Deck 6: Early Childhood: Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds

Question 1

Most four- and five-year-olds are now able to share, take turns, and play cooperatively with their peers.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

As three-year-olds' cognitive abilities become increasingly complex, they are able to ____.

A) understand serial position-first, second, third
B) begin sounding out words by sight
C) grasp abstract concepts of time and space
D) sort objects on the basis of one dimension

Answer 2

sort objects on the basis of one dimension

Question 3

Fluctuating appetites and strong food dislikes are typical during this period.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Five-year-olds should not be expected to climb stairs with alternating feet.

Question 5

Silly talk and silly jokes (that is, silly to adults) seem to go hand in hand with the development of language skills at this age.

Question 6

The term "binocular vision" refers to ____.

A) blurred vision
B) improved ability to see distant objects clearly
C) both eyes working together to send a single image to the brain
D) the ability to visually track an object

Question 7

It is not uncommon for three-, four-, and five-year-olds to have an imaginary playmate.

Question 8

You should be concerned about a five-year-old who is not yet able to ____.

A) listen to a story for five minutes
B) form an acceptable sentence using four or five words
C) catch a ball from three feet away
D) all responses are correct

Question 9

During this developmental stage, you can expect most healthy children to ____.

A) be curious about most things they encounter
B) establish long-term friendships
C) express complex ideas clearly and fluently
D) have a hearty appetite

Question 10

Adults no longer have to be concerned about children's safety and injury prevention because three-, four-, and five-year-olds understand what it means to be cautious.

Question 11

It would be unrealistic to expect four-year-olds to ____.

A) explain why they did something that was unacceptable
B) be held responsible for the care and safety of younger siblings
C) understand simple concepts such as today, tomorrow, and yesterday
D) all responses are correct

Question 12

Children have developed a complete set of baby teeth by age four.

Question 13

You should be concerned about a four-year-old who is not yet able to ____.

A) cut a straight line with scissors
B) print all letters of the alphabet legibly and in order
C) dress alone with only occasional adult help
D) skip with alternating feet

Question 14

The three-year-old's appetite is typically ____.

A) fair
B) hearty
C) absent
D) none of the responses are correct

Question 15

Defining nouns by function (what the object does) is characteristic of five-year-olds: "A kite is to fly," "A book is to read."

Question 16

You should be concerned about a three-year-old who is not yet able to ____.

A) talk in eight- or nine-word sentences
B) state his or her own name and age
C) use a scissors to cut out shapes accurately
D) follow two- or three-step directions

Question 17

In general, three-year-olds are more stubborn and less cooperative than two-year-olds.

Question 18

It is unusual for five-year-olds to experience bad dreams and nightmares.

Question 19

Most three-year-olds achieve complete bowel and bladder control although accidents may still occur.

Question 20

Three-, four-, and five-year-olds experience growth that is slow and steady.

Question 21

Match each term with the correct definition.
"Boys are strongest"

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 22

A four-year-old's ____________________ can be informally assessed by listening carefully to the child's speech.

Question 23

Five-year-olds can be expected to ____.

A) exhibit better self-control
B) experience fewer and less dramatic mood swings
C) be affectionate and caring toward younger children
D) all responses are correct

Question 24

Match each term with the correct definition.
A peach is to eat

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 25

_____ are beginning to use past verb tenses correctly.

A) three-year-olds
B) four-year-olds
C) five-year-olds
D) none of the responses are correct

Question 26

Match each term with the correct definition.
Stringing beads

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 27

It is developmentally ____________________ for four- and five-year-olds to brag, boast, or show off during this period.

Question 28

Four-year-olds are usually able to rote count to ____________________.

Question 29

_______ __________________ is absolutely necessary whenever children are playing in or near water.

Question 30

Match each term with the correct definition.
Able to wait for a snack

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 31

Match each term with the correct definition.
Building a block tower with other children

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 32

Match each term with the correct definition.
Uses left hand almost exclusively

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 33

Four-year-olds are generally _________ when they play, but may still be bossy at times.

Question 34

Match each term with the correct definition.
Remembering not to hit little sister when annoyed with her pestering

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 35

Four-year-olds can be expected to build a tower with ____________________ or more blocks.

Question 36

Most _________________________ -year-olds are able to identify and label coins and count money.

Question 37

Match each term with the correct definition.
Arranging toy cars from smallest to largest

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 38

Growth is ____________________ and steady between three and four years of age.

Question 39

Most ____-year-olds will have developed speech that can be understood by others most of the time.

Question 40

The majority of ______-year-olds can rote count to 20 and recognize several printed numerals.

Question 41

What behaviors suggest that a three-year-old may be experiencing delayed speech-language development?

Question 42

Match each term with the correct definition.
The big, shaggy, brown dog

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 43

Match each term with the correct definition.
Puts all blue circles in one pile and blue squares in another pile

A)Delayed gratification
B)Classification skill
C)Expanded noun phrase
D)Gender stereotype
E)Example of a sensorimotor skill
F)Cooperative play
G)Example of a five-year-old's emotional control
H)Hand dominance
I)A seriation task
J)Defining by function

Question 44

What is a tripod grasp and at what age do children typically display hand dominance?

Question 45

What self-help skills are most developing four-year-olds able to manage without adult assistance?

Question 46

Five-year-olds are in what Piaget referred to as the "preoperational stage." What perceptual-cognitive skills do five-year-olds have that illustrate this developmental concept?

Question 47

In what ways do the language skills of three-year-old's and five-year-olds differ?