Question 1

Timing and ____________ are important skills for caregivers to acquire in order to facilitate infant-toddler social play.

Accepted Answer

A)  directing activities
B)  constant interaction
C)  selective intervention
D)  All of these answers are correct. C

Question 2

An activity using the large muscles of the arms,legs,and trunk is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  fine motor activity.
B)  sensorial activity.
C)  cephalocaudal activity.
D)  gross motor activity. D

Question 3

It is important for an adult to immediately rescue a child who is experiencing a frustrating problem during free play.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The objectives and lessons that children create from free play are far less effective than those that adults create for children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Happenings offer an experience that is reflective of an interest observed in infant-toddler interactions and play.How does a happening differ from an activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Happenings are more complex than activities.
B)  Happenings are never planned,and activities have a plan.
C)  Happenings broaden the idea of what infants and toddlers engage in and learn from.
D)  Happenings have predetermined outcomes,and activities are more free-flowing.

Question 6

Free play involves adults setting up activities with objectives and planning for controlled outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The problem of the match,as discussed by J.McVicker Hunt,is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the difficulty of matching voice with behavioral actions
B)  matching children with like interests into care groups
C)  setting up an environment that is familiar yet appropriately challenging
D)  matching caregiver background and experience with age group

Question 8

Without safety there is no free play.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not an adult role in infant and toddler play?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing selective intervention
B)  providing for safety
C)  providing solutions to problems children encounter in their play
D)  providing time,space,and materials

Question 10

Early play and exploration provides an important foundation for later learning and understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following does not support creating curriculum out of play and exploration?

Accepted Answer

A)  offering structured rules and guidelines
B)  giving children freedom of choice
C)  providing resources
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

What is free play and exploration?

Accepted Answer

A)  play which is inexpensive
B)  undirected play
C)  caregiver-led play
D)  play without caregiver monitoring

Question 13

Adults within the wants-nothing mode with children are not doing anything and would be just as helpful if removed from the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Safety and learning through interaction are ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rules in setting up a sleeping area for infants and toddlers
B)  overarching themes in supporting play for infants and toddlers
C)  not central to infant-toddler care
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Scaffolding is used to assist a child in his or her problem solving.It is important ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to observe carefully,so you can prevent problems and avoid scaffolding
B)  to time your assistance for when the child is about to give up
C)  to set up the environment,so no scaffolding is ever needed
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Free choice is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an important ingredient for play
B)  an important prerequisite to learning
C)  influenced by the way you set up your infant-toddler play environment
D)  All of these answers is correct.

Question 17

The act of children discovering and examining what's around them is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation
B)  exploration
C)  deprivation
D)  teaching

Question 18

Caregivers create curriculum out of play and exploration by

Accepted Answer

A)  limiting children's freedom.
B)  restricting the allocation of resources.
C)  aiding children in the pursuit of special interests.
D)  All of these answers is correct.

Exam 4: Play and Exploration As Curriculum

Timing and ____________ are important skills for caregivers to acquire in order to facilitate infant-toddler social play.

An activity using the large muscles of the arms,legs,and trunk is known as a

It is important for an adult to immediately rescue a child who is experiencing a frustrating problem during free play.

The objectives and lessons that children create from free play are far less effective than those that adults create for children.

Happenings offer an experience that is reflective of an interest observed in infant-toddler interactions and play.How does a happening differ from an activity?

Free play involves adults setting up activities with objectives and planning for controlled outcomes.

The problem of the match,as discussed by J.McVicker Hunt,is ____________.

Without safety there is no free play.

Which of the following is not an adult role in infant and toddler play?

Early play and exploration provides an important foundation for later learning and understanding.

Which of the following does not support creating curriculum out of play and exploration?

What is free play and exploration?

Adults within the wants-nothing mode with children are not doing anything and would be just as helpful if removed from the situation.

Safety and learning through interaction are ____________.

Scaffolding is used to assist a child in his or her problem solving.It is important ____________.

Free choice is ____________.

The act of children discovering and examining what's around them is called __________.

Caregivers create curriculum out of play and exploration by