Milestone Quiz 2

Question 1

2-3 years

Answer 1

Understands opposites, like go-stop, big-little,
and up-down
- Follows 2-part directions, like “Get the spoon
and put it on the table.”
- Understands new words quickly
-Has a word for almost everything
- Talks about things that are not in the room
- Uses k, g, f, t, d, and n in words
- Uses words like in, on, and under
- Uses two- or three- words to talk about and ask for things
- People who know your child can understand
him/her
- Asks “Why?”
- Puts 2 words together to talk about things
- May repeat some words and sounds

Question 2

By 36 Months

Answer 2

-Knows chief parts of body and should be able
to indicate these if unable to name them
- Understands most simple questions related to
his/her environment and activities
- Relates his/her experiences so that they can be
followed with reason
- Able to reason out questions as “what must
you do when you are sleepy, hungry, cool, or
thirsty?”
-Vocabulary of 900-1000 words
- Uses pronouns I, you, me correctly
- Is using some plurals and past tenses
- Handles three word sentences easily
- Verbs begin to predominate

Question 3

3-4 years

Answer 3

Responds when you call from another room
- Understands words for some colors, like red,
blue, and green
- Understands words for some shapes, like
circle and square
- Understands words for family, like brother,
grandmother, and aunt
Answers simple who, what, and where questions
- Says rhyming words, like hat-cat
- Uses pronouns like I, you, me, we, and they
- Uses some plural words, like toys, birds, and
buses
- Most people understand what your child says
- Asks when and how questions
- Puts 4 words together. May make some
mistakes, like “I goed to school”
- Talks about what happened during the day. Uses
about 4 sentences at a time

Question 4

4-5

Answer 4

Understands words for order, like first, next,
and last
- Understands words for time, like yesterday,
today, and tomorrow
- Follows longer directions like “Put your
pajamas on, brush your teeth, and then pick
out a book”
- Follows classroom directions, like “Draw a
circle on your paper around something you eat.”
- Hears and understands most of what she/he
hears at home and in school
Says all speech sounds in words. May make
mistakes on sounds that are harder to say, like l,
s, r, v, z, ch, sh, and th
- Responds to “What did you say?”
- Talks without repeating sounds or words most of
the time
- Names letters and numbers
- Uses sentences that have more than 1 action
word, like jump, play, and get. May make some mistakes, like “Zach gots 2 video games, but I
got one.”
- Tells a short story
- Keeps a conversation going
- Talks in different ways, depending on the
listener and place. Your child may use short
sentences with younger children. He/she may
talk louder outside than inside.