TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal
development or possible developmental delay is called:
Answer: Screening.
◉ Screening Programs are not diagnostic, and are not based on
whether a child has passed a certain curriculum.
Answer: True.
◉ The caregiver uses a child´s age in order to interpret the child´s
behavior.
Answer: True.
◉ When we observe a child struggling with a developmental task, do
we get concerned about his/her process?
Answer: Yes.
◉ When the child has not yet acquired the skills that are typical for
childern his/her age, should the caregiver be concerned?
,Answer: Yes.
◉ 1 to 2% of infants have no discernable disabling conditions at the
time of birth, but by school age, 10% of all childern are found to have
some degree of developmental disability.
Answer: True.
◉ Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental delay. It is
the child care provider who can draw attention to a child who might
benefit from professional intervention.
Answer: True.
◉ Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early
detection of pontential developmental problems will determine the
correct referral an intervention.
Answer: True.
◉ Screening provides a common reference point and basis for
interaction for.
Answer: -Parents.
-Child care workers.
-Child development specialists.
All of the above.
, ◉ The key benefits of developmental screening are:
Answer: -Early detection.
-Activities that strengthen the child´s skills.
-Quality information is avaliable to parnets regarding in- the-home
activites that support normal development.
-Common reference points and basis for interaction for all
stakeholders.
All of the above.
◉ We use the analogy of the window when we discuss brain
developement because when a window is open, air and other things
have a free access to the space within, but when the window is
closed, nothing can through the window.
Answer: True.
◉ Individuals learn throughtout their lives, but it seems that there
are early periods during which the brain most easliy acaquires the
basic foundations for later skill developement.
Answer: True.
◉ If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later
developement is more difficult or even sometimes permanently
compromised.
Answer: True.