CDA Exam Questions with Complete
Answers
List and describe two ways that physical activity benefits young children. - Answer-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. - Answer-*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. - Answer-*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. - Answer-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? - Answer-
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. - Answer-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? - Answer-
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. - Answer-*Read stories about people with varying occupations
*Invite visitors into the classroom
*Field trips
*Dramatic play learning center set up
Define teachable moment. - Answer-Teachable moments are spontaneous windows of opportunities to
extend children's learning and understanding.
Unplanned/on the spot
Answers
List and describe two ways that physical activity benefits young children. - Answer-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. - Answer-*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. - Answer-*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. - Answer-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? - Answer-
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. - Answer-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? - Answer-
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. - Answer-*Read stories about people with varying occupations
*Invite visitors into the classroom
*Field trips
*Dramatic play learning center set up
Define teachable moment. - Answer-Teachable moments are spontaneous windows of opportunities to
extend children's learning and understanding.
Unplanned/on the spot
