Republic of the Philippines

City of Taguig
Taguig City University
Gen. Santos Avenue, Central Bicutan, Taguig City

College of Education

Developmental Task and Skills of Children

NAME:_______________________________ DATE:__________

Directions: Read the following carefully and choose the best answer.

1. According to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, a child during the sensorimotor period does not
see things in abstract forms. Therefore, in teaching mathematics to young children, the
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a. Use of pictures may not be necessary.
b. Use of concrete objects is not needed.
c. Concrete state should precede the abstract style.
d. Abstract stage must come before the abstract style.

2. Ivy is a pre-school pupil and she play like grade 7. What Midieval period does her age attribute?
a. Pre-formation period
b. Reformation period
c. Renessience period
d. Re-ressience period

3. Following Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, Ms. Victoria provides her students varied activities
that enable them to classify objects according to more than one variable, rank order items in logical series
and understand that amount of mass or liquid do not change because their shape does. These
development can be expected to be performed by
a. Preschoolers c. high school students
b. College students d. elementary school children

4. Among adolescents, the feet, hands, and nose reach maximum development while the lower parts of the
face and the shoulders develop more lowly. On the other hand, creative imagination develops rapidly in
childhood and reaches its peak in adolescence. Therefore,
a. Different areas develop at the same rate.
b. Different areas develop at the different rates.
c. Development is faster during the adolescent period than in early childhood.
d. The development of the different parts of the body comes one after the other.

5. Which of the stages of development is normally characterized by much growth, rapid changes, mood
swings, and negativity?
a. Infancy c. Early Childhood
b. Toddlerhood d. Middle Childhood

6. Arnel is a 7-month old infant. He is already developing his motor skills. Which of the following specific
motor skills can a 7-month old infant already show?
a. Walk with support
b. Eat with a spoon
c. Stands while holding furniture
d. Sit alone using the hand for support

7. Pre-natal development begins from conception to birth when a sperm unites with an ovum to form a
single cell called _______________.
a. Chromosomes c. mitosis
b. Embryo d. zygote
 8. Which stage of development shows that children need frequent rest period because of their burst of
activity?
a. Infancy c. Middle Childhood
b. Early Childhood d. Late Childhood

9. In what kind of development do children display when they frequently quarrel but tend to be short
duration and easily forgotten?
a. Social c. physical
b. Moral d. emotional

10. Which stage of development is characterized by rapid physical changes?

a. Infancy c. Middle Childhood
b. Early Childhood d. Late Childhood

11. During this time, cells begin to differentiate into the various body systems. This defines the
a. Embryonic Stage c. Fetal Stage
b. Germinal Stage d. Stages of Development

12. The stage in which the individual is complete with face, arms, legs, fingers, toes and some calcification of
his bones, is known as the ___________________.
a. Embryonic Stage c. Fetal Stage
b. Germinal Stage d. Stages of Development

13. Mr. and Mrs. Dela Cruz give their children the freedom to run, go bike riding, skate and slide. What is the
couple allowing their children to develop?
a. Autonomy c. initiative
b. Inferiority d. guilt

14. It is an acquired knowledge based on experiences and interaction.

a. Learning c. Awareness
b. Understanding d. Development
15. It is a state of mind of a child to determine the presence of the object being observed even though when
it is out of their sight.
a. Egocentrism c. Animism
b. Object Permanence d. Conservation

16. It refers to the early stage in the existence or development of something.

a. Innocence c. Childhood
b. Evolution d. Adulthood

17. It is a period where one enjoys closeness to parents.

a. Childhood c. Innocence
b. Adulthood d. Evolution

18. It is an internal mental phenomenon wherein learners receive' process' store and retrieve information
in their mind.
a. Behaviorism c. Constructivism
b. Cognitivism d. Perception

19. She says that generic factors strongly influence physical characteristics.
a. Lynne Levisky c. Esperanza Cabral b. Joan
Hattner d. Tanner

20. It listed down the Rights of Children and Young Persons.

a. World Health Organization
b. UNCRC of 1989
c. Pres. Decree #603 (Dec. 10, 1974)
d. CRC Gen. Comment No. 3 (2003)
II. Write the description/theories on each proponents

Proponents Theories

Sigmund Frued

Erik Erikson

Jean Piaget

Kohberg

Vygotsky

Bronfernbrener

III. Who said? Write your answer on space provided.

1. “We as a nation need to be reeducated about the necessary and sufficient condition for making
human beings human. We need to be reeducated not as parents- but as members of the
organization, committed, boards- and, specially, the informal networks that control our social
institution and thereby determine the conditions of life for our families and their children.”
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2. The “Principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women are capable
of doing new things, not simply repeating what have other generations have done.”
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3. Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have
been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society.” _______________

4. “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not fear death.
“_______________

5. “The teacher must orient his work not on yesterday’s development in the child but tomorrow’s”
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