PDDs are:
a. Preschool Developmental Disabiities
b. Progressively Damaging Disorders
c. Pre-determined Disabling Conditions
d. Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Once the children got underway, Ms. Kruger indicated that she thought she should
make a phone call near the ranger’s office and then get back to work. She left the
campsite and continued to check on the play periodically during the day. What role is
she playing?
a. Observer
b. Mediator
c. Responder
d. Collaborator
Four-year-old Sara waits to take a second helping until everyone else has one. Her
teacher says, “Sara, you waited to take more snack. Now you know that everyone got a
chance to have some crackers. That was a kind thing to do.” What strategy did her
teacher use?
a. Positive consequences
b. Modeling
c. Direct instruction
d. Communicating expectations
Tempo, timbre, and pitch are terms used in aesthetic content related to:
a. Art.
b. Music.
c. Movement.
d. Creative Dramatics.
What activities are complex and involve significant set-up, clean up, or teachers
supervision?
a. Star activities
b. Transitions
c. Projects
d. Field activities
Which of the following is a way for teachers to make transitions more effective?
1) Sing a song at clean up time.
2) Practice a new physical skill to move from one area to another (for example, skip
from group time to the cubby to get coats before going outside).
3) Help children come down the hall quietly by pretending to “creep” past the director’s
office, varying what they pretend on different days (creep one day, come quiet as a
mouse on another, etc.)
4) Help children come down the hall quietly by holding their finger over their mouths in
the ‘shhh” sign. Use this strategy every time they are in the hallway.
a. Sing or practice physical skill
b. Creep and use ‘shhh” sign
c. Sing, practice and use ‘shhh” sign
d. Sing, practice and creep
Which of the following strategies is NOT essential for keeping the group time focused?
a. Choose one or two learning goals
b. Select activities that relate to one another in some way
c. Keep all activities a common length and intensity
d. Vary the curricular focus from day to day
Which of the following elements should you consider FIRST when developing an
activity plan?
a. The materials available
b. The physical space in which the activity will take place
c. What theme the children are studying
d. The needs, strengths and interests of the children
Mr. Jarvis wants to incorporate a show and tell routine into his Tuesday
kindergarten schedule. Which of the following things should he consider FIRST as he
develops this routine?
a. How many children will bring in items to show each Tuesday.
b. What his goals are for show and tell.
c. What to do about children who forget to bring something to show.
d. What rules should govern the show and tell activity and how will he enforce them in
a positive way.
Which of the following is a “do it signal”?
a. Let’s all look at the pictures now.
b. Here is what you have to do first.
c. Show me something that is not a circle.
d. What will happen if we put 5 on this side and 5 on that side?
Who wrote the first kindergarten manual and also wrote the Happy Birthday song?
a. Patty Hill Smith
b. Maria Montessori
c. Jean Piaget
d. Lev Vygotsky
Which of the following is a characteristic of effective praise?
a. Children are told that they did a good job.
b. Using a child’s name personalizes the praise statement.
c. Children’s actions are compared to previous performance.
d. Children who have been praised get to stand out from their peers
Which of the following statements describes the Project Approach?
a. An in-depth study of a real world topic.
b. An elaborate arts and crafts activity that lasts several days.
c. A cooperative activity that is too big or too complicated for any one child to do alone.
d. An activity in which children and teachers cooperate to achieve a common goal.
If a group of young children are of all the same race, how would this influence the
selection of materials?
a. Only materials that are consistent with that race should be provided.
b. Books and materials that honorably represent all races should be provided.
c. The focus should be on materials and books from the countries and cultures from
which the children descended.
d. The background of the children is not relevant and should not influence the selection
of materials.
What can the regular classroom teacher do to promote appropriate weight in young
children?
a. Plan the program so that all children have at least 60 minutes of physical activity per
day, including ordinary movement from place to place.
b. Eliminate snacks as a strategy to reduce calorie intake.
c. Cooperate with the family in monitoring types of snacks and other meals at the
school.
d. This is not a function of the classroom teacher.
The short form of the lesson plan is suited for teachers who:
a. Are more experienced, and therefore need to record fewer details.
b. Are not provided paid time for lesson planning, and may be too busy to have time for
the long form.
c. Work alone and do not need to communicate activity plans in detail to coworkers.
d. Have less experience writing plans and are writing simpler activities
Under what conditions will the highest quality of play occur?
a. Children need at least 10 minutes to play at the end of the day or before lunch.
b. Children can play when the teacher is busy writing plans or grading seatwork.
c. The best play is when children figure out what they want to do and then bring
materials from home to use.
d. Children play best when the feel secure and comfortable and have the time and
materials to use.
Which of the following is a true statement?
a. You must not place a student in a special setting on the basis of one test.
b. All assessment in an early childhood classroom should be standardized.
c. Teacher constructed tools usually lack validity.
d. Parents should have access to the scores of all children in a classroom for
comparative purposes.
