DCF CHILD CARE PRESCHOOL
APPROPRIATE PRACTICES ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Answer: focuses on children birth to eight years old and is made up of
three principle components: age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness and cultural appropriateness.
●● Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to
Answer: as many different types of learning experiences as possible to
make it easier for them to transition into kindergarten.
●● There are many ways to accomplish this;
Answer: reading to children,
providing hands-on play opportunities,
introducing new words daily,
and allowing the children to play and socialize with each other.
●● Caregivers should plan and prepare experiences that are
Answer: fun, stimulating, and offer hands-on opportunities for learning
that are challenging and achievable.
,●● Language development
Answer: is one of the most important aspects of a child's learning at this
age (3-5 years). It is important to expand a child's vocabulary by
introducing as many new words as possible during this stage.
●● There are a variety of ways to help children learn new words,
including:
Answer: Poems
Songs
Stories
Parental Involvement
●● True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe smells.
Answer: False
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang," "Plunk"
and "Snap."
●● True or False?
Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to as many
different types of learning experiences as possible to make it easier for
them to transition into kindergarten.
Answer: True
,●● True or False?
To increase a child's vocabulary, parents should be encouraged to read to
their child daily.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice is made up of three principles:
age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and cultural
appropriateness.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Language development is one of the key aspects of a child's learning at
ages 6 and 7.
Answer: False
Language development is one of the most important aspects of a child's
learning during the ages of 3-5 years.
●● True or False?
Children's songs are entertaining but do not serve any educational
purpose.
Answer: False
, Music has a general appeal to children of all ages and also features
rhyming and repetition of words. Helping children learn the words to
age appropriate music is a great way to ensure that they will absorb and
retain new words.
●● True or False?
Poems, songs, stories, and parental involvement are all good ways of
helping language develop for children.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Songs like 'Old Macdonald' are important because they introduce
children to new animals and the sounds they make.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe sounds.
Answer: True
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang," "Plunk"
and "Snap."
●● True or False?
Poems are a good way to introduce new words to children because they
are short and feature rhyming and the repetition of words.
APPROPRIATE PRACTICES ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Answer: focuses on children birth to eight years old and is made up of
three principle components: age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness and cultural appropriateness.
●● Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to
Answer: as many different types of learning experiences as possible to
make it easier for them to transition into kindergarten.
●● There are many ways to accomplish this;
Answer: reading to children,
providing hands-on play opportunities,
introducing new words daily,
and allowing the children to play and socialize with each other.
●● Caregivers should plan and prepare experiences that are
Answer: fun, stimulating, and offer hands-on opportunities for learning
that are challenging and achievable.
,●● Language development
Answer: is one of the most important aspects of a child's learning at this
age (3-5 years). It is important to expand a child's vocabulary by
introducing as many new words as possible during this stage.
●● There are a variety of ways to help children learn new words,
including:
Answer: Poems
Songs
Stories
Parental Involvement
●● True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe smells.
Answer: False
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang," "Plunk"
and "Snap."
●● True or False?
Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to as many
different types of learning experiences as possible to make it easier for
them to transition into kindergarten.
Answer: True
,●● True or False?
To increase a child's vocabulary, parents should be encouraged to read to
their child daily.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice is made up of three principles:
age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and cultural
appropriateness.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Language development is one of the key aspects of a child's learning at
ages 6 and 7.
Answer: False
Language development is one of the most important aspects of a child's
learning during the ages of 3-5 years.
●● True or False?
Children's songs are entertaining but do not serve any educational
purpose.
Answer: False
, Music has a general appeal to children of all ages and also features
rhyming and repetition of words. Helping children learn the words to
age appropriate music is a great way to ensure that they will absorb and
retain new words.
●● True or False?
Poems, songs, stories, and parental involvement are all good ways of
helping language develop for children.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Songs like 'Old Macdonald' are important because they introduce
children to new animals and the sounds they make.
Answer: True
●● True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe sounds.
Answer: True
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang," "Plunk"
and "Snap."
●● True or False?
Poems are a good way to introduce new words to children because they
are short and feature rhyming and the repetition of words.
