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Child Guidance Final Exam
Chapter 8: Middle Childhood
Matching
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ability to group by common attributes.
Ability to understand the feelings of others.
Technique children use to remember information.
Ability to see close objects more clearly than those at a distance.
Concept of using accepted rules of conduct when interacting with others.
Defining yourself in terms of the qualities, skills, and attributes you see in
others.
7. The use of logic based on what you have seen or experienced.
8. Belief that you are a worthwhile person.
9. Ability to arrange items in increasing or decreasing order based on volume,
size, or weight.
10. The concept that a change in position or shape of substances does not
change the quantity.
11. The view a person has of himself or herself.
12. Manipulation of ideas based on logic rather than perception.
13. Being aware of others’ distress and wanting to help them.
14. Ability to see objects at a distance more clearly than close objects.
a. Classification
b. Compassion
c. Concrete
operation
d. Conservation
e. Empathy
f. Farsighted
g. Morality
h. Nearsighted
i. Operation
j. Rehearsal
k. Self concept
l. Self esteem
m. Seriation
n. Social
comparison
Multiple Choice
15. To remember information, children repeat information after it is used. This technique is called:
a. Rehearsal
b. Seriation
c. Concrete operations
d. Conservation
16. During middle childhood, children usually become more:
a. Self sufficient
b. Independent
c. Involved in new activities
d. All of the above
17. At the beginning of middle childhood, boys are usually _____ than girls:
a. Much taller
b. Slightly taller
c. Shorter
d. Much shorter
18. The number of inches children usually grow per year during middle childhood is:
a. Under one inch
b. One to two inches
c. Two to three inches
d. Three to four inches
19. A factor that does not contribute to obesity is:
a. Environment
b. Controlling portion sizes
c. Family stress
d. Physical inactivity
20. The child’s vocabulary ______ between the ages of 6 to 12.
a. Remains the same
b. Doubles
c. Triples
d. Decreases
Chapter 9: Preparing the Environment
Matching
21. Should be separated from the playroom and contain a cot and a few toys.
22. Items, such as carpets, drapes, and pillows that absorb sound.
23. Ways people move through the classroom area.
24. Contains the sensory table.
25. Contains the library area.
26. Includes jungle gyms, slides, and tree houses.
Multiple Choice
a.
b.
c.
d.
Acoustic materials
Dry/quiet area
Isolation area
Stationary
equipment
e. Traffic patterns
f. Wet/active area
27. For two year old children, toilet fixtures generally are ___ inches high.
a. 15
b. 12
c. 10
d. 8
28. Colors children six years and younger prefer include shades of:
a. Warm colors
b. Cool colors
c. Primary colors
d. Secondary colors
29. This color invokes a happy and cheerful psychological response:
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Green
d. Blue
30. Which of the following is a good recommendation for a technology area?
a. To protect children’s privacy, keep the monitor hidden from view in other areas.
b. Place the technology area in the wet, active part of the classroom
c. To protect children from injury or physical strain, choose computer furniture designed for
young children.
d. Keep software locked away where only the teacher can access it.
