CDA Practice Test

When engaging in conversation with youngest children

completely control the conversation, directing it to where the adult wants it to go.

The ratio of adults needed by licensing regulation to supervise a group of children is determined by

the age of the youngest child

When speaking to a child an early childhood classroom teacher should

get down to the child's eye level

On average, a preschool setting should include how many books per child ?

5-8

The best way to describe a blended classroom would be to say it is

A classroom with children of various ages

A functional skill that a child can do at a certain age is often called a

A developmental milestone

Which of the following words is it best to avoid when recording objective observation?

Angry

Health checks should be performed on children in your setting

Daily

Which of the following is the best example of an open ended material

play doe

Which statement below would be the best way to appropriately offer choices to young children ?

"You may choose from the art area, the housekeeping are or the sensory table."

Early education staff may release a child to the primary custodial parent or guardian and

A neighbor authorized by the custodial parent or guardian

Positive relationships are the foundation of any good early learning curriculum. An early learning professional can facilitate a toddlers development by

Being patient with the child to gain their respect

One year old Addison repeatedly fills a pail with large wooden beads and then dumps them out. How should Addison's teacher respond this?

By encouraging Addison to continue and helping her to expand on the concept of empty and full

All of the following are components of family style dinning except:

Children are served by the teacher

A schedule in a toddler classroom should be set up so that the children spend majority of their day

Choosing which activity they would like to participate in

Which of the following statements would it be acceptable to include in your observations of a child ?

David's cries for 3 minutes when his mother left

Which of the following situations depict bias ?

Housekeeping activities that exclude boys

In public buildings and early learning centers evacuation and emergency exit procedures should be posted

In pictorial and written form and posted near entrances and exits of each room

Best practices dictate that we provide diversity in our classroom. Which of the following practices is the best way for an early childhood teacher to do this ?

Learning materials, pictures, literature, and posters depict children and families of diverse backgrounds, ages, abilities and genders.

Maddison is a three year old in Ms. Amy's class. Although fully toilet trained, she has had several accidents over the past two weeks and can no longer identify letters in her name. Ms. Amy many be correct in thinking that Maddison

May be experiencing emotional issues at home

What does the acronym NAEYC represent

National Association for the Education of Young Children

A smile is an example of which type of communication

Postive nonverbal communication

Hanging experience charts, labeling items in the room and having many different types of books available are all

Practices that support emergent literacy

4 year old Jillian is having difficulty with puzzles. What would her teacher do to best scaffold her learning

Provide Jillian with a simpler puzzle which has fewer pieces that she can successfully complete on her own

18 month old Jason has bitten several children in his group this week. What is the best strategy for his teacher to use to try to determine what the cause of this unacceptable behavior it ?

Reflect on what happened right before the unacceptable behavior occurred

Which of the following practices, when done regularly and properly can be the most useful for teacher decision making and planning ?

Regularly observing and recording each child's behavior and learning experiences

Jennifer has become aware of a crisis situation in one of her students families that is unsafe for the child. What is the Jennifer's best course of action ?

Report the crisis situation to her director and local authorities

Your first step in treating a minor burn that a child receives during a cooking activity would be to

Run cool water over the affected area

Which of the following activities would best foster the development of fine motor skills?

Stringing beads

Heather takes her group of toddlers on walks through the neighborhood several times a week. Which of the following would provide the best learning experience for these children?

Taking one route often and talk about and observe what they see

A CDA is

The only nationally recognized early childhood credential

If a child leaves your center with a fever of 102, that child can return only when

They have been fever free for 24 hours

Which of the following does not promote the development of gross motor skills ?

Using sidewalk chalk

What is the best to do when a child does not respond to a question right away?

Wait for about 5 seconds for the child to answer

When washing their hands it is best to provide young children with

Warm water liquid soap and paper towel

Colleen is planning new activities for 2 year old Connor. Which of the following would be the most important for Colleen to consider when planning

What Connor already knows and can do

A teacher in an early learning center would not be exhibiting professional behavior if they are

asking a family to donate to a favorite charity

Best practices at mealtime would be for a caregiver to

assist the children in serving themselves

Using picture books that have no words with young children is the most effective way to promote

awareness of story structure

What does CDA stand for

child development associate

Providing a sample of a craft activity, using Alphabet worksheets, and using coloring books in a early childhood setting are considered

developmentally inappropriate activities

When children's artwork is displayed it should be

displayed at the Child's eye level

If a child has a fine motor impairment which of the following activities would be the most difficult for them

drawing a picture

A child arrives at your center with several large visible bruises that she cannot explain and no prior explanation was provided by mom when she dropped off. What would be the appropriate course of action for you to take

follow the required protocol as a mandated reporter

Preschoolers often experiment and use foul or shocking language. What would be the best way to respond to a child who shouts inappropriate words in your classroom?

explaining to the child that such language is not appropriate and offering other words that could be used instead

Which of the following foods would be safer to serve to children old enough to eat solid foods but younger then four years of age

fine cubed pears

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques that a teacher might use, will be most beneficial to preschoolers

helping the children talk and think about how they can resolve their problem

What is the healthiest item for children to share during choice activity time

play jewelry

A first aid kit in a classroom should be kept

in an easily accessible location and out of reach of children

Why do teachers in early childhood classrooms give children a warning before activities are about to change

it allows time to finish the activity

Frequent hand washing in school is important because

it helps the keep the spread of germs to a minimum

Your center has 5 babies ranging in age from 4 to 10 months old. Each baby is currently on their own feeding schedule. Which approach for a center to have is most beneficial to these infant.

keeping the feeding schedules already in place

Which of the following activities would be the best choice to assist in the development of fine motor skills

manipulating play doh

An open ended question has

no one correct answer

In the classroom, children play materials should be

on low shelves

Children in the 3 year old room at your center are matching pictures of things that begin with the same sound. Which of the following skills will this activity enhance.

phonemic awareness

The best way to arrange an early childhood classroom would be to

place related activities near each other

David and Matthew want to move blocks across the room while using the same truck. David goes to the dramatic play area and gets basket to carry the blocks. What is David exhibiting

problem solving skills

Providing children with their own space in the classroom to store their own coats and other personal belongings

promotes positive self-image

Which is the best way for Amy to assist the children of low income families in her classroom

provide the children with the best possible instruction that she can

Three year old Kylee is deathly afraid of cats. Which of the following would be the best thing for her teacher to do first to try to help alleviate some of her fear

read stories to her about cats

A typical developing 3-5 year old can be expected to do all of the following expect

ride a two wheeled bike

Children between 18 months and two years old can typically

scribble with markers

Of the following, which would be the healthiest snack for young children

sliced apples low fat milk

Which teacher practice would be the most effective to help toddlers develop a positive self-image

take time to listen and interact with each child in the room

Which would be the best way for a caregiver to promote language development in infants under one year of age

talking to them about their environment and singing to them

Which of the reasons provided below is the best reason to take a group of children outdoors to play

they have been inside for several hours and the weather permits it

What is the primary purpose of recording your observation of the children in your room

to have useful and factual information concerning each child

Two wheeled bicycles and games with rules

would be frustrating to most preschool children