Republic of the Philippines

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Teacher Education
Puerto Princesa City

Practice Test # 1
Child and Adolescent Development

Directions: For each question or incomplete statement below, there are four suggested
answers or completions. Select the one that answers the question or completes the statement.
Shade the circle with the letter that corresponds your answer.

1. What BEST describes human development?

I. Looking for interrelationships in things that I learn.
II. Set clear purposes before any listening, viewing or reading experience.
III. Pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through
the life span.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II and III only

For numbers 2-4, identify the Major Principles of Human Development being described.

2. Hosea will learn to sit, crawl then walk before they can run.
A. Development is relatively orderly C. Development vary among individuals
B. Development takes place gradually D. Development is a complex process

3. Leeanne may develop faster and more favorably than Mikaela due to differences in heredity
and environment.
A. Development is relatively orderly C. Development vary among individuals
B. Development takes place gradually D. Development is a complex process

4. We won’t develop into pimply teenagers overnight.

A. Development is relatively orderly C. Development vary among individuals
B. Development takes place gradually D. Development is a complex process

5. You believed that all human beings will show extensive change from birth to adolescence,
little or no change in adulthood and decline in late old age. What do you call this approach you
believe in?
A. Proximodistal B. Cephalo-caudal C. Traditional D. Life-span development

6. The following are characteristics of life-span development EXCEPT

I. Development is lifelong III. Development is plastic
II. Development is multidimentional IV. Development is contextual
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II, III and IV only

For numbers 7-10, identify the Developmental Tasks being described in the situation.

7. It involves tremendous growth-from a single cell to an organism complete with brain and
behavioral capabilities.
A. Prenatal C. Early Childhood
B. Middle and Late childhood D. Adolescence

8. A time of extreme dependence on adults. The beginning of language, symbolic thought,

sensorimotor coordination and social learning.
A. Prenatal C. Infancy
B. Middle and Late childhood D. Adolescence

9. In preschool years, young children learn to become more self-sufficient and to care for
themselves.
A. Prenatal C. Early Childhood
B. Middle and Late childhood D. Adolescence

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10. It is a time of establishing personal and economic independence, career development,
selecting a mate, and rearing children.
A. Prenatal C. Early Adulthood
B. Middle and Late childhood D. Late adulthood

11. The following are developmental tasks in Later Maturity EXCEPT

I. Adjusting to death of spouse
II. Meeting social and civic obligations
III. Adjusting to retirement and reduced income
IV. Starting an occupation
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. IV only

12. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself,” says the voiceless
voice within you. In the context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at work?
A. Superego C. Id
B. Ego D. Id and Ego interact

13. At the high school level, Kohlberg’s advice to teachers is for them to begin discussing with
student about abstract principles such as justice and human rights. On the average, in which
moral development stage is high school students supposed to be?
A. Pre-conventional stage C. post-conventional stage
B. Conventional stage D. that depends on the school culture

14. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmate just to satisfy
his pleasure?
A. Superego C. Id
B. Ego D. Id and Ego interact

15. In which order does cognitive development proceed, according to Piaget’s Cognitive
Theory?
I. Formal Operational Stage
II. Sensorimotor Stage
III. Preoperational Stage
IV. Concrete Operational Stage
II, III, IV, I
A. I, III, IV, I B. II, III, I, IV C. II, I, III, IV D. II, I, IV, III

16. In which order do the three important goals during childhood can be attained according to
Erikson?
A. Autonomy, initiative, trust C. Initiative, trust, autonomy
B. Trust, autonomy, initiative D. Autonomy, trust, initiative

17. What theory presents child development within the context of relationship systems that
comprise the children’s environment?
A. Psychosexual Theory of Development
B. Psychosocial Theory of Development
C. cognitive development theory
D. bioecological systems theory

18. According to Bronfenbrenner, in which system does families, neighbors, and schools
belong?
A. Microsystem B. mesosystem C. exosystem D. macrosystem

19. Zoey sees a dog for the first time. She “puts a description of a dog on a file” – has four legs
and a tail and it barks funny and it’s furry in his mind. When she sees another similar dog, she
“pulls” out “the dog file” on her mind, look at the animal and says, “four legs, tail, and barks,
furry….That’s a dog!” The situation above explains ________________.
A. Assimilation B. Accommodation C. Schema D. Equilibration
For numbers 20-23, identify which of the stages under Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
was being described.

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20. A civic action group protests the use of pills for family planning, saying that although the
government allows this, it is actually murder because the pills are abortifacient (causes
abortion).
A. Punishment/obedience C. Social approval
B. Law and order D. universal principles
21. Elsa does everything to get passing grades because her Mom will take her play time in the
snow if she gets bad grades.
A. Punishment/obedience C. Social approval
B. Law and order D. universal principles
22. A jeepney driver looks if there’s a policeman around before he U-turns in a no U-turn spot.
A. Social contract C. Mutual benefit
B. Law and order D. universal principles
23. Lyka wears her ID inside the campus because she likes to follow the school rules and
regulations.
A. social approval C. mutual benefit
B. law and order D. universal principles
For numbers 24-26, identify which of Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development was being
described.
24. This is the ability of the child to know that an object still exists even when out of sight.
A. Sensori-motor C. concrete-operational
B. pre-operational D. formal operational
25. This is the tendency of the child to only see his point of view and to assume that everyone
also has his same point of view.
A. Sensori-motor C. concrete-operational
B. pre-operational D. formal operational
26. This is the ability to think logically by applying a general rule to a particular instance or
situation.
A. Concrete-operational C. formal operational
B. Sensori-motor D. pre-operational

