OAE ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE: EARLY CHILDHOOD
PRACTICE TEST. EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
1. Mainstream media and advanced technologies have led to a shift in the nature of children's
recreational activities - instead of playing outside, children are more frequently engaging in
indoor activities, such as playing computer or video games and watching revel vision. What is
one thing parents can do during the early developmental stages of child's life to ensure proper
social development?
A. Make sure television shows and computer or video games are age appropriate.
B. Make sure television shows and computer or video games are educational.
C. Decrease the amount of times a child spends watching television and playing computer or
video games, and encourage social interaction.
D. Increase the frequency with which friends visit each week. - ANS C. Decrease the amount
of time a child spends watching tv and playing computer or video games and encourage social
interaction.
2. In response to bad behavior, a young child is scolded and threatened with punishment,
however, these methods have resulted in decreased academic performance and worsening
behavior. What can a parent or educator do to increase self-esteem and positive behavior in
this situation?
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
,A. Focus on the child's positive behaviors.
B. Seek behavior management counseling.
C. Assign a tutor to the child.
D. Continue with the current techniques, as this may be a childhood stage. - ANS A. Focus on
the child's positive behaviors.
3. According to the theory of cognitive development, what stage should a child be in by the
second grade?
A. Sensorimotor stage
B. Preoperational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage - ANS C. Concrete operational stage
4. A deficiency in which of the following functions of the cognitive developmental stages is
leading to this students problems in math?
A. Elimination of egocentrism
B. Reversibility
C. Conservation
D. Decentering - ANS B. Reversibility
5. As an educator how would you best address this situation?
A. Suggest an assessment be conducted to determine if a cognitive delay exists.
B. Encourage the other students to play with him.
C. Initiate a parent-teacher conferences to find out if there are problems at home.
D. Do nothing as this is typically a developmental stage he will grow out of. - ANS A. Suggest
an assessment be conducted to determine if a cognitive delay exists.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, 6. According to the description of the students experience on the playground, what would the
social-emotional theory suggest is occurring?
A. Development of trust rather than mistrust
B. Development of autonomy rather than shame
C. Development of guilt rather than initiative
D. Development of inferiority rather than industry - ANS D. Development of inferiority rather
than industry
7. It's snack time in your kindergarten class and you pour two children equal amounts of water;
however, one child's cup is bigger. The child with the bigger cup complains that he has less
water. In terms of cognitive development, what can you determine by this complaint?
A. The child has a developmental delay because he does not understand conservation
B. The child has not reached the concrete operational stage and does not understand
conservation, this is normal doe a child of this age
C. The child is displaying a delay in intuitive processes commonly acquired during the pre-
operational stage of cognitive development
D. The child is displaying a pre-conceptual process that is common among this age group -
ANS B. The child has not reached the concrete operational stage and does not understand
conservation, this is normal for a child of this age.
8. You would like to encourage your fourth-grade class to be more organized. Which of the
following would best accomplish this task?
A. Asking students to write essays describing how they prepared for their weekly spelling test
B. Asking students to use planners to keep track of their homework assignments and test dates
C. Writing a note to the students' parents describing your educational plan.
D. Encouraging students to keep a daily calendar at home. - ANS B. Asking students to use
planners to keep track of their homework assignments and test dates.
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
KNOWLEDGE: EARLY CHILDHOOD
PRACTICE TEST. EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
1. Mainstream media and advanced technologies have led to a shift in the nature of children's
recreational activities - instead of playing outside, children are more frequently engaging in
indoor activities, such as playing computer or video games and watching revel vision. What is
one thing parents can do during the early developmental stages of child's life to ensure proper
social development?
A. Make sure television shows and computer or video games are age appropriate.
B. Make sure television shows and computer or video games are educational.
C. Decrease the amount of times a child spends watching television and playing computer or
video games, and encourage social interaction.
D. Increase the frequency with which friends visit each week. - ANS C. Decrease the amount
of time a child spends watching tv and playing computer or video games and encourage social
interaction.
2. In response to bad behavior, a young child is scolded and threatened with punishment,
however, these methods have resulted in decreased academic performance and worsening
behavior. What can a parent or educator do to increase self-esteem and positive behavior in
this situation?
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
,A. Focus on the child's positive behaviors.
B. Seek behavior management counseling.
C. Assign a tutor to the child.
D. Continue with the current techniques, as this may be a childhood stage. - ANS A. Focus on
the child's positive behaviors.
3. According to the theory of cognitive development, what stage should a child be in by the
second grade?
A. Sensorimotor stage
B. Preoperational stage
C. Concrete operational stage
D. Formal operational stage - ANS C. Concrete operational stage
4. A deficiency in which of the following functions of the cognitive developmental stages is
leading to this students problems in math?
A. Elimination of egocentrism
B. Reversibility
C. Conservation
D. Decentering - ANS B. Reversibility
5. As an educator how would you best address this situation?
A. Suggest an assessment be conducted to determine if a cognitive delay exists.
B. Encourage the other students to play with him.
C. Initiate a parent-teacher conferences to find out if there are problems at home.
D. Do nothing as this is typically a developmental stage he will grow out of. - ANS A. Suggest
an assessment be conducted to determine if a cognitive delay exists.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, 6. According to the description of the students experience on the playground, what would the
social-emotional theory suggest is occurring?
A. Development of trust rather than mistrust
B. Development of autonomy rather than shame
C. Development of guilt rather than initiative
D. Development of inferiority rather than industry - ANS D. Development of inferiority rather
than industry
7. It's snack time in your kindergarten class and you pour two children equal amounts of water;
however, one child's cup is bigger. The child with the bigger cup complains that he has less
water. In terms of cognitive development, what can you determine by this complaint?
A. The child has a developmental delay because he does not understand conservation
B. The child has not reached the concrete operational stage and does not understand
conservation, this is normal doe a child of this age
C. The child is displaying a delay in intuitive processes commonly acquired during the pre-
operational stage of cognitive development
D. The child is displaying a pre-conceptual process that is common among this age group -
ANS B. The child has not reached the concrete operational stage and does not understand
conservation, this is normal for a child of this age.
8. You would like to encourage your fourth-grade class to be more organized. Which of the
following would best accomplish this task?
A. Asking students to write essays describing how they prepared for their weekly spelling test
B. Asking students to use planners to keep track of their homework assignments and test dates
C. Writing a note to the students' parents describing your educational plan.
D. Encouraging students to keep a daily calendar at home. - ANS B. Asking students to use
planners to keep track of their homework assignments and test dates.
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
