Which child is engaged in the most complex form of pretend play?
a. Karen is making a nurses cap so that she can play nurse with other children as
patients.
b. Jacquel is quietly talking to herself as if she were sailing a boat while painting blue
watercolor.
c. Vincent is providing the noise for the truck he is moving across the floor,
“rummmm, rummmm”.
d. Donald is “cooking” while playing alone in the housekeeping area.
What strategy is most desirable in setting up an effective daily schedule?
a. Eliminate whole group activity times for children under 4-years-of age
b. Make sure free-choice routines appear first-thing and last-thing each day
c. Remember to assign time for transitions
d. Vary the schedule frequently to keep children interested
Ms. Rosario was concerned about monitoring the progress of individual children in the
second grade classroom. What would be the best advice to give her?
a. Use centers only for exploration and practice.
b. Give a test periodically to see if the children have achieved according to the
standards set.
c. Use a participation chart periodically.
d. Develop a “have to” center and ask children to check with her once they have
completed the tasks therein.
Which of the following would be an example of anexpository text for young children?
a. A book of poems
b. An information book about squirrels
c. The book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
d. A book of sing-along songs
The gift of time is most associated with which early childhood philosophy?
a. A maturational perspective
b. A mental health perspective
c. A behavioral perspective
d. A constructionist perspective
In general, what is the LEAST effective strategy to having the body of group time
proceed effectively?
a. Choose a familiar book off the shelf and begin to read it aloud.
b. Use props to stimulate interest and involvement.
c. Prepare the children with a statement of what to expect, in sequence.
d. Use humor, nonverbal expressiveness, pictures and mime.
A group of four year olds had been playing flower shop successfully for several days
and Ms. Grausam has noted their flagging interest. What strategy would be the best to
use in this instance to promote and expand this play?
a. Provide tissue paper and a wagon with a “Delivery Sign” attached to the back.
b. Ask the group why Jefferson is not involved in the play.
c. Make a nondirective comment about what the children are doing such as, “It looks
like you are arranging flowers.”
d. Observe carefully to see what happens next.
For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or
response and b) tell why.
a. The teacher looks at Andrew’s clay and says “What is it?”
b. The teacher shows the class what their puppets will look like when they’re done.
c. The teacher puts a frowning face sticker on Rhonda’s painting of a blue dog.
d. The teacher says students may make their own drawing in their own way because
everyone has different ideas.
e. Mrs. Aranson tells Jason to sing very quietly or just mouth the words during the
performance.
Carrie, age 4, is visually impaired. She wears glasses that help but are not sufficient for
her to see quite well. In her IEP, her intelligence and her hearing are within normal
ranges. There is a note that her social skills are underdeveloped and she has been very
indulged at home. She leaves group activities or whines or disturbs others during group
experiences. Which strategies are NOT likely to be helpful?
a. Ask her to sit with another adult or near the leader close enough for her to see.
b. Give her something to hold or something to do physically during most of group time.
c. Exclude her from group time and ask her parent to pick her up early.
d. Use a lot of participation where her physical and aural/oral abilities are used.
What is the relationship between sounds and letters in the written language known as?
a. Phonological awareness
b. Graphemes
c. Phonics
d. Phonemic awareness
When is modeling most effective?
a. When the model is another child.
b. When the model is doing something children wish they could do but are not yet
capable of doing on their own.
c. When the model’s behavior is pointed out to the children.
d. When the model is a male.
What is the single most effective strategy to prevent disease in groups of children?
a. Keep children inside during cool to cold days or damp weather.
b. Ensure that children and adults wash their hands correctly upon entering the
classroom, before meals and after toileting.
c. Incorporate regular exercises and physical fitness activities.
d. Use organic foods, and plan a diet high in protein.
Four-year-old Winslow is under the snack table growling and bending his fingers in a
claw like action. What elements of pretend play is he demonstrating?
a. All of the elements are present.
b. None of the elements are present.
c. Make believe, role-playing, and object substitution.
d. Transformation of time, make believe, object invention.
Which is the least effective factor to support children’s creativity?
a. The teacher trusts and respects the individual.
b. Children receive instruction in techniques to make all materials and resources
basically usable.
c. The physical environment is beautiful, accessible and organized.
d. The appearance of children’s creation to outsiders is most important to the teacher.
In standardized testing, what does the termvalidity mean?
a. Fifty percent of children will be above the mean and fifty percent will be below the
mean.
b. The test measures what it is supposed to.
c. The child’s score will be the same if the test is re-administered.
d. The test is timed.
Mrs. Graue was busy at her desk when Josh’s mother came into the room. She looked
up at this stranger and said, “Do you want something?” Josh’s mother, who was cleanly
but poorly dressed asked, “How is Josh doing in school?” Mrs. Graue responded with a
succinct report, indicating that Josh was quiet and did not bother anybody. She added
that he could pay attention better during group time than he had been. Then she looked
at her watch. Josh’s mom nodded her head and left. She did not return to school again.
Who should be held accountable?
a. The mother, because parents should be expected to call ahead for appointments.
b. The mother because not attending other functions indicated her lack of interest.
c. The teacher was responsible because her responses were unfriendly and indifferent.
d. The teacher because she knew so little about Josh.
