UNIT 3: READING 1

In paragraph 2 it says "including yours". What does that imply?

• It is not clear from the context.

• That there were many children like his.

• That he observed and talked to children.

• That he was a father.

Where did Piaget observe children?

• In the laboratory because he was a scientist.

• In nature, like in the countryside or a river.

• In the places where they lived and played.

• It is not clear from the context.

In paragraph 3, line 5, what does "it" refer to (…able to find it and pick it up…)?

• A ball

• The table

• Gerard

• His nephew

From paragraph 3, what can we infer that the children were lacking?

• A ball.

• A place to see the ball.

• A certain skill.

• Themselves.

When Jacqueline was 21 months old, she could understand that something existed even if she could not see it (paragraph 4).

• True

• False

What is the closest definition in meaning to "toddler" (paragraph 5, The Sensorimotor Stage)?

• A subject of study.

• Someone who uses his/her five senses.

• A baby boy or girl

• To have something in the mouth.

According to the Preoperational Stage, someone who is egocentric cannot…

• See someone else's point of view

• Understand small children.

• Have babies and small children.

• Use symbols, imagination, or logic.

What word or phrase is closest in meaning to "classifying elements into categories" (The Concrete Operational Stage)?

• Thinking in two dimensions.

• Improving logical thinking.

• Classifying or grouping.

• Not concrete but abstract.

According to Piaget's theory, everyone reaches the Formal Operational Stage.

• True

• False

The theories of Piaget are accepted today in their original form without modifications.

• True

• False