EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) EXAM PREP
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT true of careers in the art industry?
A.) The majority of artists are self-employed.
B.) Few artists bother earning postsecondary degrees of certificates.
C.) Competition is keen for salaried jobs in the art industry.
D.) Annual earnings for artists vary widely.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
A young child, angry at one parent, momentarily wishes he would leave. Later, when that
parent moves out as the couple separates, the child blames it on her earlier wish. Piaget
called this:
A.) Animism.
B.) Egocentrism.
C.) Magical thinking.
D.) Intuitive thinking.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
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,Which of the following adult practices reflects an understanding of the Anal stage of
Freud's theory of psychosexual development?
A.) Understanding babies need safe, sanitary things to put in their mouths.
B.) Understanding the willfulness and stubbornness of behavior in toddlers.
C.) Understanding preschoolers' focusing on one parent, then on the other.
D.) Understanding why school children focus on friends more than parents.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Which of these is true about the use of manipulatives for EC math learning?
A.) Manipulatives are so effective for learning that some early math curricula require these.
B.) Manipulatives help preschoolers with visual/haptic learning styles but not other children.
C.) Manipulatives can help preschoolers learn concrete things rather than abstract concepts.
D.) Manipulatives are fun, but preschoolers do not learn by seeing/touching/moving objects.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 5
As young children develop speech, which of the following examples of normal
phonological processes typically disappears at the latest age?
A.) Pronouncing "sleep" as "teep."
B.) Pronouncing "juice" as "goose."
C.) Pronouncing "thinks" as "tinks."
D.) Pronouncing "pig" as "pick"/"big."
CORRECT ANSWER
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, C
Question 6
A = {9, 4, -3, 8, 6, 0} and B = {-4, 2, 8, 9, 0}. What is A U B?
A.) {9, 8, 0}.
B.) {9, 4, -3, 8, 6, 0, -4, 2}.
C.) None.
D.) {9, 8, 0, 2, 4}.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
A younger child watches you pour juice from a short, wide container into a tall, thin
container and concludes there is more juice in the taller container because s/he sees the
juice rising up higher in the glass. An older child concludes there is the same amount of
juice either way, pointing out, "This glass is taller than the other one, but it's also thinner.
Besides, I just saw you pour it from that glass to this glass, so it's the same amount no
matter what the glasses look like."
Which Piagetian cognitive ability has the younger child not attained that the older child has?
A.) Object permanence.
B.) Volume conservation.
C.) Formal operations.
D.) Class inclusion.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Which of the following is true of state legal regulation of medical care, policies, and
procedures in ECE settings?
A.) Being disease-free, passing TB tests, and accurate staff and child health records are
omitted from state regulations.
B.) Staff's administering medication to children in ECE is not a part of state government
childcare licensing regulations.
C.) When emergencies due to illness, injuries, and accidents arise, management by ECE staff
is regulated by the states.
D.) Litigation is more likely for not reporting abuse/neglect than not making accident reports
or following procedures.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
Which of the following is the most appropriate pre-math learning activity for preschool-
aged children?
A.) Counting numbers in their heads.
B.) Counting blocks, beads, or pennies.
C.) Counting classmates from memory.
D.) Counting toys through a mental list.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 10
According to ECE experts, what is true about various teacher strategies to enhance
communication between themselves and parents?
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|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT true of careers in the art industry?
A.) The majority of artists are self-employed.
B.) Few artists bother earning postsecondary degrees of certificates.
C.) Competition is keen for salaried jobs in the art industry.
D.) Annual earnings for artists vary widely.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
A young child, angry at one parent, momentarily wishes he would leave. Later, when that
parent moves out as the couple separates, the child blames it on her earlier wish. Piaget
called this:
A.) Animism.
B.) Egocentrism.
C.) Magical thinking.
D.) Intuitive thinking.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
1
,Which of the following adult practices reflects an understanding of the Anal stage of
Freud's theory of psychosexual development?
A.) Understanding babies need safe, sanitary things to put in their mouths.
B.) Understanding the willfulness and stubbornness of behavior in toddlers.
C.) Understanding preschoolers' focusing on one parent, then on the other.
D.) Understanding why school children focus on friends more than parents.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Which of these is true about the use of manipulatives for EC math learning?
A.) Manipulatives are so effective for learning that some early math curricula require these.
B.) Manipulatives help preschoolers with visual/haptic learning styles but not other children.
C.) Manipulatives can help preschoolers learn concrete things rather than abstract concepts.
D.) Manipulatives are fun, but preschoolers do not learn by seeing/touching/moving objects.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 5
As young children develop speech, which of the following examples of normal
phonological processes typically disappears at the latest age?
A.) Pronouncing "sleep" as "teep."
B.) Pronouncing "juice" as "goose."
C.) Pronouncing "thinks" as "tinks."
D.) Pronouncing "pig" as "pick"/"big."
CORRECT ANSWER
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, C
Question 6
A = {9, 4, -3, 8, 6, 0} and B = {-4, 2, 8, 9, 0}. What is A U B?
A.) {9, 8, 0}.
B.) {9, 4, -3, 8, 6, 0, -4, 2}.
C.) None.
D.) {9, 8, 0, 2, 4}.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
A younger child watches you pour juice from a short, wide container into a tall, thin
container and concludes there is more juice in the taller container because s/he sees the
juice rising up higher in the glass. An older child concludes there is the same amount of
juice either way, pointing out, "This glass is taller than the other one, but it's also thinner.
Besides, I just saw you pour it from that glass to this glass, so it's the same amount no
matter what the glasses look like."
Which Piagetian cognitive ability has the younger child not attained that the older child has?
A.) Object permanence.
B.) Volume conservation.
C.) Formal operations.
D.) Class inclusion.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Which of the following is true of state legal regulation of medical care, policies, and
procedures in ECE settings?
A.) Being disease-free, passing TB tests, and accurate staff and child health records are
omitted from state regulations.
B.) Staff's administering medication to children in ECE is not a part of state government
childcare licensing regulations.
C.) When emergencies due to illness, injuries, and accidents arise, management by ECE staff
is regulated by the states.
D.) Litigation is more likely for not reporting abuse/neglect than not making accident reports
or following procedures.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
Which of the following is the most appropriate pre-math learning activity for preschool-
aged children?
A.) Counting numbers in their heads.
B.) Counting blocks, beads, or pennies.
C.) Counting classmates from memory.
D.) Counting toys through a mental list.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 10
According to ECE experts, what is true about various teacher strategies to enhance
communication between themselves and parents?
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