OAE Early Childhood Education Practice
Test questions with correct answers
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbehaviors breflects ban binfants bdevelopment bof ban
bunderstanding bof bobject bpermanence?
a. bsucking bon bpart bof ba bhandheld btoy
b. bswitching ba btoy bfrom bhand bto bhand
c. bwatching ba btoy broll bacross ba bfloor
d. bsearching bfor ba btoy bunder ba bblanket b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Erik bErikson's bpsychosocial btheory bof bdevelopment bhypothesizes bthat, bat bthe
bbeginning bof bthe belementary bschool byears, bthe bprimary bconflict bfacing byoung
bchildren bis bthat bof:
a. bindustry bvs. binferiority
b. bintimacy bvs. bisolation
c. btrust bvs. bmistrust
d. bidentity bvs. brole bconfusion b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
During bwhich bage bspan bdo byoung bchildren btypically bfirst bbegin bto bdemonstrate
bgoal-directed bactions? b
a. b0-2 byears
b. b2-4 byears
c. b4-6 byears
d. b6-8 byears b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A. b.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bmost bcharacteristic bof bthe blanguage bdevelopment bof ba
btypical bthree-year-old bchild?
a. bspeaking bin bcomplete bsimple bsentences b(e.g. b"I bwant ba bcookie."
b. bpointing bto bobjects band buttering ba bsingle bword b(e.g. b"Cookie")
c. bcombining btwo bwords btogether b(e.g. b"Want bcookie")
d. bspeaking bin bcomplex bsentences b(e.g. b"Please bgive bme ba bchocolate bcookies
bbecause bI bfeel bvery bvery bhungry" b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bmost bimportant bto baddress bis ba bhealth band bsafety bunit
bfor bkindergarteners bas bthey bbeing bthe bschool byear? b
a. bReasons bfor brespecting bthe bsafety brules bestablished bby bteachers,
badministrators, band bother badults
b. bCommon bcauses bof bminor binjuries bthat boccur bon bthe bschool bplayground
,c. bThe bdifferent bways bin bwhich bharmful bhousehold bsubstances baffect bthe bbody bis
bingested band btouched
d. bProcedures bfor bcrossing bstreets, bparking blots, band bdriveways band bbus bsafety b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
A bpreschool bteacher bobserves btwo bthree-year-olds bplaying bsilently bside bby bside bin
ba bsandbox, beach bbuilding ba bcastle. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bthe bmost
bappropriate bconclusion bfor bthe bteacher bto bdraw bin bregard bto bthis bbehavior? b
a. bThe bchildren's bplay bis badvanced bfor btheir bage band bsuggests bthat bthey bmay bbe
bgifted blearners
b. bThe bchildren's bplay bfalls bwithin bthe bdevelopmentally bappropriate brange bfor
bpreschoolers. b
c. bThe bchildren's bplay bseems boverly bstatic band bin bneed bof bintervention bto
bstimulate bgreater bcreativity
d. bThe bchildren's bplay bis btypical bof bmuch byounger bchildren band bsuggests
bsignificant bdevelopmental bdelays b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B.
Which bof bthe bfollowing btypes bof bpeer brelationships bis bmost bcharacteristic bof
bsecond-grade bstudents? b
a. bA bsingle-exclusive bfriendship
b. bSmall, bsame-gender bgroups
c. bPopularity-based bcliques b
d. bFluid, bheterogeneous bgangs b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B.
The bcurriculum bin ban bearly bchildhood bprogram bencourages byoung bchildren bto
bbecome bengaged bin bchallenging bactivities bthat binvolve bboth bplanning band bproblem
bsolving. bThis baspect bof bthe bcurriculum bis bmost blikely bto bpromote bthe bchildren's
bability bto: b
a. bAdjust beasily bto bunexpected bchanges bin bthe bdaily bschedule
b. bPerform bin bthe bhighest bpercentile bon bmandated btests
c. bApproach bnew blearning bexperiences bwith bconfidence
d. bMaintain bfocus band bconcentration bduring bacademic binstruction b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔C.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bthe bmost beffective bmethod bto buse bfor bmonitoring
bthe bprogress bof bsecond-grade bstudents bin bmathematics? b
a. bAdministering ba bnorm-referenced bassessment bmidway bthrough bthe bschool byear
b. bConducting bfrequent bcurriculum-based bassessments
c. bAdministering ba bdynamic bskills bassessment bat bthe bbeginning bof beach
binstructional bunit
d. bConducting ba bportfolio bassessment bat bthe bend bof bthe bschool byear b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔B.
