Child Development Quiz

A school age child’s ____________ does not grow in relation to his/her overall size.

• Brain

• Eyes

• Heart

• Lungs

Motor skills become easier for school age children due to which of the following?

• Slower reaction time

• Less precision

• Increased strength and flexibility

• All of the above

As compared to boys, girls are often better at tasks that require which of the following?

• Faster reaction time

• Flexibility

• Precision

• Speed

School age children need adequate nutrition to ______________.

• Meet present and future growth needs

• Meet decreased energy demands

• Eat more junk food

• All of the above

Adults can help children develop good health habits by doing all the following except which one?

• Giving reasons for good health habits

• Forcing children to clean their plates

• Providing opportunities for practice

• Setting examples

Being able to think ahead and plan strategies is an ability developed in the _________ stage.

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational

• Abstract

Reasoning from specific facts to general conclusions is known as this type of reasoning.

• Reversibility

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Trans-ductile

School age children younger than 8 years old have the most difficulty with which of the following?

• Most cause-and-effect relationships

• Language

• Distance, time, and speed

• Memory

Peer groups serve all the following purposes except which one?

• They provide a sense of belonging

• They provide emotional support

• They help children to become more independent

• They provide a place where rules and manners do not apply

Which of the following may result from a child who does not feel loved?

• The child will eventually learn to love others

• The child’s learning will be hindered

• The child will turn to antisocial behaviors

• The child will only know how to experience joy or grief