Milestones: Preschool

Question 1

True of Preschool years EXCEPT

a. WEIGHT IN KG = AGE IN YEARS X 2 + 8
b. HEIGHT IN CM = AGE IN YEARS X 5 + 80
c. gain of 4 kg per year is normal
d. grow 6-8 cm per year

Answer 1

C.

normal weight gain is 2kg per year

Question 2

When will all 20 primary teeth appear?

Answer 2

3 years

Question 3

True about Preschool Years

a. Growth rate of brain continues but slower
b. at 3 years, brain is 3/4 adult size
c. at 5 years, brain is 9/10 adult size
d. increase in brain size is due to increase in # and size of nerve endings, and myelination
e. AOTA

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Junjun is a 4 year old child. His parents are worried because his appetite decreased lately. What intervention should be done for this behavior?

Answer 4

Nothing as long as he is getting adequate food intake. Just reassure parents that it’s normal for his age.

Question 5

Enumerate common nutritional problems during preschool years

Answer 5

dental caries, malnutrition, anemia, obesity

Question 6

General gross motor skills of a preschooler

Answer 6

Wide variation in ability; includes catching, throwing, kicking balls, riding tricycles, climbing playground structures,
dancing and other complex motor activities

Question 7

Stylistic features such as tempo, intensity and cautiousness are because of

Answer 7

inborn predilection

Question 8

At what age will the child be able to walk with a mature gait and run steadily?

Answer 8

3 years

Question 9

what characterizes Preoperational or prelogical thinking?

Answer 9

magical thinking, egocentricism, and thinking

dominated by perception

Question 10

True about cognitive development in a preschooler EXCEPT

a. Learning to distinguish boundaries between fantasy and reality
b. Accompanied by gradual shift from egocentricism to increasing ability to understand things from the
perspective years
c.Symbolic thinking
d. Able to understand Logic

Answer 10

D

Question 11

Language dev’t at 5 y.o.

Answer 11

Vocabulary increase from 50-100 to more than 2000

Question 12

Age when handedness is established

Answer 12

3 y.o.

Question 13

T/F More frequent use of crayons will help child develop pencil grasp faster

Answer 13

T

Question 14

[age]

Minimal social interactions with peers during play; solo or parallel play

Answer 14

1-2 years

Question 15

[age]

Cooperative play like building a tower of block together

Answer 15

3-4 years

Question 16

[age]

Rules that change from moment to moment according to players’ desires

Answer 16

4-5years

Question 17

[age]

Relatively immutable rules

Answer 17

5 years and beyond

Question 18

[age]

Minimal social interactions with peers during play; solo or parallel play

Answer 18

1-2 years

Question 19

[age]

Organized group play with distinct role assignments like playing soldiers

Answer 19

after 4 years

Question 20

T/F

a preschooler prefers to assume the role of the victim during play

Answer 20

F

Question 21

[age]

Organized group play with distinct role assignments like playing soldiers

Answer 21

after 4 years

Question 22

T/F

a preschooler prefers to assume the role of the victim during play

Answer 22

F

Question 23

[age]

Organized group play with distinct role assignments like playing soldiers

Answer 23

after 4 years

Question 24

T/F

a preschooler prefers to assume the role of the victim during play

Answer 24

F