ATI PEDIATRICS EXAM SCRIPT WITH VIEW
AHEAD TESTED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⫸ motor skills: 8 months. Answer: sits unsupported
begins using pincer grasp
⫸ motor skills: 9 months. Answer: pulls to stand
creeps on hands and knees instead of crawling
crude pincer grasp
plays peek a boo
⫸ motor skills: 10 months. Answer: can change from prone to sitting
grasp rattle by handle
⫸ motor skills: 11 months. Answer: walks while holding onto
something
places object in container
neat pincer grasp
⫸ motor skills: 12 months. Answer: sit down from standing without
assistance
tries to build two block tower without success
bangs two objects together
,⫸ motor skills: 15 months. Answer: walks without help
builds 2-3 block tower
⫸ motor skills: 18 months. Answer: jumps up and down with both
feet
throws a ball overhead
builds 4-5 block tower
uses spoon
turn book pages 2-3 at a time
⫸ motor skills: 2 years. Answer: walks backward
walks stairs
builds 6-7 block tower
⫸ motor skills: 3 years. Answer: stands on one foot for a few seconds
rides tricycle
jumps off bottom step
⫸ motor skills: 4 years. Answer: skips and hops on one foot
⫸ motor skills: 5 years. Answer: jumps rope
throws and catches a ball with ease
,⫸ verbal skills by age 1. Answer: say 3-5 words and comprehends the
word no
speaks in holophrases
⫸ piaget stage from birth to 24 months. Answer: sensorimotor
⫸ piaget stage age 2-7. Answer: preoperational
object permanence
domestic mimicry
understand symbols
egocentrism
intuitive thought at age 4
⫸ piaget age 7-11. Answer: concrete operational
conservation of mass
can tell time
can see perspective of others
able to solve problems
⫸ piaget age 12+. Answer: formal operations
imaginative and idealistic
think abstractly
⫸ erikson stage from birth to 1 year. Answer: trust vs mistrust
, ⫸ erikson age 1-3 years. Answer: autonomy vs shame/doubt
⫸ erikson age 3-6. Answer: initiative vs guilt
⫸ erikson age 6-12. Answer: industry vs inferiority
⫸ erikson age 12+. Answer: identity vs role confusion
⫸ when does separation anxiety begin. Answer: 4-8 months
⫸ when does stranger fear begin. Answer: 6-8 months
⫸ immunizations at birth. Answer: Hep B
⫸ immunizations at 2 months. Answer: DTap
rotavirus
inactivated polio virus
Hib
PCV (pneumococcal)
Hep B
⫸ immunizations at 4 months. Answer: same as 2 months minus Hep
B
AHEAD TESTED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⫸ motor skills: 8 months. Answer: sits unsupported
begins using pincer grasp
⫸ motor skills: 9 months. Answer: pulls to stand
creeps on hands and knees instead of crawling
crude pincer grasp
plays peek a boo
⫸ motor skills: 10 months. Answer: can change from prone to sitting
grasp rattle by handle
⫸ motor skills: 11 months. Answer: walks while holding onto
something
places object in container
neat pincer grasp
⫸ motor skills: 12 months. Answer: sit down from standing without
assistance
tries to build two block tower without success
bangs two objects together
,⫸ motor skills: 15 months. Answer: walks without help
builds 2-3 block tower
⫸ motor skills: 18 months. Answer: jumps up and down with both
feet
throws a ball overhead
builds 4-5 block tower
uses spoon
turn book pages 2-3 at a time
⫸ motor skills: 2 years. Answer: walks backward
walks stairs
builds 6-7 block tower
⫸ motor skills: 3 years. Answer: stands on one foot for a few seconds
rides tricycle
jumps off bottom step
⫸ motor skills: 4 years. Answer: skips and hops on one foot
⫸ motor skills: 5 years. Answer: jumps rope
throws and catches a ball with ease
,⫸ verbal skills by age 1. Answer: say 3-5 words and comprehends the
word no
speaks in holophrases
⫸ piaget stage from birth to 24 months. Answer: sensorimotor
⫸ piaget stage age 2-7. Answer: preoperational
object permanence
domestic mimicry
understand symbols
egocentrism
intuitive thought at age 4
⫸ piaget age 7-11. Answer: concrete operational
conservation of mass
can tell time
can see perspective of others
able to solve problems
⫸ piaget age 12+. Answer: formal operations
imaginative and idealistic
think abstractly
⫸ erikson stage from birth to 1 year. Answer: trust vs mistrust
, ⫸ erikson age 1-3 years. Answer: autonomy vs shame/doubt
⫸ erikson age 3-6. Answer: initiative vs guilt
⫸ erikson age 6-12. Answer: industry vs inferiority
⫸ erikson age 12+. Answer: identity vs role confusion
⫸ when does separation anxiety begin. Answer: 4-8 months
⫸ when does stranger fear begin. Answer: 6-8 months
⫸ immunizations at birth. Answer: Hep B
⫸ immunizations at 2 months. Answer: DTap
rotavirus
inactivated polio virus
Hib
PCV (pneumococcal)
Hep B
⫸ immunizations at 4 months. Answer: same as 2 months minus Hep
B
