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
