Which of the following is a gene that stimulates synapses to transmit signals?
a. Axon
b. CREB
c. myelin
d. neuron
The 3-year-olds in Mrs. Mezga’s class at Missouri Central School are asked to create an
Eskimo village out of cardboard boxes and other art materials. Based on what you have
read about construction, select the answer that best describes the appropriateness of this
activity.
a. It is appropriate because the children are asked to make something.
b. It is inappropriate because the children have no conceptual base from which to
develop their construction.
c. It is appropriate because the children are getting a chance to work together on a
tangible product.
d. It is appropriate because the activity is relevant to the children’s lives.
Pruning is a process in brain growth periodization. Which of the following is true?
a. It is where the brain develops new and powerful synapses.
b. It takes place most aggressively around the age of 10.
c. It is a process whereby brain function can be examined in a non-intrusive manner.
d. It requires that children be in enriched environments.
When Mr. Green talks with the children about WHY taking turns is a rule in his
classroom, he is touching on which dimension of the social domain?
a. Social Skills
b. Social Responsibility
c. Socialization
d. Social Studies
Which of the following is a necessary component in the responsible administration of
tests?
a. Establishing good rapport with children before testing.
b. teaching the material exactly as it will appear on the test
c. making sure that children have pencils with eraser
d. allowing children to be able to use the internet as a reference
Mrs. Schmidt noticed that Jacob had cut his leg on some outdoor play equipment that
had a rough edge. What is her responsibility in this matter?
a. She should send him to the office.
b. She should put on gloves and apply first aid.
c. She should use gloves, apply first aid, and comfort the child.
d. She should use gloves, apply first aid, comfort the child, and report the need for
equipment repair.
To help children apply what they learned in Step 4 of a direct instruction sequence,
what would the teacher say?
a. Look up here.
b. This is what you have to do first.
c. Make a circle.
d. Show me something that is NOT a circle.
What are “netizens”?
a. Daily messages placed on a white board by the teacher for children to decipher.
b. Short videos produced by children.
c. Citizenship awards given to children who have been models to others in terms of the
number of books read during the year.
d. Children growing up in an era when becoming technoliterate is of primary
importance.
Loretta slams the keys on the computer very roughly after being told to push them more
gently. What would be a logical consequence?
a. A key breaks.
b. 5 minutes deducted from recess.
c. Loretta can only use the computer with adult assistance.
d. Loretta must leave the area.
Which of the following is least effective in teaching children to become competent and
responsible workers?
a. Have children engage in free-choice activities.
b. Give children chances to carry out classroom jobs.
c. Teach children that adults should make decisions so children can learn to do so later
on.
d. Encourage children to clean up after themselves.
When a child yells out, “McDonald’s!” at the sign of the golden arches but cannot yet
decode, he is in what word knowledge stage?
a. Orthographic
b. Alphabetic
c. Analytic
d. Logographic
Mrs. Ramsey plans a whole group time focused on preschoolers taking turns and
waiting for one another to speak. She plans to use a storybook to prompt conversation.
Which of the following strategies would be most successful in addressing these goals?
a. Give each child his or her own copy of the book to so they have something to refer to
during the discussion that follows.
b. Ask children to raise their hands before they speak and keep the conversation focused
on the story only.
c. Divide the large group into smaller groups each led by an adult who talks with 3 or 4
children about the story.
d. Have a small group of children demonstrate how to take turns and listen, while others
in the group observe.
Which of the following is NOT useful for evaluating children’s affective development?
a. Criterion referenced checklists
b. Anecdotal records
c. A standardized achievement test
d. Structured and informal observations
The best description of the role of the early childhood teacher as he or she collaborates
with the community is represented in which of the following statements?
a. A conduit of information between family members and other community resources or
agencies.
b. A community board member on other organizations advisory groups.
c. A group leader in a support group for parents of young children.
d. A person who tells families the limits of his or her role as a teacher, not a social
worker.
Which of the following is an example of an appropriate activity plan objective as
described in your text?
a. The adult will select appropriate materials for the children to use.
b. Children will think about seeds and leaves.
c. The child will feel good about his or her participation in the activity.
d. The child will put the story characters in sequence on the flannel board.
Theo is a child who often talks about monsters and how he is afraid they”ll “get him.”
What is the best response to him?
a. Tell Theo that monsters are not real and that as he gets bigger, he”ll realize that.
b. Acknowledge Theo’s fear. Help him come up with a way to “ward off” any monsters
he encounters.
c. Tell Theo that monsters are really harmless and read a book to him about a “good”
monster.
d. Tell Theo that you thought that when you were a child, too, and that it didn’t happen.
The following day, Ms. Kruger laid bedrolls in the tent and set up a hibachi (small grill)
and some cooking tools before the children came in. What role is she playing?
a. Observer
b. Mediator
c. Planner
d. Collaborator
Which material is least likely to require the cognitive function necessary for
construction play?
a. An erector set which James selects to make an oil derrick
b. Blocks that Adel selects to construct an apartment building.
c. A paint-by-number set that was a gift to Thad.
d. Stones, sticks and leaves that Kelvin uses to make a village.
Michael Carr, a non-custodial parent, was interested in the reading level of his son Josh
during this first-grade year. He phoned the school in the middle of November only to
learn that the parent conferences were just over. Mrs. Kundel, Josh’s teacher arranged
for another conference the following week. What characteristic of effective family
involvement is this?
a. Collaboration
b. Variety
c. Intensity
d. Individuation
The teacher asks the children, “What do you think will happen if we add this block to
the top of the tower?” What should the teacher do next?
a. Ask a follow-up question immediately.
b. Wait several seconds before saying anything else.
c. Put the block on top so children can see what will happen as they answer.
d. Offer his own idea — “I think it might fall down. Is that what you think?”
