CDA Practice Test Exam 2026/2027 NEWEST
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
• The first- aid kit should be kept -✓✓ In an easily accessible location, clearly
marked, and out of the reach of children
• Frequent hand washing is important because -✓✓ It keeps germs from spreading
• An open-ended question -✓✓ Has no right or wrong answer
• Children should be provided with these items for washing their hands -✓✓ Warm
water, liquid soap, and paper towels
• Children need their own space in the classroom for their coat and other
belongings because -✓✓ - It promotes their positive self- concept
- It helps maintain good health
• An example of a positive nonverbal communication is -✓✓ A smile
• At mealtime, a caregiver should -✓✓ - Not insist that children finish all food on
their plates
- Not, not offer any dessert until all their food is finished
- Not only offer dessert to the children who remained quiet at the table while eating
• When arranging a classroom, a teacher should -✓✓ Put related activities near
each other
,• The best example of an open- ended material would be -✓✓ Unit blocks
• The children have been asking for the same book to be read at story time
everyday for the past week. You will -✓✓ Happily reread it, because you know
children benefit from repetition
• Children's play materials should be -✓✓ Kept on low, open shelves
• A developmentally appropriate group time -✓✓ -Lasts only a short time
- Gets the children actively involved
- permits children to leave, if they wish
• Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change -✓✓ It
provides them time to finish up an activity
• You want children to learn the rules of conversation, so you -✓✓ Give them
practice talking, listening, and responding in casual conversation as you sit with
them at the lunch table
• A good early childhood practice is -✓✓ Asking the children to pretend to be
butterflies as they walk to the playground
• An activity that develops small-motor skills would be -✓✓ Bead stringing
• Another activity that develops small-motor skills would be -✓✓ Manipulating
play-dough
,• You have a small budget to use for purchasing materials for your classroom.
When choosing, you will first consider -✓✓ Whether the materials are
developmentally appropriate, are mostly open-ended, and will enable the children
to experience success.
• Two boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. One boy goes to
the housekeeping area and gets a basket. This is an example of -✓✓ Problem
solving
• When talking with a child, the caregiver should -✓✓ Get down to the child's eye
level
• Caregivers should -✓✓ - Be good listeners
- Ask a lot of open-ended questions
• You want the children to learn cooperation, so you -✓✓ Provide activities that
require taking turns, sharing materials, and solving problems together
• Children's artwork should be -✓✓ Displayed at the children's eye level
• A creative arts project is -✓✓ Painting with orange and black paint on white
paper
• One of the children is having a tantrum just as circle time is beginning. The best
way to proceed would be -✓✓ Stay close to the child and explain to the others that
she is having a hard time right now but will be alright in a few minutes. Let your
co-teacher start the circle time
, • A creative activity is -✓✓ Using play dough
• What is another activity that is creative? -✓✓ Using musical instruments with a
CD that tells children when to play the instruments
• A good technique for dealing with favorite toys is to -✓✓ Provide duplicates of
them
• You are aware that many of the children watch a great deal of TV and videos at
home. You would like the parents to support their children's development at home
instead of relying on screen media. You will -✓✓ Send home books and activity
packets that the children can enjoy with their families
• A positive circle time experience includes -✓✓ - Scheduling and planning
beforehand
- Interesting and active activities
- Anticipating problems beforehand
• Appropriate choices for young children include -✓✓ " You may choose from art,
the housekeeping area, or the puzzle table."
• Situations that reflect bias include -✓✓ -Thanksgiving stories that depict Indians
with war paint.
- Halloween stories with pictures in which everything black is portrayed as scary
• Andrew often hits and bites other children. After doing so, he laughs and runs off.
He doesn't seem to realize he is hurting them. You will -✓✓ Stop the behavior
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
• The first- aid kit should be kept -✓✓ In an easily accessible location, clearly
marked, and out of the reach of children
• Frequent hand washing is important because -✓✓ It keeps germs from spreading
• An open-ended question -✓✓ Has no right or wrong answer
• Children should be provided with these items for washing their hands -✓✓ Warm
water, liquid soap, and paper towels
• Children need their own space in the classroom for their coat and other
belongings because -✓✓ - It promotes their positive self- concept
- It helps maintain good health
• An example of a positive nonverbal communication is -✓✓ A smile
• At mealtime, a caregiver should -✓✓ - Not insist that children finish all food on
their plates
- Not, not offer any dessert until all their food is finished
- Not only offer dessert to the children who remained quiet at the table while eating
• When arranging a classroom, a teacher should -✓✓ Put related activities near
each other
,• The best example of an open- ended material would be -✓✓ Unit blocks
• The children have been asking for the same book to be read at story time
everyday for the past week. You will -✓✓ Happily reread it, because you know
children benefit from repetition
• Children's play materials should be -✓✓ Kept on low, open shelves
• A developmentally appropriate group time -✓✓ -Lasts only a short time
- Gets the children actively involved
- permits children to leave, if they wish
• Why do you give children a warning before activities are about to change -✓✓ It
provides them time to finish up an activity
• You want children to learn the rules of conversation, so you -✓✓ Give them
practice talking, listening, and responding in casual conversation as you sit with
them at the lunch table
• A good early childhood practice is -✓✓ Asking the children to pretend to be
butterflies as they walk to the playground
• An activity that develops small-motor skills would be -✓✓ Bead stringing
• Another activity that develops small-motor skills would be -✓✓ Manipulating
play-dough
,• You have a small budget to use for purchasing materials for your classroom.
When choosing, you will first consider -✓✓ Whether the materials are
developmentally appropriate, are mostly open-ended, and will enable the children
to experience success.
• Two boys want the same truck to haul blocks across the room. One boy goes to
the housekeeping area and gets a basket. This is an example of -✓✓ Problem
solving
• When talking with a child, the caregiver should -✓✓ Get down to the child's eye
level
• Caregivers should -✓✓ - Be good listeners
- Ask a lot of open-ended questions
• You want the children to learn cooperation, so you -✓✓ Provide activities that
require taking turns, sharing materials, and solving problems together
• Children's artwork should be -✓✓ Displayed at the children's eye level
• A creative arts project is -✓✓ Painting with orange and black paint on white
paper
• One of the children is having a tantrum just as circle time is beginning. The best
way to proceed would be -✓✓ Stay close to the child and explain to the others that
she is having a hard time right now but will be alright in a few minutes. Let your
co-teacher start the circle time
, • A creative activity is -✓✓ Using play dough
• What is another activity that is creative? -✓✓ Using musical instruments with a
CD that tells children when to play the instruments
• A good technique for dealing with favorite toys is to -✓✓ Provide duplicates of
them
• You are aware that many of the children watch a great deal of TV and videos at
home. You would like the parents to support their children's development at home
instead of relying on screen media. You will -✓✓ Send home books and activity
packets that the children can enjoy with their families
• A positive circle time experience includes -✓✓ - Scheduling and planning
beforehand
- Interesting and active activities
- Anticipating problems beforehand
• Appropriate choices for young children include -✓✓ " You may choose from art,
the housekeeping area, or the puzzle table."
• Situations that reflect bias include -✓✓ -Thanksgiving stories that depict Indians
with war paint.
- Halloween stories with pictures in which everything black is portrayed as scary
• Andrew often hits and bites other children. After doing so, he laughs and runs off.
He doesn't seem to realize he is hurting them. You will -✓✓ Stop the behavior
