GCU ECE 362 Family Community and Cultural Awareness Supporting
Early Childhood Practice Exam 150 Questions with Answers and
Explanations
Practice Questions
Family Systems and Cultural Foundations
1. Which definition best describes family?
A. a socially and culturally defined network of people connected through care
commitment kinship or shared life
B. the composition and organization of relationships within a family
C. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
D. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
2. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: a socially and culturally defined network of people connected
through care commitment kinship or shared life?
A. family structure
B. family
C. family system theory
D. family diversity
3. Which definition best describes family structure?
A. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
B. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
C. the composition and organization of relationships within a family
D. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and
identity
4. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: the composition and organization of relationships within a family?
A. family system theory
B. family diversity
C. culture
D. family structure
5. Which definition best describes family system theory?
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, A. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
B. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
C. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
D. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
6. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: the view that family members are interdependent and influence one
another?
A. family diversity
B. family system theory
C. culture
D. cultural identity
7. Which definition best describes family diversity?
A. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
B. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
C. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
D. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
8. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: variation in family forms identities traditions resources and
experiences?
A. culture
B. cultural identity
C. cultural humility
D. family diversity
9. Which definition best describes culture?
A. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
B. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
C. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
D. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
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,10. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices
language and identity?
A. cultural identity
B. culture
C. cultural humility
D. cultural competence
11. Which definition best describes cultural identity?
A. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
B. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
C. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
D. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
12. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to
cultural groups and experiences?
A. cultural humility
B. cultural competence
C. implicit bias
D. cultural identity
13. Which definition best describes cultural humility?
A. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
B. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
C. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
D. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
14. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power
in cross cultural relationships?
A. cultural competence
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, B. cultural humility
C. implicit bias
D. funds of knowledge
15. Which definition best describes cultural competence?
A. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
B. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
C. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
D. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
16. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across
cultural differences?
A. implicit bias
B. funds of knowledge
C. strengths based perspective
D. cultural competence
17. Which definition best describes implicit bias?
A. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
B. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
C. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
D. the view that child development occurs within interacting environmental
systems
18. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: automatic associations that can influence perception and
action outside awareness?
A. funds of knowledge
B. implicit bias
C. strengths based perspective
D. ecological systems theory
19. Which definition best describes funds of knowledge?
A. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
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Early Childhood Practice Exam 150 Questions with Answers and
Explanations
Practice Questions
Family Systems and Cultural Foundations
1. Which definition best describes family?
A. a socially and culturally defined network of people connected through care
commitment kinship or shared life
B. the composition and organization of relationships within a family
C. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
D. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
2. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: a socially and culturally defined network of people connected
through care commitment kinship or shared life?
A. family structure
B. family
C. family system theory
D. family diversity
3. Which definition best describes family structure?
A. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
B. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
C. the composition and organization of relationships within a family
D. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and
identity
4. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: the composition and organization of relationships within a family?
A. family system theory
B. family diversity
C. culture
D. family structure
5. Which definition best describes family system theory?
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, A. the view that family members are interdependent and influence one another
B. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
C. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
D. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
6. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: the view that family members are interdependent and influence one
another?
A. family diversity
B. family system theory
C. culture
D. cultural identity
7. Which definition best describes family diversity?
A. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
B. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
C. variation in family forms identities traditions resources and experiences
D. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
8. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early childhood
concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the following
principle: variation in family forms identities traditions resources and
experiences?
A. culture
B. cultural identity
C. cultural humility
D. family diversity
9. Which definition best describes culture?
A. shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices language and identity
B. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
C. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
D. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
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,10. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: shared and evolving patterns of values meanings practices
language and identity?
A. cultural identity
B. culture
C. cultural humility
D. cultural competence
11. Which definition best describes cultural identity?
A. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
B. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
C. a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to cultural groups and
experiences
D. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
12. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: a persons sense of belonging and meaning connected to
cultural groups and experiences?
A. cultural humility
B. cultural competence
C. implicit bias
D. cultural identity
13. Which definition best describes cultural humility?
A. ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power in cross cultural
relationships
B. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
C. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
D. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
14. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: ongoing self reflection openness and recognition of power
in cross cultural relationships?
A. cultural competence
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, B. cultural humility
C. implicit bias
D. funds of knowledge
15. Which definition best describes cultural competence?
A. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
B. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
C. the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across cultural differences
D. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
16. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: the capacity to interact effectively and respectfully across
cultural differences?
A. implicit bias
B. funds of knowledge
C. strengths based perspective
D. cultural competence
17. Which definition best describes implicit bias?
A. automatic associations that can influence perception and action outside
awareness
B. knowledge and skills developed within family and community life
C. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
D. the view that child development occurs within interacting environmental
systems
18. Which family community and cultural awareness supporting early
childhood concept is best illustrated by this situation: an educator applies the
following principle: automatic associations that can influence perception and
action outside awareness?
A. funds of knowledge
B. implicit bias
C. strengths based perspective
D. ecological systems theory
19. Which definition best describes funds of knowledge?
A. an approach that begins with family capacities resources and resilience
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