Three of the following are recommended practices for encouraging physical activity and fitness in children. Which one is not consistent with experts' recommendations?
a. Incorporate physical activity into classroom lessons.
b. Down-size equipment to match children's body sizes.
c. Enroll infants in swimming lessons before six months of age.
d. Focus children's attention more on self-improvement than on how their performance compares to that of their peers.
Ques. 2Six-year-olds Jason and Curtis are rolling around in the dirt in what appears to be a fight, yet they both get up smiling. Curtis then sticks out his tongue at Jason and runs off, and Jason follows him in hot pursuit. Which one of the following alternatives best describes their interaction?
a. hyperactivity
b. rough-and-tumble play
c. insufficiently developed social skills
d. a tendency for aggression unusual in 6-year-olds
Ques. 3One of the most effective ways to encourage children to eat healthy foods at school is to:
a. involve the children in preparing the meal.
b. permit children to bring snacks to school.
c. allow children to have dessert only when they eat something more healthy first.
d. set up a tracking system that invites children to count the calories and nutrients in their meals.
Ques. 4Debbie is an honor roll student, accomplished musician, and unusually dedicated runner. She often skips lunch, and she is extremely thin, to the point of looking unhealthy. Yet when she looks in the mirror, she laments that she looks fat. You might reasonably suspect that Debbie suffers from:
a. perfectionism
b. schizophrenia
c. anorexia nervosa
d. a proximodistal progression
Ques. 5What is the practice called when the needs of children who have biologically based disabilities are accommodated in the regular classroom?
a. Intervention
b. Inclusion
c. Individualization
d. Differentiated instruction
Ques. 6Fourteen-year-old Anna has what is politely referred to as a healthy appetite, yet she maintains a trim figure with no apparent effort. You notice that Anna often disappears briefly after meals or snacks, but she becomes nervous if others insist on accompanying her to the restroom. Anna may be suffering from:
a. bulimia
b. schizophrenia
c. anorexia nervosa
d. an undiagnosed brain disorder
Ques. 7Christine is an obese 12-year-old. What is one prediction about her health as an adult that cannot be made?
a. She faces the possibility of developing diabetes.
b. There are no possible serious health risks that she will face in adulthood
c. She may have high cholesterol.
d. She may have high blood pressure.
Ques. 8A good example of a qualitative change in physical development that occurs during childhood is:
a. a 5-year-old practices the steps and eventually ties her shoes independently.
b. an 8-year-old gains 15 pounds over the course of a year.
c. a 9-year-old becomes better able to walk on a balance beam due to a change in his center of gravity.
d. a 6-year-old joins a soccer team and rapidly develops new skills at kicking.
Ques. 9Three-month-old Mary Jo can hold her head up when in the arms of an adult, but she doesn't yet have much control of what her legs do. Which one of the following best describes Mary Jo's progression in muscular control?
a. It shows a definite delay in fine motor skills.
b. It shows a cephalocaudal trend, which is typical.
c. It shows a proximodistal trend, which is not typical.
d. It suggests that Mary Jo will probably be a good student but a poor athlete.
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