27. The systematic manner of providing assistance to the learner that helps the learner to
effectively acquire a skill.
A. Scaffolding C. zone of proximal development (ZPD)
B. More Knowledgeable others (MKO) D. Microsystem
28. Which of the following is a fixation during anal stage?
A. Smoking C. Being messy or unclean
B. Over-eating D. Oral aggressiveness
For numbers 29 and 32, identify the Psychosocial Crisis being described.
29. When a child is chaotic and rejecting as brought about by his environment, he approaches
the world with fear and suspicion.
A. Trust B. Mistrust C. Autonomy D. Doubt
30. When the adolescent fails to develop a sense of true identity.
A. Industry B. Inferiority C. Identity D. Role Confusion
31. When a person fails to establish close and intimate relationship.
A. Generativity B. Stagnation C. Intimacy D. Isolation

32. When children are not allowed such freedom and are over protected, they may doubt their
inability to deal with environment.
A. Industry B. Inferiority C. Autonomy D. Doubt

33. During embryonic period, the following development take place EXCEPT
I. organ appear
II. cell differentiation intensifies
III. life-support systems for the embryo develop
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II, III only

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34. Arrange the details of germinal period in the right sequence.
I. 48 hrs- 2 cells become 4 cells
II. 6-7 days- blastocyst attaches to the wall of uterus
III. after fertilization-the male and female chromosome unite
IV. 96 hrs- hollow ball of 64-128 cells
A. III-I-IV-II B. I, II, III, IV C. IV, III, II, I D. III, IV, I, II

For numbers 35- 37, identify the different Layers of Cell being described.

35. The outer layer of cells that develops during the germinal period that later provides nutrition
and support for the embryo.
A. Blastocyst B. Trophoblast C. Endoderm D. Mesoderm

36. The middle layer which becomes the circulatory, skeletal, muscular, excretory, and
reproductive systems.
A. Blastocyst B. Trophoblast C. Endoderm D. Mesoderm

37. The inner layer of cells that develops into the digestive and respiratory systems.
A. Blastocyst B. Trophoblast C. Endoderm D. Mesoderm

38. What do you call the process of organ formation during the first 2 months of pre-natal
development?
A. Mesoderm B. Genesis C. Endoderm D. Organogenesis

39. Which of the following are the life-support systems of the embryo?
I. placenta
II. umbilical cord
III. amnion
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II, and III only

40. What BEST describes the placenta?

I. Is a life-support system that consists of a disk-shaped group of tissues in which
small blood vessels from the mother and the offspring intertwine but do not join.
II. It contains 2 arteries and one vein that connect the baby to the placenta.
III. A bag that contains a clear fluid.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II, and III only

41. Growth and development continue their dramatic course and organ systems mature to the
point at which life can be sustained outside of the womb. What period does this describe?
A. Germinal B. Embryonic C. Fetal D. Mesoderm

42. The following are environmental hazards that can be harmful to the developing embryo
inside the mother’s uterus EXCEPT
I. Radiation III. Lead
II. Mercury IV. Thalidomide
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. IV only

43. The following are the effects of psychoactive drugs in a developing fetus EXCEPT
I. Preterm deliveries and newborns have lower birth weight
II. Fetal and neonatal deaths are higher
III. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
IV. Mental retardation
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. IV only
44. What do you call the field that investigates the causes of congenital defects?
A. Ecology B. Teratology C. Biology D. Fetology
45. Which of the following are hazards to pre-natal development?
I. Prescription and non-prescription drugs
II. Environmental Hazards
III. Psychoactive drugs
IV. Highly Contagious diseases

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 A. I and II only B. III and IV only C. IV only D. I, II, III, and IV only

46. It is the post-natal growth from conception to 5 months when the head grows more than the
body. Infants learn to use their upper limbs before their lower limbs. This describes the
______________ pattern of physical development.
A. Cephalocaudal B. psychosexual C. Toddlerhood D. proximodistal

For numbers 47-50, identify the Basic Reflexes of a newborn that is being described.

47. It is initiated when something touches the roof of an infant’s mouth. This reflex helps to
ensure that they can latch on to a bottle or breast.
A. Rooting B. Sucking C. Curling D. Gripping

48. Babies will grasp anything that is placed in their palm.

A. Rooting B. Sucking C. Curling D. Gripping

49. Infants will respond to sudden sounds or movements by throwing their arms and legs out,
and throwing their heads back.
A. Tonic Neck B. Galant C. Startle/Moro D. Gripping

50. It is shown when an infant’s middle or lower back is stroked next to the spinal cord. The
baby will respond by curving his or her body toward the side which is being stroked.
A. Tonic Neck B. Galant C. Startle/Moro D. Gripping

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