CDA Practice Test Exam SCRIPT 2026/2027 WITH
EXPERT-VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+
• CDA stands for -✓✓ Child Development Associate
• Which area does not have a CDA credential? -✓✓ School Age
• Which of the following is not an indicator of well-trained early childhood educators? -
✓✓ Taking too many coffee breaks
• Well-trained early childhood educators: -✓✓ Allow children to be as independent as
possible
• Children learn best with: -✓✓ hands-on real experience
• Well-trained early childhood teachers do not: -✓✓ want the children to use English
only in the classroom
• NAEYC stands for: -✓✓ National Association for the Education of Young Children
• A CDA maintains a commitment to professionalism by: -✓✓ 1-joining appropriate
professional organizations 2- attending trainings and conferences 3-keeping informed
about legislative, and regulatory issues
• A CDA sees that her room has more children than the law mandates. S/he should
report the situation to her: -✓✓ 1-lead teacher 2-supervisor 3-state licensing if the
supervisor doesn't remove the extra children
• A CDA has an ethical responsibility not to harm children by participating in practices
that are: -✓✓ • Disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, intimidating.
• Emotionally damaging.
• Physically harmful
• Children grow : -✓✓ at their own pace
• The best way to teach infants and toddlers language is: -✓✓ To talk to them all the
time.
• At what age can you use books? -✓✓ Infants
• Toddlers begin to define themselves: -✓✓ good and bad
as ugly and attractive
, • Teachers should help children: -✓✓ • Accept their feelings and find a safe way to
express them.
• Use words to solve problems.
• Understand what is real and pretend.
• Which of the following is age appropriate for an infant? -✓✓ • Rattle.
• Mirror.
• Jingle bells attached to socks.
• By 18 months: -✓✓ • Children begin to drink from a cup without spilling all of it. (your
response)
• Children begin to feed themselves less with their fingers and more with a spoon.
• Help you dress them.
• Young threes: -✓✓ • Prefer to play alongside another child or with one or two others.
• Can wait a short time for a turn.
• Are less willing to hold an adult's hand when walking.
• Older preschoolers: -✓✓ Know left from right.
• Their address and phone number.
• Can do puzzles with 10 to 20 pieces.
• Preschoolers -✓✓ Generally choose friends of their own sex.
• Are still trying to understand what is real and what is pretend.
• May be frightened by Halloween masks.
• Which of the following is appropriate for a preschooler? -✓✓ A computer.
• Woodworking tools.
• Paste and glue.
• Which of the following is a formal assessment tool? -✓✓ Standardized Test. (correct
answer)
• "Inclusion" means that: -✓✓ • Children with special needs attend regular classes that
make special accomodations. (correct answer, your response)
• All of the following are milestones, except: -✓✓ Hitting. (correct answer, your
response)
• An example of a gross motor skill is: -✓✓ Climbing
• An example of a fine motor skill is: -✓✓ writing
• "Validity" and "Reliability" are testing terms used about: -✓✓ Standardized tests
EXPERT-VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A+
• CDA stands for -✓✓ Child Development Associate
• Which area does not have a CDA credential? -✓✓ School Age
• Which of the following is not an indicator of well-trained early childhood educators? -
✓✓ Taking too many coffee breaks
• Well-trained early childhood educators: -✓✓ Allow children to be as independent as
possible
• Children learn best with: -✓✓ hands-on real experience
• Well-trained early childhood teachers do not: -✓✓ want the children to use English
only in the classroom
• NAEYC stands for: -✓✓ National Association for the Education of Young Children
• A CDA maintains a commitment to professionalism by: -✓✓ 1-joining appropriate
professional organizations 2- attending trainings and conferences 3-keeping informed
about legislative, and regulatory issues
• A CDA sees that her room has more children than the law mandates. S/he should
report the situation to her: -✓✓ 1-lead teacher 2-supervisor 3-state licensing if the
supervisor doesn't remove the extra children
• A CDA has an ethical responsibility not to harm children by participating in practices
that are: -✓✓ • Disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, intimidating.
• Emotionally damaging.
• Physically harmful
• Children grow : -✓✓ at their own pace
• The best way to teach infants and toddlers language is: -✓✓ To talk to them all the
time.
• At what age can you use books? -✓✓ Infants
• Toddlers begin to define themselves: -✓✓ good and bad
as ugly and attractive
, • Teachers should help children: -✓✓ • Accept their feelings and find a safe way to
express them.
• Use words to solve problems.
• Understand what is real and pretend.
• Which of the following is age appropriate for an infant? -✓✓ • Rattle.
• Mirror.
• Jingle bells attached to socks.
• By 18 months: -✓✓ • Children begin to drink from a cup without spilling all of it. (your
response)
• Children begin to feed themselves less with their fingers and more with a spoon.
• Help you dress them.
• Young threes: -✓✓ • Prefer to play alongside another child or with one or two others.
• Can wait a short time for a turn.
• Are less willing to hold an adult's hand when walking.
• Older preschoolers: -✓✓ Know left from right.
• Their address and phone number.
• Can do puzzles with 10 to 20 pieces.
• Preschoolers -✓✓ Generally choose friends of their own sex.
• Are still trying to understand what is real and what is pretend.
• May be frightened by Halloween masks.
• Which of the following is appropriate for a preschooler? -✓✓ A computer.
• Woodworking tools.
• Paste and glue.
• Which of the following is a formal assessment tool? -✓✓ Standardized Test. (correct
answer)
• "Inclusion" means that: -✓✓ • Children with special needs attend regular classes that
make special accomodations. (correct answer, your response)
• All of the following are milestones, except: -✓✓ Hitting. (correct answer, your
response)
• An example of a gross motor skill is: -✓✓ Climbing
• An example of a fine motor skill is: -✓✓ writing
• "Validity" and "Reliability" are testing terms used about: -✓✓ Standardized tests
