Janie, Who Is 3 Years Old, Is Pretending to Write

Multiple Choice

Janie, who is 3 years old, is pretending to write. Her mother asks her to write the word "birds" on a red piece of paper and then the word "squirrel" on a blue piece of paper. It is MOST likely that both papers will have some _____, and _____.

A) legible letters; the red paper will have more letters than will the blue paper
B) legible letters; the red and blue papers will have the same number of letters
C) horizontal marks; the red paper will contain more marks than will the blue paper
D) horizontal marks; the red and blue papers will contain the same number of marks