Understanding the Child — Quiz

Q1. A primary teacher measures Ravi's height in March and again in March next year and finds he has grown 4 cm taller., this change is best described as

• A. Development of the child
• B. Learning by the child
• C. Maturation of the child
• D. Growth of the child

Q2. Which of the following best illustrates 'development' rather than 'growth' as defined in the material?

• A. A boy gains 3 kg over a year
• B. A girl grows 5 cm taller in a year
• C. A child begins to solve simple word problems after only doing sums earlier
• D. A child's foot size becomes one number larger

Q3. A 4-month-old baby can hold up her head, but cannot yet control her fingers to pick small objects. the material explains this through which two principles together?

• A. Continuity and predictability
• B. Individual difference and rate
• C. Integration and interrelationship
• D. Cephalo-caudal and proximodistal

Q4. According to the principle that the rate of growth and development is not uniform, the material says rapid changes occur

• A. Only during adolescence
• B. Only after age 6
• C. In early years, then slow down, and again rise during adolescence
• D. Steadily from birth to adulthood at the same speed

Q5. An infant first babbles vague sounds, then says distinct syllables like 'ma', and only later forms full words., this sequence illustrates the principle that

• A. Development proceeds from general to specific responses
• B. Development is predictable
• C. Development moves head to limbs
• D. Boys and girls develop at different rates

Q6. A class 3 child in Rampur falls ill repeatedly and her social mixing in school suddenly drops. the principle of interrelationship best explains this because

• A. Each developmental dimension works independently
• B. Boys and girls develop at different rates
• C. Development always moves head to limbs
• D. Development in one dimension influences other dimensions

Q7. Intelligence is defined as the ability to

• A. Memorise a long text quickly
• B. Speak fluently in two languages
• C. Score high marks in school examinations
• D. Learn, adjust and take the right decision at the right time

Q8. The material lists 'physical and mental health of the mother during pregnancy' under which broad category of factors influencing growth and development?

• A. Internal — hereditary factor
• B. Internal — biological constitution
• C. External — environment in the womb of the mother
• D. External — quality of schooling

Q9. A teacher in a rural Bihar school provides a well-stocked library, regular mid-day meal and trained teaching. the material would treat this combined effect on the children's development as the working of

• A. Hereditary factors
• B. Endocrine glands
• C. External factors — schooling and physical environment
• D. Maturation only

Q10. A 5-year-old child belongs to which stage of development?

• A. Early childhood
• B. Infancy
• C. Later childhood
• D. Adolescence

Q11. Which physical fact about early childhood (2–6 years) does the material specifically state?

• A. The brain reaches only 50 per cent of adult weight
• B. Permanent teeth are fully formed
• C. Body growth is faster than during infancy
• D. The brain develops 90 per cent of its adult weight

Q12. An 11-year-old in a class 5 classroom can solve a problem by reasoning logically with real objects like sticks and beads, but struggles with purely abstract ideas. the material places this kind of thinking in

• A. Infancy
• B. Early childhood
• C. Later childhood
• D. Adolescence

Q13. During later childhood, emotions are 'most contagious' because

• A. Children are highly suggestible and dependent on others
• B. Children are physically weaker than adults
• C. Children possess inborn empathy hormones
• D. Children imitate only their parents

Q14. A primary teacher arranges running races and a climbing wall for her class 2 students. She is mainly developing which kind of motor skill, as classified in the material?

• A. Manipulatory skills
• B. Symbolic skills
• C. Locomotor skills
• D. Inhibitory skills

Q15. Knowledge of growth and development first 'helps teachers' to do which of the following in their classroom?

• A. Compare children with siblings
• B. Use the same teaching style for every age group
• C. Reduce the syllabus for slow learners
• D. Match their teaching modes and level of teaching to the level of development of children