Professional & Practices
D A P
Learning Environment
Relationships with Children
Curriculum & Instructions
100

Melvin teaches two-year olds and consults with the director and the other teachers when planning activities. He does this to make sure the materials and areas for activity will not be occupied by others when he needs them.

Melvin is exhibiting which of the following important characteristics for child care employees

Tolerance

Flexibility

Cooperation

Self-control

100

The ability of a child to be able to interact with others is

Social development

Emotional development

Intellectual development

Physical development

100

Which of the following areas would be most appropriate for a sensory table?

Wet/active area

Isolation area

Stationary equipment area

Dry/quiet area

100

In order to expand children’s knowledge and behavior control, teaches should ask

  • Closed-ended questions
  • Open-ended questions
  • Questions that require one word

  

100

Alexis works with the infant-to-toddler group, and she notices one of the children playing with the lamp cord. Alexis picks up William and places him in the manipulative play center where he plays with the blocks. Alexis has just demonstrated which of the following types of the guidance?

  • Redirecting
  • Warning
  • Suggesting
  • Persuading
200

Devin manages several child care centers in a large city. She has a master’s degree in early childhood development, and she supervises and trains all staff members in the center, plans curriculum, and manages day-to-day activities.

Which of the following positions most accurately represents Devin’s responsibilities?

Associate teacher

Curriculum specialist

Teacher assistant

Licensed teacher

200

The gross motor skills of an average two-year –old include

Riding tricycles

Kicking a large ball

Walking up steps with alternating feet

Catching a bounced ball with hands

200

Blocks, lacing activities, and puzzles are most likely to be found it the

Reading area

Small manipulative area

Dramatic play area

Sensory area

200

An example of parallel play is

Three children in the manipulative center putting together a puzzle

Two children sitting beside each other playing with different toys

A child saying “yes”, “thank you” wen offered a toy by the teacher

A child giving another child a toy truck to play with no longer interested in it himself

200

Alfred works with four year olds, and he incorporates different types of strategies for the different learning styles of the children. He often uses manipulative, visuals, and sensory material.

When working with one child, Alfred writes the word “one” and the number “1” when explaining numbers. Alfred does this because the student is which type of learner

Visual

Tactile

Intrapersonal

Kinesthetic

300

Cost-benefit analysis indicate that for every dollar invested in early childhood education and services, economies receive the benefits of higher wages and reduced crime, which provides a(n)

Neutral analysis

Positive return

Negative return

Inconclusive result

300

Which of the following statements about normal child development is true?

Development begins at birth.

Children pass through the same stages of development.

Children develop at the same rate.

All types of development are independent of each other.

300

Lorri is creating an inviting classroom for the 17 children with diverse backgrounds that she will have the upcoming school year. She will create centers based on their needs, and one of the students has some eye-hand coordination disabilities

Which of the following learning centers would be most helpful for the student?

Small manipulative center

Art center

Dramatic play center

Library center

300

All of the following statements about the development of infants is true except

Infants’ play is generally parallel.

Infants’ emotions are less specific than the emotions of adults.

Infants’ communicate without words.

Infants’ learn to trust adults when their needs are met

300

Jane fell on the carpet and caused a discoloration to her knee, although the skin was not broken. This is an example of what type of injury?

Open wound

Closed wound

Fracture

Abrasion

400

In the child care setting, who is primarily responsible for staying informed about legislation and regulations concerned with early childhood education centers

  • Community volunteer
  • Teacher assistant
  • Center director
  • Teacher
400

Which of the following statements best represents the development of toddlers?

Toddlers have completed toilet training.

Toddlers desire independence.

Toddlers are good at sharing their toys.

Toddlers comply with the wishes of others.

400

Bert is autistic and requires a quiet place to relax during the day. Which of the following centers would be important to Bert?

Dramatic play center

Small manipulative center

Library center

Cooking center

400

The ability of a child to be able to interact with others is

Social development

Emotional development

Intellectual development

Physical development

400

When checking a fire extinguisher for problems, a teacher should report all of the following conditions except

Pressure gauge at the incorrect setting

Dents, leaks, and rust

Intact pin and tamper seal

Blocked nozzle

500

A chronic inflammatory disorder that may constrict a child’s air passage is ___.

An abrasion

Epilepsy

Autism

Asthma

500

The gross motor skills of an average two-year –old include

Riding tricycles

Kicking a large ball

Walking up steps with alternating feet

Catching a bounced ball with hands

500

The high school child care center has six infants signed for next school year. What is the lowest number of employees that should be hired to monitor the infants?

  • 4
  • 2
  • 6
500

Which of the following statements of a teacher in a child care center is the best illustration of positive guidance

  • Sit down, now.
  • Use your fork.
  • Quite screaming.
  • Stop running
500

A major nutrient in the grain group which will help to give children energy and acid digestion is ___.

Vitamin B

Carbohydrates

Vitamin C

Proteins