EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
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Gross motor 3 years AnswerRides tricycle, climbs stairs on alternating
feet, stands on one foot for a few seconds, broad jumps
• Gross motor 4 years AnswerHops on one foot, skips, goes down stairs
on alternating feet
• Gross motor 5 years AnswerJumps rope, catches a ball, skips on
alternate feet, balances on alternate feet w/ one eye closed
• Fine motor 3 years AnswerConstructs a 3 block bridge, copies a circle,
draws a cross
• Fine motor 4 years AnswerLaces shoes, copies a square, traces a
diamond, draws a 3 part stick figure
,• Fine motor 5 years AnswerTies shoes, adds 7-9 parts on stick figure,
print name, print a few letters and numbers, use a scissors well
• Preschooler cognitive dev: transduction reasoning AnswerAttributes
cause and effect relations shops to events coinciding in time even though
the events may be unrelated
• Average 3 yo says how many words? Answer1000 words and speaks in
3-4 phrases and talked incessantly (w/o interruption, constantly)
• How many new words can a preschooler learn a day? Answer10-20
• Avg 4 yo says how many words? Answer1500 words, exaggerated
stories, sings simple songs
• Peak age for "why" questions? Answer4
• Infant play AnswerSolitaire
• Toddler play AnswerWay they learn, parallel, imitation
• Preschooler sleep& how many hours/day? Answer11-13 and afternoon
nap until age 5, sleep problems, night terrors, difficult saddling down
, after busy day, extend bred time rituals to delay sleep, security
object(Hannah bear) and night light
• Toddler sleep & how many hours/day? AnswerCan decrease in 2nd
year, 12 hours daily, nap once a day, problems sleeping from separation
anxiety
• Preschooler fears AnswerThe dark, Bodily mutation, stranger danger,
loud noises, animals not familiar with, pain( pain can trigger memory
from something else-ex: nurse gave shot and hurt so all nurses are gonna
hurt me), take things literal...IV stick kid thinks actually going to get a
stick in arm
• Which school age gender matures faster? AnswerGirls surpass boys in
height and weight
• School age physical growth AnswerRapid and uneven, 2in/year, 4.5-
6.5lbs/year...ugly duckling phase
• School age gross motor AnswerBicycling, rollerblading, skateboarding,
progressively improved running and jumping (track and hurdles or other
sports), swimming
• School age fine motor AnswerGreater dexterity ( skills w/ hands
performing tasks) for crafts and video games, computer competence,
cursive (8 years & up)