraxia

• All of these

If you have dyslexia, print always moves around or blurs

• True

• False

Which of these can be indicators of dyslexia?

• Having to re-read text over and over

• All of these

• Reading words in the wrong order

• Missing words out when reading

Which of these famous people have dyslexia?

• Jennifer Aniston

• Albert Einstein

• All of these

• Richard Branson