CDA Practice UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A developmentally appropriate schedule is one in which:
A. most of the day is spent in small group activities
B. most of the day is spent in guided free play
C. children spend most of their time sitting at tables
D. children spend most of the day outside on the playground - CORRECT ANSWER -
most of the day is spent in guided free play
A developmentally appropriate group time:
A. lasts on a short time
B. gets the children actively involved
C. permits children to leave if they wish
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above
Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change?
A. it gives them time to clean up their toys
B. it provides them time to finish an actvity
C. it helps quickly gets their attention
D. it is a signal to come up to the next activity right away - CORRECT ANSWER - It
provides them time to finish an activity
A good early childhood practice is:
A. having the children line up to use the restroom
B. having children sit outside the restroom to wait for their turn
C. having the children all do an art activity together
D. asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground - CORRECT
ANSWER - asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground
,An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. swinging
B. beanbag throwing
C. bead stringing
D. jumping - CORRECT ANSWER - bead stringing
An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. manipulating playdough
B. walking on a balance beam
C. throwing a ball
D. riding a tricycle - CORRECT ANSWER - manipulating playdough
When you provide an activity that lets children use their sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch, and
taste, it promotes:
A. physical development
B. social development
C. cognitive development
D. communication development - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive development
2 boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. 1 boy goes to the housekeeping area
and gets a basket, This is:
A. an open ended question
B. an example of problem sovling
C. a small motor exercise
D. guidance - CORRECT ANSWER - an example of problem solving
When talking with a child, a caregiver should:
, A. speak loudly
B. get down to the child's eye level
C. whisper softly to the child
D. stand & talk with the child - CORRECT ANSWER - get down to the child's eye level
Caregivers should:
A. control the conversations that children have with them
B.be good listeners
C. ask a lot of open ended questions
D. both b & c - CORRECT ANSWER - both b & c
Children artwork should be:
A. put on bulletin boards in the hallways
B. placed high on walls so other children cannot touch them
C. displayed at the children's eye level
D. put immediately into the children's cubbies to be taken home - CORRECT ANSWER -
displayed at the children's eye level
A creative art project is:
A. marble painting on turkey shapes
B. painting at the easel on pumpkin-shaped paper with orange and black paint
C. painting with orange and black paint on white paper
D. sponge painting on a white ghost shape - CORRECT ANSWER - painting with orange
and black paint on white paper
A creative activity is:
A. cooking using a recipe
B. stringing beads
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A developmentally appropriate schedule is one in which:
A. most of the day is spent in small group activities
B. most of the day is spent in guided free play
C. children spend most of their time sitting at tables
D. children spend most of the day outside on the playground - CORRECT ANSWER -
most of the day is spent in guided free play
A developmentally appropriate group time:
A. lasts on a short time
B. gets the children actively involved
C. permits children to leave if they wish
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above
Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change?
A. it gives them time to clean up their toys
B. it provides them time to finish an actvity
C. it helps quickly gets their attention
D. it is a signal to come up to the next activity right away - CORRECT ANSWER - It
provides them time to finish an activity
A good early childhood practice is:
A. having the children line up to use the restroom
B. having children sit outside the restroom to wait for their turn
C. having the children all do an art activity together
D. asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground - CORRECT
ANSWER - asking the children to pretend to be butterflies as they walk to the playground
,An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. swinging
B. beanbag throwing
C. bead stringing
D. jumping - CORRECT ANSWER - bead stringing
An activity that develops small motor skills would be:
A. manipulating playdough
B. walking on a balance beam
C. throwing a ball
D. riding a tricycle - CORRECT ANSWER - manipulating playdough
When you provide an activity that lets children use their sense of smell, sight, hearing, touch, and
taste, it promotes:
A. physical development
B. social development
C. cognitive development
D. communication development - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive development
2 boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. 1 boy goes to the housekeeping area
and gets a basket, This is:
A. an open ended question
B. an example of problem sovling
C. a small motor exercise
D. guidance - CORRECT ANSWER - an example of problem solving
When talking with a child, a caregiver should:
, A. speak loudly
B. get down to the child's eye level
C. whisper softly to the child
D. stand & talk with the child - CORRECT ANSWER - get down to the child's eye level
Caregivers should:
A. control the conversations that children have with them
B.be good listeners
C. ask a lot of open ended questions
D. both b & c - CORRECT ANSWER - both b & c
Children artwork should be:
A. put on bulletin boards in the hallways
B. placed high on walls so other children cannot touch them
C. displayed at the children's eye level
D. put immediately into the children's cubbies to be taken home - CORRECT ANSWER -
displayed at the children's eye level
A creative art project is:
A. marble painting on turkey shapes
B. painting at the easel on pumpkin-shaped paper with orange and black paint
C. painting with orange and black paint on white paper
D. sponge painting on a white ghost shape - CORRECT ANSWER - painting with orange
and black paint on white paper
A creative activity is:
A. cooking using a recipe
B. stringing beads
