Intellectual Development

Question 1

At what age can a child learn to see all of the colours?

Answer 1

0-3 months (at birth it is thought they can only see shades of black and white)

Question 2

At what age can a child focus on objects held close?

Answer 2

0 - 3 months

Question 3

At what age can a child notice when objects are moving?

Answer 3

0-3 months

Question 4

At what age can a child recognise familiar faces (thus using their memory)?

Answer 4

3-6 months

Question 5

At what age can a child start to notice and interpret people’s facial expressions?

Answer 5

3-6 months

Question 6

At what age can a child recognises and thus remembers familiar sounds?

Answer 6

3-6 months

Question 7

At what age can a child recognise when things are far away?

Answer 7

6-9 months

Question 8

At what age can a child be intrigued when things appear to be strange or impossible (e.g. things that dangle in mid air)?

Answer 8

6-9 months

Question 9

At what age can a child remember simple games and will show excitement?

Answer 9

6-9 months

Question 10

At what age can a child develop object permanence?

Answer 10

9-12 months

Question 11

At what age can a child show interest in simple puzzles (e.g. pop-up toys)?

Answer 11

9-12 months

Question 12

At what age can a child remember how simple toys work?

Answer 12

9-12 months

Question 13

At what age can a child point to a named picture?

Answer 13

1-2 years

Question 14

At what age can a child remember simple games?

Answer 14

1-2 years

Question 15

At what age can a child remember how to push buttons on toys to make sounds or lights flash?

Answer 15

1-2 years

Question 16

At what age can a child understand that it is their own reflection in a mirror?

Answer 16

1-2 years

Question 17

At what age can a child manage a simple puzzle of 3 pieces?

Answer 17

2-3 years

Question 18

At what age can a child copy a circle?

Answer 18

2-3 years

Question 19

At what age can a child point to a little teddy or big teddy?

Answer 19

2-3 years

Question 20

At what age can a child stack beakers in order?

Answer 20

2-3 years

Question 21

At what age can a child match three colours?

Answer 21

2-3 years

Question 22

At what age can a child tell if an object is heavy?

Answer 22

3-4 years

Question 23

At what age can a child match one-to-one (e.g. putting one cup with one saucer)?

Answer 23

3-4 years

Question 24

At what age can a child know red, blue and green?

Answer 24

3-4 years

Question 25

At what age can a child sort simple objects (e.g. put all the blue buttons in one place)?

Answer 25

3-4 years

Question 26

At what age can a child pick up a number of objects, up to ten?

Answer 26

4-5 years

Question 27

At what age can a child name times of the day associated with different activities e.g. bedtime?

Answer 27

4-5 years

Question 28

At what age can a child match symbols e.g. letters and numbers?

Answer 28

4-5 years

Question 29

At what age can a child count to 20?

Answer 29

4-5 years

Question 30

At what age can a child plan what to play with?

Answer 30

4-5 years

Question 31

At what age can a child understand that there are rules and can explain them to others?

Answer 31

4-5 years