Mrs. Garner wanted children to understand how people were housed in the community.
All of the children in the classroom lived in suburban houses on large lots. Which
materials and strategies would be most effective in helping them understand that others
had different experiences?
a. Photographs and pen and ink drawings of community housing alternatives.
b. A field trip to an apartment house and a mobile home, and having a large tent put up
on the playground.
c. A storybook about houses around the world, featuring those in Africa.
d. A furnished dollhouse, furnished doll apartment house, and a small or toy tent in the
classroom.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Oral language is increased when a child has a chatty mother.
b. The peak learning years for human beings appears to be between 4 and 10 years of
age.
c. Pruning destroys synapses, resulting in a less efficient brain.
d. Poor nutrition and maternal drug use may result in problematic fetal brain
development.
Which of the following is the most suitable theme for preschool age children?
a. Predicting the weather
b. Electricity
c. Plants in the classroom
d. Gravity
What is the role of the teacher in developing a new activity center?
a. Watch the choices children make and talk to them about their choices
b. Observe how children use materials and adjust activities for children with special
needs
c. Encourage children to engage in social interaction, ask questions and investigate.
d. Plan based on knowledge of children and goals, and then arrange materials and
provide orientation or instruction on how to use the center.
Which of the following outcomes is NOTa benefit of physical activity?
a. Promotes changes in the structure of the brain.
b. Drains off excess energy of the children.
c. Leads to proficiency in the neuromuscular skills.
d. Assists in the development and refinement of perceptual abilities involving vision,
balance and tactile sensations.
Match the following aesthetic terms with their meanings:
Which motor skill would you expect children to be able to perform earliest?
a. Throwing
b. Catching
c. Kicking
d. Galloping
Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of internalization?
a. It occurs at different times for different issues.
b. It happens spontaneously.
c. It involves behaviors and attitudes that become basic parts of each child’s personality.
d. It involves some measure of self-condemnation.
Which of the following should NOT be included in a portfolio?
a. Written work
b. Drawing and painting
c. Video- and/or audiotapes
d. Every anecdotal record
Billy is holding the gerbil. Suddenly he begins to squeeze the gerbil tightly. If you want
to change his behavior right then, what would you say or do?
a. “Nice boys hold him gently, like this.”
b. “Don”t squeeze the gerbil so hard.”
c. “You”re going to hurt him if you keep doing that.”
d. Physically intervene then talk about it.
Which of the following is least effective for helping children develop greater
self-understanding?
a. Asking a child to tell you about a painting they have made.
b. Using behavior and paraphrase reflection.
c. Having them create an “All About Me” booklet.
d. Having the child compare his/her own personal qualities to those of a non-fictional
character in a book they have read.
What is typical health content at the preschool level ” for three and four year olds?
a. Bicycle safety
b. Effects of tobacco advertising
c. Hand washing routine
d. Effects of illegal drugs on physical tasks
Which of the following is true?
a. The American Academy of Pediatrics has indicated that some limited screen time is
developmentally appropriate for children under two years of age.
b. NAEYC does not recommend the use of interactive media in the classroom for young
children.
c. Public communication is dominated by linguistic rather than visual modes of
learning.
d. Public communication is dominated by visual rather than linguistic modes of
learning.
If a youngster were having difficulty with figure ground perception, what would be an
unlikely behavior?
a. The child accidentally bumps into other children during vigorous play.
b. The child would be able to discern quickly one game from a tightly filled cupboard
of similar games.
c. The child would not be able to trace the bird in a “hidden picture” inside another
drawing.
d. The child would not be able to identify the theme a violin is playing within a
chamber orchestra.
What characteristics of parent involvement can be varied?
Explain the difference between fighting and rough and tumble play.
What are some crucial factors in terms of how you operate your classroom structure
that will determine how well children learn to become critical thinkers and problems
solvers?
Describe what is meant when we say teachers should achieve balance and diversity
across the curriculum in terms of theme planning?
Using simple songs and fingerplays with motions is a good way to introduce
creative dramatics with young children.
When demonstrating ways to use certain art materials (e.g., pipe cleaners) teachers
should make a recognizable object (e.g., a flower) as a model.
Compare the accommodations or adjustments that might be necessary for younger less
experienced children to enjoy group time to those of older or more experienced
children.
Children should receive at least four warnings before the adult follows-through on the
stated consequences.
All children between three and eight readily and accurately understand spoken
directions in a classroom with normal conversation going on.
Name 5 different types of early childhood programs.
Explain the difference between the “halo” effect and the leniency factor as described in
your text.
Describe ways in which you can convey nurturance to children.
Define the concept of resilience and the characteristics of children who exhibit it
Name and briefly describe 3 variations on standard group times as listed in your
textbook.
Violent play rarely emerges from the carefully planned play opportunities provided by
teachers as a part of the curriculum.
Phonemes are the individual written letters in our language.
List 8 social skills young children need to develop in early childhood.