A collage is not an appropriate activity for young preschoolers.
a. True
b. False
Motor control includes:
a. fine to gross development and proximodistal development.
b. fine to gross development and proximodental development.
c. muscle growth and hand-eye coordination.
d. visual acuity and hand-eye coordination.
An example of a knowledge base is familiarity with an item and its uses.
a. True
b. False
Creative movement is movement that reflects the inner and physical state of a child.
a. True
b. False
Spiral teaching of music elements refers to:
a. circling or going back to the beginning concepts.
b. using circular logic to enhance learning.
c. presenting initial facts without concern for details.
d. circling or going back to the beginning concepts and using circular logic to enhance
learning.
Creativity involves the two processes of discovering and producing.
a. True
b. False
The opposite characteristics of a successive hemisphere learning style are random and
visual.
a. True
b. False
The Start the Music program recognizes that most children should have music
experiences.
a. True
b. False
The teacher’s role as a facilitator is one of:
a. arranging, conducting, and evaluating.
b. encouraging, questioning, and experimenting.
c. questioning, evaluating, and planning.
d. none of the above.
The ability to think abstractly and hypothetically is characteristic of the concrete
operations stage.
a. True
b. False
According to Carl Rogers, children achieve a positive self-image by:
a. the way they treat themselves.
b. the way others treat them.
c. normal growth and development.
d. the practice of gratitude.
Match each age group with the specific food activity below .
a. Toddlers, 2-year-olds, and 3-year-olds
b. 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds
c. grades 1 through 3
d. grades 4 through 5
Doubling a recipe and measuring the ingredients
In assemblage activities for children with ADHD, it is a good idea not to place all
project materials out at once.
a. True
b. False
Some children with physical disabilities prefer:
a. not to do art activities.
b. using short, fat, writing utensils.
c. using thin crayons, pencils, markers, and paintbrushes.
d. using short, fat, writing utensils and thin crayons, pencils, markers, and paint
brushes.
Appropriate computer programs for logical-mathematical (logic smart) intelligence are:
a. desktop publishing programs.
b. graphing calculators.
c. drawing programs.
d. desktop publishing programs and graphing calculators.
Dynamics refers to:
a. volume or relative loudness or softness of the sound.
b. tone color or unique qualities of sounds.
c. the high or low tones in the sound pattern.
d. the speed; how fast or slow the music is.
Good surfaces for crayon drawings are:
a. foil, wrapping paper, and newspaper.
b. newspaper, cardboard, and cloth.
c. newspaper, cardboard, and foil.
d. Styrofoam and newspaper.
Everything we know about young children tells us that early math experiences must be
hands-on, filled with play and exploration.
a. True
b. False
Smilansky initiated a new line of research studies on the higher quality of play in
children from higher economic groups.
a. True
b. False
The teacher needs to watch the position of children in wheelchairs throughout the day.
a. True
b. False
Children who are the most overweight:
a. have the most social problems.
b. watch the most television and eat too many high-fat snacks.
c. eat too many high-fat snacks.
d. have problems with diabetes.
Children who easily notice patterns and objects in the environment are generally strong
in naturalistic intelligence.
a. True
b. False
Art elements that are appropriate to discuss with young children are colors, line, form,
space, and design.
a. True
b. False
Coloring books encourage children to think.
a. True
b. False
Good listening requires passive attention.
a. True
b. False
Crayons are generally a single-use art implement.
a. True
b. False
A communication site on the Internet:
a. allows children to interact with other classrooms across the globe.
b. involves writing skills and communication.
c. uses e-mail addresses that can be quite complicated.
d. none of the above.
Erikson coined the term ‘self actualization.”
a. True
b. False
The single best childhood predictor of adult adaptation is social competence.
a. True
b. False
Match each age group with the correct description below.
a. 6 months and up
b. 12-18 months
c. 2-3 years
d. 5-6 years
e. 3-4 years
f. 4-5 years
Reads simple words
In comparison to a typically developing child, the child with special needs in play:
a. plays alone as a preferred practice.
b. plays when prompted by other children.
c. plays with appropriate adaptations.
d. plays alone as a preferred practice and when prompted by other children.
Process learning conceives of learning in terms of the end products from the process.
a. True
b. False
The primary colors are:
a. red, blue, and green.
b. red, green, and yellow.
c. red, yellow, and orange.
d. red, blue, and yellow.
The term “interactive” means it provides a child with an active learning experience.
a. True
b. False