31. The best shaped playground is:
a. S shaped
b. A rectangle
c. L shaped
d. U shaped
32. The amount of playground covered with equipment should not exceed:
a. ¼
b. ¾
c. ½
d. 1/8
33. The best playground surface is made of:
a. Blacktop
b. Cement
c. Loose material
d. Bricks
34. The wheeled toy path should be adjacent to the:
a. Classroom door
b. Outdoor fence
c. Utility entrance
d. Storage shed
35. Which of the following is not considered stationary equipment?
a. Jungle gyms
b. Tricycles
c. Tree houses
d. Slides
36. The sandbox is best placed near:
a. The classroom door
b. The playground fence
c. A water source
d. None of the above
Chapter 11: Promoting Children’s Safety
Matching
37. Substance that induces vomiting.
38. Formal document outlining the law.
39. Not giving children the basic needs of life.
40. Harming a child’s self concept.
41. Includes fondling and indecent exposure.
42. May sometimes be called rules.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Emetic
Emotional abuse
Limits
Neglect
Sexual abuse
Statute
Multiple Choice
43. When it comes to toy safety, important teacher responsibilities include:
a. Selecting safe toys
b. Supervising children as they use toys
c. Teaching children about safe toy use
d. All of the above
44. Whom should you call first if you suspect a child has eaten poison?
a. The child’s parents
b. The child’s doctor
c. The poison control center
d. None of the above
45. Liable means:
a. Being in charge
b. Having a responsibility that is upheld by the law
c. Having to do all the work
d. Following the rules
46. Emotional abuse includes:
a. Burns
b. Insufficient love
c. Bruises
d. Lack of food
47. Neglect includes:
a. Refusing to talk
b. Inadequate medical care
c. Bruising
d. Burning
48. Of all reported sexual abuse cases against children, about ____ are committed by strangers.
a. 90-95%
b. 75-80%
c. 40-50%
d. 10-15%
49. The privacy law is designed to protect:
a. Teachers
b. Parents
c. Directors
d. Children
Chapter 12: Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks
Matching
50. The science of food and how the body uses it.
51. Nutritional problem caused by not eating enough food to maintain a healthy
weight or activity level.
52. Nutritional problem caused by a lack of nutrients in the food eaten or the
inability of the body to use the nutrients in food.
53. The intake of more food than the body needs to function
54. Condition that may lead to hypertension and diabetes.
55. The chemical substances in food that provide for growth and maintenance
of health.
56. Condition in which the body cannot properly control the level of sugar in
the blood.
57. Hormone that regulates the blood sugar level in the body.
The body’s negative reaction to a particular substance.
58. Most sever and sometimes fatal response to an allergen.
Multiple Choice
59. Compared to other children, children who are undernourished may be:
a. More intelligent
b. Heavier
c. Shorter
d. More mature
60. Which of the following is a possible cause of malnutrition?
a. High energy level
b. Poor food choices
c. Irritability
d. Physical growth
61. One high protein source is:
a. Sugar
b. Apples
c. Peanut butter
d. Jelly
62. Sources of fat do not include:
a. Vegetables
b. Nuts
c. Olives
d. Chocolates
63. Signs of an allergic reaction include all of the following except:
a. Abdominal pain and nausea
b. Sneezing and congestion
c. Insulin shock
d. Anaphylactic shock
a. Allergy
b. Anaphylactic
shock
c. Diabetes
d. Insulin
e. Malnutrition
f. Nutrients
g. Nutrition
h. Obesity
i. Overeating
j. Under nutrition
Chapter 13: Guiding Children’s Health
Matching
64. Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways.
65. Infection of the gastrointestinal tract.
66. Injury to the tissue directly under the skin surface.
67. Break in the skin.
68. Scrape that damages the skin.
69. Diseases caused by a viral infection of the nervous system and brain,
often spread by infected animals.
70. Disease that is contagious and spreads easily from person to person.
71. Condition in which a person has periodic seizures.
72. Virus that breaks down the body’s immune system.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Abrasion
Asthma
Closed wound
Communicable disease
Epilepsy
Foodborne illness
HIV
Open wound
Rabies
Multiple Choice
73. The primary purpose of health policies is to:
a. Satisfy licensing requirements
b. Protect young children
c. Impress parents
d. Protect staff
74. Children should be kept at home when their oral temperature exceeds:
a. 98
b. 100
c. 101
d. 103
75. The daily health inspection is usually conducted by the:
a. Parent
b. Director
c. Teacher
d. Aide
Chapter 14: Guidance Skills
76. Actions used by an adult to help children develop socially acceptable
behavior.
77. Turning children’s attention in another direction.
78. Setting an example for children through all your actions and words.
79. Listening to what a child is saying and then repeating what was just said.
80. Avoiding acknowledgment of negative behavior.
81. Experiences that follow as a result of behavior not requiring anyone’s
intervention.
82. Acts of kindness that benefit others.
83. Experiences that are deliberately set up by an adult to show what will
happen if a limit is violated.
84. A guidance technique that involves moving a child away from others for a
short time.
85. Used to tell a child how you feel about his or her behavior in a respectful
manner.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
active listening
guidance
ignoring
I-message
Logical
consequences
f. modeling
g. natural
consequences
h. prosocial behaviors
i. punishment
j. redirection
k. time-out