Which bof bthe bfollowing breflects bthe bbest buse bof ba bdevelopmental bscreening
bchecklist bwith bpreschool bchildren?
a. bTo bcreate ba bprofile bof bchildren's bindividual blearning bstyles
, b. bTo bdetermine bwhether bindividual bchildren bare beligible bfor bspecial beducation
bservices
c. bTo bidentify bchildren bwho bare bin bneed bof bmore bin-depth bassessment bin bspecific
bareas
d. bTo bmodify binstructional bstrategies bfor bchildren bwith bdevelopmental bdelays b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔C.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassessment badaptations bwould bbe bthe bmost bappropriate bto
buse bwith ba bfirst-grade bEnglish blanguage blearner?
a. bUsing ba bstandardize btest bwith bmultiple bsubtests
b. bPresenting bmaterial bnonverbally
c. bBeginning bthe btest bat ba blower bage blevel
d. bUsing bculturally brelevant bmaterials b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassessment bstrategies bwould bprovide ba bkindergarten
bteacher bwith bthe bmost bcomprehensive binformation babout ba bstudent's boral
blanguage bdevelopment?
a. bObserving bthe bstudent bduring bconversations bwith bpeers
b. bAsking bthe bstudent bseveral bquestions bthat brequire byes bor bno bresponses
c. bListening bto bthe bstudent brecite bthe balphabet
d. bHaving bthe bstudent bread ba blist bof bsight bwords baloud b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bmost bappropriate brationale bfor ba bteam bapproach
bwhen bassessing byoung bchildren?
a. bCoordination bof bassessment bresults bfrom ba bvariety bof bdisciplines bincreased bthe
beffectiveness bof binstruction
b. bCollaboration bis ban beffective btime-management bstrategy bto bcomplete bevaluations
bquickly
c. bCoordination bof bevaluations bhelps beliminate bthe bneed bto brecommend bmore bin-
depth bassessment
d. bCollaboration bamong bprofessional bhelps bparents bfeel bconfident babout bthe
breliability bof bthe bassessment bresults b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
A bfirst-grade bteacher bis bparticipating bin ban binitial bspecial beducation bevaluation bof ba
bstudent bin bthe bteacher's bclass. bIn baddition bto bdocumenting bthe bstudent's bcurrent
blevel bof bacademic bperformance, bthe bteacher bwould btypically bprovide bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing binformation bto bthe bevaluation bteam? b
a. bPlans bto binvolve bthe bfamily bin bthe bstudent's binstructional bprogram bat bhome
b. bDocumentation bof bthe bstudent's bcomplete bdevelopmental band bmedical bhistory
c. bPlans bto bimplement ba bnew binstructional bstrategy bwith bthe bstudent
d. bDocumentation bof bthe bstrategies band bmodifications bto binstruction bthat bhave
bbeen btried bwith bthe bstudent b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ban bethical bresponsibility bof ba bpreschool bteacher
bregarding bthe bassessment bof byoung bchildren?
a. bConducting btesting bin bthe bsame benvironment bconsistently
Test questions with correct answers
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbehaviors breflects ban binfants bdevelopment bof ban
bunderstanding bof bobject bpermanence?
a. bsucking bon bpart bof ba bhandheld btoy
b. bswitching ba btoy bfrom bhand bto bhand
c. bwatching ba btoy broll bacross ba bfloor
d. bsearching bfor ba btoy bunder ba bblanket b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Erik bErikson's bpsychosocial btheory bof bdevelopment bhypothesizes bthat, bat bthe
bbeginning bof bthe belementary bschool byears, bthe bprimary bconflict bfacing byoung
bchildren bis bthat bof:
a. bindustry bvs. binferiority
b. bintimacy bvs. bisolation
c. btrust bvs. bmistrust
d. bidentity bvs. brole bconfusion b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
During bwhich bage bspan bdo byoung bchildren btypically bfirst bbegin bto bdemonstrate
bgoal-directed bactions? b
a. b0-2 byears
b. b2-4 byears
c. b4-6 byears
d. b6-8 byears b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A. b.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bmost bcharacteristic bof bthe blanguage bdevelopment bof ba
btypical bthree-year-old bchild?
a. bspeaking bin bcomplete bsimple bsentences b(e.g. b"I bwant ba bcookie."
b. bpointing bto bobjects band buttering ba bsingle bword b(e.g. b"Cookie")
c. bcombining btwo bwords btogether b(e.g. b"Want bcookie")
d. bspeaking bin bcomplex bsentences b(e.g. b"Please bgive bme ba bchocolate bcookies
bbecause bI bfeel bvery bvery bhungry" b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bmost bimportant bto baddress bis ba bhealth band bsafety bunit
bfor bkindergarteners bas bthey bbeing bthe bschool byear? b
a. bReasons bfor brespecting bthe bsafety brules bestablished bby bteachers,
badministrators, band bother badults
b. bCommon bcauses bof bminor binjuries bthat boccur bon bthe bschool bplayground
,c. bThe bdifferent bways bin bwhich bharmful bhousehold bsubstances baffect bthe bbody bis
bingested band btouched
d. bProcedures bfor bcrossing bstreets, bparking blots, band bdriveways band bbus bsafety b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
A bpreschool bteacher bobserves btwo bthree-year-olds bplaying bsilently bside bby bside bin
ba bsandbox, beach bbuilding ba bcastle. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bthe bmost
bappropriate bconclusion bfor bthe bteacher bto bdraw bin bregard bto bthis bbehavior? b
a. bThe bchildren's bplay bis badvanced bfor btheir bage band bsuggests bthat bthey bmay bbe
bgifted blearners
b. bThe bchildren's bplay bfalls bwithin bthe bdevelopmentally bappropriate brange bfor
bpreschoolers. b
c. bThe bchildren's bplay bseems boverly bstatic band bin bneed bof bintervention bto
bstimulate bgreater bcreativity
d. bThe bchildren's bplay bis btypical bof bmuch byounger bchildren band bsuggests
bsignificant bdevelopmental bdelays b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B.
