CDA 2026 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ You are planning your lessons for the week and the theme for the
week is insects. You want to provide a hands on experience so they
can see what it might feel like to be a bug. Which of the following
would provide that experience for your children:
A. Read a book on creepy crawly bugs.
B. Sing a song about spiders.
C. Fill the sand table with dirt and plastic bugs.
D. Make bugs out of play dough. Answer: C. Fill the sand table with
dirt and plastic bugs.
◉ Andrew walks into the first day of preschool and kicks his teacher.
His teacher tells him that kicking is not allowed, but he laughs and
runs off to play with the toys. The teacher informs the director who
calls Andrew's mother and asks her to stop in when she comes to
retrieve Andrew at the end of the day. When Andrew's mother
arrives and is informed of his actions, she says "He does that to me
at home too. I just tell him to go play." What would be best practice
in this situation?
A. Ask Andrew's mother to remove him from the school. She
obviously has no control of her son and he will never change his
behaviors.
,B. Tell Andrew's mother that this behavior is not normal and that he
should be evaluated for emotional support. Give her pamphlets on
agencies that serve children with emotional disorders.
C. Tell the teachers to watch Andrew carefully to avoid being kicked.
Take up the issue again during the school's reg Answer: D. Tell
Andrew's mother that kicking is not allowed and that Andrew will
have to comply with the rules while in school. Tell her the
procedures which you will use to end this behavior. Tell her that you
will keep her apprised of Andrew's improvements. Suggest a formal
conference soon
◉ You are speaking to one student and another child interrupts the
conversation. You should:
A. Tell the second child to knock it off and go away. You are busy.
B. Tell the first child you are done talking to her and must talk to the
second child.
C. Gently remind the second child you are speaking and he must wait
until you are done. Let him know you will be with him momentarily.
D. Put the second child in time out for being rude. Answer: C. Gently
remind the second child you are speaking and he must wait until you
are done. Let him know you will be with him momentarily.
◉ Michael often comes to school without a coat, even on very cold
days. Your school requires that students be outside for at least 20
minutes every day, unless the weather is too severe. Today you want
, to take the children outside but, again, Michael has no coat - what
should you do?
A. He's going to have to stay inside with another class. He can't go
out without a coat.
B. You will have to stay inside, you can't take a child outside with no
coat.
C. Call his mother and explain to her the school's policy on playing
outdoors. Ask her if she is able to send a coat in with Michael every
day until the weather gets much warmer.
D. All the above answers are correct Answer: D. All the above
answers are correct
◉ Some of the children served at the preschool where you work
have come down with the flu. While these children are not at school
while they are ill, several of the other parents have expressed
concern about their children being exposed to children who are
contagious. In this situation, which would be the best response?
A. Reassure parents that the school is following all required
sanitation rules.
B. Close the school during the flu outbreak.
C. Require all children in the preschool to have proof of having had a
flu shot.
D. Ask the parents of returning students to send in antiseptic hand-
washing lotions when students return. Answer: A. Reassure parents
that the school is following all required sanitation rules.
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ You are planning your lessons for the week and the theme for the
week is insects. You want to provide a hands on experience so they
can see what it might feel like to be a bug. Which of the following
would provide that experience for your children:
A. Read a book on creepy crawly bugs.
B. Sing a song about spiders.
C. Fill the sand table with dirt and plastic bugs.
D. Make bugs out of play dough. Answer: C. Fill the sand table with
dirt and plastic bugs.
◉ Andrew walks into the first day of preschool and kicks his teacher.
His teacher tells him that kicking is not allowed, but he laughs and
runs off to play with the toys. The teacher informs the director who
calls Andrew's mother and asks her to stop in when she comes to
retrieve Andrew at the end of the day. When Andrew's mother
arrives and is informed of his actions, she says "He does that to me
at home too. I just tell him to go play." What would be best practice
in this situation?
A. Ask Andrew's mother to remove him from the school. She
obviously has no control of her son and he will never change his
behaviors.
,B. Tell Andrew's mother that this behavior is not normal and that he
should be evaluated for emotional support. Give her pamphlets on
agencies that serve children with emotional disorders.
C. Tell the teachers to watch Andrew carefully to avoid being kicked.
Take up the issue again during the school's reg Answer: D. Tell
Andrew's mother that kicking is not allowed and that Andrew will
have to comply with the rules while in school. Tell her the
procedures which you will use to end this behavior. Tell her that you
will keep her apprised of Andrew's improvements. Suggest a formal
conference soon
◉ You are speaking to one student and another child interrupts the
conversation. You should:
A. Tell the second child to knock it off and go away. You are busy.
B. Tell the first child you are done talking to her and must talk to the
second child.
C. Gently remind the second child you are speaking and he must wait
until you are done. Let him know you will be with him momentarily.
D. Put the second child in time out for being rude. Answer: C. Gently
remind the second child you are speaking and he must wait until you
are done. Let him know you will be with him momentarily.
◉ Michael often comes to school without a coat, even on very cold
days. Your school requires that students be outside for at least 20
minutes every day, unless the weather is too severe. Today you want
, to take the children outside but, again, Michael has no coat - what
should you do?
A. He's going to have to stay inside with another class. He can't go
out without a coat.
B. You will have to stay inside, you can't take a child outside with no
coat.
C. Call his mother and explain to her the school's policy on playing
outdoors. Ask her if she is able to send a coat in with Michael every
day until the weather gets much warmer.
D. All the above answers are correct Answer: D. All the above
answers are correct
◉ Some of the children served at the preschool where you work
have come down with the flu. While these children are not at school
while they are ill, several of the other parents have expressed
concern about their children being exposed to children who are
contagious. In this situation, which would be the best response?
A. Reassure parents that the school is following all required
sanitation rules.
B. Close the school during the flu outbreak.
C. Require all children in the preschool to have proof of having had a
flu shot.
D. Ask the parents of returning students to send in antiseptic hand-
washing lotions when students return. Answer: A. Reassure parents
that the school is following all required sanitation rules.
