Children in preschool can learn about
a. story beginnings and endings.
b. when commas are used.
c. about title pages in books.
d. both story beginnings and endings and about title pages in books.
Question 2Give three reasons why a child's age does not necessarily reflect how he or she performs in the creative arts.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3When a teacher says, Charlette, you have a pet, at story time, he is probably trying to
a. get her attention.
b. relate the story to the children's lives.
c. teach the word poodle.
d. just be friendly.
Question 4Which of the following is good advice for a teaching designing DAP arts activities for children?
a. Use a normative growth chart to select arts activities.
b. Expect children of the same age to produce very similar art. c. Ignore unfinished work and praise finished work.
d. Use the four DAP filters when selecting arts activities.
Question 5If teachers are successful in making books attractive and rewarding to preschool children during read alouds, the children will probably
a. always choose books over playtime.
b. lose their focus at reading times.
c. visit the classroom library.
d. none of the above
Question 6In Mrs. Whitney's first-grade class, all but five of the six-year-olds can sing in tune. This lack of ability to sing in tune reflects:
a. poor teaching on the teacher's part.
b. difficulty hearing.
c. singing not being a part of the students' cultural heritage.
d. normal differences in growth.
Question 7Picture books once read to children can be turned into
a. dramatization opportunities.
b. flannel board sets.
c. the basis for a theme instruction topic if great interest exists.
d. all of these answers.
Question 8Which of the following factors would most influence children's artistic development in dance?
a. having a parent who is a dancer
b. watching dance programs on television c. listening to dance music on the radio
d. having an ancestor who was a famous dancer
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