Deck 7: Early Childhood: Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Olds

Question 1

Team membership is not a realistic expectation for the typical seven- or eight-year-old.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Friendships are extremely stable and long-lasting once children enter the primary grades.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Piaget's concept of conservation is best be illustrated by which of the following activities?

A) stacking cubes of graduated sizes
B) separating wooden beads into groups of red, yellow, and blue
C) planting seeds and watching them grow
D) filling two containers-one short and wide, the other tall and narrow-with the same amount of sand

Answer 3

filling two containers-one short and wide, the other tall and narrow-with the same amount of sand

Question 4

Seven- and eight-year-olds have a healthy appetite and are usually willing to try unfamiliar foods.

Question 5

An eight-year-old can be expected to do all of the following EXCEPT ____.

A) respect the privacy of others
B) take care of younger siblings in their parent's absence
C) get themselves ready for school with minimal adult help or supervision
D) participate in group or team activities

Question 6

Grammatical irregularities ____.

A) are fairly common among six-year-olds
B) are always a sign of abnormality in typically developing seven-year-olds
C) should always be corrected; practice and repetition will eliminate these problems
D) are developmentally inappropriate

Question 7

Six-, seven-, and eight-year-olds are capable of carrying out multistep instructions.

Question 8

Seven-year-olds spend considerable time worrying about what might happen.

Question 9

Most seven-year-olds are able to care for their own personal needs, including bathing, dressing, and eating without assistance.

Question 10

In general, most eight-year-olds are ____.

A) still having difficulty reading and copying words
B) not interested in collecting and organizing objects
C) able to add and subtract multiple-digit numbers
D) not developmentally ready to participate in team games

Question 11

Signs of tension, such as nail-biting, occasional bed-wetting, or nervous tics, in a six-year-old should be considered ____.

A) normal
B) abnormal
C) dysfunctional
D) Serious

Question 12

Typically developing six-year-olds are likely to exhibit all of the following behaviors EXCEPT ____.

A) doing a good bit of tattling and bossing
B) making lasting friendships
C) having limited understanding of ethical behavior and moral standards
D) correctly identifying various coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters

Question 13

The term "deciduous teeth" refers to____.

A) a child's permanent teeth
B) defective teeth
C) baby teeth
D) teeth that are improperly aligned

Question 14

Eight-year-olds are able to appreciate and understand another person's point of view.

Question 15

Eight-year-olds show no concept of logical thinking.

Question 16

Block, sand, water, and dramatic play activities are developmentally inappropriate to include in the curriculum for six- and seven-year-olds.

Question 17

A riddle book, soccer ball, or stamp collecting kit would make an appropriate gift for an eight-year-old.

Question 18

Increased muscle mass is primarily responsible for the weight gain that six-year-olds experience.

Question 19

Seven-year-olds are ____.

A) extremely fussy about what they wear
B) frequently displeased with their own products and performance
C) able to think in abstract terms
D) interested in playing with peers of the opposite gender

Question 20

Frequent letter and word reversals indicate that a child is not ready to undertake reading and writing tasks.

Question 21

Match each term with the correct definition.
Printing

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 22

Unpredictable _________ ___________ continue to characterize the six- and seven-year-old's social and emotional development.

Question 23

Between the ages of six and eight years, children may express a strong ____________________ of a family member dying.

Question 24

Some girls as young as eight and nine years old may begin to experience hormonal changes associated with ____________________.

Question 25

Child-initiated ____________________ activities are preferable to adult-led practice sessions for helping six-year-olds improve their motor skills.

Question 26

Match each term with the correct definition.
Focus on sensory activities

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 27

Match each term with the correct definition.
Has traits common to the opposite gender

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 28

All of the following statements about the eight-year-old's speech and language development are true EXCEPT ____.

A) composes letters with imaginative descriptions
B) enjoys telling jokes and riddles
C) is fascinated with learning secret codes
D) understands implied meanings in irony and sarcasm

Question 29

Match each term with the correct definition.
Sees the difference between

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 30

By the age of ____________________, most children have outgrown the tendency to think in terms of gender role stereotypes.

Question 31

Match each term with the correct definition.
KLAW for WALK

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 32

Match each term with the correct definition.
"Mices runned"

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 33

By age eight, children's bodies are beginning to take on an ____________________ shape.

Question 34

The ability to discriminate differences among the sight and sound of letters is primarily a ____________________ skill.

Question 35

Seven-year-olds prefer to play with ____.

A) same-gender friends
B) opposite-gender friends
C) younger friends
D) much older friends

Question 36

Match each term with the correct definition.
Problem-solving

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 37

Match each term with the correct definition.
V for B

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 38

Six-year-olds are able to express frustration and displeasure through ____________________ rather than physical aggression.

Question 39

Match each term with the correct definition.
Can identify rhyming words

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 40

Letter reversals and sound substitutions are still ____________________.

Question 41

Define the term "developmental integration" and provide an example.

Question 42

Describe the eight-year-olds' cognitive abilities.

Question 43

Why do some children engage in bullying behaviors?

Question 44

Describe the large motor skills that children typically exhibit during their kindergarten and primary years.

Question 45

Match each term with the correct definition.
Clay, blocks, and puzzles

A)Visual discrimination
B)Auditory discrimination
C)Manipulative materials
D)Normal grammatical irregularity
E)Androgynous
F)Logical thinking
G)Word reversal
H)Complex perceptual motor task
I)Consonant substitution
J)Characteristic of a developmental kindergarten curriculum

Question 46

Explain why many child developmental specialists believe that kindergarten curriculum should focus on sensory-based learning rather than reading and writing instruction.