Which bof bthe bfollowing btypes bof bpeer brelationships bis bmost bcharacteristic bof
bsecond-grade bstudents? b
a. bA bsingle-exclusive bfriendship
b. bSmall, bsame-gender bgroups
c. bPopularity-based bcliques b
d. bFluid, bheterogeneous bgangs b- bcorrect banswers✔✔B.
The bcurriculum bin ban bearly bchildhood bprogram bencourages byoung bchildren bto
bbecome bengaged bin bchallenging bactivities bthat binvolve bboth bplanning band bproblem
bsolving. bThis baspect bof bthe bcurriculum bis bmost blikely bto bpromote bthe bchildren's
bability bto: b
a. bAdjust beasily bto bunexpected bchanges bin bthe bdaily bschedule
b. bPerform bin bthe bhighest bpercentile bon bmandated btests
c. bApproach bnew blearning bexperiences bwith bconfidence
d. bMaintain bfocus band bconcentration bduring bacademic binstruction b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔C.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bthe bmost beffective bmethod bto buse bfor bmonitoring
bthe bprogress bof bsecond-grade bstudents bin bmathematics? b
a. bAdministering ba bnorm-referenced bassessment bmidway bthrough bthe bschool byear
b. bConducting bfrequent bcurriculum-based bassessments
c. bAdministering ba bdynamic bskills bassessment bat bthe bbeginning bof beach
binstructional bunit
d. bConducting ba bportfolio bassessment bat bthe bend bof bthe bschool byear b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔B.
Which bof bthe bfollowing breflects bthe bbest buse bof ba bdevelopmental bscreening
bchecklist bwith bpreschool bchildren?
a. bTo bcreate ba bprofile bof bchildren's bindividual blearning bstyles
, b. bTo bdetermine bwhether bindividual bchildren bare beligible bfor bspecial beducation
bservices
c. bTo bidentify bchildren bwho bare bin bneed bof bmore bin-depth bassessment bin bspecific
bareas
d. bTo bmodify binstructional bstrategies bfor bchildren bwith bdevelopmental bdelays b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔C.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassessment badaptations bwould bbe bthe bmost bappropriate bto
buse bwith ba bfirst-grade bEnglish blanguage blearner?
a. bUsing ba bstandardize btest bwith bmultiple bsubtests
b. bPresenting bmaterial bnonverbally
c. bBeginning bthe btest bat ba blower bage blevel
d. bUsing bculturally brelevant bmaterials b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassessment bstrategies bwould bprovide ba bkindergarten
bteacher bwith bthe bmost bcomprehensive binformation babout ba bstudent's boral
blanguage bdevelopment?
a. bObserving bthe bstudent bduring bconversations bwith bpeers
b. bAsking bthe bstudent bseveral bquestions bthat brequire byes bor bno bresponses
c. bListening bto bthe bstudent brecite bthe balphabet
d. bHaving bthe bstudent bread ba blist bof bsight bwords baloud b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bmost bappropriate brationale bfor ba bteam bapproach
bwhen bassessing byoung bchildren?
a. bCoordination bof bassessment bresults bfrom ba bvariety bof bdisciplines bincreased bthe
beffectiveness bof binstruction
b. bCollaboration bis ban beffective btime-management bstrategy bto bcomplete bevaluations
bquickly
c. bCoordination bof bevaluations bhelps beliminate bthe bneed bto brecommend bmore bin-
depth bassessment
d. bCollaboration bamong bprofessional bhelps bparents bfeel bconfident babout bthe
breliability bof bthe bassessment bresults b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A.
A bfirst-grade bteacher bis bparticipating bin ban binitial bspecial beducation bevaluation bof ba
bstudent bin bthe bteacher's bclass. bIn baddition bto bdocumenting bthe bstudent's bcurrent
blevel bof bacademic bperformance, bthe bteacher bwould btypically bprovide bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing binformation bto bthe bevaluation bteam? b
a. bPlans bto binvolve bthe bfamily bin bthe bstudent's binstructional bprogram bat bhome
b. bDocumentation bof bthe bstudent's bcomplete bdevelopmental band bmedical bhistory
c. bPlans bto bimplement ba bnew binstructional bstrategy bwith bthe bstudent
d. bDocumentation bof bthe bstrategies band bmodifications bto binstruction bthat bhave
bbeen btried bwith bthe bstudent b- bcorrect banswers✔✔D.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ban bethical bresponsibility bof ba bpreschool bteacher
bregarding bthe bassessment bof byoung bchildren?
a. bConducting btesting bin bthe bsame benvironment bconsistently
