EXAM 3 EXAMPLIFY PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ON SCHOOL AGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT &
HEALTH PROMOTION
1. At what age does the school age child typically begin losing
primary teeth?
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
CORRECT ANSWER: C
2. Which vision problem commonly emerges during the school age
years?
A) Astigmatism
B) Myopia
C) Hyperopia
D) Strabismus
CORRECT ANSWER: B
3. How many hours of sleep does the average school age child need
per night?
A) 6-8 hours
B) 8-10 hours
C) 9-12 hours
, D) 12-14 hours
CORRECT ANSWER: C
4. Which of the following fine motor skills is typically mastered by
age 7?
A) Tying shoelaces
B) Printing letters
C) Using scissors
D) Writing in cursive
CORRECT ANSWER: A
5. What is the average weight gain per year for a school age child?
A) 2-3 pounds
B) 4-7 pounds
C) 8-10 pounds
D) 10-12 pounds
CORRECT ANSWER: B
6. Which gross motor skill is typical of a 10 year old?
A) Hopping on one foot
B) Skipping
C) Riding a bicycle
D) Playing organized sports with rules
CORRECT ANSWER: D
7. At what age does the school age child typically have all permanent
molars?
A) 8 years
B) 10 years
C) 12 years
, D) 14 years
CORRECT ANSWER: C
8. Which factor most influences physical growth during school age
years?
A) Genetics
B) Nutrition
C) Exercise
D) Hormones
CORRECT ANSWER: A
9. What percentage of adult height is achieved by age 10?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 85%
CORRECT ANSWER: D
10. Which bone age assessment method is commonly used in
school age children?
A) MRI of the spine
B) X-ray of the left hand and wrist
C) CT scan of the knees
D) Ultrasound of growth plates
CORRECT ANSWER: B
11. According to Piaget, the school age child is in which stage of
cognitive development?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operational
, D) Formal operational
CORRECT ANSWER: C
12. Which cognitive ability develops during the concrete
operational stage?
A) Object permanence
B) Egocentrism
C) Conservation
D) Abstract reasoning
CORRECT ANSWER: C
13. A school age child understands that pouring water from a tall
glass to a wide glass does not change the amount of water. This
demonstrates:
A) Reversibility
B) Conservation
C) Classification
D) Seriation
CORRECT ANSWER: B
14. Which of the following is an example of seriation?
A) Sorting blocks by color
B) Arranging sticks from shortest to tallest
C) Counting to 100
D) Naming the days of the week
CORRECT ANSWER: B
15. At what age does a child typically understand the concept of
time (yesterday, today, tomorrow)?
A) 5 years
B) 6 years
ON SCHOOL AGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT &
HEALTH PROMOTION
1. At what age does the school age child typically begin losing
primary teeth?
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
CORRECT ANSWER: C
2. Which vision problem commonly emerges during the school age
years?
A) Astigmatism
B) Myopia
C) Hyperopia
D) Strabismus
CORRECT ANSWER: B
3. How many hours of sleep does the average school age child need
per night?
A) 6-8 hours
B) 8-10 hours
C) 9-12 hours
, D) 12-14 hours
CORRECT ANSWER: C
4. Which of the following fine motor skills is typically mastered by
age 7?
A) Tying shoelaces
B) Printing letters
C) Using scissors
D) Writing in cursive
CORRECT ANSWER: A
5. What is the average weight gain per year for a school age child?
A) 2-3 pounds
B) 4-7 pounds
C) 8-10 pounds
D) 10-12 pounds
CORRECT ANSWER: B
6. Which gross motor skill is typical of a 10 year old?
A) Hopping on one foot
B) Skipping
C) Riding a bicycle
D) Playing organized sports with rules
CORRECT ANSWER: D
7. At what age does the school age child typically have all permanent
molars?
A) 8 years
B) 10 years
C) 12 years
, D) 14 years
CORRECT ANSWER: C
8. Which factor most influences physical growth during school age
years?
A) Genetics
B) Nutrition
C) Exercise
D) Hormones
CORRECT ANSWER: A
9. What percentage of adult height is achieved by age 10?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 85%
CORRECT ANSWER: D
10. Which bone age assessment method is commonly used in
school age children?
A) MRI of the spine
B) X-ray of the left hand and wrist
C) CT scan of the knees
D) Ultrasound of growth plates
CORRECT ANSWER: B
11. According to Piaget, the school age child is in which stage of
cognitive development?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Concrete operational
, D) Formal operational
CORRECT ANSWER: C
12. Which cognitive ability develops during the concrete
operational stage?
A) Object permanence
B) Egocentrism
C) Conservation
D) Abstract reasoning
CORRECT ANSWER: C
13. A school age child understands that pouring water from a tall
glass to a wide glass does not change the amount of water. This
demonstrates:
A) Reversibility
B) Conservation
C) Classification
D) Seriation
CORRECT ANSWER: B
14. Which of the following is an example of seriation?
A) Sorting blocks by color
B) Arranging sticks from shortest to tallest
C) Counting to 100
D) Naming the days of the week
CORRECT ANSWER: B
15. At what age does a child typically understand the concept of
time (yesterday, today, tomorrow)?
A) 5 years
B) 6 years
