Development

Question 1

At what age would the average child be able to crawl?

Answer 1

9 months

Question 2

By what age do most children develop head control?

Answer 2

6 months

Question 3

By what age can most children sit unsupported with rounded back?

Answer 3

6 months

Question 4

By what age do most children roll from their tummy to their back?

Answer 4

6 months

Question 5

By what age do most children stand holding onto something?

Answer 5

9 months

Question 6

By what age is not walking a ‘red flag’?

Answer 6

18 months

Question 7

By what age are most children able to jump?

Answer 7

18 months

Question 8

By what age can most children kick a ball?

Answer 8

2.5 years

Question 9

By what age can most children hop?

Answer 9

3 years

Question 10

By what age can most children walk upstairs in an adult manner?

Answer 10

4 years

Question 11

By what age are most children able to track objects/faces?

Answer 11

6 weeks

Question 12

By what age do most children develop a palmar grasp?

Answer 12

5-6 months

Question 13

By what age do most children develop a pincer grasp?

Answer 13

9-10 months

Question 14

By what age can most children draw a horizontal line?

Answer 14

2.5 years

Question 15

By what age can most children draw a circle?

Answer 15

3 years

Question 16

By what age can most children draw a cross?

Answer 16

4 years

Question 17

By what age can most children draw a triangle/person?

Answer 17

5 years

Question 18

At what age do most children startle to sound?

Answer 18

6 months

Question 19

By what age do most children respond to their own name?

Answer 19

9 months

Question 20

By what age do most children understand nouns and have around 3 words?

Answer 20

12 months

Question 21

By what age do most children know 50+ words and are able to join 2 words together?

Answer 21

2 years

Question 22

By what age do most children understand negatives?

Answer 22

3 years

Question 23

By what age do most children understand complex instructions?

Answer 23

4 years

Question 24

By what age do most children display a social smile?

Answer 24

6 weeks

Question 25

At what age do most children start to 'mouth' objects?

Answer 25

6 months

Question 26

By what age do most children wave bye-bye and clap their hands?

Answer 26

12 months

Question 27

By what age do most children imitate every day activities?

Answer 27

18 months

Question 28

By what age are most children able to eat skillfully using a spoon?

Answer 28

2.5 years

Question 29

By what age do children start to share toys?

Answer 29

3 years

Question 30

By what age do most children eat with a fork and spoon?

Answer 30

3 years

Question 31

By what age do children tend to have a best friend and show concern/sympathy for others?

Answer 31

4 years

Question 32

By what age do children start to engage in imaginative play?

Answer 32

4 years

Question 33

By what age are most children able to dress and undress themselves?

Answer 33

4 years

Question 34

What is the first-line medical treatment for ADHD?

Answer 34

Methylphenidate

Question 35

What is meant by 'precocious puberty'?

Answer 35

development of secondary sexual characteristics before 8 years in females and 9 years in males

Question 36

Primary amenorrhoea, short webbed neck and a broad chest suggests...

Answer 36

Turner's syndrome

Question 37

Which babies should have their growth charts corrected?

Answer 37

Born before 37 weeks

Question 38

For how long should pre-term babies have their growth adjusted?

Answer 38

Born between 32 and 36 weeks - 1 year | Born before 32 weeks - 2 years

Question 39

Which features on a growth chart indicate faltering growth?

Answer 39

Weight falls below bottom centile or falls by 2 centiles Weight is 2 centiles below height Weight and height falling 2 centiles