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Human Growth & Development

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

   Which of the following differentiates between the terms growth and development?

a)

Development and growth are the same.

b)

Growth is an increase in size and development is an increase in complexity.

c)

Development does not involve growth.

2.

Children who are 3, 4, and 5 years old

a)

Newborn

b)

Preschooler

c)

School Age

3.

One to three years olds

a)

Toddlers

b)

Adolescents

4.

11 to 18-years-olds

a)

Infants

b)

Preschoolers

c)

Adolescents

5.

An example of gross motor skills is:

a)

buttoning a shirt

b)

jumping on a trampoline

c)

eating cheerios

d)

pushing a button

6.

Learning to control a tantrum is an example of which type of development?

a)

Cognitive/Intellectual

b)

Physical

c)

Social

d)

Emotional

7.

Learning to get along with others is what type of development?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Moral

c)

Social

d)

Physical

8.

All of the areas of development have specific traits but are all dependent on each other and interrelated.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When is brain development most rapid?

a)

old age

b)

early childhood

c)

middle adulthood

d)

adolescence

10.

Suppose a child has learned the word "dog" and associates it as a 4 legged animal. Then she sees a cow, but calls it "dog." This is known as:

a)

Assimiliation

b)

Accommodation

11.

When a child understands that not all four legged animals are dogs, this is changing their existing schema. This is called:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

12.

When a child realizes things still exist even though they cannot see them or touch them, (for instance their parents or a toy) this is called:

a)

Schemas

b)

Assimilation

c)

Scaffolding

d)

Object Permanence

13.

A mental representation of things in our world is called?

a)

Object permanence

b)

Schema

c)

Scaffold

14.

When we try to fit something new into an existing schema, this is called?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accomodation

15.

When we change an existing schema, this is called?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

16.

What type of thinking is where a child has trouble understanding someone else's perspective?

a)

egocentric

b)

inclusive

c)

tolerant

17.

Scaffolding is when those around a child model, support, and guide them until they are ready to be independent.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Fine motor skills include the following EXCEPT 

a)

Shooting a basketball

b)

Drawing with crayons

c)

holding a pencil

d)

playing the piano

19.

____________ occurs when a child's schemas can deal with most new information through assimilation.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

c)

Equilibrium

20.

Within the classroom learning should be student-centered and accomplished through active discovery learning. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning and encourage...

a)

Focus on the process of learning, rather than the end product of it

b)

Using active methods that require rediscovering or reconstructing "truths."

c)

Using collaborative, as well as individual activities (so children can learn from each other).

d)

Evaluating the level of the child's development so suitable tasks can be set.