Ben Shahn, Vincent Van Gogh, Louise Nevelson and Romare Bearden are artists whose
work was devoted to social expression and social change.
a. True
b. False
The three developmental levels in drawing are scribble stage, ordered forms stage, and
pictorial stage.
a. True
b. False
Imported art materials are:
a. appropriate for use with older children.
b. cheaper and easier to use.
c. not as safe as U.S. products.
d. produced under the same standards as the U.S..
A right-brained learning style is also termed holistic.
a. True
b. False
In order to classify, children:
a. need practice with paper-and-pencil tasks.
b. must be able to observe objects.
c. must be able to observe objects for likenesses and differences.
d. must be able to observe objects for likenesses.
Match each term with the correct definition below.
a. developmental level
b. individual differences
c. attention span
d. activity pattern
e. planning for creative activities
f. facilitator
The ability to remain interested
Art and science are often difficult to correlate in lesson plans.
a. True
b. False
Rapid language growth is characteristic of the preoperational stage.
a. True
b. False
Food activities need to be very challenging for young children to keep their interest.
a. True
b. False
The skills best developed in the left hemisphere of the brain are:
a. art and drawing.
b. color differentiation.
c. creative movement.
d. handwriting and phonics.
Large to small muscle development is also called gross to fine motor development.
a. True
b. False
The early stage of scribbling is random scribbling.
a. True
b. False
Temporal awareness and spatial knowledge are all part of the preschool curriculum.
a. True
b. False
Being able to pick up the third object from a series:
a. demonstrates good listening skills.
b. is an example of the ordinal number understanding.
c. is an example of numerical understanding of a series.
d. demonstrates rational counting.
Children in the basic forms stage need:
a. crayons.
b. crayons and tempera paint.
c. crayons, tempera paint, and large lead pencils.
d. crayons, tempera paint, large lead pencils, and ink pens.
Multiple intelligences are difficult to enhance with technology.
a. True
b. False
Children who tend to be systematic and analytical are generally strong in mathematical
intelligence.
a. True
b. False
A child with inflexible thinking is in the:
a. sensorimotor stage.
b. formal operations stage.
c. preoperational stage.
d. concrete operations stage.
One of the most effective parts of the curriculum to begin an anti-bias curriculum is in
the math area.
a. True
b. False
The term “developmental level” refers to three major areas of growth.
a. True
b. False
Inflexible thinking is characteristic of a child in the sensorimotor stage.
a. True
b. False
A child pretending to put the baby to sleep is engaged in modeling behavior.
a. True
b. False
Aesthetic potential is found in:
a. art materials.
b. natural materials with texture.
c. any materials that make a personal statement.
d. all of the above.
One of the benefits of modeling with clay is that it:
a. develops color recognition.
b. encourages cooperative play.
c. keeps children busy.
d. develops tactile perception.
Match each description with the correct term.
a. Dramatic play
b. Creative dramatics
A form of imaginative play involving actors using their own words
Saying a child’s name while writing it down is a way to teach the lefttoright sequence.
a. True
b. False
It is appropriate to encourage the child with developmental delays to participate in
open-ended art activities.
a. True
b. False
Many children aged 4 to 5 can put together basic clay forms to make up figures.
a. True
b. False
Assemblage is an art form involving the juxtaposition of objects.
a. True
b. False
Most informal science activities occur in the laboratory.
a. True
b. False
A toddler able to draw basic forms can also make clay into similar forms.
a. True
b. False