CDA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
List and describe two ways that physical activity benefits young children.
Builds and maintains bones, prevents or delays high blood pressure, cholesterol and
type 2 diabetes, reduces stress, increases attention spans, increases academic
success, enhances language and social skills and makes children feel confident and
competent.
Define "executive function" skills and describe how educators can promote
children developing these types of skills.
*Mental processes needed to connect past experiences with present actions.
*Regulate behavior, control impulses, manage time, stay organized and follow multistep
directions.
*Help children filter through stimulation they receive daily to determine which
information is important.
*Explore learning alone or in groups, develop children's self control, support children to
increase their attention span and improve their memory skills, offer children
opportunities to make symbolic representation of their ideas through art.
Describe strategies early educators can use to promote children to develop
empathy and other prosocial skills.
*Help children put their feelings into words.
*Read books where you can discuss or ask children to describe the character's feelings.
*Help children to interpret facial expressions.
*Encourage children to reenact their favorite stories with puppets (think
Barbara/Storybook Village)
If a child leaves your setting on Tuesday with a fever of 102, when is the earliest
the child can return? Explain your response.
Thursday-Child must be fever free for 24 hours without the help of medication before
returning.
What is the website with the new USDA dietary information and
recommendations?
www.choosemyplate.com
Ms. Hart walks toddlers through the neighborhood several times a week. Which
strategy makes for the best learning experience?
A: Telling the children about how the neighborhoods has changed over time.
B: Permitting the children to pick any flowers or leaves they encounter.
C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is there.
D: Taking a different path with new features each time they walk.
C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is there.
Four year old Angie is struggling with puzzles. What is thee best way to scaffold
her learning?
Provide Angie with a 5-6 large piece puzzle that she can work with by herself.
, Describe an activity that a teacher could do with a small group of children to
promote developing social studies skills.
*Read stories about people with varying occupations
*Invite visitors into the classroom
*Field trips
*Dramatic play learning center set up
Define teachable moment.
Teachable moments are spontaneous windows of opportunities to extend children's
learning and understanding.
Unplanned/on the spot
When washing your hands, how long should you scrub after lathering with soap?
At least 20 seconds
What is the best practice to support Ms Thompson in establishing supportive and
respectful relationships with children in her setting?
Validating children's efforts, progress and accomplishments
Describe how an early educator can effectively use technology in their learning
environment to promote children's learning and engagement.
*Children can create artwork on computer screens or tablets
*Read and interact with stories
*Engage with photographs and videos that document their learning from prior
experiences (field trip or in setting)
Describe a "print rich" early childhood environment.
Environment where furnishings, materials, and equipment are labeled in English and
children's home languages in meaningful ways.
How many books per child on average should a preschool setting include?
5-8 books per child
Explain why providing children with choices is an effective strategy for promoting
positive behaviors.
Offering children choices puts them in charge of their own behavior and builds self-
regulation.
Define self-regulation and its importance.
Self regulation is the ability to express and manage emotions and behavior in healthy
ways and to maintain focus and attention.
While outdoors, Arne shouts at two friends who have not allowed him to play with
them. Which strategy would be best for Arne's teacher to try?
A: Point out to Arne that nobody wants to play with a bad-tempered friend.
B: Redirect Arne away from children who have begun an activity together.
C: Suggest to Arne to play with toys that do not require partners.
D: Suggest a role for Arne that makes the activity more enjoyable for all.
D: Suggest a role for Arne that makes the activity more enjoyable for all.
Name the items you should have by the changing table to ensure healthy and
hygienic practice.
Clean diapers, paper liners, wipes, disposable gloves, diaper cream and plastic bags
Define the term empathy.
The ability to identify with what another person is feeling.
SOLUTION
List and describe two ways that physical activity benefits young children.
Builds and maintains bones, prevents or delays high blood pressure, cholesterol and
type 2 diabetes, reduces stress, increases attention spans, increases academic
success, enhances language and social skills and makes children feel confident and
competent.
Define "executive function" skills and describe how educators can promote
children developing these types of skills.
*Mental processes needed to connect past experiences with present actions.
*Regulate behavior, control impulses, manage time, stay organized and follow multistep
directions.
*Help children filter through stimulation they receive daily to determine which
information is important.
*Explore learning alone or in groups, develop children's self control, support children to
increase their attention span and improve their memory skills, offer children
opportunities to make symbolic representation of their ideas through art.
Describe strategies early educators can use to promote children to develop
empathy and other prosocial skills.
*Help children put their feelings into words.
*Read books where you can discuss or ask children to describe the character's feelings.
*Help children to interpret facial expressions.
*Encourage children to reenact their favorite stories with puppets (think
Barbara/Storybook Village)
If a child leaves your setting on Tuesday with a fever of 102, when is the earliest
the child can return? Explain your response.
Thursday-Child must be fever free for 24 hours without the help of medication before
returning.
What is the website with the new USDA dietary information and
recommendations?
www.choosemyplate.com
Ms. Hart walks toddlers through the neighborhood several times a week. Which
strategy makes for the best learning experience?
A: Telling the children about how the neighborhoods has changed over time.
B: Permitting the children to pick any flowers or leaves they encounter.
C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is there.
D: Taking a different path with new features each time they walk.
C: Taking one path often enough to observe and talk about what is there.
Four year old Angie is struggling with puzzles. What is thee best way to scaffold
her learning?
Provide Angie with a 5-6 large piece puzzle that she can work with by herself.
, Describe an activity that a teacher could do with a small group of children to
promote developing social studies skills.
*Read stories about people with varying occupations
*Invite visitors into the classroom
*Field trips
*Dramatic play learning center set up
Define teachable moment.
Teachable moments are spontaneous windows of opportunities to extend children's
learning and understanding.
Unplanned/on the spot
When washing your hands, how long should you scrub after lathering with soap?
At least 20 seconds
What is the best practice to support Ms Thompson in establishing supportive and
respectful relationships with children in her setting?
Validating children's efforts, progress and accomplishments
Describe how an early educator can effectively use technology in their learning
environment to promote children's learning and engagement.
*Children can create artwork on computer screens or tablets
*Read and interact with stories
*Engage with photographs and videos that document their learning from prior
experiences (field trip or in setting)
Describe a "print rich" early childhood environment.
Environment where furnishings, materials, and equipment are labeled in English and
children's home languages in meaningful ways.
How many books per child on average should a preschool setting include?
5-8 books per child
Explain why providing children with choices is an effective strategy for promoting
positive behaviors.
Offering children choices puts them in charge of their own behavior and builds self-
regulation.
Define self-regulation and its importance.
Self regulation is the ability to express and manage emotions and behavior in healthy
ways and to maintain focus and attention.
While outdoors, Arne shouts at two friends who have not allowed him to play with
them. Which strategy would be best for Arne's teacher to try?
A: Point out to Arne that nobody wants to play with a bad-tempered friend.
B: Redirect Arne away from children who have begun an activity together.
C: Suggest to Arne to play with toys that do not require partners.
D: Suggest a role for Arne that makes the activity more enjoyable for all.
D: Suggest a role for Arne that makes the activity more enjoyable for all.
Name the items you should have by the changing table to ensure healthy and
hygienic practice.
Clean diapers, paper liners, wipes, disposable gloves, diaper cream and plastic bags
Define the term empathy.
The ability to identify with what another person is feeling.
