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Temper tantrums 3.pv

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emotions: another word for sadness is ________.

a)

grieve

b)

sorrow

c)

startle

d)

frustration

2.

Emotions: great fear is __________ .

a)

repulse

b)

startle

c)

grieve

d)

dread

3.

Emotions: great anger is ___________.

a)

contentment

b)

rage

c)

astonishment

d)

dread

4.

Emotions: happiness and joy - you are _____________.

a)

accountant

b)

culminated

c)

contained

d)

content(ed)

5.

Emotions: disgust - something is stomach-turning, _____________.

a)

repulsive

b)

physiological

c)

startling

d)

whining

6.

Emotions: surprise - you may ____________ if unprepared.

a)

whine

b)

stomp

c)

startle

d)

response

7.

Emotions: Most times, facial ___________ give us away.

a)

expressions

b)

treatments

c)

physiology

d)

exercises

8.

We can't control our _____________ - we blush, tremble, sweat...uncontrollably.

a)

physiology

b)

psychology

c)

philosophy

d)

physicality

9.

Strong emotions – worry, fear, shame and anger can be ___________ for children.

a)

overreacting

b)

overachieving

c)

overburdening

d)

overwhelming

10.

A way a young child lets out strong emotions before he or she is able to express them in socially acceptable ways are ________________ tantrums.

a)

temperament

b)

temper

c)

tempered

d)

tempo

11.

Temper tantrums are _____________ of rage.

a)

fittings

b)

fits

c)

fists

d)

fights

12.

The child is whining.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

The child is banging (something... against something...)...

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

The child is stomping (something)...

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The child's screaming ear- splitting.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

The "terrible twos" ___________.

a)

can be prevented with good parenting.

b)

can't be prevented, they are part of the child's development.

17.

It's the toddlers' way to communicate their ____________.

a)

contentment

b)

frustration

c)

astonishment

d)

adorable nature

18.

The reason: the child is frustrated but doesn't have the _______________ to communicate it.

a)

vocabulary

b)

temperament

c)

impulse

d)

coping skills

19.

They ___________ - they express their feelings in a physical, problematic way.

a)

stand out

b)

act out

c)

watch out

d)

play out

20.

An occasion when a person becomes extremely upset and is not able to deal with a problem or situation: a ____________.

a)

melt-away

b)

melting

c)

meltdown

d)

melt-up

21.

Children _____________ tantrums around age 4.

a)

outgrow

b)

undergrowth

c)

grow in

d)

grow up

22.

Reason: at age 4, their motor and language skills have ____________.

a)

declined

b)

improved

c)

stagnated

d)

decreased

23.

They have learned how to manage their feelings and __________ with frustration.

a)

cooperate

b)

copper

c)

cop

d)

cope

24.

The child's temperament ___________ how strongly he/she reacts to frustration.

a)

improves

b)

influences

c)

restricts

d)

communicates

25.

Emotional and impulsive children are ____________ to have tantrums.

a)

more liking

b)

more likeable

c)

more likely

d)

more unlikely

26.

____________ (stress, hunger, tiredness) can make it harder for children manage behaviour.

a)

Discomfort

b)

Uncomfortable

c)

Comfortable

d)

Comfort

27.

However, for older children, tantrums might be a learned ______________.

a)

dealing

b)

behaviour

c)

coping

d)

physiology

28.

If a child is throwing a tantrum to achieve something and the parents ___________ to a child, ...

a)

give in

b)

give up

c)

give way

d)

give back

29.

... they practically ____________ problematic behaviour, and the tantrums will continue.

a)

reward

b)

award

c)

ransom

d)

bribe

30.

Tactics to deal with tantrum fits: remain ______________.

a)

impulsive and short-tempered

b)

startled and astonished

c)

calm and composed

d)

enraged and furious

31.

Don't make eye-contact, don't give them the ______________ they are craving.

a)

award

b)

attention

c)

praise

d)

meltdown

32.

Let them be - don't ____________ them when they are in the middle of a meltdown.

a)

confront

b)

attend

c)

reward

d)

ignore

33.

_______________ with something else, such as something else to look at.

a)

Distract

b)

Disrespect

c)

Dissect

d)

Disrupt

34.

After the tantrum, give them a cuddle and _____________ them that you still love them.

a)

resemble

b)

reanimate

c)

reassure

d)

retain

35.

However, tell them firmly that you ___________ of their behaviour.

a)

disapprove

b)

approve

c)

dismiss

d)

misconduct