NAME 

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CLASS : 
Differentiated Instruction
10 Questions DATE  : 

1. What is one characteristic of differentiated instruction?

A each student has an IEP B individualized instruction

multiple approaches to content, process

C providing homogeneous grouping D
and product

2. True or False: differentiated instruction is chaotic

True - teachers loose control of their

False - students are more focused and
students' behavior because students are
A B productive because of the flexible learning
focusing on more than one approach to
opportunities
learning

3. Which of these statements is false:

in a differentiated classroom a teacher has

in a differentiated classroom there is
A to proactively plan for a differentiated B
constant assessing going on
classroom

in a differentiated classroom there is

in a differentiated classroom there is no review, and sharing, followed by
C D
time for whole group instruction opportunity for individual or small-group
exploration, extension, and production

4. One big misunderstanding about differentiating instruction is teachers think:

it means giving some students easier it means giving some students more work
A B
questions to answer to do

it means giving advanced students more

C questions and more difficult questions to D all answers are correct
answer
5. Complete this sentence: Differentiated instruction to a teacher means...

putting students in groups and teaching at creating individualized instruction for each
A B
their level. student so they can pass the state exam.

knowing your students and meeting them

teaching ESE, ELL and EBD students in one
C D where there is a need and planning with
classroom with different lessons.
their success in mind.

6. Continual assessment of students in a differentiated classroom setting allows for the

teacher to:

assess whether the differentiation is make students more comfortable with

A B
working for the student standardized testing

C teach students how to take tests D create a stable testing environment

7. "Flexible grouping, making positive connections, social learning with peers, and "shaking-up" the
classroom" is an example of:

a teacher creating new learning goals for a teacher creating a monotonous learning
A B
students environment

a teacher creating a responsive learning

C D a teacher caring about students
environment

8. A differentiated classroom is marked by:

students volunteering to answer

questions; giving advanced students having four centers that all students visit
A harder questions; allowing the struggling B to complete the same activities in a week's
learner to skip questions; and flexible time
grouping

a repeated rhythm of whole-class

students assigned to groups by teacher preparation, review, and sharing, followed
C based on their learning level of low, D by opportunity for individual or small-
medium, or high group exploration, extension, and
production

9. True or False: In a differentiated classroom, teachers are continuously learning about how
their students learn.

A True B False
10. True or False: "Student centered" is an example of a differentiated classroom learning
environment.

A True B False
Answer Key

1.d 2.b 3.c 4.d

5.d 6.a 7.c 8.d

9.a 10.a