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Babysitting & Child Development

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which age group is the most independent out of the following?

a)

Infant

b)

Toddler

c)

Pre school

d)

School age

2.

What is your first priority when babysitting?

a)

what to eat for dinner

b)

the children's bedtime

c)

safety of the children

3.

It is NEVER okay to hit or shake a baby or child

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Writing down important information and arriving early to meet the children are NOT important parts of babysitting.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Yelling and screaming louder than a child having a temper tantrum will get him to stop.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What do you need to have in writing before the parents leave?

a)

the address of the house in case you need to call 911

b)

the parent's cell phone numbers

c)

the names and numbers of emergency contacts

d)

all of these

7.

A sitter should always expect to do house cleaning and laundry as part of the job.

a)
True
b)
False
8.
Crying is a normal behavior for an infant.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Never leave young children alone in the bath tub.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

You are babysitting two children, a 4-year-old girl and an 18-month-old boy. The girl wants to do a jewelry-making craft and takes out a box full of small plastic beads, sequins, and plastic thread. What should you do?

a)

Have fun! Both kids will love sharing their new creation with the parents when they return.

b)

Help the toddler boy thread his beads onto the plastic thread, as he may have trouble doing it himself.

c)

Change the activity, as the craft supplies are a choking hazard for the toddler boy; this is not an age-appropriate activity.

11.

Decide how much you will charge ___________________ you babysit.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

at least a week after

12.
a)

7:03

b)

1:15

c)

3:00

d)

3:07

13.

A great way to be fun is:

a)

buy lots of gifts for the children

b)

try to remember what you liked to do when you were the kids’ age

c)

let the kids stay on the computer all day long

d)

all of the above

14.

The amount of time you should allow the children to use electronics is:

a)

whatever the parents have said is acceptable in their home

b)

two hours, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatricians

c)

as long as it takes to keep them quiet until the parents get home

d)

up to the kids

15.

What time is shown?

a)
6:43
b)
5:43
c)

8:28

d)
5:08
16.

Infant Milestone

a)

Grasps at rattle

b)

Speaking up to 13,000 words.

c)

Begins to ride a tricycle

17.

Toddler Milestone

a)

Sits up alone for the first time

b)

rolls over

c)

Learns the meaning of "NO'

18.

Preschooler Milestone

a)

Likes to play peek-a-boo

b)

Knows simple songs like Itsy Bitsy Spider

c)

Plays besides others (parallel play)

19.

Which of the following is one of the ways infants communicate verbally:

a)

pointing

b)

reaching

c)

cooing

d)

talking

20.

A(n) ______ is a child, approximately 12 to 36 months old.

a)

infant

b)

toddler

c)

preschooler

d)

teenager

21.

A(n) ______ is a child, approximately 3 to 12 months old.

a)

infant

b)

toddler

c)

preschooler

d)

teenager

22.

What do you need to do during and after feeding a baby a bottle?

a)

Burp them

b)

Change their diaper

c)

Give them water

d)

Give them a toy to hold

23.

What are two foods that might cause choking in small children?

a)

grapes

b)

teething biscuit

c)

mushy banana

d)

cherries with pits

24.

Toddlers always find it easy to share their toys with other children.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What's the last step you should do after you change a diaper?

a)

Throw the dirty diaper away

b)

Wash your hands

c)

Wipe the hands of the baby

d)

Put lotion on your hands