Child Development: Ages and Stages Exam

Match the following developmental stages up with the appropriate milestones

a. Newborn

b. Infant

c. Toddler

d. Preschool

e. School Agers

1. Form peer groups

2. Can begin to solve simple problems
3. Can hold head up
4. Begin to walk, climb, run, throw balls, stack blocks, turn nobs
5. Can use short sentences to carry a conversation
6. Adamant about doing things independently
7. Learn math, reading, writing
8. Can balance on one foot/hop/skip/catch/throw
9. Recognize others have feelings
10. Pull themselves up to standing position
11. Can use more complex words to carry on a conversation
12. Can use small scissors
13. Crawling
14. Begin to draw somewhat realistic pictures
15. Curious about the world and lack a social filter
16. Begin saying a few words
17. Can see best up to 8 inches
18. Rooting is the reflex involving the flexing of the babies toes when the bottom of the foot is
stroked.
a. True
b. False
19. Babinski is the reflex involving the flexing of the babies toes when the bottom of the foot is
stroked.
a. True
b. False
20. Establishing daily routines with toddlers help them with understanding the sense of time.
a. True
b. False
21. This form of play is when children play next to each other, but do not try to influence
anothers behavior.
a. Equal Play
b. Creative Play
c. Parallel Play
d. Productive Play
22. Children who are in the concrete operational stage of development can:
a. Use logic based on their past experiences to make decisions.
b. Think ahead and plan out strategies to accomplish day-to-day tasks.
c. Use their muscles to work together to form fluid movements.
d. Talk to another person but not listen to what the other person has said.
23. What is the biggest area of growth for 2 year olds?
a. Being able to sit up on own
b. Language development
c. Building strong relationships with peers
d. Being able to read and write

24. Development that concerns how people learn, what people learn, and how people express
what they know through language is called:
a. Physical Development
b. Intellectual Development
c. Social/Emotional Development
d. None of the above
25. Tummy Time is important because:
a. It helps infants fall asleep
b. It helps infants with digesting their food
c. It helps develop their sense of sight
d. It helps develop an infants back, neck and shoulder muscles
26. What is Object Permanence?
a. The ability to group similar object or events into a group.
b. The ability to remember mental constructions that organize special relationships
from an individuals perspective.
c. The ability to understand that people, objects, and places still exist even when they
are no longer seen, felt, or heard.
d. The ability to think or act without being urged.
27. Toys should be all of the following except:
a. Developmentally appropriate
b. Expensive
c. Teach a skill
d. Help the childs development in some way
28. Which of the following is an appropriate example of a preschoolers toy?
a. Kiddy car
b. Dress up clothes
c. Bicycle
d. Bright colored rattle
29. What is the Theory of Mind
a. The concept behind the way the mind works.
b. The ability to attribute mental states to ones self and others.
c. The ability to understand that object remains the same even if they appear
differently.
d. Acting within the limits set by others.
30. What role does memory play in intellectual development of toddlers?
a. It gives the child the ability to receive and use information from the senses.
b. A child reacts to a situation by remembering similar experiences in the past.
c. It is important to recognizing relationships and forming concepts.
d. It allows the child to try new things and to be different people.
31. At what age do children usually grow out of being afraid of the dark?
a. Infancy
b. Toddlers
c. Preschoolers
d. School Agers
32. Adults can aid school-age childrens moral development in all the following ways except:
a. Teaching skills
b. Using loving discipline
c. Avoid showing emotions
d. Respecting others
Short Answer:
33. How does playing make-believe help children understand the world around them?

34. Give two examples of reflexes and explain how they are important for survival.
35. You decided to take your three-year-old on a trip to the zoo to see their favorite animal, the
giraffe. After spending a while walking around and visiting the exhibits, your three-year-old
starts to throw a major temper tantrum.
What are the possible reasons why your three-year-old is throwing a temper
tantrum?
What are some tactics that you can do to stop your childs temper tantrum?