Which of the following agencies or standard setting organizations do NOT require
family engagement?
a. Head Start Performance Standards
b. NAEYC accreditation
c. The Common Core Standards
d. DOD (Dept. of Defense) Military Child Care
In Erickson’s developmental stages:
a. The stages end at age 12.
b. The poles at both ends of the continuum include some conflict and tension.
c. Children are born with characteristics related to one pole or another.
d. There are opposite emotional poles at each stage.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings by feeling the same
emotion
b. Toddlers are unable to demonstrate empathy.
c. Empathy is inborn and is not learned.
d. Empathy is the characteristic of self-awareness and is learned by adults modeling it.
The teacher asks the children to sort the insect pictures in one pile and the spider
pictures in another pile. This is an example of what cognitive operation?
a. Classification
b. One-to-one correspondence
c. Matching
d. Conservation
At what age can you expect 90% of the children to use a three-point grip on a writing
utensil comfortably?
a. About 4
b. About 5
c. About 6
d. About 7
Field notes include which of the following elements?
a. Words and Drawings
b. Discussions
c. Projects
d. Words, Drawings, and Symbols
Which of these is a distinguishing characteristic of an early childhood professional?
a. Working with young children.
b. Being paid a higher salary than that the dollars paid to non-professionals.
c. A college degree.
d. Specialized training in early childhood.
How can a play frame be established?
a. Nonverbally, by walking into a pretend center.
b. By invitation, “Let’s play”
c. By an adult announcing which child will portray each role.
d. Nonverbally, by one child controlling the materials.
Which of the following (note underlined parts) is indicative of arime?
a. Fat hat
b. Two too
c. Flat frat
d. Too through
What is necessary for the child to acquire fundamental motor skills?
a. Children acquire motor skills as an expected outcome from maturation.
b. Efficient, smooth motion is achieved through play in the neighborhoods without
much attention.
c. Maturation, instruction or learning by observation, and opportunities for practice are
necessary.
d. Qualitative differences in the ways children move exist among middle-income
children and Head Start children.
The population of the United States is changing. Which of the following conditions is
identified in your textbook as one of the conditions created by these circumstances?
a. Parents are less interested in their children’s education than was true in the past.
b. The number of families with young children who are living in poverty is growing.
c. The number of children who speak a language other than English at home was
growing, but is now leveling off.
d. The number of children living in single parent families has stabilized.
What children benefit from Developmentally Appropriate Programs?
a. White middle class children benefit from DAP, but poor children of color do not
because they need more control from the adults.
b. Children who have special needs may have their social needs met in a DAP
classroom but don”t learn what they need to learn there.
c. Girls from poor families tend to do much better than boys do because boys are so
active they don”t pay attention.
d. DAP is applicable broadly for males and females, for advantaged and impoverished
children, for the talented and gifted as well as children having special needs.
Which of the following parts of the activity plan focuses on the effectiveness of your
teaching?
a. The materials
b. The objectives
c. The procedures
d. The evaluation
Alana, Judith, and Salinda were pretending to operate a post office with other children
being the customers. What would you expect Judith and Salinda to do when Alana
“drove” her truck into the counter area?
a. Stop playing.
b. Ask if she wanted some stamps.
c. Tell her that the mail was by the back door and ready for transport.
d. Call the adult for assistance.
If a large proportion of family members want to be involved in their youngster’s
education, why is family engagement still a problem?
Rimes and rhymes are essentially the same thing.
Validity of a test refers to its consistency over time and also its consistency when
administered by more than one person.
Name 2 trends that prompted DAP to come into being.
A parent must participate in the classroom regularly in order to be really involved.
Name 5 ways in which you could create a print-rich environment in your classroom.
List three strategies that the leader can do when a child becomes angry or very unhappy
during the group learning experience.
Which activity is considered an art? Of those that are considered an art, in which of the
four broad categories of arts (Visual, Performing, Useable, Literary) does each belong?
Drawing
Ordering food at a restaurant
Singing a song
Dancing a jig
Sanding a block of wood
Telling a story with puppets
Making up a poem
Weaving a basket
Using table manners
Clay sculpture
Talking on the telephone
Gadget printing
Taking photographs
Collage
Doing the dishes
Taking a walk
Rodney and Sarah are playing with some tabletop blocks. Identify four areas of
development and what the children might be learning as they play in relation to their
development.
Warm, friendly and creative are all words that describe the authoritarian adult.
To develop appreciation, children should be exposed to a wide variety of arts.
Describe three ways teachers can modify art activities to include children with special
needs.
All standardized testing for children in early childhood settings should be eliminated in
favor of using classroom-conducted assessment.
Children’s emotions actually have little influence on their ability to learn.
What kind of content could be included in a classroom level newsletter and why would
that type of content be important to share?
Name 2 things to consider in selecting a physical location for group time.
The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct defines the standards early childhood programs
need to meet to be considered high quality.
An expectation described as reasonable is one that children have the knowledge and
skills to carry out.
Helping children build resilience requires occasionally sending a message to them that
they are not okay, especially if their behavior is consistently difficult.
Starting at age 3, children must learn about 3,000 words per year to “keep up” with
normal language development.