Question 1

Your personal approach to change has a marginal effect on your relationship with young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

One of the first social learnings a young child has is to learn to recognize his or her mother's voice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Ben Shahn, Vincent Van Gogh, Louise Nevelson and Romare Bearden are artists whose work was devoted to social expression and social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

When children play together in the block corner, they:

Accepted Answer

A)   learn to build complex structures.
B)   learn autonomy.
C)   are usually single-sex groups.
D)   learn to share and communicate.

Question 5

You should not consider any field trips until you:

Accepted Answer

A)   have enough money to pay for a trip.
B)   have a large enough group.
C)   can anticipate any potential disruptive behavior.
D)   are familiar with all the children's parents.

Question 6

A child's universe begins with his or her mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The purpose of a field trip is:

Accepted Answer

A)   to provide children with firsthand experiences.
B)   to get to know the parents better.
C)   to get out of the classroom.
D)   all of the above.

Question 8

Louise Nevelson was:

Accepted Answer

A)   a Russian immigrant.
B)   known for her abstract paintings.
C)   famous for her sculpture piece in the Centre Beaubourg in Paris.
D)   none of the above.

Question 9

A good place to begin a discussion about others in the child's world is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the cultural community.
B)   the child's most immediate environment.
C)   the school district.
D)   all of the above.

Question 10

Saying a child's name while writing it down is a way to teach the left­to­right sequence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A personal celebration is:

Accepted Answer

A)   an infrequent event in the preschool.
B)   an experience worth emphasizing.
C)   cause for a party.
D)   none of the above.

Question 12

The age group that has play groups that are not well-organized and tend to change often is:

Accepted Answer

A)   primary grades.
B)   preschool and kindergarten.
C)   elementary grades.
D)   middle school.

Question 13

A strategy for focusing on a child's uniqueness is:

Accepted Answer

A)   using endearments such as "honey" and "dear."
B)   writing the child's name and saying it.
C)   using a foreign equivalent of the child's name.
D)   none of the above.

Question 14

Louise Nevelson was a Russian-born American sculptor known for her abstract expressionism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Number sense is not part of the preschool social studies curriculum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the first social learnings young children have is to learn:

Accepted Answer

A)   their own name.
B)   their mother's voice.
C)   their mother's name.
D)   all of the above.

Question 17

Historical concepts such as "long ago" or "far in the future" are:

Accepted Answer

A)   fascinating to preschoolers.
B)   very meaningful to young children.
C)   often meaningless to young children.
D)   basic history concepts for young children.

Question 18

Young children who are beginning to sort and classify can:

Accepted Answer

A)   understand early American history.
B)   grasp historical concepts.
C)   divide time in a binary way.
D)   enjoy stories about historical events.

Question 19

Historical concepts are not appropriate for young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Through dance investigations:

Accepted Answer

A)   peace is learned.
B)   historical events can be understood.
C)   counting occurs.
D)   geography is explored.

Exam 22: Creative Social Studies

Your personal approach to change has a marginal effect on your relationship with young children.

One of the first social learnings a young child has is to learn to recognize his or her mother's voice.

Ben Shahn, Vincent Van Gogh, Louise Nevelson and Romare Bearden are artists whose work was devoted to social expression and social change.

When children play together in the block corner, they:

You should not consider any field trips until you:

A child's universe begins with his or her mother.

The purpose of a field trip is:

Louise Nevelson was:

A good place to begin a discussion about others in the child's world is:

Saying a child's name while writing it down is a way to teach the lefttoright sequence.

A personal celebration is:

The age group that has play groups that are not well-organized and tend to change often is:

A strategy for focusing on a child's uniqueness is:

Louise Nevelson was a Russian-born American sculptor known for her abstract expressionism.

Number sense is not part of the preschool social studies curriculum.

One of the first social learnings young children have is to learn:

Historical concepts such as "long ago" or "far in the future" are:

Young children who are beginning to sort and classify can:

Historical concepts are not appropriate for young children.

Through dance investigations:

Exam 22: Creative Social Studies

Your personal approach to change has a marginal effect on your relationship with young children.

One of the first social learnings a young child has is to learn to recognize his or her mother's voice.

Ben Shahn, Vincent Van Gogh, Louise Nevelson and Romare Bearden are artists whose work was devoted to social expression and social change.

When children play together in the block corner, they:

You should not consider any field trips until you:

A child's universe begins with his or her mother.

The purpose of a field trip is:

Louise Nevelson was:

A good place to begin a discussion about others in the child's world is:

Saying a child's name while writing it down is a way to teach the left­to­right sequence.

A personal celebration is:

The age group that has play groups that are not well-organized and tend to change often is:

A strategy for focusing on a child's uniqueness is:

Louise Nevelson was a Russian-born American sculptor known for her abstract expressionism.

Number sense is not part of the preschool social studies curriculum.

One of the first social learnings young children have is to learn:

Historical concepts such as "long ago" or "far in the future" are:

Young children who are beginning to sort and classify can:

Historical concepts are not appropriate for young children.

Through dance investigations:

Saying a child's name while writing it down is a way to teach the lefttoright sequence.