Growth and Development (adolescence focus) — Practice

Q1. 'growth' basically refers to which kind of change in the body?

• A. Qualitative change in functioning
• B. Quantitative change in body proportion like height, weight and internal organs
• C. Change only in emotional behaviour
• D. Change only in moral reasoning

Q2. Development is defined as a progressive series of changes that are

• A. Orderly and coherent
• B. Random and unrelated
• C. Purely physical and measurable
• D. Limited to early childhood only

Q3. Growth and development differ on a key point — namely, that

• A. Growth continues till death but development stops in adolescence
• B. Growth stops after a certain age whereas development may go on
• C. Both stop at the same age in every individual
• D. Both continue at the same rate throughout life

Q4. Mark G for growth or D for development. 'A ten years old boy is able to serve water to guests.' This is

• A. G — because it is a quantitative change in body proportion
• B. G — because age is increasing
• C. D — because it reflects a qualitative improvement in social functioning
• D. Neither — it is only a habit

Q5. The cephalocaudal tendency means that development proceeds

• A. From feet to head
• B. From centre of the body to the extremities
• C. From head to foot, i.e., in the longitudinal direction
• D. From general response to specific response

Q6. The proximodistal tendency is development that proceeds

• A. From near to the distant, i.e., from parts near the centre of the body to the extremities
• B. From head to foot
• C. From small muscles to large muscles
• D. From specific behaviour to general behaviour

Q7. According to the principle of continuity, development

• A. Stops at the end of adolescence
• B. Starts only after the child enters school
• C. Starts with conception and ends with death — it is a never-ending process
• D. Happens only when the child is awake

Q8. Consider the example of a child first uttering 'inna' for every object and person, and then later saying 'maa' and 'pa'. This shows that development proceeds

• A. From specific words to general sounds
• B. From general response to specific response
• C. From writing to speaking
• D. From fine motor to gross motor skills

Q9. The stage of adolescence covers approximately which age range?

• A. 6 to 10 years
• B. 2 to 6 years
• C. 11 to 18 years
• D. 18 years and above

Q10. During early childhood (2 to 6 years), the child exhibits the 'semiotic function'. This means

• A. The ability to deal with symbols
• B. The ability to perform abstract algebra
• C. The ability to reverse a complete operation
• D. The ability to read three languages fluently

Q11. Why is adolescence referred to as the stage of 'stress and storm'?

• A. Because adolescents are physically the weakest
• B. Because it is a transitional period with significant physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes that lay the base for future life
• C. Because adolescents cannot study at all
• D. Because schools close during this period

Q12. Aarti, a class 7 student in Rampur, has started choosing her clothes only after checking what her three closest friends are wearing. This is best explained through which feature of adolescence?

• A. Children depend mainly on the mother in this stage
• B. Children are more influenced by their peer group, which acts as standards for them
• C. Children are mostly ego-centric and unaware of social norms
• D. Children imitate their grandparents in dress and language

Q13. In the nature vs nurture debate, 'nurture' here refers to

• A. The influence of the environment
• B. What comes to children through heredity
• C. Only the role of the mother
• D. Only the role of the school

Q14. The term 'developmental task' was coined by

• A. Jean Piaget (1952)
• B. Robert Havighurst (1951)
• C. Erik Erikson (1968)
• D. Lev Vygotsky (1934)

Q15. Among Havighurst's nine developmental tasks of adolescence, one task is

• A. Memorising multiplication tables up to twenty
• B. Mastering toilet training
• C. Learning to walk on two feet
• D. Becoming emotionally independent of parents and other adults