WEEK 7 SHERPATH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL-
AGED CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A mother questions the nurse about motor skills she should expect to see in her 9-year-old child. Which
response by the nurse is appropriate?
A. There are no new motor skills you should expect.
B. It is normal for your child to need help zipping a jacket.
C. Your child has fine motor control similar to an adult.
D. School-age children have trouble with hand-eye coordination. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Your child
has fine motor control similar to an adult.
This is the appropriate response because 8-11-year-olds have fine motor control similar to adults.
Which body system changes are expected in the school-age child?
Select all that apply.
A. Skeletal muscles fully develop.
B. Enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
C. Lungs and alveoli fully develop.
D. Development of frontal sinuses.
E. Eustachian tubes angle upward. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B, C and D
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids are an expected body system change in the school-age child as the
lymphatic tissues grow and are not always indicative of an infection.
Lungs and alveoli fully develop.
Fully developed lungs and alveoli are an expected body system change in the school-age child.
Development of frontal sinuses.
Development of frontal sinuses is an expected body system change in the school-age child.
, A 7-year-old child who is 48 inches is expected to be approximately _______ inches at age 9. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅52
An average height increase of 2 inches per year is expected for the school-age child. Therefore, 48 + 2 +
2 = 52 inches.
Which task demonstrates the school-age child has progressed from intuitive thought to concrete
operational stage?
A. Retracing steps without getting lost
B. Guessing the answer after a few tries
C. Stating the sidewalk caused the accident
D. Chooses favorite toy as a gift for another child - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Retracing steps without
getting lost
Retracing steps, or reversibility, demonstrates the school-age child has progressed from intuitive
thought to concrete operational stage.
Which cognitive developmental changes are expected in the school-age child?
Select all that apply.
A. Organizing toys by size
B. Starting a new leaf collection
C. Telling jokes to make others laugh
D. Understanding the idea of volume and mass
E. Believing their magic wand makes the sun set - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A, B, C and D
Organizing toys by size
Placing toys in order from smallest to largest is part of classification and is an expected cognitive
developmental change in the school-age child.
Starting a new leaf collection
Collecting items is part of classification and is an expected cognitive developmental change in the
school-age child.
AGED CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A mother questions the nurse about motor skills she should expect to see in her 9-year-old child. Which
response by the nurse is appropriate?
A. There are no new motor skills you should expect.
B. It is normal for your child to need help zipping a jacket.
C. Your child has fine motor control similar to an adult.
D. School-age children have trouble with hand-eye coordination. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Your child
has fine motor control similar to an adult.
This is the appropriate response because 8-11-year-olds have fine motor control similar to adults.
Which body system changes are expected in the school-age child?
Select all that apply.
A. Skeletal muscles fully develop.
B. Enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
C. Lungs and alveoli fully develop.
D. Development of frontal sinuses.
E. Eustachian tubes angle upward. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B, C and D
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids are an expected body system change in the school-age child as the
lymphatic tissues grow and are not always indicative of an infection.
Lungs and alveoli fully develop.
Fully developed lungs and alveoli are an expected body system change in the school-age child.
Development of frontal sinuses.
Development of frontal sinuses is an expected body system change in the school-age child.
, A 7-year-old child who is 48 inches is expected to be approximately _______ inches at age 9. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅52
An average height increase of 2 inches per year is expected for the school-age child. Therefore, 48 + 2 +
2 = 52 inches.
Which task demonstrates the school-age child has progressed from intuitive thought to concrete
operational stage?
A. Retracing steps without getting lost
B. Guessing the answer after a few tries
C. Stating the sidewalk caused the accident
D. Chooses favorite toy as a gift for another child - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Retracing steps without
getting lost
Retracing steps, or reversibility, demonstrates the school-age child has progressed from intuitive
thought to concrete operational stage.
Which cognitive developmental changes are expected in the school-age child?
Select all that apply.
A. Organizing toys by size
B. Starting a new leaf collection
C. Telling jokes to make others laugh
D. Understanding the idea of volume and mass
E. Believing their magic wand makes the sun set - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A, B, C and D
Organizing toys by size
Placing toys in order from smallest to largest is part of classification and is an expected cognitive
developmental change in the school-age child.
Starting a new leaf collection
Collecting items is part of classification and is an expected cognitive developmental change in the
school-age child.