The best definition of science is:
a. A process of finding out and a system for organizing and reporting discoveries.
b. The study of biology, zoology, and psychology.
c. The study of the life spans of living organisms
d The process of learning the laws of anatomy, physiology, and biology.
Which of the following are known ascore emotions?
a. Loving, smart, stupid, and sad
b. Happy, mad, sad, and afraid
c. Free, powerful, responsible, and good
d. Independent, caring, and empathic
What makes the components of the group time flow together?
a. Good music
b. Interesting transitions
c. Developmentally appropriate stories
d. Several adults available to help
How should children’s inappropriate behavior be viewed?
a. As a gap in their knowledge and skills.
b. As disrespect for others.
c. As a lack of intrapersonal competence
d. As a stage in affective development.
Which is the best definition of emergent literacy?
a. It is the entire process of becoming a fluent user of literacy.
b. It is the earliest phase in becoming literate.
c. It is the period in which a child begins to decode words.
d. It is the final and fluent stage of literacy.
Which of the following would be considered an early childhood education program?
a. Fourth grade class
b. Neonatal unit in a hospital
c. Second grade class
d. Boy Scouts
Which of the following statements describes a common goal for every whole group
time?
a. Children listen to a story.
b. Children develop a sense of community.
c. Children learn to follow directions and listen for details.
d. Children learn about the new activities for the day.
Which of the following is the best response to a child asking “Teacher, do you like my
picture?”
a. “Oh, yes! You are a wonderful artist!”
b. “I like everyone’s pictures.”
c. “Tell me what you like about the picture.”
d. “You used a wide brush to make strong lines in your picture.”
What is the first stage in representational art?
a. Painting shapes
b. Drawing people
c. Scribbling
d. Doodling
Which of the perceptual motor skills are most closely associated with understanding
how “left” and “right” directions are to be carried out?
a. Balance
b. Directional awareness
c. Temporal awareness
d. Figure ground awareness
When Karen sees that Marie is crying and gives her a pat on the back, she is
demonstrating which facets of prosocial behavior?
a. Awareness
b. Recognizing Need and Taking Action
c. Recognizing Need, Deciding to Act, and Taking Action
d. Instrumental Know How
The teacher has developed a counting activity in which children are counting shells.
Which of the following statements of content best fit this activity?
a. Shells come in many colors.
b. Shells are sometimes large and sometimes small.
c. Shells were once the home of tiny animals that live in the ocean.
d. When counting, each object is counted only once.
Which of the following is a true statement?
a. If a standardized test is valid and reliable, it can be used to place children in special
settings.
b. The only problem with ongoing observational assessment is that it tends to be
intrusive.
c. Observation of children can be seriously flawed if interpretation of the evaluator
includes a leniency factor.
d. Time sampling is not helpful for instructional planning
When assessing the overall layout of a classroom, what two factors should be so clear
that children’s movement behavior will be directly influenced?
a. Boundaries and pathways
b. Location of large group area and the teacher’s area
c. Size of the furnishings and the numbers and locations of books
d. The amount of child accessible storage and the presence of children’s art materials
Why are early childhood professionals advised to spend time teaching children about
conflict resolution?
a. It is an important part of the social studies curriculum.
b. It emphasizes communication and empathy.
c. It teaches children about the sociology of the early childhood environment.
d. It is a way to teach social responsibility.
Ms. Silwa offered the parents an opportunity to express their concerns about the
childcare program in a semiannual parent forum designed specifically for that purpose.
What principle of establishing relationships with the families did this support?
a. Show genuine interest in family members by listening carefully and responding.
b. Make personal contact with families.
c. Focus on family strengths.
d. Treat family members with consideration and respect.
The best time for teachers to schedule outside time is:
a. As soon as children arrive.
b. Immediately after morning snack or breakfast.
c. After learning center time, right before lunch.
d. There is no “best time” for outside time; it depends on the needs of the children, staff
availability, and access to common spaces.
Why should early childhood educators be concerned with the fundamental motor skills?
A relationship that exists when one element is equal to another — when one set has the
same number as another set — is called conservation.
Children in the primary grades automatically are more difficult because of their
increasing wish for independence.
One way to assist children in developing self-regulation is to encourage them to make
some of the rules themselves.
Structural features of the outdoor play space have little influence on the behavior of the
children.
Regular observation and assessment of children is an important factor in helping
teachers make intentional decisions about teaching.
A young child who is amoral knows right from wrong, but chooses to misbehave.
Generally, when children disrupt group time, they should be asked to leave the circle
until they are ready to behave.
What are the essential steps in a scientific problem solving activity?
A common mistake new teachers make is to fail to allow time in the daily schedule for
transitions between activities.
Offering painting several times a week is a valuable way to give children
experience with basic art materials.
Name 3 benefits to children enrolled in high quality early childhood programs.
An individual’s global self-concept appears to be well developed by the time he or she
is 8 or 9 years of age.
Identify 3 strategies for helping children develop positive attitudes toward diversity
Why should games for young children be noncompetitive?
Many of the problems associated with group-time instruction with young children
are the result of inadequate planning.
Learning a second language is independent from a child’s proficiency with his/her
primary language and not related.
Teachers who value diversity see individual differences as normal and positive.
Demonstrating ways to use materials and tools can hinder children’s creative
expression.
Reasons help children consider the impact of their behavior on others.