MULTIPLE CHOICE
General Literacy Skills include:
A. Word-level reading skills
B. Language comprehension skills
C. Application skills
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Cultural Literacy is the ability to recognize,
comprehend, and use collective beliefs and cultural
cues to interpret and act on health information.
True
Cultural Blindness is treating everyone the _____ without regard for any nuance.
same
The average American reads at what grade level?
A. 8th grade
B. 7th grade
C. 6th grade
B. 7th grade
Science Literacy is the knowledge and skills to identify and perform computations using numbers embedded in printed materials (e.g. balancing a checkbook, calculating a tip, determining loan interest, etc.)
False: Quantitative Literacy is the knowledge and skills to identify and perform computations using numbers embedded in printed materials (e.g. balancing a checkbook, calculating a tip, determining loan interest, etc.)
Cultural Destructiveness is when practices are ________ to an individual and their culture
harmful
About what percentage of adults lack skills needed to manage their health (and the health of those in their care)?
A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 90%
90%
“I don’t have my glasses,”
“I’m too tired to read ,”
“I have a headache, it’ll strain my
eyes”
are phrases which are potential indicators of someone with low literacy skills
True
Cultural Incapacity is when practices are ___ intentionally harmful, but there are little or no supports to assist
not
Examples of Science Literacy include
A. Determining correct change using information in a menu
B. Using calculator, determine the total cost of
carpet to cover living room floor
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
D. None of these, these are examples of Quantitative Literacy
29% of adults function at a below basic document
literacy level
False: 23%
Cultural Pre-competence is _________ cultural differences, researching and developing strategies to implement and improve programming
acknowledging