CDA 1
The lead teacher is setting up a new classroom; the first aid kit should be kept:
A. Out of reach of children
B. In an easily accessible location, clearly marked, and out of reach of children
C. In a restroom
D. In a drawer far from where the children will be playing
in an easily accessible location, clearly marked, and out of reach of children
The amount of adult supervision that is need depends on:
A. the number of children in the group
B. the activity
C. the the developmental needs of children who are present
D. All of the above
all of the above
You are arranging your classroom, as the teacher, you should:
A. keep the quiet and noisy activities together
B. put related activities near each other
C. provide a large open area in the center of the room
D. arrange the furniture along the walls
put related activities near each other
Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change?
A. it gives them time to clean up their toys
B. it provides them time to finish an actvity
C. it helps quickly gets their attention
D. it is a signal to come up to the next activity right away
It provides them time to finish an activity
2 boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. 1 boy goes to the housekeeping area and gets a basket, This is:
A. an open ended question
B. an example of problem sovling
C. a small motor exercise
D. guidance
an example of problem solving
When licensing arrives for inspection the Fire-exit information should be:
A. in written form
B. kept in a file labeled "Emergency Procedures
C. in both written and pictorial form, posted near the exits
D. in pictorial form
in both written and pictorial form, posted near the exits
Children should be provided with these items for washing their hands:
A. cold water, bar soap, and paper towels
B. hot water, liquid soap, and a cloth towel
C. warm water, liquid soap, and paper towels
D. water and paper towels
warm water, liquid soap, and paper towels
The best examples of an open-ended material would be:
A. an alphabet puzzle
B. playdough and cookie cutters
C. a coloring books and crayons
D. unit blocks
unit blocks
A good early childhood practice is:
A. having the children line up to use the restroom
B. having children sit outside the restroom to wait for their turn
C. having the children all do an art activity together
D. asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground
asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground
When talking with a child, a caregiver should:
A. speak loudly
B. get down to the child's eye level
C. whisper softly to the child
D. stand & talk with the child
get down to the child's eye level
Frequent hand washing is important because:
A. children need to keep hands clean
B. it keeps germs from spreading
C. it is a positive social skill
D. it is a law
it keeps germs from spreading
Which type of personal item is the healthiest for children to share during choice activities?
A. hats
B. combs
C. play jewelry
D. swimming suits
C. play jewelry
Children's play materials should be kept:
A. in closed containers
B. on low, open shelves
C. on shelves out of their reach
D. in a storage cabinet to be taken out by the caregiver
on low, open shelves
An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. swinging
B. beanbag throwing
C. bead stringing
D. jumping
bead stringing
Caregivers should:
A. control the conversations that children have with them
B.be good listeners
C. ask a lot of open ended questions
D. both b & c
both b & c
You are planning a weekly menu; choose the most healthy snack for young children:
A. saltine crackers and milk
B. orange juice and carrot sticks
C. oatmeal cookie and milk
D. Apple slices, peanut butter, and milk
Apple slices, peanut butter, and milk
An example of a positive nonverbal communication:
A. a smile
B. saying "Good Morning"
C. ignoring a child's actions
D. moving away from the child
a smile
A developmentally appropriate schedule is one in which:
A. most of the day is spent in small group activities
B. most of the day is spent in guided free play
C. children spend most of their time sitting at tables
D. children spend most of the day outside on the playground
most of the day is spent in guided free play
An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. manipulating playdough
B. walking on a balance beam
C. throwing a ball
D. riding a tricycle
manipulating playdough
Children artwork should be:
A. put on bulletin boards in the hallways
B. placed high on walls so other children cannot touch them
C. displayed at the children's eye level
D. put immediately into the children's cubbies to be taken home
C. displayed at the children's eye level
You have just finished reading a story and want to extend the vocabulary and conversation; An open-ended question has:
A. 1 right answer
B. no right or wrong answer
C. 2 answers
D. a commonly repeated answer
no right or wrong answer
You join the children at mealtime, as a caregiver you should:
A. insist that children finish all food
B. not offer any dessert until all their food is finished
C. only offer dessert to the children who remained quiet at the table while eating
D. none of the above
None of the above
A developmentally appropriate group time:
A. lasts on a short time
B. gets the children actively involved
C. permits children to leave if they wish
D. all of the above
all of the above
When you provide an activity that lets children use their sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch, and taste, it promotes:
A. physical development
B. social development
C. cognitive development
D. communication development
cognitive development
A creative art project is:
A. marble painting on turkey shapes
B. painting at the easel on pumpkin-shaped paper with orange and black paint
C. painting with orange and black paint on white paper
D. sponge painting on a white ghost shape
painting with orange and black paint on white paper