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Guidance Skills

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to research, teachers should ask ___________.
a)
closed-ended questions
b)
questions that require a one-word answer
c)
complex questions
d)
open-ended questions
2.
Uncooperative teachers have children who are more _____________.
a)
calm
b)
curious
c)
cooperative
d)
disruptive
3.
Talkative teachers have children who are more _____________________.
a)
outoing
b)
disruptive
c)
shy
d)
curious
4.
A form of indirect guidance is ______________.
a)
putting your arm around a child
b)
smiling
c)
putting out new games
d)
saying, "It's time to eat lunch"
5.
Which of the following is NOT a guidance principle?
a)
be positive
b)
be consistent
c)
consider feelings
d)
intervene frequently
6.
Praise should NOT be _______________.
a)
age appropriate
b)
provided verbally
c)
given immediately, during, or following an action
d)
used without establishing eye contact
7.
Negative suggestions usually produce __________________.
a)
confidence
b)
self-esteem
c)
undesirable behabvior
d)
compliance
8.
Prompting should be ______________.
a)
critical
b)
simple
c)
conveyed in an emotional manner
d)
complex
9.
Warnings should be provided ______________.
a)
four times
b)
once
c)
twice
d)
as often as necessary
10.
A major goal of child guidance is to help children develop feelings of ________________.
a)
authority
b)
justice 
c)
self-control
d)
inferiority
11.
Studies show that effective teachers ____________________________.
a)
use more commands than suggestions
b)
use more suggestions than commands
c)
are permissive in their guidance
d)
are not affected by available space
12.
Giving children a choice ______________________.
a)
is the same as giving a direction
b)
should be offered only when you want there to be a hcoice
c)
causes them to be confused and uncertain 
d)
is always the best option
13.
True/False: a loud voice should be saved for emergencies
a)
true
b)
false
14.
True/False:  Understanding and guiding children's behavior requires knowledge of child growth and development.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
T/F: A teacher who does NOT follow through will find that children will listen to him or her.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
T/F: Questions that only require a one-word yes or no answer are best for preschoolers.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
T/F: Indirect guidance involves nonverbal behaviors with children.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
T/F: Physically helping a child is a form of direct guidance.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
T/F: A good method of getting the children to listen is to speak in a loud tone.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
T/F: You should always offer the child choices.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
T/F: Self-control is the short-term goal of guidance.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
T/F: Praise should be age appropriate.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
T/F: Suggestions should always be positive
a)
True
b)
False
24.
T/F: A warning should be provided when children do NOT adhere to classroom limits.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
T/F: Every time you speak or move around children, you are modeling.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
T/F: Adults as well as children need personal recognition.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
T/F: Being consistent is NOT important for effective guidance.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
T/F:  A goal of guidance is to have children become dependent.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
T/F: Prompting can be both verbal and nonverbal.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
T/F: You should only intervene in a situation when a child's safety is at risk.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Actions used by an adult to help children develop socially acceptable behavior.
a)
time out
b)
artificial consequences
c)
natural consequences
d)
guidance
32.
Experiences that follow as a result of behavior not requiring anyone's intervention.
a)
time out
b)
guidance
c)
artificial consequences
d)
natural consequences
33.
Acts of kindness that benefit others.
a)
guidance
b)
prosocial behaviors
c)
time out
d)
consequences
34.
Experiences that are deliberately set up by an adult to show what will happen if a limit is violated.
a)
natural consequences
b)
artificial consequences
c)
guidance
d)
prosocial behaviors
35.
A guidance technique that involves moving a child away from others for a short time.
a)
time out
b)
prosocial behaviors
c)
guidance
d)
consequences
36.
Turning children's attention in another direction.
a)
I-message
b)
ignoring
c)
modeling
d)
redirection
37.
Setting an example for children through all your actions and words
a)
redirection
b)
modeling
c)
ignoring
d)
I-message
38.
Listening to what a child is saying, and then repeating what was just said.
a)
I-message
b)
ignoring
c)
active listening
d)
modeling
39.
Avoiding acknowledgement of negative behavior.
a)
I-message
b)
ignoring
c)
active listening
d)
modeling
40.
This should be used to tell a child how you feel about his or her behavior.
a)
I-message
b)
ignoring 
c)
active listening
d)
Modeling