OAE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRACTICE
TEST
Which of the following behaviors reflects an infants development of an understanding of
object permanence?
a. sucking on part of a handheld toy
b. switching a toy from hand to hand
c. watching a toy roll across a floor
d. searching for a toy under a blanket - Answers -D.
Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development hypothesizes that, at the beginning
of the elementary school years, the primary conflict facing young children is that of:
a. industry vs. inferiority
b. intimacy vs. isolation
c. trust vs. mistrust
d. identity vs. role confusion - Answers -A.
During which age span do young children typically first begin to demonstrate goal-
directed actions?
a. 0-2 years
b. 2-4 years
c. 4-6 years
d. 6-8 years - Answers -A. .
Which of the following is most characteristic of the language development of a typical
three-year-old child?
a. speaking in complete simple sentences (e.g. "I want a cookie."
b. pointing to objects and uttering a single word (e.g. "Cookie")
c. combining two words together (e.g. "Want cookie")
d. speaking in complex sentences (e.g. "Please give me a chocolate cookies because I
feel very very hungry" - Answers -A.
Which of the following is most important to address is a health and safety unit for
kindergarteners as they being the school year?
a. Reasons for respecting the safety rules established by teachers, administrators, and
other adults
b. Common causes of minor injuries that occur on the school playground
c. The different ways in which harmful household substances affect the body is ingested
and touched
d. Procedures for crossing streets, parking lots, and driveways and bus safety -
Answers -D.
A preschool teacher observes two three-year-olds playing silently side by side in a
sandbox, each building a castle. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
conclusion for the teacher to draw in regard to this behavior?
,a. The children's play is advanced for their age and suggests that they may be gifted
learners
b. The children's play falls within the developmentally appropriate range for
preschoolers.
c. The children's play seems overly static and in need of intervention to stimulate
greater creativity
d. The children's play is typical of much younger children and suggests significant
developmental delays - Answers -B.
Which of the following types of peer relationships is most characteristic of second-grade
students?
a. A single-exclusive friendship
b. Small, same-gender groups
c. Popularity-based cliques
d. Fluid, heterogeneous gangs - Answers -B.
The curriculum in an early childhood program encourages young children to become
engaged in challenging activities that involve both planning and problem solving. This
aspect of the curriculum is most likely to promote the children's ability to:
a. Adjust easily to unexpected changes in the daily schedule
b. Perform in the highest percentile on mandated tests
c. Approach new learning experiences with confidence
d. Maintain focus and concentration during academic instruction - Answers -C.
Which of the following would be the most effective method to use for monitoring the
progress of second-grade students in mathematics?
a. Administering a norm-referenced assessment midway through the school year
b. Conducting frequent curriculum-based assessments
c. Administering a dynamic skills assessment at the beginning of each instructional unit
d. Conducting a portfolio assessment at the end of the school year - Answers -B.
Which of the following reflects the best use of a developmental screening checklist with
preschool children?
a. To create a profile of children's individual learning styles
b. To determine whether individual children are eligible for special education services
c. To identify children who are in need of more in-depth assessment in specific areas
d. To modify instructional strategies for children with developmental delays - Answers -
C.
A preschool teacher who works with four-year-old children should be most concerned
about the oral language development of a child who has difficulty:
a. Using pronouns appropriately and consistently
b. Pronouncing words containing the /ch/ sound (chair, check)
c. Using relational terms consistently (then, when, while)
d. Describing recent events in which the child has participated - Answers -D.
, During an upcoming open house, a preschool teacher plans to give a brief presentation
to parents/guardians about ways to promote their children's language development.
Which of the following recommendations would be most appropriate for the teacher to
include in this presentation?
A. "Be sure that you establish and maintain eye contact with your children whenever
you speak with them."
b. "If your child points to an object that he or she wants, say the name of the object and
require your child to say the word in order to be given the object."
c. "Ask your children simple yes or no questions during conversations to make sure they
understand what you are saying."
d. "Talk to your child throughout the day and encourage him or her to participate in
conversations with family members as much as possible." - Answers -D.
A preschool teacher would like to improve students' listening skills during morning circle
time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal?
a. Incorporating activities that require active listening (identifying the sources of various
sounds, listening for words that start with a specific letter)
b. Reminding students to use their "good listening ears" whenever important information
is about to be presented
c. Presenting challenging concepts (yesterday, next week) that require students to listen
attentively in order to fully understand their meaning
d. Providing students with frequent verbal reminders to take turns and listen to one
another during circle time discussions - Answers -A.
A second-grade class includes two students who have language delays and who tend to
speak to peers and adults only when necessary. Which of the following teacher
strategies would be most effective for increasing the students' use of oral language in
the classroom?
a. Posting a chart for each of the two students that tallies the number of times each of
them communicates with others during the day
b. Scheduling a daily morning meeting that includes time for students to voluntarily
shape personal experiences with one another
c. Setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require students to talk to one
another in order to complete assignments
d. Meeting with the two students individually at the end of the day to ask them questions
related to the day's lessons and activities - Answers -C.
Students in a kindergarten class are telling their teacher about a recent class field trip.
As the students share their experiences, the teacher writes their thoughts on chart
paper. The teacher then reads aloud what the students have dictated. Which of the
following describes the best rationale for incorporating this type of activity into
instruction?
a. To foster students' social skills by involving them in a cooperative learning activity
b. To assess students' abilities to pay attention and recall events accurately
c. To foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language skills
TEST
Which of the following behaviors reflects an infants development of an understanding of
object permanence?
a. sucking on part of a handheld toy
b. switching a toy from hand to hand
c. watching a toy roll across a floor
d. searching for a toy under a blanket - Answers -D.
Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development hypothesizes that, at the beginning
of the elementary school years, the primary conflict facing young children is that of:
a. industry vs. inferiority
b. intimacy vs. isolation
c. trust vs. mistrust
d. identity vs. role confusion - Answers -A.
During which age span do young children typically first begin to demonstrate goal-
directed actions?
a. 0-2 years
b. 2-4 years
c. 4-6 years
d. 6-8 years - Answers -A. .
Which of the following is most characteristic of the language development of a typical
three-year-old child?
a. speaking in complete simple sentences (e.g. "I want a cookie."
b. pointing to objects and uttering a single word (e.g. "Cookie")
c. combining two words together (e.g. "Want cookie")
d. speaking in complex sentences (e.g. "Please give me a chocolate cookies because I
feel very very hungry" - Answers -A.
Which of the following is most important to address is a health and safety unit for
kindergarteners as they being the school year?
a. Reasons for respecting the safety rules established by teachers, administrators, and
other adults
b. Common causes of minor injuries that occur on the school playground
c. The different ways in which harmful household substances affect the body is ingested
and touched
d. Procedures for crossing streets, parking lots, and driveways and bus safety -
Answers -D.
A preschool teacher observes two three-year-olds playing silently side by side in a
sandbox, each building a castle. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
conclusion for the teacher to draw in regard to this behavior?
,a. The children's play is advanced for their age and suggests that they may be gifted
learners
b. The children's play falls within the developmentally appropriate range for
preschoolers.
c. The children's play seems overly static and in need of intervention to stimulate
greater creativity
d. The children's play is typical of much younger children and suggests significant
developmental delays - Answers -B.
Which of the following types of peer relationships is most characteristic of second-grade
students?
a. A single-exclusive friendship
b. Small, same-gender groups
c. Popularity-based cliques
d. Fluid, heterogeneous gangs - Answers -B.
The curriculum in an early childhood program encourages young children to become
engaged in challenging activities that involve both planning and problem solving. This
aspect of the curriculum is most likely to promote the children's ability to:
a. Adjust easily to unexpected changes in the daily schedule
b. Perform in the highest percentile on mandated tests
c. Approach new learning experiences with confidence
d. Maintain focus and concentration during academic instruction - Answers -C.
Which of the following would be the most effective method to use for monitoring the
progress of second-grade students in mathematics?
a. Administering a norm-referenced assessment midway through the school year
b. Conducting frequent curriculum-based assessments
c. Administering a dynamic skills assessment at the beginning of each instructional unit
d. Conducting a portfolio assessment at the end of the school year - Answers -B.
Which of the following reflects the best use of a developmental screening checklist with
preschool children?
a. To create a profile of children's individual learning styles
b. To determine whether individual children are eligible for special education services
c. To identify children who are in need of more in-depth assessment in specific areas
d. To modify instructional strategies for children with developmental delays - Answers -
C.
A preschool teacher who works with four-year-old children should be most concerned
about the oral language development of a child who has difficulty:
a. Using pronouns appropriately and consistently
b. Pronouncing words containing the /ch/ sound (chair, check)
c. Using relational terms consistently (then, when, while)
d. Describing recent events in which the child has participated - Answers -D.
, During an upcoming open house, a preschool teacher plans to give a brief presentation
to parents/guardians about ways to promote their children's language development.
Which of the following recommendations would be most appropriate for the teacher to
include in this presentation?
A. "Be sure that you establish and maintain eye contact with your children whenever
you speak with them."
b. "If your child points to an object that he or she wants, say the name of the object and
require your child to say the word in order to be given the object."
c. "Ask your children simple yes or no questions during conversations to make sure they
understand what you are saying."
d. "Talk to your child throughout the day and encourage him or her to participate in
conversations with family members as much as possible." - Answers -D.
A preschool teacher would like to improve students' listening skills during morning circle
time. Which of the following strategies would best promote this goal?
a. Incorporating activities that require active listening (identifying the sources of various
sounds, listening for words that start with a specific letter)
b. Reminding students to use their "good listening ears" whenever important information
is about to be presented
c. Presenting challenging concepts (yesterday, next week) that require students to listen
attentively in order to fully understand their meaning
d. Providing students with frequent verbal reminders to take turns and listen to one
another during circle time discussions - Answers -A.
A second-grade class includes two students who have language delays and who tend to
speak to peers and adults only when necessary. Which of the following teacher
strategies would be most effective for increasing the students' use of oral language in
the classroom?
a. Posting a chart for each of the two students that tallies the number of times each of
them communicates with others during the day
b. Scheduling a daily morning meeting that includes time for students to voluntarily
shape personal experiences with one another
c. Setting up small-group activities on a regular basis that require students to talk to one
another in order to complete assignments
d. Meeting with the two students individually at the end of the day to ask them questions
related to the day's lessons and activities - Answers -C.
Students in a kindergarten class are telling their teacher about a recent class field trip.
As the students share their experiences, the teacher writes their thoughts on chart
paper. The teacher then reads aloud what the students have dictated. Which of the
following describes the best rationale for incorporating this type of activity into
instruction?
a. To foster students' social skills by involving them in a cooperative learning activity
b. To assess students' abilities to pay attention and recall events accurately
c. To foster students' literacy skills by building upon their oral language skills
