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AEPA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM
1,2 AND 3 NEWEST VERSION THIS YEAR WITH
350 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Question: When a child is engaged in learning the sounds that letters make, he or she is using
A. Morphology
B. Semantics
C. Syntax
D. Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which of the following is NOT a strategy to encourage positive behavior?
A. Nonverbal body language
B. Planned ignoring
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
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Question: Which of the following is an important consideration when creating a positive
classroom space for a child with visual sensory issues?
A. Functionality
B. Aesthetics
C. Proximity
D. Age appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
Question: A learner in music class responds best to kinesthetic opportunities. Which of the
following demonstrates this?
A. Playing a musical instrument
B. Listening to a song played by an instrument
C. Drawing a picture of an instrument
D. Watching a symphonic concert - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
Question: When a correct answer to a problem is straightforward and well-defined, like the
math problem 2 + 3 = 5, this is known as
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A. Synthetic intelligence
B. Practical intelligence
C. Convergent thinking
D. Divergent thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
Question: Erik Erikson created eight stages of psychosocial development. During which stage
does a child learn to have more control over physical capabilities?
A. Identity vs Role confusion
B. Autonomy vs Shame/doubt
C. Industry vs inferiority
D. Trust vs Mistrust - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
Question: As a child begins learning to spell and write words on his or her own, he or she is
engaged in utilizing skills pertaining to
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Fluency
D. Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
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QUESTION: During which of the following stages does object permanence develop in infants?
A. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
B. Primary Circular Reactions
C. Tertiary circular reactions
D. Coordination of tertiary circular reactions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
Question: When early childhood learners participate in science learning, which is the step of
the scientific process that will enable a learner to answer a question he or she might be
wondering about?
A. Observation
B. Question
C. Experiment
D. Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which of the following mathematical assessments is NOT an appropriate expectation
for a preschool learner of ages 3 and 4?
A. Can describe using words like smaller and larger
AEPA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM
1,2 AND 3 NEWEST VERSION THIS YEAR WITH
350 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED
ANSWERS
Question: When a child is engaged in learning the sounds that letters make, he or she is using
A. Morphology
B. Semantics
C. Syntax
D. Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which of the following is NOT a strategy to encourage positive behavior?
A. Nonverbal body language
B. Planned ignoring
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
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Question: Which of the following is an important consideration when creating a positive
classroom space for a child with visual sensory issues?
A. Functionality
B. Aesthetics
C. Proximity
D. Age appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
Question: A learner in music class responds best to kinesthetic opportunities. Which of the
following demonstrates this?
A. Playing a musical instrument
B. Listening to a song played by an instrument
C. Drawing a picture of an instrument
D. Watching a symphonic concert - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
Question: When a correct answer to a problem is straightforward and well-defined, like the
math problem 2 + 3 = 5, this is known as
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A. Synthetic intelligence
B. Practical intelligence
C. Convergent thinking
D. Divergent thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
Question: Erik Erikson created eight stages of psychosocial development. During which stage
does a child learn to have more control over physical capabilities?
A. Identity vs Role confusion
B. Autonomy vs Shame/doubt
C. Industry vs inferiority
D. Trust vs Mistrust - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
Question: As a child begins learning to spell and write words on his or her own, he or she is
engaged in utilizing skills pertaining to
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Fluency
D. Pragmatics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
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QUESTION: During which of the following stages does object permanence develop in infants?
A. Coordination of secondary circular reactions
B. Primary Circular Reactions
C. Tertiary circular reactions
D. Coordination of tertiary circular reactions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
Question: When early childhood learners participate in science learning, which is the step of
the scientific process that will enable a learner to answer a question he or she might be
wondering about?
A. Observation
B. Question
C. Experiment
D. Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which of the following mathematical assessments is NOT an appropriate expectation
for a preschool learner of ages 3 and 4?
A. Can describe using words like smaller and larger
