1. Which of the following statements about cross-cultural studies of mothers' communication styles with
infants is false?
A. Compared to European American mothers, Japanese mothers tend to use more indirect communication.
B. Compared to Japanese mothers, European American mothers are more likely to use direct communication to stimulate their
babies.
C. Japanese mothers are less empathetic with their infants than European American mothers.
D. Compared to Japanese mothers, European American mothers are more likely to put their thoughts and feelings into words.
2. Which of the following is the best definition of logico-mathematical knowledge?
A. Knowledge of math and science concepts
B. Knowledge of the physical world that's learned socially
C. Knowledge about the relationships between objects
D. Knowledge of the physical world that's learned through concrete experiences
3. A group of first graders is studying the ocean. Amelia makes a dolphin out of papier-mâché. Juan Jose
uses watercolors to paint a picture of an ocean landscape. Chris sketches several types of saltwater fish.
Which of the students is creating three-dimensional art?
A. Amelia, Juan Jose, and Chris
B. Chris
C. Amelia
D. Juan Jose
4. School-age children generally develop writing skills in which sequence?
A. Expository writing, story writing, expressive writing
B. Expressive writing, story writing, expository writing
C. Story writing, expository writing, expressive writing
D. Expressive writing, expository writing, story writing
5. Preschool teacher Fiona Augustus says that she likes to use Gamelan in her music education. What is
Gamelan?
A. A form of group singing used mostly during circle time
B. A form of Indonesian music featuring percussion instruments
C. A strategy for encouraging creative movement
D. The practice of playing classical music when children work on math
6. To help his students learn about time, Steve Wong prepares a project to study the seasons and the
phases of the moon. This project should help his students learn about which aspect of time?
A. Understanding the cyclical nature of time
B. How to deal with time symbolically by reading clocks and calendars
C. Learning how to schedule in various time increments
D. Noticing sequences that occur in the normal course of the day
7. Which of the following statements about early childhood art is false?
A. Art should be encouraged in more than one area of the classroom or family child care home.
B. Art is a form of communication.
C. Art is defined as self-expression through the use of various mediums.
D. Art is best learned when adults identify the product to be created and children choose the process used to make the product.
8. Which social studies topic is 13-month-old Frederico most likely to be exploring?
A. Learning about other people's perspectives
B. Building self-knowledge based on others' reactions to him
C. Constructing sharing skills
D. Figuring out how to successfully enter play
9. According to the NAEYC/IRA position statement "Learning to Read and Write," the most important
period for literacy development is ______years of age.
A. 4 to 8
B. 2 to 6
C. birth to 4
D. birth to 8
10. The curriculum plans for hospitals, celebrating winter, and families presented in your text are examples
of which curriculum-planning tool?
A. Webbing
B. Lesson planning
C. Transformations
D. Behavior contagion
11. The majority of five- and six-year-olds can do which of the following?
A. Produce short pieces of expressive writing
B. Explore, experiment, and play with language in creative ways
C. Print their names and some other words
D. Be effective at inventive spelling
12. Which of the following is not an example of a science theme?
A. Transformations of water
B. Rocks and minerals
C. Sinking and floating
D. Object permanence
13. Generalizing from research by Lilian Katz, which of the following is least likely to be the topic of adultchild
conversation in a typical U.S. kindergarten classroom?
A. Discussions of students' performance
B. Observations and feelings regarding specific projects of interest to students and teacher
C. Discussions regarding classroom routines and rules
D. Observations and critiques of students' classroom conduct
14. Kindergarten teachers Michelle Sampson and Shaniqua Williams want to use webbing to plan their
curriculum for the upcoming year. After choosing their topic, what will their next step be?
A. Checking out each other's ideas and making suggestions as needed
B. Brainstorming ideas and transferring all these ideas to a single sheet of paper
C. Arranging their ideas into groups of related ideas
D. Writing down ideas related to their topic on separate slips of paper
15. Which of the following statements about young children's construction of physical knowledge is false?
A. Children learn best when they have the opportunity to repeat the same action in the same way multiple times.
B. Children learn more from an immediate reaction than from a long-term reaction.
C. Children learn best when they're able to clearly see how an object reacts to their actions.
D. Children learn more when there's a strong connection between what they do, and how the object or substance responds.
16. Toddlers, preschoolers, and school age children need ______experiences to learn math concepts.
A. abstract
B. simple
C. complex
D. concrete
17. All but one of the following language differences can be expected between eight-year-old Monty and his
five-year-old sister Louise. Which should not be expected?
