Development and Growth Quiz

A teenager who grows 4 inches in one year is showing an example of development, not growth.

• True

• False

When a toddler learns how to walk without falling, this is an example of physical development.

• True

• False

Growth always happens at the same rate for every child.

• True

• False

A baby’s weight doubling in the first year of life is an example of growth.

• True

• False

A student improving in playing basketball through practice is an example of development.

• True

• False

Reading a full novel after first learning the alphabet is an example of cognitive development.

• True

• False

A child memorizing multiplication tables shows growth, not development.

• True

• False

Critical thinking is part of cognitive development.

• True

• False

Strengthening of neuron connections in the brain happens when a person repeatedly practices a skill.

• True

• False

Learning how to solve different types of math word problems is a cognitive skill.

• True

• False