A. Monty will use more humor than Louise, and he'll also be more argumentative.
B. Unlike Louise, Monty is able to put adult criticisms and advice into perspective.
C. Monty's conversations will run deeper and go on longer than Louise's conversations.
D. His more advanced reading and writing skills will contribute to a much larger vocabulary for Monty than for Louise.
18. Which of the following statements about the facilitation of language development in infants and toddlers
is false?
A. Because young infants can't use verbal language, adults can best facilitate language development by using nonverbal
interactions.
B. Language development is enhanced through infant mimicking of adults, as well as through adult mimicking of infants.
C. Babies learn conversational turn-taking through nonverbal interactions, then through vocalizations, and eventually through
verbalizations.
D. Adults can use labeling, repetition, and expanding to help facilitate language development in infants and toddlers.
19. The child's family, the community in which the child lives, and the child's kindergarten classroom and
school are ______systems relevant to a five-year-old child.
A. artistic
B. social
C. conceptual
D. intelligence
20. The early childhood professional's role in the planning and implementation of curriculum is best
described as
A. questioner.
B. drill trainer.
C. commander.
D. facilitator.
21. Nine-month-old Kayla plays with a shape-sorting ball. After several tries, Kayla learns that only one
shape will fit into each space. Kayla's ability to discriminate shapes is an example of an early ______skill.
A. geometry
B. algebra
C. social
D. science
22. Which of the following descriptions best captures the musical abilities of the average four-year-old?
A. She has the willingness and ability to sing in a group setting like circle time. She sometimes sings other times during the day
and knows a surprising number of lyrics.
B. She can sing a wide variety of songs with different pitch ranges. She enjoys singing in rounds and harmonizing with others.
C. Although she likes music and will pay attention during a group sing, she often won't sing along. She'll sing along more often if
the songs involve hand or body movements.
D. She'll have a difficult time keeping up, but she'll be moving his body to the beat of the music.
23. ______is a technique that helps children appreciate the social aspect of art.
A. Body tracing
B. Creative movement
C. Gamelan
D. Mandala drawing
24. In a lecture on child development, a psychology professor says that, "language is caught, not taught."
What does this professor mean?
A. Language learning is dependent on cognition.
B. In language development, comprehension comes before usage.
C. Language is both active and receptive.
D. One doesn't need formal lessons to learn language.
25. Which of the following statements about nature study in early childhood is false?
A. As children construct knowledge about nature, they also need to learn connections about the interdependence of nature and
humans.
B. Part of studying nature in early childhood includes learning a basic respect for nature.
C. It's more challenging to study biology and ecology than some of the other branches of science, like physics, in the early
childhood setting.
D. Nature study should include lots of hands-on experimentation with animals and their habitats.
26. Children at Happy time Preschool take a field trip every year to a local fruit market. In Ms. Susie's
class, the children are exploring the concepts of producer and consumer. When they go to the fruit market,
each child will have some money to spend on products. Which social studies topic is Susie's class
exploring?
A. Accounting
B. History
C. Economics
D. Geography
27. Four-year-old Geofredo sets the family dinner table. He sets a napkin and one set of silverware at each
seat. Geofredo is demonstrating which cognitive ability?
A. One-to-one correspondence
B. Classifying
C. Sorting
D. Transformation
28. ______are two of the basic characteristics of true art.
A. Timelessness and universality
B. Enjoyment and meaning
C. Self-expression and free exploration
D. Emergence and holism
29. To promote emergent literacy in infants and toddlers, all but one of the following are recommended.
Which is not recommended?
A. Reading to toddlers while holding them on one's lap
B. Sharing cardboard books with infants
C. Talking to them with simple language
D. Modeling of reading and writing behavior
30. In planning a project to study mammals, preschool teacher Kevin Samuelson should do all but one of
the following. Which should he not do?
A. Find activities that will integrate different areas of the curriculum
B. Identify fun, cute activities that will entertain his students
C. Search out activities that will satisfy the children's intellectual thirst
D. Look for activities that will provoke thought in his students